Laois

Hikers assembling at Kinnitty Castle

Hike the Kinnitty Castle walk in the Slieve Blooms with the local club

Nicole celebrates a podium finish earlier this year

Roscrea racer Nicole faces major battle in Spain

Stephen Sheeran Phelan was last seen on Thursday October 1, 2026

RIP: Search for missing 25-year-old man stood down amid tragic update

Ballybrophy Train Station

Dramatic fare increases on Ballybrophy Line 'make no sense'

Banned drug driver went through checkpoint at Laois/Offaly border

Ronan Scully, Self Help Africa, donor Paddy Delaney, Coolagh, Clonaslee, Ciara Tallon, Self Help Africa,Pat Mahon, event organiser and OPackie Delaney, Coolagh, donor pictured at the fundraiser

Tullamore mart fundraiser for Self Help Africa raised €50,000

Conor Fogarty and his Navigator, Des Sherlock, surrounded by family and friends after their win

Roscrea racer and Birr Club member wins rally title

Deputy Carol Nolan has highlighted the issue

HSE confirms Laois/Offaly SLT post has been unfilled since May 2023

Extra rail services for Offaly and Laois towns for Ploughing

Roscrea town

Roscrea clubs and organisations exhibition planned

Jack Keeshan will perform his popular song 'Roscrea Sky' on Castle Street this weekend. Photo: PJ Wright

Roscrea ready to rock for inaugural music festival

Tina Kellagher in the Snapper

Fair City star for launch of Palliative Care Alliance in Tullamore

Items can be collected at Stradbally Steam Museum

PHOTOS: Relieved faces as Electric Picnic Lost and Found opens up

The new monument unveiled at the Angel's Plot burial site at Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea

New monument at Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea honours survivors

John Whelan with Amanda Kelly (Turbury Writes), Chrissie Plunket and Brian Gorman (Artful Parks) at Turbary Writes at Artful Parks, Clonaghadoo during Heritage Week
Picture: Julie Harvey

Calls for encore following Offaly Heritage Week event on the bog

Sisters Aimee Byrne and Alicia Byrne, from Ballyfin, Co Laois, were among those pictured at the Three Charge & Chill area at Electric Picnic 2026

PICTURES: Spot the local and famous faces at Electric Picnic 2026

Roscrea SPCA held their annual Dog Show at Roscrea Rugby Club grounds and pictured above are Dave Curtain and Louie in action – they were winners of best trick category. Photo Seamus Costello

PICTURES: Sun shines for Roscrea SPCA's milestone Dog Show
A ‘pawesome’ day at Roscrea Rugby Club!
Darren Keegan

Tullamore District Court.

Solicitors in Offaly / Laois still withholding Legal Aid services

Roscrea town centre

Roscrea IPAS contract will not be renewed

PICTURES: Red carpet rolled out for Portarlington debs night

The Gorman family who have worked the bogs for generations - (l to r) the legendary Pat Gorman along with Paul, Brian, Glen and Patrick Gorman, preparing for the Turbary Writes Heritage Week event at Artful Pa

Free event on Offaly/ Laois border to be highlight of Heritage Week

The Festival Field during the 2025 festival.

Slieve Bloom festival returns with an expanded lineup

Funding block stalls new bus link between Mullingar and town in Offaly

Missing person search stood down as body is discovered in mountains

RIP: Tragedy as search for missing woman stood down

Bank of Ireland in Tullamore raises over €2,000 for Offaly Hospice

Cllr Sean O’Brien, Christine Collins (Longford County Council), Terence O’Brien (LOETB), Nina Carberry MEP, President European Committee of the Regions Kata Tüttő, Ray Bell (Offaly County Council), Cllr Neil Feighery CoR, Clare Bannon Director (EMRA), Cllr Gillian Coughlan CoR (Head of Irish delegation to the CoR) and Kevin Conmy, Ambassador of Ireland to the Kingdom of Belgium

Offaly at the heart of EU Committee of the Regions in Brussels

Weapons on a table

Machine guns, pistols and drugs seized in operation targeting organised crime

A racegoer passes by an ice cream advertising cone at the Curragh Racecourse in Curragh in Co Kildare

New high temperature warning issued for 10 counties in Ireland
The warning will come into effect on Sunday.
Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

Photo shows the Roscrea Trail Blazers at the viewing platform at the Ridge of Capard in the Slieve Blooms on an earlier visit to the mountains

Roscrea hiking club visits the Slieve Blooms

Roscrea Heritage Society will welcome Laura Scott from Borris-in-Ossory (pictured above), Taidhg Dalton from the Pike of Rushall and Edel Conway from Clonaslee to the Black Mills later this month

Talented Laois artists are Roscrea bound

Abbeyleix Bog. Participants in the camp will be carrying out restoration work here and on Clara Bog.

General public invited to restore bogland in Offaly and Laois

The Embrace FARM, Remembrance Service in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, Sunday 29th June

Offaly farm families encouraged to attend Embrace FARM Service

Abbeyleix Bog. A walk is taking place here during the Laois Walks Festival, on Thursday June 25.

An Colún: Laois has much to charm the walker's eye

Cloneyhurke House, Portarlington, Co. Offaly

PICTURES: Stunning €1.5m renovated period house for sale in Offaly

Jimmy, centre with cap, celebrates his 74th birthday with friends in Tullamore. Pic: Rory Fox

Offaly and Tullamore sporting legend celebrates 74th birthday

Ben Scally with family members at Scally's Centra Store Arden Road Official Opening of their new look store. Ger Rogers Photography

Centra Scally in Tullamore overall Customer Service Award 2026 winner

MEP Nina Carberry pictured with local ICMSA members following a meeting on the future CAP

Views of farmers in Offaly sought on new Common Agricultural Policy

Mark Brady was reported missing from Mountrath, Co Laois, on Sunday

Search called off for missing 13-year-old boy as Gardaí issue update

Mark Brady is described as being approximately 5 foot 9 inches in height with a stocky build and brown hair

Have you seen Mark? Concern growing for 13-year-old missing boy

Breaking WATCH: Garda riot squad called to brawl at cemetery mass in Portlaoise

Midlands prison

Nurse forced to 'watch helplessly' as inmate in Portlaoise prison died

1. PJ Delaney, Patricia Cullen, Linda Tynan, Josephine Moore, Mairéad O’ Shea and Patrick Travers

Laois & Offaly ETB hears 'all children belong

Urgent road safety upgrades needed at school and hall in Offaly

Gardai from the Laois / Offaly division attended a ‘productive and positive’ meeting with representatives of Muintir Na Tire earlier this week

'Productive and positive' - Offaly gardai meet with Muintir na Tire

Group attending the Spring PPN meeting in Birr recently. Pic: Rose Mannion.

Offaly Public Participation Network host the Spring MRPPN meeting in Birr

Roscrea ready to host the Tipperary County Fleadh

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after an incident of criminal damage at Mc Mahon Villas

RIP: Cyclist among those dead following string of May Bank Holiday road crashes ...

BREAKING: Motorway closed after bus carrying passengers catches fire near Offaly

Aaron's Funeral Mass will take place in Clonaslee on Friday, May 1 at 12 noon in St Manman's Church

RIP: 'An absolute gentleman ' - Tributes pour in for beloved DJ well known acros...

Team ‘CanAstronaut’, from Gallen Community School will join finalists from across Ireland at the CanSat national final, taking place in Co. Laois on April 30th and May 1st 2026.

Offaly students reach national final of European Space Agency CanSat competition

Pictured is the Born Clothing store in Naas, Kildare

Popular Irish clothing chain to shut all stores nationwide after 16 years in bus...

PICTURES: Huge turnout for launch of new Rambling Houses book

PICTURES: Huge turnout for launch of Peter Byrne's new book

The Electric Picnic 2018 line up is HERE

Stellar line-up announced for Electric Picnic set to welcome 80,000 festivalgoer...

Investigation launched after alleged sexual harassment of woman by fast food del...

EVENT: History of the Gardaí to be explored at local event

Portarlington main street (Stock)

Offaly man was 'extremely nervous' before gardaí found €160k of drugs in car, co...

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