Abandoned tents from Electric Picnic, recycled flower pots and repurposed fuel bags are some of the items Laois students have ...

A review into the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) should be completed within a month, the Tanaiste has said, after a minister said there was “no point” in setting a target date. Simon ...

“If you hang it on a wall or turn it into those crochet bunnies we made, people see it as an art. Craft by women can often ...

Dancing with the Stars’ Brian Redmond and Karen Byrne are swapping the judging panel for The Late Late Show couch this week.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said specific printings of Ladybird Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee books have been recalled following the discovery of a manufacturing fault ...

Mountmellick United FC is reporting that scrambler bikes have "badly damaged" their training pitch at Smiths Field, a public sports ground owned by the parish. They say that the damage took place on ...

The independent TD said Laois school allocations cannot be cut under the guise of a "so-called" review and called for the Government and the Education Minister to go further and review the guidelines ...

The sunken manholes in the N80 Mountmellick road in Portlaoise are causing a “significant inconvenience” to drivers says Cllr Tommy Mulligan. He tabled a motion to the February Portlaoise Municipal ...

Stradbally Community Choir have confirmed to the Leinster Express / Laois Live what surprise guest "a legend of Irish music" will be starring in the music video. Dean Maher from the choir says they ...

Laois County Council's field in Portlaoise, between St Francis School and St Brigid's Place housing estate, has lain idle but agreement is now reached to suit everyone, thanks to a generous offer from ...

Leading the way on Day 3 of the championships were the gold medallists Elaine Miller and Rachel Harnett. Miller took top honours in the Girls U19 Long Jump with a leap of 4.91m, while Harnett sprinted ...

The future of Laois wetlands is set to be the focus of an upcoming meeting on a restoratation scheme that is funded under the ...