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Laois · March 2026

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-31 · courts

Laois man gets jail for stealing bottle of coca cola

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-31 · news

Young people drawn to 'risky' financial content online, warns Laois councillor

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-31 · news

Campaign heats up for Laois town to host national Famine event

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-30 · courts

Man appears before Portlaoise District Court charged with masturbating in public

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-29 · courts

Portlaoise court: woman stole alcohol and groceries totalling €2,128 from Laois store

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-29 · news

Calls for at least half of new developments in Portlaoise to have Irish names

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-28 · courts

Laois man stole purse from car but found it was empty

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-27 · courts

Laois father and son in dispute over land and house appear in court

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-27 · courts

Laois man threw punches at bar staff in local pub

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-26 · courts

Woman stole alcohol from same Laois store on four occasions

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-26 · news

Laois business owners and community leaders gather for regional conference

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-26 · news

'Cancer patients are being failed' - Laois TD calls for more access to medical cards

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-25 · courts

Laois man sent threatening emails to kill and cause injury

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-25 · courts

Judge requests urine samples from Laois man for next three months

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-25 · news

Women feel 'nervous and unsafe' on Laois walking route after incident with walker

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-24 · news

New rules needed to combat rat infestations and dumping in Laois estates

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-24 · news

Ducks flock to Laois garden following flooding from roadway

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-23 · courts

Laois man on alleged child pornography charge to be tried in circuit court

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-23 · news

Laois councillor attends his last Municipal Meeting

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-23 · courts

Laois woman sustained ‘lump size of golf ball’ in alleged domestic assault

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-23 · news

Laois preservation group celebrates 50th anniversary with Civic Reception

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-23 · news

Calls for residential road near Laois train station to be taken in charge by council

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-23 · news

One-to-one advice clinics for local businesses planned in Laois

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-22 · courts

Laois motorist left the scene of accident

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-22 · courts

Laois woman drove without licence

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-22 · news

New road markings 'badly needed' outside school and on main streets of Laois town

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-21 · courts

Gardaí calling at Laois man's home at all hours to check up on him, court hears

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-21 · news

Uncut trees causing problems for road users in Laois village

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-20 · news

No pedigree on Gracefield road

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-20 · courts

Laois man pleaded guilty to intimidating estranged wife

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-20 · courts

Laois man accused of links with violent extremist far-right group

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-20 · news

Frustrations over 'stupid' lack of car parking spaces in Laois housing estates

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-19 · news

New €2.4m funding for Laois Older and Disabled People

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-19 · courts

Laois man stole from same shop on three occasions

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-19 · news

WATCH: Take a tour of Portlaoise Convent transformed into over 50 new homes

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-19 · news

Landmark Laois housing project sees complete transformation of Portlaoise Convent

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-18 · news

Laois new build social homes figures increase by 32%

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-18 · news

Concern over maintenance of gullies on Laois roadways

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-18 · courts

Laois motorist reached speeds of 180km/ph during garda chase

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-18 · news

Plans lodged for new snooker and pool leisure complex in Laois

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-18 · news

'An absolute gentleman' - Laois councillor retires after 17 years of service

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-17 · courts

Laois business owner fined for motoring offence

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-16 · courts

Laois woman who fell in ill in court remanded on bail

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-16 · news

Laois health centre akin to sardines in a tin

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-16 · news

Green light given to convert old post office in Laois town into café

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-15 · courts

Vendetta accusation made against Laois garda

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-15 · news

'Someone is going to fall into it' - Huge hole on busy Laois walking route needs repair

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-14 · courts

Laois man sent forward to circuit court on sex offences

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-14 · news

Solar bin for Laois town rubbished

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-14 · courts

Laois man pleads guilty to abusing funeral director in graveyard

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-14 · news

Laois village must wait until next year for road safety works to tackle speeding

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-13 · news

Additional traffic measures needed at popular Laois pub

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-13 · news

Laois Co Council project makes big ‘Mpact’ by winning national award

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-13 · courts

Man who stole teabags from Laois store exasperates Judge Cody

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-13 · news

Fears Laois bridge near collapse despite push for repairs going on 16 years

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-12 · news

Clean sweep on the way for Laois

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-12 · news

Laois Bat group ready to spread its wings

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-12 · courts

Laois man with 215 previous convictions is jailed

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-12 · news

Drivers speeding on dangerous bend near popular Laois pub

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-12 · news

Funding needed for new carpark at Laois primary school under construction

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-11 · news

Laois Co Council launch memory project Bosca Beo

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-11 · courts

Laois GAA coach fined €1,000 for motoring offences

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-11 · news

Laois health centre compared to 'Third World' as plans for new facility drags on

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-11 · news

Laois students impress President Catherine Connolly at Irish language competition

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-10 · courts

Laois man fined €800 for motoring offences

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-09 · news

Former Laois health centre to go up for auction

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-09 · news

Laois Solar Farm granted planning permission

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-09 · courts

Laois court registrar Sheila retires after 41 years

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-09 · news

Laois 'incredibly proud' to be honoured with national award for strides in STEM

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-09 · news

Portlaoise residents 'petrified' as abandoned gap between estates infested by rats

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-08 · courts

Laois man ordered to stay out of Portlaoise

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-06 · news

Laois Barrowline cruise company highlight issues detrimental to their business as tourist season gets underway

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-06 · news

Laois to receive €2.4m for social housing retrofitting scheme

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-06 · news

Boil water notice for Laois area

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-06 · news

Laois woman Breda Fitzpatrick celebrates 100th birthday with Centenarian Award

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-06 · courts

‘Tourist’ guilty of stealing airfryer from Laois store

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-06 · news

Laois woman celebrates her 100th birthday by being honoured Centenarian Award

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-06 · news

Road safety concerns in Laois town must be tackled after recent death of local man

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-05 · courts

Laois resident facing deportation refused to surrender passport ...again

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-04 · news

Laois eye clinic to reopen at new location

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-04 · courts

Laois man allegedly found in possession of crack cocaine

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-03 · courts

Judge accepts jurisdiction in Laois assault case

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-03 · news

Laois enterprise centre sets sights on redevelopment of Savoy Cinema

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-02 · news

Over 120 burial plots to be created in Laois as work begins on extending graveyard

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Laois Nationalist · 2026-03-01 · courts

Laois man was captured on CCTV with knife and smashing window

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-01 · news

PICTURES: Community spirit alive and well at Laois Federation of Tidy Towns' AGM

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Leinster Express · 2026-03-01 · news

Laois gets storm ready with emergency generators for power outages

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