A woman who says she was raped by her uncle has told a familial abuse trial that she is telling the truth. The woman, who is ...

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Portlaoise man Adam Duffin returned home from Australia in December, and decided he wanted to do something to give back to ...

Laois Irish Farmers Association (IFA) County Chairman Henry Burns recalled losing 26 sheep in a single night due to dogs. Mr ...

A Laois town is making history, quite literally, with the community invited to unite and stitch a single new large piece of ...

Irish actress Jessie Buckley has said she is “honoured” to be nominated in the Best Actress category for this year’s Oscars.

The law requires all horses, ponies and donkeys in the Republic of Ireland to have a passport. If the owner wants to reclaim ...

The death has occurred of Ann Kavanagh, (née Knowles), Clonreher, Portlaoise, and Colt, Ballyroan on January 21 peacefully ...

Gardai said the house was ransacked and €500 in cash and jewellery worth an estimated €8,000 was stolen. The culprit or culprits escaped through a rear window of the house. ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE ...

“The injured party woke up and witnessed a male exiting her bedroom window,” a Garda spokesperson said. Gardaí are appealing ...

A Mountmellick author and podcaster has just released his gripping new audio thriller, How It Falls Apart, following the ...

Gardaí said a brick was thrown through the front window of Dowlings Newsagent beside Dunnes Stores at the Portlaoise Shopping Centre off the Mountmellick Road at some time between 1.45am and 4.30am ...