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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about County Laois, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 20stories have been published about County Laois which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about County Laois, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 20stories have been published about County Laois which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Ladies: Laois Hit Monaghan for Five Goals to Book Croker Return - HoganStand

Laois booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate final after an epic encounter with Monaghan at Pearse Park in Longford.See the Story

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Portlaoise nursing homes inspection oversight 'not up to scratch' says Laois TD - Laois Today

A Laois TD has hit out at HIQA by saying that their nursing home inspection oversight is ‘not up to scratch’. Independent TD Brian Stanley was speaking following a meeting regarding The Residence Nursing Home. There was widespread shock and outrage last month after undercover RTE investigators captured several incidents of poor practice at The Residence in Portlaoise. Throughout the programme, various incidents of staffing and equipment shortage…Read Article

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Local residents voice 'widespread concern' regarding proposed new solar farm on Laois/Kildare border - Laois Today

Laois residents around Portarlington and Killenard have voiced “widespread concern” regarding a proposed new solar farm in the area. Irish renewable energy company BNRG held a public consultation in May “to hear local community views” prior to applying for planning permission on a 32MW solar farm, but a number of residents say they left with many unanswered questions. The proposed solar farm would be on a 52-acre site between Portarlington and M…Portarlington, Ireland · PortarlingtonRead Article

Cruinniú na nÓg: Abbeyleix celebrate 250 years plus events in Portlaoise, Mountrath, Castletown and Rathdowney - Laois Today

The annual Cruinniú na Óg took place at locations across Laois last week. Hosted on Saturday June 7, we bring you pictures from events in Portlaoise, Mountrath, Castletown and Rathdowney. There were great celebrations in Abbeyleix too as they commemorate 250 years of their town. Abbeyleix was founded in 1775, after the first Viscount Thomas de Vesci and his wife Lady Elizabeth Selina de Vesci had already laid the foundation stone in 1773 for the…Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

20FIFTY conference hears case for businesses to strengthen climate resilience

The 2025 20FIFTY Partners Sustainability Practitioners' Conference heard a call for businesses to urgently strengthen their climate and enterprise resilience on Thursday (12 June). Organised by 20FIFTY Partners and supported by Sustainable Enterprise Skillnet, the conference gathered professionals from across industry, academia, and the public sector to explore how Irish businesses can respond to growing climate and competitive challenges. The e…Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

Kerry and Tyrone advance to All-Ireland MFC semi-finals - HoganStand

Kerry and Tyrone progressed to the last four of the All-Ireland minor football championship thanks to respective wins in Portlaoise this afternoon.Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

Laois Abroad: Meet the Portlaoise couple who made Melbourne in Australia their home - Laois Today

Laois Abroad is brought to you in association with Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services The always popular Laois Abroad series returns for the second time in 2025. Up next are a couple from Portlaoise who have made Melbourne in Australia their home. Siobhan and Dec Carey traded life in Laois for Down Under in 2010 and 15 years later, they have never looked back. Now married and with two children, Siobhan tells us about life on the other side of the worl…Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

Putting on an outdoor music festival in Ireland: ‘The bands saw they weren’t going to be up on the back of a truck in Portlaoise’

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Be it Glasonbury or Forest Fest, a good line-up is key for any music festival. How do Irish organisers attract the biggest names?Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

IHF Pushes Career Development, Inclusivity, Leadership & Staff Retention Messages at People Day Conference

Some 300 hotel delegates, including general managers, owners and HR professionals, from across Ireland gathered today at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise for the fourth annual Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) People Day Conference. Focusing on career development, people-empowerment, staff retention, leadership, inclusivity and more, the conference is part of the IHF’s Shaping Brighter Futures programme supporting the continued development of a…Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

Kean Kavanagh Is Rooted Within Himself

Wonderland premiere “Father Brown’s”, the latest album-teasing single from Irish polymath Kean Kavanagh, and hear from the man himself about his journey towards releasing his debut full-length. Photography by  Louis O’Sullivan Among the upper echelons of the cohort of Irish musicians currently living and plying their trade in London, Kean Kavanagh has had a quietly indelible impact of the capital’s musical circumference. He and his long-time cr…Portlaoise · PortlaoiseRead Article

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