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COMPETITION: Win! 2 weekend tickets to Old Fort Quarter Festival in Portlaoise

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

A huge weekend festival is on the way to Laois next weekend, with the return of the Old Fort Quarter Festival in Portlaoise. The festival takes place all over Portlaoise town centre on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 27, 28, and 29. Concerts will take place nightly inside the cool new covered events venue in the Old Fort itself. The great line up includes Friday 27 June, 7pm, €40 The Whistlin' Donkeys & The Dooley Brothers.
New Cathaoirleach elected to Portlaoise MD but not without 'tit for tat' row

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

The annual switcheroo between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to hold the Cathaoirleach's chair in Portlaoise Municipal District sparked a row at their June meeting. The two parties are in a pact to vote together as four votes against three, to keep the higher profile, paid position within their ranks. Fianna Fáil Cllr John Joe Fennelly has been voted to chair the central Laois district for the coming year, replacing Fine Gael Cllr Paddy Buggy.
Laois charity shop opens new bridal and debs department

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

A Laois charity shop has cut the ribbon on a new bridal and debs department, offering affordable and sustainable gowns to shoppers. Vincent's shop in Portlaoise has officially launched their new dedicated offering, and they are even throwing in a glass of alcohol free prosecco for their exclusive private shoppers. Manager Mary Ryan cut the ribbon on Thursday, June 19 at noon, with several customers already in the shop on the Dublin Road, waiting to check out the wedding dress selection upstairs.
Public HSE nursing home requested for Portlaoise town

1 week ago | ireland-live.ie | Lynda Kiernan

Portlaoise should have a public state owned nursing home, a local councillor suggests, to give people a choice. The Laois town where the private Residence nursing home is at the centre of a controversy following an RTÉ Primetime investigation, needs a HSE owned facility says Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald. There are three HSE nursing homes in Laois; in Mountmellick, Abbeyleix and Shaen but none in Portlaoise where one in four Laois people live.
Public HSE nursing home requested for Portlaoise town

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

Portlaoise should have a public state owned nursing home, a local councillor suggests, to give people a choice. The Laois town where a new private nursing home is at the centre of a controversy following an RTÉ Primetime investigation, needs a HSE owned facility says Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald. There are three HSE nursing homes in Laois; in Mountmellick, Abbeyleix and Shaen but none in Portlaoise where one in four Laois people live.
Joy as precious lost ring is found at service station in the Midlands

1 week ago | ireland-live.ie | Lynda Kiernan

'My faith in humanity is restored' - Cork driver Reporter: Lynda Kiernan 19 Jun 2025 11:33 AM Email: [email protected] A kind person who handed in a ring they found in a service station in the Midlands, has made a passing driver very happy. Evelyn Quinlan from Cork was "extremely upset" when she lost a beautiful ring that was special to her, in the Applegreen at the Maldron motorway service in Portlaoise. "We live in Cork, we were travelling to Cavan for a wedding and stopped...
Extra Laois Dog Warden to be recruited by ISPCA as service expands

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

Laois is getting a second dog warden, with an expansion of Laois Dog Warden Services. Stray dogs in the county will not only have a second warden on patrol to catch them, but Laois dog pound is also going to be open on Saturdays as well as Monday to Friday. Laois County Council confirmed the expansion of the ISPCA's Laois Dog Warden Service, at the June meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District.
Joy as precious lost ring is found at service station in the Midlands

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

A kind person who handed in a ring they found in a service station in the Midlands, has made a passing driver very happy. Evelyn Quinlan from Cork was "extremely upset" when she lost a beautiful ring that was special to her, in the Applegreen at the Maldron motorway service in Portlaoise. "We live in Cork, we were travelling to Cavan for a wedding and stopped to charge our car at the Applegreen in the south of Portlaoise town. I left it in the bathroom by accident," she explained.
Bereaved Laois family raise over €22,000 for charity

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

A Laois family have raised over €22,000 for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, in thanks for help after a beloved member died in New Zealand. The Trust gave thanks to the family for their "magnificent" donation.
Big Laois steel firm launches product to speed up Irish house building that's made in Portlaoise

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Lynda Kiernan

A Laois steel company has officially launched its "breakthrough product" designed to speed up the delivery of new Irish houses. Midland Steel, based in Mountmellick recently opened a vast new plant in J17 National Enterprise Park in Portlaoise to produce its unique FasterFix Ready Mesh, doubling its workforce to about 140 employees. A leading Irish force in steel reinforcement innovation, the Laois company has this week formally launched the product.