The death occurred on 14 April of Harry Kealy, Kilburn , London, England and formerly of Boley, Ballylinan, Laois. Predeceased by his sister Mary (Casey). Deeply regretted by his brothers Denis, Larry ...

A LAOIS MAN charged with rape, threatening to kill or cause serious injury and assault causing harm was further remanded in custody when his case was heard at Portlaoise District Court last week. The ...

A man in his 30s has died after a suspected stabbing incident on Monday night in Youghal, Co Cork. Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to an assault at a commercial premises on North Main ...

The career of Ciara Milton continues to skyrocket. Having made the move to Shamrock Rovers to play with their U17’s in January, she’s scored five goals in four games, including a hat-trick on her ...

The Laois Nationalist newspaper is currently on sale in all local newsagents and stores, plus online. This week's paper is jammed-packed with local news and sports from all areas of the county. Our ...

Tuesday's front pages focus on a range of stories from a briefing revealing the EU will have to choose between the US or China on trade to plans for ...

Proposals to make Ireland more competitive amid disruption to economic norms are to be brought before Ministers on Tuesday morning. Tánaiste Simon Harris, who is also Minister for Trade and Foreign ...

A new headquarters for elite Irish soldiers is to be built in Co Kildare for €46 million. Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris will bring a memo on the project to Cabinet on Tuesday.

Soap star Colson Smith has said he “will always miss” Coronation Street, but that he is “excited” to start a new chapter in his life. In January, the actor, 26, revealed in a social media post that ...

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come. The Government has a “clear ...

US president Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing tariffs on pharmaceutical imports in the "not too distant ...

A 30-year-old man has been charged over alleged sexual offences in the United States, the PSNI has said. It is understood the ...