A Laois breast cancer survivor spends her days raising awareness of the often silent disease across Ireland. Rathdowney woman Helen Campion is well-known within Rathdowney, for both her community work and her musical talent. She is a founding member of the Rathdowney Arts Group, and an organiser of local events in Rathdowney such as the … Read more
Friday, 20 March 2026 14:10 The information on platforms can be outdated. Tiktok is not the place to go for a formal self-diagnosis of ADHD. That’s the view of the Head of Service Development at ADHD Ireland, Portlaoise’s Nicola Coss. Researchers in the UK are claiming that videos posted on the platform have more outdated … Read more
The events are coming to midlands shopping centres this week. A Midlands home care service is hosting free educational events for the public this week. The Virtual Dementia Tour previously toured the country last September as part of a nationwide campaign by Dovida. Following on from the success of that tour and to meet the … Read more
The Friends of Portlaoise Hospital has made a donation of a range of activity resources to the Dementia and Older Persons Service at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. The resources will support patients living with dementia and cognitive decline by providing familiar music, sensory engagement, conversation prompts and simple hobbies, helping to create a calmer … Read more
A US national described “in detail” how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands and told him he would “always love him as he had his last breath”, just hours after arriving at a Midlands resort, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard. Opening the trial of Henry McGowan, who has pleaded not … Read more
Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of Limerick resident Luke Price whose family says he has “survival skills” and answers to a different name. Luke is originally from Geashill in Co Offaly and had been living in the Ballyfin area near Portlaoise towards the end of 2024. He was last seen in Limerick where he had … Read more
HSE takes over nursing home in Co Laois after court order The Journal HSE takes over running of Droimnín Nursing Home, Co Laois RTE.ie Droimnín Nursing Home set to lose its licence laois-nationalist.ie HSE takes over running of Laois nursing home following court order The Irish Times HSE Assumes Responsibility Of Droimnin Private Nursing Home Midlands 103 Source link
The 23-year-old former minor star passed suddenly on Friday Ciarán O’Neill passed away on Friday(Image: Facebook / Stradbally GAA Club) A tight-knit community in Co Laois has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of a young GAA star whose ‘dedication, talent and presence will never be forgotten’. Ciaran ‘Nelly’ O’Neill, 23, from Kylebeg … Read more
Electric Picnic: Chappell Roan, Hozier and Kings of Leon among headliners at this year’s festival TheJournal.ie Chappell Roan, Hozier among Electric Picnic headliners RTÉ News Chappell Roan, Hozier, Sam Fender and Kings of Leon announced as part of Electric Picnic lineup BreakingNews.ie Breaking: Big names announced for Electric Picnic 2025 lineup! Laois Live Electric Picnic: Chappell Roan one of … Read more
Two men, aged in their 20s and 50s, were seriously injured in a fire in an apartment block in Co Laois. The fire at Kilnacourt Woods, in Portarlington, started around 6am. One person was rescued from the second floor by firefighters, while it is understood that another jumped from the burning building. The two men … Read more