Five-year-old boy dies after road traffic collision in Laois
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. A five-year-old boy has died after colliding with a car in County Laois yesterday, Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The collision involving a pedestrian and a car occurred at approximately 4.20pm on Saturday afternoon. A […]
1 year ago
Tributes pour in after sudden death of young hurler, 28
Very sad news. Tributes are pouring in for 28-year-old Laois hurler John ‘Jack’ Delaney following his sudden death this week. According to multiple outlets, Jack – who was from Ballacolla in Laois – collapsed while out running on Tuesday, 5 December. Leinster Express reports that he played hurling locally in his younger years and that […]
2 years ago
Laois’ most unfortunate signpost has sadly been changed
By Katy Thornton. “Makes it harder to find.” Amongst one of our favourite Irish cultural moments was when a sign for The Cut was installed, only for the very unfortunate (or fortunate, depending on whether you’re glass half full or half empty) font choice making it seem like it spelt something different entirely, something many […]
2 years ago
The tidiest town in Ireland for 2023 has been crowned
Nearly 900 towns countrywide competed this year for the prestigious TidyTowns Awards. Abbeyleix in Laois has been named both Ireland’s Tidiest Town and Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town for 2023. The ceremony for this year’s SuperValu TidyTowns Awards took place on Friday (6 October) at Croke Park in Dublin and saw 887 towns across the country […]
2 years ago
Three-year-old girl killed in Laois road crash named locally
She is the second toddler to be killed on Irish roads within 24 hours. The three-year-old girl killed in the road crash in Laois on Wednesday (30 August) has been named locally. Rosaleen McDonagh passed away following the collision involving a car and a pedestrian that occurred on Cosby Avenue in the Fairgreen residential area […]
2 years ago
Another devastating tragedy on Irish roads as young girl dies in collision
The dreadful news follows two horrific crashes in Tipperary, and another in Donegal, in recent days. An Garda Síochána press office has confirmed the tragic death of a three-year-old girl in a residential estate in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. ‘Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred this afternoon, Wednesday […]
2 years ago