Helen died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her husband Declan, parents Brendan and Bridget ...

Judging in the international Communities in Bloom competition will get under way in the Co Laois village of Abbeyleix. Having been named Ireland's Tidiest Town in 2023, Abbeyleix was chosen by the ...

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The outgoing Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan took a brief break from election canvassing in his Laois constituency to drop into his local auctioneer, Sheppard's in Durrow, to see an ...

Abbeyleix in Co Laois was named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023 at the SuperValu TidyTown Awards which were hosted in Dublin’s Croke Park on Friday, October 6. As well as being named Ireland's Tidiest ...

The flood of well-founded bad news about the climate and biodiversity crises can be overwhelming. So it is invigorating to find islands of ecological restoration, where this deluge has not only been ...

Gardaí in County Laois are appealing for witness to an armed robbery in Abbeyleix yesterday evening. It happened when three masked men broke into jeweller's shop on the town's Main Street just after ...

Abbeyleix has been crowned Ireland’s Tidiest Town in Ireland for 2023. “We’ve always the bridesmaid but never the bride, so just to get it is the pinnacle for the community”, said Liam Hyland from ...

The garda shot dead accidentally by a colleague during the foiled bank robbery in Abbeyleix earlier this month was killed by a ricochet. The garda shot dead accidentally by a colleague during the ...

Abbeyleix has been named Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2023. The Co Laois town beat off competition from 886 other towns and villages to claim the title, which was announced at a ceremony in Croke Park ...

Abbeyleix in Co Laois has been named as the winners of the SuperValu TidyTowns competition for 2023. The announcement was made at Croke Park by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather ...