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THE Mountrath Parade committee are busy putting the final touches to their 50th anniversary parade. The Festival Committee Chairperson Cllr James Kelly is proud…

By Joe Barrett It may be the middle of summer with temperatures tipping into the 30s, but for one enterprising group in Laois, things are about to get even…

The GAA annual club dinner dance were a permanent in fixture on the social calendar in Laois before Covid-19. The provide a vital fundraising opportunity for cl...

Mountrath is out of the traps with plans to stage a St Patricks Day celebration and parade that the organisers want to be the pride of Laois. The Parade i...

Laois fire station tower overlooking elderly woman’s house Reporter: );  ); A new tower erected in a fire station in Laois is raising alarm for neighbouring residents. The 30 metre tall metal training tower is next to Fr O’Connor Crescent in Mountrath, and just nine feet from the front door of an elderly woman. It was installed this year but a local councillor wants it moved immediately. Cllr James Kelly says that while training of fire crews is supported, the tower is in the wrong place....