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By Joe Barrett While the focus of the road traffic policing unit in Laois is primarily on drink- and drug-drivers, a local councillor has called on the gardaí…

By Joe Barrett The newly appointed Garda Chief Superintendent in the district Anthony Lonergan was informed of young men receiving severe beatings in Portlaoise…

A man who called gardai ‘lowly civil servants’ after being denied entry to a Portlaoise nightclub may avoid a conviction.  Litha Zondani, 23, o...

Fine for being drunk in Portlaoise A fine was issued to a man who was drunk and had to be arrested for his own safety in Portlaoise.   Mouloud Lebsari...

Christmas comes to Portlaoise this weekend with a festive street market as well as a big switch on of stunning Christmas lights. The Portlaoise town lights are ...

Portlaoise people can look forward to the biggest ever Christmas Market this year with the organisers promising a spectacular weekend. Run by Sonas Markets an...

By Joe Barrett Christmas shoppers will be delighted to know that the popular Portlaoise Christmas Market is making a return and will take place over two days…

A suspended sentence was handed down to a man who admitted public order offences and having cocaine for personal use. Aidan Byrne, 27, of 86 St Brigid’s P...

There is only one party in Laois this weekend and its happening in Portlaoise town centre. The biggest ever Old Fort Quarter Festival has kicked off a packed s...

Witnesses are being sought following an early morning assault in the centre of a town in the Midlands. Gardai issued an appeal for the information in relation t...