Four men charged over Galway mosque terror plot to face Special Criminal Court
Two accused also face explosives and weapons charges
Portlaoise
Daniel Kinahan likely to be held in high-security wing of Portlaoise Prison
Prison Service has built up experience of processing high-risk, high-profile inmates
Prison officers to receive batons in trial amid surge in prison violence
Annual conference hears body cameras are to be rolled out ‘right across the estate into next year’
Picture perfect: Texaco Children’s Art Competition 2026 winners revealed
Girl’s portrait based on a phone selfie is hailed as ‘masterful’ and takes overall prize
Defence Forces have been called in to confront citizens since early days of the State
Troops deployed numerous times to streets and prisons to deal with disorder and violence
Portlaoise factory with option to buy adjoining lands guiding at €12m
Purpose built in 2020, former Leprino Food Company facility comes for sale in excellent condition
Convicted murderer takes legal action seeking reintegration to general prison population
Warren Dumbrell (51), who is serving a life sentence, tells High Court isolation regime is damaging his parole prospects
Son of slain prison officer claims in court Sinn Féin’s Pat Doherty sanctioned 1983 shooting
Brian Stack was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison and shot in the head by members of Provisional IRA
Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín lays blame for housing crisis with Government during ardfheis
Party’s leader accuses Coalition of ‘disastrous’ immigration policy claiming it ‘refused to work with communities’
Man who murdered Arklow schoolboy Conor McCabe dies after spending more than 41 years in jail
Ian Watson was serving life sentence for 1984 murder of schoolboy in Arklow
Decision to refuse permission for Laois wind farm to be quashed after court judgment
Supreme Court ruling says climate obligations were ‘real, effective, and if necessary enforceable’
Prison guard involved in foiled 1988 escape attempt takes court action against Defence Forces complaints tribunal
Seán O’Brien is asking the High Court to quash the tribunal’s decision refusing him permission to make representations
Man arrested over alleged prison assault in Midlands Prison
Prison assault believed to be connected to an arson attack which left two people dead in Co Offaly
Far-right group ‘laughed, joked’ about imminent attack on Galway Mosque, court hears
Judge Andrew Cody refuses bail after application by one of two men arrested in Portlaoise in antiterrorism operation
Boy settles legal action with HSE over alleged arm injury at birth for €905,000
Court heard baby suffered injury due to shoulder dystocia, resulting in left Erb’s palsy
Man (89) appears in court charged with 44 counts of indecent assault
Solicitor says his client is serving a prison sentence that is due to expire in 2027
‘As a group of black kids, it was odd walking the streets of Tralee. We got a lot of looks’
Poet and spoken-word artist Dagogo Hart has written a new children’s book about his experience of moving from Nigeria to Ireland
Settlement of €1.9m for boy who suffered ‘severe personal injury’ at Portlaoise hospital
Child born in 2009 was allegedly delivered after a delayed Caesarean section
Five ‘severely neglected’ dogs rescued from Portlaoise property
ISPCA inspector says it was ‘one of the worst cases of neglect I have seen’
RTÉ nursing homes exposé uncovers elderly residents being ‘manhandled’, ignored and left in room for hours
Dublin’s Beneavin House and The Residence, Portlaoise, both run by same firm, feature in undercover investigation
Man charged over grossly offensive communication on TikTok about ‘slicing Irish babies’
Beniamin Petre was brought before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court
High-speed Garda chase of stolen cars across Kilkenny and Waterford results in arrest of eight male youths
Incident started when two vehicles failed to stop for gardaí in Kilkenny shortly before 6pm on Monday
Inmate dies of suspected overdose at Midlands Prison
A prison service spokesman said the death will be investigated
Justice for my Father by Austin Stack: An account of 40 years of relentless probing into prison officer’s IRA murder
Story of Brian Stack’s killing and its aftermath is an important and bleak retrospective on Ireland during the Troubles
Two men treated for serious injuries following shooting in Offaly
Gardaí appeal for information related to two linked incidents
Man in his 70s dies after being hit by car in Co Laois
Collision took place at Stradbally around 11pm on Sunday night
‘There’s only so much gritting they can do’: Drivers in Laois on negotiating snow and icy roads
In Stradbally some expressed frustration at a lack of preparation for the cold snap; others said ‘there’s only so much gritting they can do’
Judge throws out 30 speeding cases after slamming ‘unjust speed zone’ on Kildare road
Judge Andrew Cody urges council to review Clogheen zone speed limit, saying speeding vans are ‘shooting fish in a barrel’
‘Awful ambiguity’: Sinn Féin’s woes and Brian Stanley’s independent ambition make Laois even tighter
The fallout from the TD’s surprising resignation from Sinn Féin has created confusion in a recently redrawn constituency and left many local voters eager for clarity
Army pulls out of Portlaoise Prison after 51 years in wake of IRA clear-out
The threat from subversives is judged by security officials to be much reduced since the end of the Troubles following the Belfast Agreement
From pro soccer to intercounty: Trailblazing Ugochukwu enjoying life with Laois
Former pro soccer player the first Nigerian native to play for the O’Moore County
Tearful farewells at Dublin Airport: ‘We were so thrilled to have her’
Ebb and flow of emigrant lives writ large at departures – festive chapter closes for diaspora
Sean Moran: Fifty years a-growing – All-Ireland club finals reach major milestone
Over the decades the senior championships have brought untold joy to communities.
Water curbs in north Dublin, Enniscorthy, Portlaoise due to high demand
Public urged to ‘redouble efforts in conserving water in home, in garden, at work’
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