So This Is Christmas review: Beautifully made but ultimately cheerless viewing – a glimmer of hope would have been nice
Television: We all know Christmas can be tough but this film lays it on with a trowel
Laois
Woman in her 80s dies in Laois car crash
Collision occurred between two cars on the M7 at Borris-in-Ossory
Mother who fought for school places for autistic, non-verbal twins named Family Carer of the Year
Sarah Dooley from Co Laois takes overall award as five young carers also honoured at this year’s Netwatch Family Carer of the Year ceremony
Laois constituency candidates list: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley
Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the election
Ten restaurants around Ireland worth travelling to for a unique experience
Destination restaurants: It’s well worth travelling to these restaurants for the unique dining experiences they offer
Winter walks: Eight picturesque trails with places to eat and drink at the end
Explore Ireland’s most picturesque winter trails, served up with tasty snacks at end of the road as a reward
American man killed in Ballyfin Demesne had just arrived in Ireland to try to help his son
Man (30s) being questioned about fatality at Laois five-star resort had undergone medical treatment while visiting Ireland amid concerns for his welfare
Area inside Ballyfin Demesne hotel sealed off as crime scene after fatal assault
Man in his 30s being questioned by gardaí following death of man in his 60s shortly after arrival from US
Brian Stanley acknowledges ‘uphill battle’ in bid to be elected as Independent
Election 2024: Former Sinn Féin TD hits out at party, saying it is ‘not judge, jury and they’re certainly not executioner’
Ballyfin restaurant review: ‘Downright dazzling, one of the most delicious things I’ve eaten this year’
Michelin quality, faultless food in one of the best hotels in the world. I would go back in a heartbeat
Laois woman continued to draw father-in-law’s pension for 28½ years after his death
Margaret Bergin pleaded guilty to theft and larceny charges relating to claiming of benefit, equating to some €270,000
Will Sinn Féin lose a seat in Laois, and will Brian Stanley retain it as an independent republican?
The senior TD may run against his former party - who have no obvious candidate to replace him
‘Anyone who is ready to kill should be ready to be killed’: Ukrainian soldier trades Ireland for frontline
‘Maestro’ was working in Rathdowney, Co Laois but now heads a unit of Special Operations Forces on the frontline near Donetsk
Two Irish hotels awarded highest honours in new Michelin key awards
Ballyfin Demesne and Adare Manor receive three keys each, while Adare also scoops Condé Nast Best Resorts in Europe award
Bar Council investigating Burke family ‘incident’ at Ploughing Championships, chair says
Simeon Burke letter claiming he is ‘effectively cut out’ from representing clients ‘inaccurate and misleading’, says Seán Guerin SC
National Ploughing Championships 2024: Tickets, map and all you need to know about ‘Electric Picnic for country folk’
They call it Electric Picnic for country folk, so here’s the lowdown on the biggest event of rural Ireland’s annual social calendar
Great restaurants around Ireland to try for a special occasion
For special occasions, restaurants that are places to savour in themselves
Electric Picnic 2025: How to buy tickets on sale this week
Organisers announce sale for next year less than 24 hours after 2024 festival ends
Electric Picnic 2024 highs and lows: Kylie has an ‘absolute moment’, drink-laden plastic-cup missiles
It was the biggest edition of festival so far, with 75,000 people in Stradbally for the weekend. Here’s what we loved and hated
Gardaí suspect well-known gangland criminal smuggled overdose drugs into Portlaoise Prison
Eleven men treated in hospital after overdosing on Tuesday have since been discharged and returned to custody
Electric Picnic 2024: Weather, main stage times, access map, ticket information and more
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s largest music festival taking place from August 16th-18th
Powered by renewable energy, Electric Picnic gets under way two weeks earlier than normal on Friday
Promoter Melvin Benn says he cannot speculate on the artist who prompted moving the festival – headlined by Kylie Minogue – two weeks forward
Mammy and Daddy Collison are moving up in the world, to Ailesbury Road to be exact
Plus: the seller of Tathony House in Dublin 8 got his sums right, Caitríona Balfe’s healthy finances, and the rising price of a Brittas Bay mobile home
In Pictures: Durrow Scarecrow Festival
Hundreds of scarecrows from the four corners of Ireland and further afield compete in All-Ireland Scarecrow Championships
Armed gardaí called to standoff at housing estate in Co Laois
Gardaí rammed front door of property and stormed inside shortly after 2.30pm
Colin Farrell to run Dublin Marathon in honour of friend’s ‘miracle’ 40th birthday
The Oscar nominee aims to raise €400,000 for Debra Ireland
Man’s lifetime driving ban for causing death of friend in 2008 crash quashed by appeal court
Judges impose 20 year disqualification on Brian Kelly (43) over Co Laois incident in which Claire Hennessy died
Laois luxury mansion named top resort hotel in Ireland, UK at World’s Best Travel and Leisure awards
Five-star country Ballyfin estate, now globally recognised for ‘unparalleled guest experience’, has previously hosted A-list celebrities
Private toll operator urged to lift barriers for Cork and Clare GAA fans travelling to All Ireland hurling final
Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard says repeat of long delays experienced by Cork and Limerick fans on Sunday must be avoided
Competing in the Gordon Bennett Rally, we feel the crunch in our 98-year-old racing car
My son and I strive to get ahead in an Austin 7, from Tullow to Stradbally and back, at a top speed of 40mph
‘A place in the country’: Getaway where Colm Tóibín and Maeve Binchy were entertained on the market for €435,000
Laois home of late Irish Times literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer and professor James Ryan
Like ‘something from a snuff film’: touring wildlife crime scenes around Dublin with a parks ranger
Investigator Kieran Buckley says the National Parks and Wildlife Service has grown in size and activity but it needs more powers to tackle the scale of wildlife crime
Electric Picnic 2024 lineup revealed: Kylie Minogue, Noah Kahan and Calvin Harris to headline festival
Music and arts festival takes over Stradbally estate, in Co Laois, August 16th-18th
Couple who keep exotic pets in garage claim man has breached court order
Dispute arises over garage allegedly paid for but which the couple claim was not properly conveyed to them by solicitor
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