Supreme Court ruling on wind farms requires all public bodies to consider climate impacts
Judgment states public bodies must try to act in line with national climate targets
Laois
Wind farm planning permission ruling on climate grounds should be extended
This consideration should extend to all planning applications
Status orange and yellow weather warnings in place as unsettled weather to last into next week
Warning of difficult travel conditions as heaviest rainfall in expected in southern and eastern areas
HSE takes over running of Laois nursing home following court order
Hiqa cancels Droimnin Nursing Home’s registration under the Health Act
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’
Supreme Court to clarify climate law obligations of planning authorities
Judgment due on significant appeal regarding decision overturning refusal of wind farm permission
Bank holiday road safety warning as two men killed in Monaghan and Laois
Incidents in Smithboro and Abbeyleix bring the number of road fatalities this year to 11
Storm Chandra as it happened: Met Éireann issues Status Yellow rainfall warning for six counties
Roads reopen as clean-up from Storm Chandra gets underway
Man caught with cannabis jailed after suspended sentence found to be unduly lenient
Jason Tuthill (51) was initially given a fully suspended sentence
‘It’s the death knell for Irish farming’: Thousands attend Mercosur protest in Athlone
EU trade deal with South American bloc is ‘difficult pill to swallow’, say farmers
‘The only other option would be nursing homes’: Older people turn to gated community in Laois
Heritage Village opens to first residents as advocacy group voices concern over lack of ‘age-friendly’ homes
The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’
Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls
Newlyweds withdraw €120,000 compensation claim after honeymoon photos shown in court
Arthur McInerney and MaryMarie McCarthy claimed they were injured when Bentley limousine was struck by another car
The politics of renaming streets, roads and public spaces
Row over Herzog Park in Dublin is only one of many in Irish history about the naming of places
Gardaí believe father of eight was murdered and his remains dumped in makeshift grave
Three latest suspects questioned over 2019 killing of William Delaney (56) have been released without charge
Met Éireann forecasts wet and windy weekend after low temperatures and ice warnings
Temperatures due to rise after the cold snap of the last few days
McDonald expresses regret SF members ‘in proximity’ to man arrested in far-right investigation
Partner of party member was arrested as part of inquiries into alleged plan to attack Galway mosque
Growing threat from far right similar to dissident republicans, says Garda Commissioner
Taoiseach says organised groups want to undermine the State and society
Lung cancer: ‘I was 47 at the time, and the only person in my family who has never smoked’
Samatha Vaughan from Co Laois was aged 47 and the only person in her family who had never smoked when she got the shock diagnosis
Third man arrested in cross-Border terror investigation
Man (30s) detained in Co Laois this afternoon
Right-wing extremist terror group planned destruction of Galway Mosque, court hears
Portlaoise District Court hears gardaí discovered ‘manifesto’ and video, setting out aims and targets, during search
Detained far-right suspects intended to attack minority group, gardaí believe
Laois operation carried out by Garda’s Special Detective Unit, which investigates terrorism and other threats to the State
Man fails in attempt to make landlord liable for tenant’s behaviour
Residential Tenancies Board told man was spat upon and assaulted by neighbour’s tenant
Landlord fined for not evicting tenants who caused neighbours ongoing ‘nightmare’
Drug dealing, threatening behaviour and missing cat at centre of concerns outlined to Residential Tenancies Board
Mountmellick embroidery has helped keep Ireland’s craft heritage alive for 200 years
At a museum in Co Laois, volunteers and visitors continue a 200-year-old tradition of white-on-white needlework
Ballyfin’s Michelin chef on winning his star: ‘If I’m not here tomorrow, the food has still got to be good’
Resident chef Richard Picard-Edwards says consistency with the offering is the key quality Michelin inspectors seek
New homes: Your guide to developments on the market across the country
Newly built homes now for sale or coming soon to the market
A place to park up: why rural pubs are welcoming camper vans for overnight stays
Motor homes are becoming increasingly popular, but there are too few camp sites for them
Sneak preview: Chef Cúán Greene’s Collison-backed Laois restaurant and guesthouse takes shape
Bastible and Noma veteran says he is living his ‘life’s dream’ as he builds chef-led project
‘Someone peed on our tent. It wasn’t nice’: Your verdict on Electric Picnic 2025
From Chappell Roan on the Main Stage to expensive food, festivalgoers share their highs and lows
Electric Picnic 2025 in pictures: The party kicks off at summer’s largest music festival
Campsites are a hive of activity as thousands of festivalgoers arriving today join the 40,000 who pitched their tents on Thursday
Temperatures to dip to nine degrees tonight as Met Éireann forecasts downpours at Electric Picnic
Unsettled conditions expected over the weekend as 80,000 descend on Co Laois for music festival
Electric Picnic 2025: Line-up, main stage times, site access, ticket information and more
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s largest music festival, August 29th to September 1st
How to survive and thrive in the rain at Electric Picnic
If you’re having a forgettable experience at the Stradbally festival, then you just aren’t doing it properly
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