The three-judge court imposed the sentence after an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who argued that the fully suspended three-year sentence imposed by the Circuit Court last year ...

Robert Murphy (42) pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to the murder of Jamie Kavanagh at a Dublin hostel.

A Severe Weather Hotline will open in Laois, as the county braces itself for dangerous winds during the Storm Éowyn Red weather warning. Laois County Council will operate the dedicated Severe Weather ...

The worst of Storm Éowyn is expected to hit on Friday morning, with gusts of winds reaching up to 130kph, including inland. There have been warnings of danger to life, fallen electric lines, damaged ...

One of three men accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman told gardaí he shared two videos he recorded on the night in a group chat “for a laugh”.

The jury in the trial of a man and a woman accused of murdering a pensioner whose body was allegedly thrown off the Sliabh ...

Deep sadness has been expressed following the death of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday.

It followed a brief appearance at Carndonagh District Court after Mr Fagan was extradited through a European Arrest Warrant from Northern Ireland ...

Services across HSE Laois will see significant disruptions due to Storm Éowyn tomorrow (Friday, 24 January). HSE Dublin and Midlands provides health and social care services to Laois, Dublin South ...

RESIDENTS of a Laois village are appealing for action over dangerous speeding and lack of public lighting on a busy approach road. Videos have been shared regularly of cars roaring into Ballyroan at ...

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