Several historic Tipperary images feature in the recently launched redesigned Dúchas website, www.duchas.ie. A digitized version of the National Folklore Collection’s Photographic Collection was launched at the National Library by Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the...

After a dramatic Irish jockeys’ championship, which produced a duel to remember, 23-year-old Meathman Colin Keane is the new Irish champion jockey. Champion apprentice back in 2014 with 54 winners, Keane finished runner-up to Pat Smullen in the years to follow, but with the Ger Lyons yard in...

The semi-final between Miami FC and the New York Cosmos finished nil-all after normal time and was also dead-locked after extra-time. Richie Ryan, who featured in midfield, is a key player for the Miami FC club. The NASL comprises eight clubs and is one step below Major League Soccer. The season is...

Crime Prevention Officer for Laois/Offaly has issued advice to the public on how to react if a burglary occurs on their property. The advice is telling key holders or garage owners to contact An Garda Síochána before attending alarm activations at night. This comes in light of burglaries that have...

A Mountrath man has been sentenced to six months in jail for threatening a woman with a machete in a dispute over dogs. Before last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court was Edward Kavanagh (34), Spa Hill, Mountrath, charged with possession of a knife, and threatening or abusive behaviour....

The retention of the 9 per cent VAT rate is vital for tourism here in Tipperary, according to a Fine Gael councillor. “The latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), showed an increase of 2.9 per cent in overseas visits to Ireland for the first nine months of...

A Laois hairdresser took on the famously gruelling New York marathon last Sunday November 5 for charity, and breezed home in a great time. Pamela Moran, owner of Ego Boost Hair Salon in Abbeyleix, took to the New York streets with 50,000 others to run the TCS New York City Marathon 2017, 26.2 miles...

Former Rathdowney-Errill and Laois U-21 hurler Nathan Unwin was celebrating last weekend, when he was chosen as one of the Champion 15 from the Lory Meagher competition. Unwin, who now lives in the UK, was named at midfield in the Lory Meagher equivalent of the All-Star awards, as the Lancashire...

Emo and Ballyboughal played out an enthralling, eighty-minute affair in Emo last Saturday, which ended all square, after Paul Lawlor placed over a free with virtually the last kick of the game. The pair must do battle once again, and this time the tie will be played on Dublin turf as Emo must head...

Camross manager Arien Delaney lamented the six week break his team had to navigate between their county final victory and Sunday's loss to Mount Leinster Rangers. His team took roughly forty minutes to find some form in this game, by which time they were four points down and reduced to fourteen men....

Portlaoise bowed out of the Metropolitan Cup despite a brave effort in Rossleighan Park last Friday. Ger Dunne’s side went three goals down in very quick succession, but picked themselves up and almost produced a memorable comeback. However, they left it a little too late, and it will be Newbridge...

The third round of Laois Athletics cross country racing for 2017 took place on Sunday in the picturesque surroundings of Emo Court. Included in this event was the Masters Race for athletes over 35, the Junior Race for athletes 16-19 years of age, and the Development Races, which are for all...

Tipperary motorists are urged to drive carefully this afternoon as there are reports of a fuel spill on a section of the M8. Motorway travellers exiting on to the N24 in particular should be cautious, as according to AA Roadwatch, the spill is affecting the motorway off-ramp. The fuel spill is on...

South champions Ballybacon-Grange were celebrating at Boherlahan as their five points victory over Toomevara, 0-19 to 1-11, crowned them Tipperary Water county junior A hurling champions carrying with it the bonus of promotion to the intermediate grade for next year. The winning margin did not...

The clergy in the Diocese of Killaloe spent four days this week in conclave in Loughrea to discern a way forward with the people and parishes so that they can effectively meet the challenges facing them in the near future. The meeting, led by Bishop Fintan Monahan, began on Sunday evening and runs...

Britain's exit from the European Union could hand a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for artisan foodmakers in rural Tipperary to expand their continental exports, says Sarah Furno of Cashel Blue Cheese. Widely viewed as damaging to Irish food producers, ' brexit ' has seen the price of Sterling drop...

The injuries suffered by a contractor while working for Laois County Council in a Portlaoise estate, were detailed at the October council meeting, and the incident strongly condemned. The contractor was assaulted in O’Moore Place Portlaoise, and he suffered a broken wrist as well as injuries to his...

Last Sunday evening saw the Midland League ladies get their National Intermediate Cup campaign off to a great start against local rivals Tullamore, as they bagged themselves a place in the next round of the Cup following a low scoring affair. The Panthers exerted their dominance on the offensive...

Halloween is just over but Portlaoise RFC U-13s showed a different type of spirit over the weekend, as when the chips were down, they ground out a very important victory. A bit of hocus-pocus magic from Conor Raggett as well showed that this team is capable of anything at any given time. Portlaoise...

A young man has been threatened and robbed of cash, on the street in a Portlaoise housing estate over the weekend. The crime took place in Maryborough Village, on the Mountrath road in Portlaoise, Laois. A young man aged 20 was targeted on the street, at 6pm on Sunday evening November 5. He was...

It hasn't been a great start to Leinster League Division 1B for Portlaoise this season. Four losses had seen them propping up the Division and needing to find their first win of the season to keep in touch with those above them. Coolmine visited Togher on Sunday, and they were in need of a win...

The commencement last week of a major resurfacing of the Templemore road highlights the significant investment made in Roscrea recently. Work along a 1.2km stretch of road from the McDonald's roundabout to Villa Marie nursing home was due to begin on Tuesday of last week. Local councillor Michael...

Two of Tipperary’s top sports stars were among more than 250 Tipperary graduates conferred at WIT Conferring Ceremonies this week. Tipperary sports scholarship students celebrated their achievements. Hurler and footballer Liam McGrath was awarded a Bachelor of Business (Honours) and Olypian cyclist...

Camross are out of the Leinster Club SHC after a late rally from Mount Leinster Rangers saw them to victory in O'Moore Park. Having played most of the second half with 14 men, Camross had battled to stay in the game and were only a point down with normal time almost up, but the Carlow champions...

Gardai have recovered a huge haul of stolen power tools while on patrol at 5am on Saturday morning, November 5. They stopped and searched a vehicle towing a trailer close to Mountmellick. On searching the vehicle they discovered the power tools. There has been a spate of power tool thefts in Offaly...

Ann Moloney - Mountmellick The death took place on Sunday, November 5 of Ann (Nancy) Moloney of Irishtown, Mountmellick and previously of The Gaelic Bar, Mountmellick. Beloved wife of the late Michael. Deeply regretted by her family John, Michael, Maura and Helen, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,...

Clonmel Commercials Gaelic football club are holding a fundraising Strictly Come Dancing at Hotel Minella next Friday night, November 10th. Commercials cater for over 150 adults (male and female) and for over 300 boys and girls. It costs in the region of €80,000 a year to run the club including...

ICSA president Patrick Kent has said the association is actively encouraging more women to become involved at senior policy setting and decision making level. Mr Kent said: "We are making progress on getting more women involved. Following recent county elections, there are now eight women on ICSA’s...

Munster Club Junior Football Championship Quarter-Final: KNOCKNAGREE (Cork) 5-15 0-8 KNOCKAVILLA DONASKEIGH KICKHAMS (Tipperary) An historic first-ever foray into the Munster Club Championship for the Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams club ended in a chastening 22-points defeat for their junior...

Clement Herron Real Estate is pleased to welcome this fantastic opportunity to purchase a family home in this small and exclusive estate at Abbey Court in Abbeyleix. The property is located on the Abbeyleix road, only three minutes from the M7 and walking distance to Abbeyleix town centre. The...

Laois County Fire and Rescue service were called to an incident in Portlaoise on Friday night, November 3. The fire service has confirmed to the Leinster Express that it was called to a fire at the derelict St Paul's school building on the Borris Road, Portlaoise at 21:36. Portlaoise fire crew...

Cahir made it's mark on the Dublin City Marathon, last weekend. On Sunday, 29th October a total of 31 ABP Food Group employees from across Ireland and Northern Ireland took place in the Dublin City Marathon - including a six man team from it's Cahir plant. As part of, and to promote the company’s...

Tipperary Parking Fines/ Charges have increased by more than €1.5million in just four years. Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath has called on Tipperary County Council to clarify the reasons why its income from Parking Fines and Charges increased from €1.6 million in 2014 to over €3.137 million in 2017....

The decision of the EU Commission’s DG-Agri to propose that the fixed price for intervention buying of skim milk powder be removed when it re-opens in March 2018 is shortsighted and dangerous according to the chair of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee. Ger Quain said that in the event of the proposal being...

Above - Student of the Year winners at the Presentation Secondary School Academic awards ceremony at St. Mary's Church in Irishtown. Front, Margaret O’Mahoney (Year Head), Yasmin Woodlock (First Year), Nicole Fee and Ciara O’Farrell (Second Year) and Mairead Fennell (Year Head). Back, Fr. Billy...

Teagasc has added to its team of dairy specialists. Emma-Louise Coffey has been appointed as a dairy knowledge transfer specialist covering the South West region. Based at the Teagasc Moorepark campus in Fermoy, Emma-Louise Coffey will support Teagasc dairy advisors, dairy farmers and the wider...

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Cashel Choral and Dramatic Society are getting set for their upcoming production of ‘Ladies of Spirit’ by Georgina Reid. The hilarious and clever comedy is set in the staff room of a girl's school in 1960s Britain. “Gibraltar School was founded for young ladies by the two dear old Misses Pye....

Tipperary Junior Boys’ National School in St Michael's Street, Tipperary town, provides a “good standard” of literacy and numeracy, according to a new report. A Department of Education inspector carried out a Whole School Evaluation (WSE) on Tipperary Junior Boys N.S. on May 4th this year, and the...

A six-year-old boy was injured on a farm in Ballybuggy, Rathdowney on Thursday, November 2. It is understood that his father's jeep accidentally rolled over the boy while on the farm. He was taken to hospital in an ambulance and is now in a stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit in Tallaght...

Fianna Fáil Tipperary TD, Jackie Cahill has said that following the latest banking scandal it is next to impossible for ordinary people to trust the banks or to believe that they will, at all times, treat them fairly. “The tracker mortgage scandal is yet another example of how shoddily banks have...

There is sadness in Stradbally and the wider Laois area at the death of Gordon Bradley, Timogue, Stradbally. Gordon passed away on Thursday, November 2. He will be sadly missed by his wife Vivienne, sons, daughters, family circle and many friends. Gordon was a huge supporter of the Down Syndrome...

Latest Census 2016 stats reveal that over 250 people under the age of 15 are carers across Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. Thile the national total of carers under the age of 15 is at 3,800. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published Census 2016 Profile 9 – Health, Disability and Carers on Thursday,...

Week 23 of building works at Tipperary Excel and we're delighted to unveil the new front of the building, which houses Tipperary Town Library, the state-of -the-art, 21st century library. Over the next few weeks the library will be filled with books galore and all the other services a modern...

A former Tipperary hurler and Irish Defence Forces soldier who followed his heart and moved to London is loving “the best job in the world”. Carrick-on-Suir’s Bill Walsh has been making a name for himself in fitness and modelling, along with starring in popular Reese’s chocolate and peanut butter...

The Munster Pioneer Committee recently held 'The Munster Gathering and spirituality Day - Rekindling the Pioneer Flame' for all pioneers in the Munster region. The day took place on Sunday 1st October last in Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel, Adare, Co.Limerick. There was a very large turn out...

Cashel Choral & Dramatic Society is ready for action in their upcoming production of 'Ladies Of Spirit' by author Georgina Reid. This hilarious and clever comedy is set in the staff room of a girl's school in 1960’s Britain. Gibraltar School was founded as a school for young ladies by the two dear...

Cashel’s Old Road may be faced with traffic chaos unless St. John the Baptist School acts to alert parents ahead of a planned extension, heard October’s Cashel/Tipperary Municipal District Meeting. Cllr Tom Wood said discussions regarding the ownership of a former “HSE house” beside the St. John...

Friday evening, November 10th will be another historic occasion for Thurles Sarsfields GAA club with the much anticipated launch of the club history. And, legendary former club and county player Tony Wall will return to Thurles to perform the launch for the club with which he won many county titles...

Gardaí are investigating an assault which took place outside the Post Office in Portlaoise this week. The incident took place around 2.45pm in the afternoon on Thursday, November 2. It is understood that a male in a wheelchair was threatened with a hammer by another male. The hammer was not used...

Ireland's leading entrepreneur, blogger and fashionista Pippa O'Connor has announced that she is bringing her Fashion Factory to Portlaoise. The Fashion Factory is a day out featuring talks on skincare, makeup, a fashion show and the all-important goodie-bag of gifts that each guest is gifted....

IFA has secured a commitment from the Department of Transport that there will be full negotiation with the IFA and other key stakeholders ahead of the implementation of any aspects of a roadworthiness test for tractors. Earlier this year, when IFA raised farmers’ concerns on the issue, Minister for...

A man is living in constant distress in Laois after finding himself homeless three months ago. The 47-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been homeless since August 4 when he had to move out of the house he had lived in for seven years in Portlaoise because of a hike in the price of...

A Laois hairdresser is winging her way to New York today, to run the famous New York marathon for charity. Pamela Moran, owner of Ego Boost Hair Salon in Abbeyleix, will be taking to the New York streets on Sunday November 5 with 50,000 others, for a gruelling 26.2 mile run, all in aid of the Irish...

Keith O'Callaghan - Portlaoise The death took place on Friday, November 3 of Keith O'Callaghan of 52 Higgins Park, Portlaoise. Died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Predeceased by his loving mother Mary Glynn. Sadly missed by his father James,...

The European and US dairy markets are leading international recovery in milk markets, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit was told in Belfast this Monday. The IDF launched the World Dairy Situation Report 2017 at the summit and the report was launched this Tuesday. The...

There is an urgent need to install CCTV cameras in Townparks, Thurles, after a young woman was seriously assaulted, heard the October meeting of Thurles Templemore Municipal District. Cllr Jim Ryan expressed concerns about College Lane, a laneway leading into College Green estate from Kickham...

Portlaoise PP Monsignor John Byrne has said that the closure of Portlaoise Hospital A&E would “present opportunities for those that would like to organise an ambush” coming out of the high security Portlaoise Prison on the long journey to Tullamore Hospital. The strategic plan, which was leaked to...

Sr Louise Ryan: 1926 - 2016 Josie was born in Holycross Village on the 28th March 1926. She was the oldest of Mick and Nan Ryan (nee Cardiff) and one of five children, Kitty R.I.P, Sadie, Noreen R.I.P, and Lilly - Sr Philomena, Dublin. She attended primary school in Holycross and then moved to the...

The Ben and Jake Connolly Trust is building a house to specifically cater for the needs of Ben Connolly who was born with a rare syndrome that only affects boys called Allan Herndon Dudley Syndrome. Ben's little brother, Jake, who was also born with the syndrome sadly passed away in January, 2016....

Well done and congratulations to one local girl who is helping to spread the farm safety message. The New Inn student has won an award in a schools art competition. Pictured above, in Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, New Inn, Cashel, Co Tipperary for a presentation to the third placed prize winner in the...

A Stop/Go system will be in place in a busy area of Portlaoise town next week. The system will operate between the Stradbally Road roundabouts and James Fintan Lalor Avenue (50m west of the Timahoe Roundabout) in Portlaoise town centre. The system will be in place from 7pm on November 6 until...

The Ireland 2023 Bid Oversight Board has reiterated the Taoiseach's (Ireland's Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar) remarks in Seattle earlier today and rebutted any suggestion that it should step aside from the Rugby World Cup 2023 process ahead of the vote by the Council of World Rugby on November 15....

Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has named the Munster side that will face Dragons at Irish Independent Park tomorrow night in what may be his final game in charge (7.35pm, non-televised). Billy Holland captains the side and is set to make his 170th appearance for the province having started all...

Tipperary captain Padraic Maher is the lone Premier County representative on the GAA/GPA All Star Hurling team which was announced this morning. Maher, 28, was named at right half back and is the fifth time the Thurles Sarsfields clubman has won an All Star, following on from 2009, 2011, 2014 and...

Tipperary captain Padraic Maher is the lone Premier County representative on the GAA/GPA All Star Hurling team which was announced this morning. Maher, 28, was named at right half back and is the fifth time the Thurles Sarsfields clubman has won an All Star, following on from 2009, 2011, 2014 and...

The nominees have been announced for the 2017 TG4 Players’ Player of the year awards in the senior, intermediate and junior grades. The winners will be revealed at the 2017 TG4 All-Star award banquet, which will be held at the Citywest Hotel on Saturday, November 25. There are two Dublin players in...

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association is pleased to announce that Jackie Cahill has been appointed to the position of Commercial and Communications Manager, and will take up the position immediately. Cahill, a native of Tipperary, has been reporting on Ladies Gaelic Football for over a decade,...

Clonmel drivers are warned to expect delays tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow morning (Friday) due to roadworks. To facilitate road re-surfacing works there will be a Stop and Go Traffic Management system in place from 6pm today (Thursday, November 2) to 7am tomorrow (Friday, November 3) on the...

The nominees for the 2017 TG4 Players’ Player of the Year awards in the senior, intermediate and junior grades were announced on Thursday evening. And, the award winners will be revealed at the 2017 TG4 All-Star award banquet which will be held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Saturday, November...

An afternoon of poetry and music will be held as part of the upcoming Leaves Festival of Music and Writing on Saturday, November 12. Denise Curtin, Paddy Moran, Karen J McDonnell and Gary Dunne will perform music and poetry for a stimulating afternoon. MC for the afternoon is Seamus Hosey. New...

Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) and Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) top the Tipperary list of All-Star award winners with six in all while next in line are Pádraic Maher and Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) who have both won five. Four other Tipperary players were nominated for 2017 PwC All-Star awards -...

Padraic Maher is Tipperary’s sole representative on this year’s All Stars hurling team. The Tipperary captain has won his fifth award, which leaves him one behind Premier County legends Nicky English and Eoin Kelly, who each won six All-Stars. As expected, All-Ireland champions Galway have taken...

As part of the #BehindTheBall campaign this year, Stuart and Debbie Martin of SuperValu Poppyfields have reinforced their unwavering support and commitment to local communities around Clonmel by introducing a new campaign that will help inspire future local stars of the GAA and encourage more...