A round of applause greeted the sale of a rare Chinese moon flask discovered at a routine valuation at Blarney Castle for a hammer price of 610,000 at Sheppards in Durrow today.

Gardaí have renewed their appeal to find a teenage boy missing since last month.

The family of a 29-year old man who died while clearing trees for the construction of a wind farm has settled various legal actions for a substantial six-figure sum.

Update: Jordan O'Driscoll has been located safe and well.

Gardaí investigating the assault and false imprisonment of a security man in Co. Laois have made a third arrest.

Met Éireann have issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for 14 counties across the country tomorrow.

A married couple from Co. Laois have collected a prize of €179,034 after they match five numbers plus the bonus in the Lotto draw last Wednesday, March 1.

Gardaí have seized around €230,000 worth of drugs and made five arrests in three counties.

Gardaí have seized more than a quarter of a million euro worth of Cannabis herb at a checkpoint in Co. Laois.

Gardaí in Co. Laois are seeking the public's help in locating 32-year-old Tony Egan who is missing from Portarlington.

Gardaí have arrested two men after recovering a firearm during an operation in Co Laois.

Three people have been killed in a car crash in Co. Laois.

Around €300,000 worth of cannabis has been seized in Co. Laois this morning.

A parish priest, who was asked not to attend a Direct Provision centre in Co. Laois this morning, says he will go despite the request.

Motorists making their way to Electric Picnic today are being advised to allow plenty of time for their journey and to avoid using sat navs.

Three people have been taken to hospital after a garda car collided with another vehicle in Co. Laois.

A number of Irish celebrities including Imelda May and actors Simon Delaney and Saoirse Ronan are among those who have put their names to a campaign to end fur farming in Ireland.

A third person has been arrested by Gardaí investigating the suspected gangland murder of a man in Dublin.

Fatboy Slim is headlining tonight’s main stage at the Electric Picnic in Co. Laois.

The late British historian Robert Kee said the one certainty about history is that nothing is certain.

The funeral is due to take place later in Co. Laois of murder victim Aoife Phelan.

Gardaí are renewing their appeal for information following the disappearance of a 30-year-old woman in Co. Laois.

Gardaí in Portlaoise are investigating the discovery of a man's body.

The countdown is on to one of the last big music events of the summer.

Final preparations are underway ahead of the annual Electric Picnic in Co. Laois this weekend.

A lorry has jack-knifed and shed its load on the M7 motorway in Co. Laois.

A Labour Senator has said he is confident that the Abbeyleix Community Hospital will not be closed by the HSE.

Two men remain in Garda custody this morning, in connection with a significant drugs haul in Co. Laois two days ago.

Three men and a woman have been arrested after the discovery of a cannabis grow-house in Co. Laois.

Traffic is heavy on the M7 this evening as thousands of revellers descend on Stradbally in Co. Laois for the Electric Picnic festival.

A man in his 30s has died after he was struck by a train in Co. Laois this evening.

Gardaí in Co. Laois are still questioning a man in connection with the death of a woman over the weekend.

A man has died following an accident at his home in Portarlington in Co. Laois.

Motorists are being warned of potentially dangerous road conditions in the coming days as temperatures are set to plummet from Thursday.

The Gardai and the Health and Safety Authority are investigating the death of a man in a farming accident in Co. Laois.

Gardaí in Co. Laois have arrested two men in connection with a drugs seizure in the Rosenallis area.

EXCELLENCE in pedigree cattle production was recognised at the presentation of the RDS Champion of Champion awards in Dublin.

Gardaí in Co. Laois are investigating an armed raid at a Centra shop and filling station in Ballylinan.

Thousands of music fans have one final day of revelry to look forward to in Co. Laois.

Motorists are being advised to expect delays this morning, as the sixth annual Electric Picnic Festival gets underway in Stradbally in Co. Laois.

Voting is continuing in the local, European and two Dublin by-elections and so far voter turnout is fluctuating between 20% and 40%.

A 41-year-old man was arrested today in connection with the death of a mother-of-four in the Grand Canal last year.

Two adults and a seven-month-old baby girl have died following three separate road crashes in Laois, Sligo and Roscommon.

A man in his 40s has died after the car he was driving collided with a van in Co. Laois this morning.

The Independent Complaints Commission has found a pub in Co. Laois in breach of alcohol codes.

Gardaí in Co. Laois investigating a fatal road crash yesterday morning are appealing for information.

Two men have been killed in a crash overnight in Co Roscommon.