Cork 1-25 Laois 0-24: Cork senior hurling manager Jimmy Barry Murphy expects Mark Ellis and Alan Cadogan to return for the Rebels Allianz League semi-final against Dublin on Sunday week.

65 jobs are being created in Co Laois with the opening of a new Topaz service station.

The Food Safety Authority has served enforcement orders on 12 food businesses in November.

More than a hundred jobs have been announced at two new motorway service stations.

A young girl was fatally injured when she hit her head off the road after falling from a tractor-trailer as she tried to stop her hat from blowing away.

Ten closure orders and a prohibition order were served by the Food Safety Authority for breaches of food safety legislation last month.

100 new full-time jobs are on the way to counties Laois and Carlow - after Topaz announced its building two new motorway service stations.

‘Dublin for the football, Clare for the hurling, and Laois for the ploughing’ was the catchy slogan used by some people in the early days of Sept 1995.

Two children have died in separate farm accidents.

Almost 400 people attended the National Ploughing Association’s formal unveiling of Ratheniska, Stradbally, Co Laois, as the host venue for the 2013 National Ploughing Championships on Sept 24, 25 and 26 next, bridging a 70-year gap since the event was last held in the area.

The ongoing recession is causing some restaurants to cut back on safety measures — risking the health of customers and resulting in record-breaking closure order rates.

There are serious fears that a bridge in County Laois is about to collapse.

A man was remanded in custody today accused of killing a popular publican.

TWO important events for dairy farmers will take place next week as the joint winners of the ACCBank EBI dairy discussion group competition host dairy open days in Cork and Laois.

TWO communities in Laois and Leitrim were rocked by tragedy as teenagers lost their lives in Christmas road accidents.

Welsh police have launched a new bid to trace an Irish nun who disappeared in Wales 27 years ago.

FOUR more people died on Irish roads this weekend, bringing to 70 the number of Irish people killed on the roads so far this year.

NEVER before in the history of the Irish livestock and meat industry has the issue of quality become so central to its future success, Bord Bia’s new chief executive Aidan Cotter has told producers.

FARMERS have been urged to avail of the Farm Assist scheme which helps those who are experiencing financial difficulties.

WHEN the good china tea set was produced at the National Ploughing Association marquee yesterday, it was clear sign the Taoiseach was on the way.

THINGS started to look up a bit for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern when he backed two winners at Listowel races yesterday.

THE sheer size of the National Ploughing Championships, which start in Ballacolla, Co Laois, today and continue until Thursday, became clear on the site yesterday.

THE organisers of this year's national ploughing championships at Ballacolla, Co Laois, yesterday reported much commercial interest in the event.