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All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
Killeshin 1-15 Portarlington 0-14
Laois U-20 FC Semi-final
Killeshin have...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
Clonad 1-6 Clane 2-22
Leinster Club JHC Semi Final
Clonad's...
We have a big Saturday of action ahead with games concerning Laois teams both inside and outside the county.
The action begins in Hawkfield at...
There are many impressive - and starring - roles in this year's production by the Portlaoise Musical Society, but the one in Come From Away...
Leinster Club JHC - Clonad v Clane
In Hawkfield, Newbridge, at 2pm
The Leinster Club JHC semi-final in Hawkfield, just outside Newbridge, this afternoon sees two...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Galvin (née Greene)
Lixnaw Village West, Lixnaw, Kerry/Ballyadams, Laois
Margaret Galvin (Nee Greene), Lixnaw Village West...
Portlaoise CBS 6-16 Wexford CBS 0-5
South Leinster Colleges SFC ‘B’ Round 2
Portlaoise CBS maintained their 100% record in the South Leinster Colleges SFC 'B'...
Knockbeg College 6-17 Colaiste Choilm Tullamore 0-8
Leinster Colleges SFC Round 3
Knockbeg College maintained their 100% record in the Leinster Colleges SFC following a big...
The Laois Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
After years of talking about it - and years of resistance largely...
Laois County Councillors have been told that the laws of the land are preventing Councils from removing silt from rivers.
The recent spell of heavy...
Mountrath CS 2-16 Castlecomer 1-19
Leinster Colleges SHC 'B' Round 2
Mountrath CS and Castlecomer of Kilkenny shared the spoils on Thursday morning after playing out...
Laois Hospice Foundation has announced the presentation of new syringe pumps to the Laois Palliative Care Team.
This equipment will be used in the community...
Secondary school students from Laois learned about how they can take steps to conserve electricity, during the An Taisce Green-Schools’ regional energy workshop, in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Galvin (née Greene)
Lixnaw Village West, Lixnaw, Kerry/Ballyadams, Laois
Margaret Galvin (Nee Greene), Lixnaw Village West...
Mountmellick came together in force for the launch of the Town Centre First Plan, marking a memorable evening for the entire community in the...
The Dunamaise Arts Centre has been packed to capacity all week for the latest Portlaoise Musical Society production.
This year is their 26th annual performance...
The Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise has long been the focus of Council meetings in Laois and it has raised its head once again.
Ever increasing...
The Laois Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
The curtain came down on one of the great Laois hurling careers...
There is sadness in Laois this week following the passing of a former Laois County Councillor who served as Cathaoirleach.
The death of former Fianna...
The Laois Ladies will begin their 2026 campaign on the final weekend of January as their National Football League fixtures have been confirmed.
Stephen Duff's...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Galvin (née Greene)
Lixnaw Village West, Lixnaw, Kerry/Ballyadams, Laois
Margaret Galvin (Nee Greene), Lixnaw Village West...
The Friends of Portlaoise Hospital wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to the Road to Recovery team for their exceptional fundraising through their Road...
Two venues, Preston House and the Palace Bar, were a buzz with banter, lilting with laughter, sizzling with songs and stories and poets in...
A Laois DJ is set to host an all day DJ set in aid of men's mental health charity Movember this weekend.
Robbie Purcell, from...
Excitement is building in one part of Laois as a teenager is set to represent Ireland on the international stage in gymnastics.
14-year-old Lauren Kelly,...
We're heading towards the end of the season but the matches continue thick and fast.
This week sees more U-20 football and hurling action take...
A former Laois footballer has been appointed as an Engagement and Development Officer (EDO) by the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).
The GPA say that they...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Edmund (Eamonn) Rafter
Knockanoran, Durrow, Laois
Eamonn MCC (retired) in his 95th year has passed away peacefully...
Five schools in Laois are set to benefit from funding as part of the Climate Action Summer Works Scheme.
So says Fine Gael TD Willie...
Laois County Council has announced that Christmas will officially kick off in Portlaoise this week.
These festive celebrations 'promise something for everyone from music and...
