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Had things worked out differently, Clonaslee-St Manman's could have been a dual senior club this year.
Two teams were promoted from the Premier Intermediate grade in 2024 to make a ten-team senior championship this year.
With second teams not eligible to...
Fashionistas from across Laois and further afield are set to descend on Stradbally next week for a highly-anticipated charity event.
The Fun Charity Fashion Show will take place on Saturday, July 26, at 7pm in The Malthouse, Stradbally.
Tickets for the...
National Juvenile Track and Field Championships
Tullamore was the host venue for the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships held this past weekend, where there were sensational performances and victories for a number of Laois athletes.
Sinead Fitzpatrick had an outstanding...
There are almost 50 fewer pubs operating in Laois than there were in 2005, a decrease of over 30% over the past two decades.
With a total of 48 fewer pubs are operating here than 20 years ago, Laois has...
It was a dramatic Round 1 of the Laois Shopping Centre senior hurling championship in O'Moore Park.
The action began on Friday where The Harps pulled off a surprise by defeating recently crowned league champions Abbeyleix.
The games on Saturday went...
Every year more and more Leaving Cert students look beyond the traditional CAO route to pursue their career ambitions.
Factors such as the points-race, cost of living, scarcity of accommodation, high university drop-out rates, and shifting labour market demands are...
In a statement announcing Br Kevin’s death on July 2, at Mount Desert Nursing Home in Cork, the Capuchins said he was known throughout the country and beyond as “a Brother to the poor”, particularly through his work in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jim McDonald
Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Laois
The death has occurred of Jim McDonald, Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Co. Laois and formerly of Derrydavy, Mountmellick.
Jim died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Midlands Regional...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Laois GAA have confirmed that the senior hurling championship match between Camross and Portlaoise did finish as a draw.
There was confusion at full...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Camross 5-13 Portlaoise 2-22
(Referee Score Portlaoise 2-22 Camross 5-12)
Laois SHC Round 1
Portlaoise and Camross played out a thrilling encounter in O'Moore Park this...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
Laois 5-7 Monaghan 1-12
All-Ireland Ladies IFC Semi-Final
Laois have booked their place in the All-Ireland Ladies IFC Final after an epic encounter with Monaghan this...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Clough-Ballacolla 1-24 Castletown 1-14
Laois SHC Round 1
Clough-Ballacolla's defence of the Laois senior hurling championship is off to a winning start as they defeated...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The hottest Sunday of the year has arrived and we have some very big games to bring you today.
There are three games with...
A Laois band are set to make an appearance on RTÉ television this Monday as part of the series finale of An Ghig Mhór.
The show will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 8pm, and will see Irish...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
All-Ireland Ladies IFC Semi-Final - Laois v Monaghan
In Pearse Park, Longford, at 2pm
Laois's whirlwind season continues this Sunday as Stephen Duff takes his side...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling championship is underway with two thirds of Round 1 now completed
Friday night provided a small upset as...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jim McDonald
Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Laois
The death has occurred of Jim McDonald, Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Co. Laois and formerly of Derrydavy, Mountmellick.
Jim died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Midlands Regional...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Borris-Kilcotton 1-20 Ballinakill 0-22
Laois Senior Hurling Championship Round 1
The second of today's games in the Laois SHC sees a replay of the 2024...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Rathdowney-Errill 5-18 Rosenallis 2-12
Laois Senior Hurling Championship Round 1
Rathdowney-Errill are off the mark in the Senior Hurling Championship after a comfortable victory over...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The Laois Shopping Centre senior hurling championship continues this evening with a double header.
In sweltering conditions, we have two games down for decision...
Gardai have seized drugs worth an estimated €2.2 million and arrested a man following an operation yesterday, Friday July 11.
Yesterday evening, as part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara targeting drug trafficking networks, officers attached to the Garda National...
1 - Local TD ‘really shocked’ as cost of Laois bus stops/shelters revealed at over €24,000 each
A Laois TD has said he is “really shocked” at recently unveiled figures that reveal the cost of new bus stops/shelters in Portlaoise...
After 43 years in Railway Street Nolan Locksmiths have moved to a spanking new unit in Lyster Square in Downtown Portlaoise (R32 PA09).
The move from the Northside to the Southside happened just this week and already business is booming...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
Laois's whirlwind season continues this Sunday as they head to Longford where they will face Monaghan in the All-Ireland Ladies IFC semi-finals in Pearse...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling championship got underway last night with the meeting of Abbeyleix and The Harps.
It provided a small upset...
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has challenged the Taoiseach in the Dáil regarding what he described as “the failure" of the Government to provide adequate services for children with special needs.
“It’s clear that there has been a lack of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Madeline Casey (née Graham)
Glendalough House, Stradbrook Lawn, Blackrock, Dublin/Glendalough, Wicklow/Laois
Madeline Casey (née Graham) of Glendalough House, Stradbrook Lawn, Blackrock, Co. Dublin and Glendalough Hotel, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow and formerly of...
The big game this evening was the Laois SHC opening round game between The Harps and Abbeyleix, which The Harps won by three points.
But there was also action in the Laois Minor 'A' and 'B' football championships.
Portlaoise got the...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The Harps 2-20 Abbeyleix 2-17
Laois SHC Round 1
It's a particularly long Laois club hurling season this year with extra teams and a new...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Summer time, championship hurling and the Laois SHC gets underway with a tasty local derby.
Abbeyleix v The Harps is a fixture that has...
