The Laois U-20 footballers have made the short trip to Carlow this evening for the final group game in the Leinster championship.
Laois need to win to have any hope of qualifying for the quarter-finals - though they also need...
Mountmellick CS 3-9 Banagher College 2-6
2nd Year Leinster 'D' Football Championship Final
Mountmellick CS were crowned 2nd Year Leinster 'D' football champions following victory over Banagher College of Offaly.
Mountmellick travelled to Offaly this afternoon for the game which took place...
Almost €18 million in funding for Laois projects has been included in the HSE's Capital Plan for 2025, which has been published today by the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll-McNeill.
€17.72 million has been allocated to Laois as part of...
The deadline for registration for the upcoming Setanta Hurling programme is approaching.
The Setanta Programme was originally begun back in 2005 and ran in the county for more than a decade with many of the current Laois senior hurlers having...
An anti-wind farm group are set to host a public meeting on Thursday night against a proposal in their area.
The 'No To Ballynalacken Wind Farm' group has been set up in opposition to a proposal for a wind farm...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to bring to the market this four-bedroom, Old World, two-storey house in need of complete renovation at Guileen, Stradbally, Co. Laois.
This property will be sold by Private Treaty.
This property sits on circa 7.96 acres...
Adam Fitzpatrick from Mountmellick will represent Laois at the 18th annual Mr Personality Festival which is being organised by Kilkenny County Macra.
21-year-old is an active member of Mountmellick Macra and has listed Laois’s New Year’s Ball as one of...
A Laois TD has said Mountmellick has been "bypassed again" for funding on a " very important" relief road.
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley said the relief road in the town has been promised "for a long number of...
Laois v Carlow
Leinster U-20 FC Round 3 in SETU Carlow at 7.30pm
It is win or bust for the Laois U-20 footballers this evening - and even that may not be enough to progress.
After a bruising couple of weeks, Kieran...
We are heading towards the middle of April and this has to be one of the busiest weeks for county teams.
Over the next six days, seven matches involving Laois teams will be played and none of them are in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Dempsey
Davitt Road, Mountmellick, Laois
Michael Dempsey Davitt Road Mountmellick died April 7th unexpectedly. Deeply regretted by his loving son Ronan, brother Christy, sisters Helen and Bernadette, family, relatives neighbours and...
There was a double celebration in Treacy's of The Heath last Friday for two staff members who started their careers at the iconic establishment in 1996.
The locals gathered in the bar to have a drink with Colm Dunne for...
Mountmellick 4-18 Arles-Kilcruise 2-11
ACFL Division 3 Round 2
Mountmellick moved into top spot in Division 2 following a big victory at home to Arles-Kilcruise this evening.
They were six points up at half time and added to that in the second...
Stradbally 5-13 Rosenallis 2-9
ACFL Division 4 Round 2
Stradbally made it two wins from two as they defeated Rosenallis in a repeat of the Junior 'B' championship from last September.
A strong first half the home side gave them the platform...
Forty acres of land in Rosenallis was recently sold for €505,000 by online auction by Hennessy Auctioneers.
The 40 acres (33 acres of grassland and 7 acres of forestry) at Rosenallis was guided at €475,000 before the auction.
There were four...
Portlaoise College is running its #AndSheCycles campaign, in partnership with Laois Sports Partnership, as part of a Green-Schools initiative aimed at encouraging more girls to cycle to school.
With fewer than one in 250 girls in Ireland currently cycling to...
Members of the Irish African community recently launch Africa Day 2025 at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin.
Africa Day returns to Ireland with a series of events to be held nationwide, including a vibrant celebration in Laois which will...
A Laois TD has launched a Bill which are designed to put "proper regulations in place" surrounding wind farms.
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley says he has brought forward this Bill “due to the absence of regulations, or even effective...
There's no shortage of lovely walking areas in Laois - but the felling of trees in some of the more popular spots has become something of a talking point.
And it was an issue that was raised at this week's...
A group of brave students and teachers from Laois are undertaking a daunting task in the name of a good cause.
Inspired from a daring suggestion from Year Head, Mr McNeill, students from Knockbeg College have embarked on a collective...
Invitation to tender for provision of bar and catering services in Mountrath Golf Club.
Fully equipped bar and kitchen and excellent dining facilities available.
To apply
Contact Mountrathgc@gmail.com for application form. Closing date April 30th, 2025.
If you would like to advertise a...
Laois 4 Genesis 1
Leinster Women's Division 5/6 Shield Final
Laois Hockey Club travelled to Rathfarnham on Saturday to compete in the final of the Leinster Women's Division 5/6 Shield against Dublin side Genesis.
Goals from Emma Brophy, Rachel Igoe, Yvonne Hargroves...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Dempsey
Davitt Road, Mountmellick, Laois
Michael Dempsey Davitt Road Mountmellick died April 7th unexpectedly. Deeply regretted by his loving son Ronan, brother Christy, sisters Helen and Bernadette, family, relatives neighbours and...
Killeshin 1-19 Crettyard 1-15
ACFL Division 3
Killeshin picked up their second win in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 3 this evening when they got the better of their neighbours Crettyard.
In what was a rare enough meeting between the clubs,...
As many as ten Laois players could be involved in this year's Leinster Towns Cup decider after Athy and Carlow each came through difficult semi-finals.
The two sides will collide on Sunday, April 27, at 3pm in Forenaughts, home of...
A local sports club are urging Laois County Council to "do the right thing" and "overturn their decision" on the Community Recognition Fund, which was set up to support communities that hosted people from Ukraine and other countries.
Stradbally Town...
The latest episode of the Laois Football and Hurling Podcast is here to look back on the weekend.
Steven Miller was in Wexford Park on Saturday and that is the first topic as he is joined by Alan Hartnett.
The Laois...
The Midland Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force held a prize-giving ceremony recently in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Westmeath.
They invited the winning transition year student from Portlaoise College - Clodagh Fitzpatrick - to attend along with family members and Portlaoise...
There have been a number of successful applications for funding under Laois County Council's Arts Act Grant Scheme 2025.
A total of 25 applicants received close to €9,000 in grant funding designed to develop, support and enhance the arts throughout...
Laois manager Glen McEvoy was impressed with the performance of his players after their Leinster MHC opening round victory over Kildare in Laois Hire O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon.
His initial thought was that, “It’s great to get over the...
