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The Laois senior footballers are just one step away from the Super 8s stage of the All-Ireland football series.
Standing in their way are Division 1 outfit Monaghan in a game...
It's a mad busy weekend of Laois GAA action and it kick-started this evening with three league finals and a semi-final all down for decision.
The big game of the evening was in the Laois GAA Centre of Excellence where...
The Laois Walks Festival continues this week with a selection of attractive walks around the county.
From the renowned Rock of Dunamaise to the Capponellan Woods in Durrow and Rossmore in Killeshin, there is something in almost every corner of...
He was a fan's favourite from the time he was about 16, he made his Laois senior debut when he was still minor, he was a star of the 2003 Leinster-winning team and was one of the best forwards...
Over €40,000 has been allocated for road safety works at Raheen National School, with work due to commence there in the coming weeks.
Councillor John Joe Fennelly said he is very pleased that the funding has been approved for the...
James J. O'Sullivan, a renowned retired district court judge and published author who socialised with Brendan Behan, has died at the age of 85.
The Portarlington man served as a judge who worked to limit the damage caused by drink in...
The large gorse fire on the Slieve Bloom mountains is now officially out.
The news was confirmed by the Offaly Fire Service that the last two fire fighters on the scene left late last night, "safe and sound".
It brings to...
The Laois minor footballers host Meath in O'Moore Park on Saturday and they have made five changes to their team from the side which lost to Kildare in their final group game.
Donncha Phelan's charges were lift in limbo when...
This Saturday, July 7, the five man team which represented Ireland at World Stihl Timbersports Championships will be in Pat Fogarty Sales and Services, for the launch of the all new Stihl Ms462.
The team will be training, and testing...
A Laois Georgian-era mansion complete with its own mill can be yours for for €850,000, an asking price which has dropped by €15,000.
For that price, you don’t just get a 19th-century country pile with Newtown House, you also get...
For three Laois brothers and one old friend, fifteen years on the live circuit has flown by in a technicolor of wedding dance-floors, 02 in the Park and even Copperface Jacks.
Transmitter is comprised of Stewart Quinn on vocals, guitar and...
It's a action packed weekend, with a huge number of the divisions in both hurling and football up for decision. It is also a big weekend for John Sugrue and his charges as they look to upset the odds...
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Laois senior football manager John Sugrue has provided an injury update ahead of Sunday's clash with Monaghan.
And the news is good as there is just concern over one player ahead...
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With the end of the school year, that usually means one thing for all budding young GAA stars of the future, the start of the GAA Cúl Camps.
A great turn out...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jacqueline Quigley (née Sheeran) ...
At the latest sitting of the Dáil, one Laois TD brough up the growing issue of excessive car insurance costs which only continue to rise.
The Laois TD, Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley, said: "Currently insurance companies are not quoting, or...
Ballyroan-Abbey will meet Arles-Kilcruise in the final of the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B after tonight's results in the concluding round of the league stages.
Ballyroan were 1-18 to 0-8 winners over Emo, the goal coming from player manager...
The Heath 3-17 Stradbally 1-15
ACFL Division 1A
A run of six consecutive defeats means that Stradbally will play in Division 1B next season after The Heath got the better of them this evening.
In a high-scoring and sometimes fiery encounter, Barry...
The latest festival to hit Laois this summer is The Folly, a two-day event on July 20-21 that is promising to be a wonderful occasion of music, comedy and culture in the scenic and vibrant community of Cullahill.
Supported by the organisers...
On July 12, Park Ratheniska will welcome Claire Kelly across the finish line after running 12 marathons in 12 days.
Claire is taking on this challenge to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease both in Ireland and Scotland.
She is a...
Laois fares very badly when it comes to the number of women availing of the cervical screening.
In fact, Laois has had the lowest cervical cancer screening uptake in the country.
The latest National Healthcare Quality Reporting Systems publication shows that just...
There's nothing like getting a new TV - and the team in Telfords Electric in Portlaoise are currently holding a massive three-day sale with incredible value on offer.
32" TVs are on sale from from €169 while 55" TVs are...
An Garda Síochána & Crimestoppers has today launched an appeal for information in relation to the disappearance of Rafal Filipowicz in Portlaoise on March 16.
At approximately 8.09am on March 16 this year, Rafal Filipowicz left Portlaoise Hospital and has...
The fire which created a large plume of black smoke over Laois last night is still ongoing.
And now an Air Corps helicopter has been requested to help control it.
It is expected to arrive around 11am and will join the...
Laois GAA's Annual Golf Classic begins tomorrow, Friday July 6.
The event takes place in Portarlington Golf Club, and members of the public and panelists from both the Laois hurling and football teams will be in attendance.
Laois footballers and hurlers...
After a banner first year, the Laois Republic of Ireland Soccer Supporters Club are holding their Annual General Meeting tonight, July 5, 2018, at 9pm sharp.
The meeting will take place in De Brún's @ Humes function room.
The club have...
Enva in Portlaoise have a full-time pemanent position for the following vacancy.
Service & Logistics Coordinator
We have a routing/logistics vacancy at our Portlaoise office for a candidate who is seeking to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The...
Schools may have closed their doors for the summer, but this hasn’t stopped planning and preparation for September with a number of new principals have been announced for schools in Laois in recent days.
Stephen Donovan has been appointed as...
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"I class every one of them as my friend, and they make me feel like a part of the team."
Mark Farrell became the Laois footballers bus driver four years ago...
If you're still up for basking in some glorious sunshine, there are plenty of activities for all the family to partake in all around the county.
Here's our guide to what's on this weekend.
FRIDAY, JULY 6
Castletown opening night
Castletown community centre...
