Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
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Fire and Rescue services are urging people not to travel to view the forest fire currently engulfing the Slieve Bloom mountains on the Laois-Offaly border while a road is now closed in the vicinity because of the blaze.
"The Cut...
An All Ireland semi-final, a Division 1 hurling league final and a host of other games were down for decision this evening.
Camross saw off Rathdowney-Errill in the Division 1 final in Mountrath while the Laois U-16 ladies football team...
Camross 1-20 Rathdowney-Errill 2-13
ACHL Division 1 Final
Camross have retained the Division 1 hurling league title following a four point win over 14-man Rathdowney Errill in Mountrath this evening.
Danny Owens’ men were slow to get going and trailed by five...
*Thanks to Colin Dunne for providing us with updates tonight*
Laois 3-16 Limerick 4-3
All Ireland U-16 'B' Ladies Football Semi-final
The Laois U-16 ladies football team have an All Ireland final to look forward to after a stunning performance saw them...
They expect to welcome over 2000 walkers over the course of the month at 27 locations around the county.
And if you want to get to know Laois then there’s probably no better way of doing it than taking part in...
Sarsfields Ladies Football club are held a Fun Run recently.
The event took place in Emo GAA Grounds.
There were two races - the children’s 1km and the adult’s 5km.
It was very well attended as competitors and supporters alike enjoyed the...
Emergency services are currently attempting to put out a massive forest fire in the Slieve Bloom mountains - with smoke from the blaze visible for miles in all directions.
The fire was reported on Wednesday afternoon between Kinnity and Cadamstown...
The HSE has lodged planning permission to revamp a hospital in Portlaoise.
The HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster intend to carry out extensions and alterations to St Fintan's Hospital Portlaoise which is a protected structure.
The proposed works are extensive and involve a...
This year Laois will be represented in the 2018 IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition by two entries, namely the Stradbally, Vicarstown Timahoe Activity & Wellness Hub and Killeshin.
The Competition gives communities across Ireland the opportunity to display...
Nine domestic league finals, an All-Ireland championship semi final, an All-Ireland Qualifier, a camogie championship match and a Leinster semi final.
We here are LaoisToday are going to be up to our eyes over the next five days as the...
Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a large extension and a maintenance-free garden are among some of the features in this fantastic family home in Rath Gailine in Portlaoise.
Clement Herron Real Estate is pleased to welcome this property to the sales...
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One of the most popular stages at the Electric Picnic has confirmed its line up for the festival.
Casa Bacardi is one of the liveliest spots every year and this year looks set...
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Laois 2-12 Monaghan 0-12
All-Ireland Qualifiers Round 2 2012
The last time Laois and Monaghan clashed in the championship came six years ago at Round 2 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
And incredibly, before...
It was a successful day for Castlecomer auctioneer Joseph Coogan in the auction room in recent days, when he sold a 47ac farm at Luggacurren in Co Laois for €587,000.
The sale price achieved almost €12,500 per acre.
Located 11km from...
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Rathleague was a buzz of hurling, camogie and football as the Cúl camps kick into full swing.
160 children - from U-6s right up to U-12s received some all-star coaching, and even...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Rev Bro Padraig McDonald ...
Here are all the latest golf results from around the clubs.
RATHDOWNEY GOLF CLUB
Open week Festival of Golf Classic
1st Billy Harte (11), Pierce Harte (11), Norah Harte (20), Marie Harte (28) 95pts
2nd Jim Delaney (18), Sean Stapleton (20), Ollie Stapleton...
Donncha Phelan's Laois minor footballers have qualified for Satuday's Leinster championship semi final following tonight's results.
Defeat to Kildare last week meant that Laois needed a favour from the Lillywhites to reach the final four of the competition.
They took on...
Glamorous grannies, bonny babies, fancy dress and tug-of-war were just some of the attractions at the Festival of the Mountain in Rosenallis on Sunday afternoon.
There was something for everyone at annual festival, helped greatly by the fine weather and...
A principal to replace the retiring Aine O’Neill in St Fergal’s in Rathdowney has been announced.
Dominic McEvoy has been appointed to take up the post, it was confirmed recently.
He recently worked as the director of Kildare Education Centre. Prior...
A Laois Ladies footballer has been nominated for the Women's Gaelic Player Association's Player of the Month.
Emma Lawlor, who plays for St Paul's and both Laois minor and intermediate teams, received the nomination today.
Emma scored a magnificent one goal...
Laois has bucked the trend of falling birth rates with the hospital in Portlaoise being one of only two in the country to show an increase in births last year.
Births in Midlands Retional Hospital Portlaoise went up from 1,485...
Bargain hunters rejoice - your calls to try find the cheapest ice-creams have been answered.
One Laois newsagents has the second cheapest 99s in the entire country.
With temperatures set to rise into the low 30s this week, the humble 99...
The first round of the club camogie championship got underway last night as last year's county finalists O'Moores and Camross played in Rosenallis while The Harps and St Brigid's faced off in Rathdowney.
Camross and St Brigid's came out winners...
Plans are underway for a renewable gas facility just outside Portlaoise, which will supply 100 construction jobs during its development and a further 8-10 full time.
Bord na Mona also anticipate other indirect jobs will arise from the plant in...
Irish Water has said hosepipe bans are likely to take effect in parts of Laois as well as in Kilkenny and Limerick over the coming week, and the ban may extend further to other counties.
It came into effect in...
The Anvil Inn in Portarlington is one of the most popular pubs in the region and they're currently looking for staff to join their busy team.
Part-time Kitchen Assistant
Part-time Kitchen Assistant with flexible hours is required for the Anvil Inn.
To...
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Laois Senior football manager John Sugrue has taken a swipe at those who believe the provincial championships should be scrapped and replaced with a tiered championship.
Laois lost the Leinster final...
Sun lovers are set to get at least another week of glorious conditions.
Met Eireann say that that the "dry, warm and settled spell will persist into the early days of next week."
Today will be another warm, dry and sunny day...
