Another Bank Holiday is almost at an end and if we get another one like this weather wise this year, we will be very happy.
Anyway, there were a number of games down for decision today.
In the afternoon, the Laois...
Well what a night that was!
Camross native Grainne Hogan was crowned Laois Rose at the selection night at the Midlands Park Hotel on Sunday evening.
Described by MC Ollie Turner as 'The most glamorous farmer in the country', Grainne was...
There was disappointment for the two Laois soccer clubs who were in cup action today.
In Carlow, Killeshin were bidding to win the Keating Memorial Premier Cup.
The side, managed by Michael Dargan, were up against Parkville United - a side...
Gardai are appealing for information following an incident in Portarlington overnight.
Gardai say there was a road traffic collision on Portlaoise Road/Foxcroft Street in Portarlington on Sunday morning.
The incident is reported to have happened around 2am.
A white van, possibly a Combi/Caddy...
Laois 1-12 Longford 0-11
Leinster Minor Football Championship Round 1
Laois had to survive a dramatic late comeback from Longford to claim a valuable win in the first round of the Leinster championship this afternoon.
Donncha Phelan's charges looked odds on for...
The big day has arrived for the Laois minor footballers.
After months of preparation, the time has come as the first round of the Leinster championship is here.
Laois face Longford in the first round of this new reformatted championship.
They will...
At the turn of the Millennium, there was a particular obsession with marking the end of a century and the turn of a thousand years.
Portlaoise ARCH (Association of Recreational Clubs for the Handicapped) was no exception as they got...
In less than three weeks, the country will go to the polls for another referendum as we’re asked to vote on the hugely emotive issue of the 8th Amendment.
Yes campaigners are seeking to give women the right to choose...
Portlaoise CBS 1-8 St Louis Kilkeel (Down) 1-11
2004 All-Ireland College's Senior 'B' Football Championship Final
Around this time 14 years ago, a star-studded Portlaoise CBS team went in search of All-Ireland glory.
Players like Darren Maher, Denis Booth, Cathal Óg Greene,...
The second of the Laois county teams to be involved in championship action this Bank Holiday weekend are the minor footballers.
At 2pm today, they will go head to head against Longford in O'Moore Park in the first round of...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sr. Mary Laurance Culleton
Limetree, Portarlington, Laois
Sr. Mary Laurance, Little Sisters of the Poor. Died in Glascow, Scotland. Predeceased by her brothers. Sadly missed by her community, her...
The Laois Rose for 2018 is Grainne Hogan.
Grainne, who was hailed, “The most glamorous farmer in the country,” from MC Ollie Turner, was sponsored by Sheeran's Pub, Coolrain, who have a history of producing successful Rose applicants over the years.
Former...
This is it. After weeks of preparation, going through interviews, turning up to lunches, meets and greets, public events - the Laois Rose hopefuls have finally arrived at the night where they will find out which one of them...
Good evening and welcome!
The road to Tralee in August starts here. One lucky girl will be crowned the 2018 Laois Rose tonight in the Midlands Park Hotel and will represent the county at the famous international festival in Tralee...
Killeshin FC have a cup final to look forward to tomorrow after they got the better of Celtic Stars 1-0 in the Carlow Premier League Keating Cup semi-final on Friday night.
Their opponents will be Tullow side Parkville Utd, who...
The Laois minor footballers will embark on their Leinster championship campaign at home to Longford on Monday.
Manager Donncha Phelan knows exactly what it takes to be successful at this level - having won an All-Ireland as a player in...
Rathdowney-Errill kept their semi-final hopes alive in ACHL Division 1 thanks to a five-point win over a previously unbeaten Clough-Ballacolla side in Errill today.
Rathdowney-Errill were 1-21 to 2-13 winners - a result that moves them onto five points after...
Laois senior ladies football championship
The ladies senior football championship got underway with four out of the sixth sides playing this weekend.
In an unprecedented structure, no team was relegated from the senior championship last year. This means that six teams; Portlaoise,...
NEWS
Ooh-err
An, eh hem, exclusive ‘sex party’ has been planned for a country house in Laois
Good news for Portlaoise
Great news for the town as plans have been announced to turn a former toy store into a bakery
Thriving businesses all over...
It's fair to say the Brigidine Convent was something of an institution in Mountrath, with the Brigidine Sisters having an association with the town that goes back over 200 years.
Photographer Alf Harvey was on hand to capture their reunion...
On this week's Property Watch, we take a look at houses that are currently listed on the market for in excess of €400,000.
Each of these properties are quite large and most have relatively large gardens attached.
The five locations are...
The Laois minor footballers begin their Leinster championship campaign on Monday.
Donncha Phelan's men will face Longford in O'Moore Park at 2pm and LaoisToday will be there to bring you all the action as it happens.
But ahead of that, here...
We bring you job opportunities this week in a diverse range of businesses – including a number of jobs in the Stradbally Fayre restaurant, a chef's position in the Kitchen Café in Rathdowney, a Marketing Manager in Beechfield Healthcare...
Brought to you in association with Hanlon Kitchens
After defeat in the first round of the Joe McDonagh cup against Westmeath, manager Eamonn Kelly hopes the Laois senior hurlers can pick themselves up for next week's game against Kerry.
"We don't...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sr. Mary Laurance Culleton
Limetree, Portarlington, Laois
Sr. Mary Laurance, Little Sisters of the Poor. Died in Glascow, Scotland. Predeceased by her brothers. Sadly missed by her community, her...
Anti-social behaviour or even an arson attack could happen at the site of a former bank in Portarlington unless the building in secured.
The warning was given by councillor Aidan Mullins as he called for action at the derelict AIB...
It was a scorcher of a day out there and there were a number of matches down for decision.
The day began disappointingly as the Laois hurlers lost in the Joe McDonagh Cup.
However, there were a number of exciting club...
Portlaoise 1 Maynooth University 0 (after extra time)
LSL Lummy O’Reilly Cup Semi Final
This game looked destined for a penalty shootout, with both sides unable to break the deadlock for over 110 minites. A seemingly harmless corner caused havoc with...
Brought to you in association with Hanlon Kitchens
There was immense disappointment in O'Moore Park this afternoon as the Laois hurlers lost out in Round 1 of the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Eamonn Kelly's men went down by 2-21 to 1-21 and...
Laois 1-21 Westmeath 2-21
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 1
Laois have made a losing start in Round 1 of the Joe McDonagh Cup as they went down by three points to Westmeath in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Laois are now firmly on...
