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...
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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...
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We're live in O'Moore Park as the new Joe McDonagh Cup kicks off this weekend.
The first round of games takes place today and Laois have home advantage in the opening round as...
It's that time of week where we trawl through Twitter to find you the best Tweets from the people of Laois.
Once again we were entertained as everything from Liverpool’s Champions League exploits, to the new Royal Baby to the...
Portlaoise 23 Navan 3
2003 Leinster Provincial Towns Cup Final
Having come up short just two seasons previous, Portlaoise came into the 2003 Towns Cup final looking to make amends.
They started as underdogs but a fired up and fiercely determined Portlaoise...
The world is mourning for Alfie Evans, a British two-year-old who this weekend passed away at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Alfie had an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease. After doctors determined it was best to take the boy off ventilation...
Despite it being a quite weekend in terms of the volume of fixtures, there is still some big games on and here are the ones to look out for.
Laois v Westmeath - 3pm, O’Moore Park
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 1
The...
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The new Joe McDonagh Cup kicks off this weekend with the first round of games taking place and Laois have home advantage in the opening round as they entertain Westmeath.
Laois finished in...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maud Dunne (née Prescott)
“The Shop” Raheen, Mountrath, Laois
Died 1st May 2018, surrounded by her loving family, predeceased by her husband Paddy. Sadly missed by her loving daughters...
Dead animals are being tipped out by the truckload along with industrial scale dumping on farmers' land.
This was a claim made by cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley at the recent Portlaoise municipal district meeting.
Cllr Dwane Stanley asked that cameras be...
The Graiguecullen footballers have claimed their first win of the season in the ACFL Division 1A as they had three points to spare over Portarlington this evening.
The result moves them two points clear of bottom side Ballylinan with five...
The third of four Laois GAA All County Clubs Members Draw was held this evening in the Laois GAA offices with the top prize of €10,000 claimed by Noel Maher from Ballaghmore on a Kyle GAA ticket.
Once again a...
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The Laois senior hurling team to play Westmeath on Saturday in the opening round of the Joe McDonagh Cup will see three Laois players make their first championship start.
Joe Phelan will be...
Catherine Scully, who worked for the Citizens Information Centre in Portlaoise, has retired.
Ms Scully served on the Board of Management for 19 years and was an incredibly popular member.
She was also chairperson of the centre for five years.
Colleague Oliver...
The May bank holiday weekend will see a plenty of classic cars and vintage tractors converge upon the Rock Inn, for the 17th Rock Inn Vintage Run and Rally.
There will be something for everyone over the course of the...
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The Laois senior hurlers are making their Joe McDonagh cup debut against Westmeath this Saturday.
While Laois and Westmeath are no strangers to each other, there will be one particular Laois face lining...
There's an old joke that compares professional soccer players to their amateur inter-county counterparts in Gaelic games.
"Retired soccer players get testimonials," it goes. "Retired GAA players play Junior 'B'."
Other GAA stars have often said in the past, "I never...
Ballybrittas woman Maylena McEvoy has made a heartfelt appeal to people to try find and return her stolen engagement ring today.
An appeal has been launched by Gardaí to find the ring, which was taken at her home in Graigavern...
The Cuisle Centre in Portlaoise is among the venues where women directly affected by the CervicalCheck controversy can have free counselling.
The Irish Cancer Society has announced emergency funding today for an additional 500 counselling sessions in 25 Irish Cancer Society-affiliated Support...
The Laois ladies senior football championship gets underway this weekend on Sunday 6 May and the question on everyone's minds is who can deny the current county champions this year.
The Mountmellick-based club are going for their first six-in-a-row but...
The Heritage Hotel & Spa, Killenard came away with - not one, two or three - but four awards at the second annual Irish Hotel Awards on Tuesday 24 April in the Heritage Hotel & Spa, Killenard.
The dedicated team...
A very special display was launched at the Dunamaise Arts Centre recently.
"Unravelling Laois" came about as part of a DEIS and Creative Ireland funder project that was run with parents in Scoil Bhride Knockmay in association with the HSCL...
The Open Evening presents an opportunity to meet both staff and students. Information will be available on the courses offered at the Centre.
People can discover the many possibilities for their career and find out about the different funding options available e.g. VTOS (Vocational Opportunities and...
The death has occurred of Maud Dunne (née Prescott), owner of 'The Shop', located beside Colt GAA Club in Raheen.
The passing of the well-known 91-year-old has been described as, "the end of an era" by those who knew her.
Mrs...
Yarnboming Mountmellick pulled off an amazing feat and scooped two top prizes at this year's Epic Awards last night, Thursday 3 May.
The Epic Awards are for voluntary UK and Irish arts groups and the Mountmellick group managed to come...
The winding roads around St Joseph's GAA club in Kellyville were busier than usual on Thursday night. And why wouldn't they be.
This was no ordinary night, no ordinary game. The tragic death of Liam Kealy at the age of...
Here’s all the Laois sporting fixtures in full for the May bank holiday weekend.
FRIDAY MAY 4
GAA
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Graiguecullen V Portarlington 7.30pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B Round 5
Arles/Killeen V Ballyroan Abbey 7.30pm
Killeshin V Emo...
The Laois hurlers begin their championship campaign this weekend when they take on Westmeath in O'Moore Park at 3pm on Saturday.
It's the first of five games in the group stages of the new Joe McDonagh Cup and for captain...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maud DUNNE (née Prescott)
"The Shop" Raheen, Mountrath, Laois
Died 1st May 2018, surrounded by her loving family, predeceased by her husband Paddy. Sadly missed by her loving daughters...
