The two men who were viciously assaulted with hurls in Laois two weeks ago say they believe they were the victims of a homophobic assault.
Collie Aquino Teixeira McQuillan and Gui A McQuillan suffered facial injuries after they were set upon...
FRIDAY JUNE 29
SATURDAY JUNE 30
Woodenbridge Paddlers River Festival
Woodenbridge Paddlers are celebrating 20 years, starting in The Woodenbridge at 2pm. The day features a 20 year photograph exhibition, kayaking, canoe polo, rafting, pony rides, sheep dog trails, sheep shearing fishing...
One Laois man is ready to go for All-Ireland glory in Croke Park this weekend.
Mountrath man Paddy Carroll will be representing not Laois - but his adopted home of Wesmeath - as they they take on Carlow in the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Br. Donal Donoghue
De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Laois/Glenflesk, Kerry
Br. Donal Donoghue, De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and late of Loo Bridge, Glenflesk, Co. Kerry....
Following the tremendous success of their last production Rock of Ages in the Dunamaise Theatre, Portlaoise Musical Society were awarded two nominations in the Amateur Irish Musical Society (AIMS) Awards which were held in Killarney over the weekend.
A large...
A River Barrow tributary needs its banks repaired as the condition of the banks of the River Douglas is deteriorating.
Cllr John Moran gave the warning at the latest Graiguecullen Portarlington municipal district meeting, and asked Laois County Council to...
Parents' behaviour during drop off and pick up times is part of the problem at school car parks, according to a senior engineer at Laois County Council.
Senior Executive Engineer for the Mountmellick/Borris-in-Ossory municipal district, Mr Paul McLoughlin, was responding...
Another very busy night on the GAA front has come to an end.
The Laois minors need Kildare to defeat Longford next week to advance to the Leinster semi finals after they were heavily beaten tonight.
Elsewhere, there were a host...
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Laois 1-6 Kildare 5-10
Leinster Minor Football Championship Round 4
The Laois minor footballers hopes of reaching the Leinster championship semi finals suffered a severe blow as the lost out to Kildare...
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The Laois minor footballers will be looking to reach the Leinster semi finals when they face Kildare this evening.
At 7.30pm today, they will go head to head against their opponents...
Parts of Laois have been recorded at temperatures of 29 degrees, making it the hottest area in the midlands.
Met Eireann have a Status Yellow high temperature warning in place across the country, but Carlow weatherman Alan O'Reilly said yesterday...
Sometimes, you can't imagine a town without a certain shop being in it.
This is certainly the case for Simpson's Gala in Stradbally, and the well-known shop and bakery is marking their 20th birthday in style this Friday, June 29.
To...
Woodenbridge Paddlers are celebrating 20 years of existence in style with their Woodenbridge Fest on Saturday, June 30.
Events kick off at the Woodenbridge at 2pm. The day features a 20 year photograph exhibition, kayaking, canoe polo, rafting, pony rides,...
A host of Laois schools have received a prestigious award this afternoon.
Eight Laois primary schools have won Science Foundation Ireland Discover Science and Maths Awards.
The following schools won:
Naomh Padraig National School
Doire Liam Oig
Rosenallis
Co Laois
Laois
Scoil Fionntáin Naofa
Abbeyleix
Portlaoise
Co Laois
Laois
Rosenallis National School
Rosenallis
Co...
We're edging ever closer to July and that means silverware will soon be handed out.
The hurling and football leagues are almost at a conclusion with most of them now at final or semi-final stage.
Relegation is decided is most cases...
The Irish Cancer Society are looking for volunteer drivers in Laois to collect cancer patients from their homes. These drivers will drive patients to their chemotherapy appointments in Dublin and Tullamore, as part of the Society’s Volunteer Driver Service.
This...
The popular fast food outlet Burger King will no longer be coming to Portlaoise.
Burger King was set to open in a unit in the Midway Food Court at the M7 at Togher, but this is no longer happening.
Instead, a...
The journey from New Zealand to Portlaoise is a less-travelled one but Norah Deay has set up home in the town in recent times.
An experienced author, personal assistant and office manager, she has her own business as a virtual...
A Laois GAA club have moved to distance themselves from comments made about the Laois senior football team by a local county councillor.
Cllr Ben Brennan, who is a former chairman of the Crettyard club, hit out at Laois's Leinster...
A parcel of Laois land of just over 8 acres of land sold for €123,000 last week.
The land at Ballydavis, The Heath, was sold at public auction by Matt Dunne & Associates at an auction in the Keadeen Hotel...
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The Laois minor footballers will be looking to reach the Leinster semi finals when they face Kildare this evening.
At 7.30pm today, they will go head to head against their opponents...
A new request to remove ESB pole blocking the sightline of drivers at a Timahoe corner for years has been sent into Laois County Council.
Cllr Paschal McEvoy asked for an update at the June meeting of the Graiguecullen Portarlington...
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Laois Ladies pulled off a remarkable comeback to reach Leinster final two weeks ago and manager Kevin Doogue has full of praise for his side's hard-earned win over Wexford to land their...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Br. Donal Donoghue
De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Laois / Glenflesk, Kerry
Br. Donal Donoghue, De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and late of Loo Bridge, Glenflesk,...
Stradbally's second team have forced a playoff in Division 3 of the league after comprehensively defeating Killeshin tonight.
Stradbally trailed by 0-9 to 0-2 at half time but produced a stunning second half comeback.
They scored five second half goals and...
The Old Fort Quarter Festival in Portlaoise received enthusiastic praise for its success over the weekend, at the monthly meeting of Laois County Council.
And as the brilliant photographs by PhotobombTom show, the weekend was blessed with glorious sunshine.
The event...
The Laois minor football team to face Kildare tomorrow night has been named.
Manager Donncha Phelan has made five changes to the team which drew with Carlow a few weeks ago.
Mikey Bennett returns to the team at full back with...
Ava O'Connor brought home a silver medal to Emo at the Tailteann Games in Santry, Dublin, on Saturday June 23.
Ava moved up an age group for the games ran in a competitive field in the 1500m.
The race went off at...
O'Malley's Pub in Rathdowney was the place to be on Monday night as Cllr John King was welcomed back to his native town as the newly-elected Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council.
Friends, family members, supporters and fellow councillors were out...
Grandparents are always proud of their grandchildren no matter what they do - but this Portarlington granny is especially chuffed with the exploits of five of hers.
87-year-old Christina Bennett has five grandchildren who are representing Laois at various levels...
