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...
Two Rosenallis brothers are after taking the national airwaves by storm after appearing on RTÉ Radio One - not once, but twice in two weeks.
Micheal and Pauric Clear are now regular post-match pundits after being interviewed by RTÉ's Brenda...
A Laois school has earned the county’s first ever Gaelbhratach.
The Gaelbhratach flag recognises using Irish in the same way the as the green flag.
Timahoe National School will be raising the flag shortly in an event that will be attended...
Students from Portarlington recently raised over €2,000 for the Laois Alzheimers Branch following a sponsored walk.
Last September Laois Alzheimer’s had the mobile unit in the area and visited many places over the few days, meeting people and giving them...
Over 2,000 school children in Laois will benefit from the Back to School Allowance, which will be paid in just over two weeks time.
"Approximately 2,047 County Laois children are set to benefit from the Back to School Allowance," according...
Laois players "just weren't prepared" for the Leinster Final against Dublin and were let down by the County Board, Cllr Ben Brennan told the monthly meeting of Laois County Council.
His controversial comments completely contradicted the unanimous praise that went...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Esther Dunleavy (née Barry)
Hall Demense, Mountcharles, Donegal / Ballinakill, Laois
The death has occurred of Esther Dunleavy (née Barry),
Hall Demense, Mountcharles, Donegal / Ballinakill, Laois; formerly of Ballinakill,...
Calling all young camogie players - Laois camogie are holding a Rising Stars camp for all budding camogie players out there.
The camp will be held by some of the biggest names in Laois camogie - goalkeeper Laura Dunne, Rosemarie...
The 15 year delay in having an estate in Portlaoise taken in charge by the council has been labelled an embarrassment by a local councillor.
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald had a motion before the Portlaoise Municipal District seeking an update on...
A voluntary housing body is to build 34 new houses on the field behind O’Moore Place as part of the planned regeneration programme for the area, it has been confirmed.
Confirmation of the move came from a written response...
Here are all the latest golf results from around the clubs.
RATHDOWNEY GOLF CLUB
Two person team
Saturday, June 23
1st - Ned Sweeney (12), Ed Carter (14) 47pts
2nd - Kathleen Maher (14), Marian Holland (21) 46pts
3rd - Gearoid Purcell (5), Cian Purcell...
Portarlington are up to third in Division 1A of the ACFL after a seven point win over Graiguecullen this evening.
Des Cooney and Noel Coss' men have now won four games on the bounce and are just one point off...
Camross 1-16 Clough-Ballacolla 1-11
ACHL Division 1 semi-final
Camross and Clough-Ballacolla are getting well used to each other at that stage.
Last year’s thrilling county final will remain in the memory for a long time and they renewed rivalries a little over...
A range of events were held to celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg, a national day for children, on Saturday last.
Such events included art workshops, cupcake making, hair braiding, music and dance shows in both Fitzmaurice Place and the Dunamaise Arts...
House prices in Laois have remained pretty static in the county and €250,000 or so will get you a pretty impressive property.
If you budget can stretch above the €200,000 mark then you are in detached territory and likely 3/4...
Councillor John King serenaded Laois County Council with his rendition of Lovely Laois as he was elected Cathaoirleach this afternoon.
The Rathdowney councillor was elected unopposed to the position, following his nomination by Cllr Willie Aird, which was seconded by...
The long awaited opening date for the Ben Dunne Gym in Portlaoise has been announced.
The former Dunnes Stores mogul initially revealed that he would bring his franchise to Laois last year and originally set a start date of Spring...
Three ambassadors were welcomed to Laois by Cllr Padraig Fleming in the past year in addition to him marching down 5th and 6th Avenue during the New York St Patrick's Day Parade.
In his final speech as Cathaoirleach, Cllr Fleming...
Have you ever been annoyed by flies coming in the window into your home?
With the summer months, inevitably come those annoying winged insects. You don't have to let them ruin your summer - Laois Blinds & Curtains have the solution.
Fly...
The much talked about 'rural local link' bus service began in Laois on Friday June 22.
This is a pilot scheme and the first services in Emo, Mountrath and Castletown took place over the weekend.
Laois-Offaly Fine Gael TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy,...
