What sort of a county would you be if you got to a final and you didn’t have a song?
Twelve-year-old Ross Molloy from Stradbally has answered his county's call and has wrote and performed a new song for the...
It was a very good day for the various Laois based players representing the Midlands and Carlow at the Kennedy Cup.
This is the premier soccer tournament for U-14 boys in Ireland and is taking place in Limerick this week.
Friday...
If you're looking for somewhere to bring the family this weekend, look no future than county Laois.
Between teddy bear's picnics, family fun days, cake sales, Fetes and Medley days - there's somewhere for everyone to burn off that summer...
News has emerged this afternoon that Laois nursing home is set to expand.
Kilminchy Lodge has been granted permission from the local authority to add more than 1,000 square metres in new bedrooms and service areas.
The Portlaoise complex is is a...
Laois have received a massive boost this morning with the news that Dublin keeper Stephen Cluxton is set to miss the Leinster final.
Pat Nolan of the Mirror reports that Cluxton will be out for at least four weeks following the...
The new Cathaoirleach (chairperson) and Leas Cathaoirleach (vice-chairperson) of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting have been chosen.
Councillor Paddy Bracken is the new Cathaoirleach while cllr Seamus McDonald takes on the role of Leas Cathaoirleach.
The two Fianna Fáil cllrs were...
After all the glorious weather of the last number of weeks, we endured a bad night on the weather front.
Storm Hector battered Ireland last night with strong winds and driving rain.
While Laois escaped the worst of it, people in...
Last Sunday, Laois reached their first Leinster senior football championship final since 2007 by defeating neighbours Carlow.
However, the win came at a massive cost as their captain, Stephen Attride, suffered a simply horrific injury.
With the game deep in injury...
Laois has one of the lowest average personal injuries awards per capita in the country over the past 10 years, figures show.
Personal injury awards in Laois came to just 163 per 10,000 people over a ten year period....
Laois firefighters have been called out to almost 240 emergencies from January to May this year.
The county's busy fire and rescue service went to 238 emergencies since the start of the year up to May 19.
These incidents included 146...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
James (Jim) Gorman
Boolinarrig, Birr, Offaly / Rosenallis, Laois
James (Jim) Gorman, Ealga Lodge, Shinrone, formerly Boolinarrig, Birr, (Rosenallis, Co. Laois). Deeply regretted by his nieces and nephews, brother-in-law...
For many Laois supporters, being in a Leinster final is like Christmas coming early, and Jack Nolan is selling all the festive presents you could ever need.
Hats, banners, scarfs and headbands - you won't need to go up to...
The 2019 Local Elections are less than a year away - and the changes to the various areas have been announced by the government's Boundary Committee.
Laois has been left largely unchanged - with the same three Municipal Districts of...
Leading female business minds from across Laois were celebrated at the Businesswoman of the Year awards which was organised by Network Ireland Laois Branch.
It took place in the beautiful surroundings of Castle Durrow recently.
Guests were treated to a drinks...
The premier soccer tournament for U-14 boys in Ireland is taking place in Limerick this weekend.
And there is a healthy number of Laois based players competing with both the Midlands and Carlow teams.
The group stages of the competition concluded...
With week one of the leaving cert 2K18 down - was I not delighted to see Eileen Ní Chuilleanáin make an appearance.
No word of a lie the entire classroom sounded like a nest of snakes with the hisses of...
Laois U-20 football manager Billy O'Loughlin has named his team for the must win game against Meath on Saturday.
Billy O’Loughlin’s men are in a difficult group – with Kildare, Wicklow and Meath.
This afternoon they are in Pairc Tailteann to...
Brought to you in association with Expert Laois
Electric Picnic welcomes a slice of the Caribbean once again as Trenchtown announces over 50 acts, a new stage and more.
Exotic cuisine, tropical cocktails, blue mountain coffee, interactive drum & dance workshops...
The Laois Hunt know how to do things in style and that was certainly the case on Tuesday evening when they launched their annual Stradbally Family Fair and National Hound Show in the stunning surroundings of Stradbally Hall.
The event...
The scenario is a very simple one for the Laois minor hurlers on Saturday against Offaly in Tullamore.
Enda Lyons' young side must win to reach the Leinster semi final and anything less than that will see them out.
Laois were...
Rent in Laois is growing at a faster rate than any other county.
According to the most recent Residential Tenancies Board Rent Index Report, the cost of leasing a home in Laois has increased by almost 10 percent in the...
Tributes have been paid to the late John O’Shea, a retired garda and father of comedian Bernard O’Shea who passed to his eternal reward on June 8.
The Kerry native, who lived on the Swan Road in Durrow, was...
Home and Away is one of Ireland's most watched shows - and you may have spotted a few familiar faces during the its ad breaks in recent days.
Four Laois camogie players swapped their camans for cameras and are starring...
Elderly tenants of Laois County Council are set to receive new homes in Stradbally.
Brookhaven Healthcare and Cluid Housing are providing six new homes to retired people in the Droimnín Retirement Village in Stradbally.
Chief Executive of Brookhaven Healthcare Gearóid Brennan...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bridget (Bridie) Courtney (née Phelan)
Elm Mount, Dublin / Mountrath, Laois
The death has occurred of Bridget Bridie Courtney (nee Phelan) - late of Elm Mount and Mountrath, Co....
Portlaoise man Eoin Keenan has joined the illustrious Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia.
Keenan makes the move from Louisiana State University of Alexandria to play hooker as a Junior in college.
Eoin explained the move: "I was looking at a...
Another hectic day on the sporting front has come to an end.
Down in Limerick, there were a number of Laois lads involved with the Midlands and Carlow squads at the Kennedy Cup.
They concluded their respective group stages and the...
The picturesque and immaculately prepared surroundings of Rathdowney Golf Course was the venue for the Annual Rathdowney-Errill GAA Club Golf Classic which took place on Friday/Saturday last.
A total of forty-five teams did battle, some travelling from as far away...
Portlaoise will host the midlands' largest comic convention - Comic Con, featuring a host of renowned artists and illustrators during the Old Fort Quarter Festival in June.
The event will bring a host of fun, top Irish comic creators,...
There's another date for Laois GAA fans to mark in their calendars as Laois GAA's annual Golf Classic takes place on Friday July 6.
Portarlington Golf Club will be hosting the event for members of the public and panelists on...
