A Laois county delegation including Council Cathaoirleach Padraig Fleming and artist Brendon Deacy attended the ninetieth anniversary celebrations of the first ever east-to-west trans-Atlantic flight, which was co-piloted by a Laois man, in Germany last week.
Contrary to the present...
An Oaklee Housing development that will provide homes for 11 families on the housing list officially opened in Mountrath, Laois.
Oaklee Housing invested more than €1.3 million to acquire and undertake significant repair and structural work to the Cluainín estate...
Monsignor John Byrne has moved to clear up confusion over remarks attributed to him on his pride that no students in the parish are being taught in prefabs, despite the fact that pupils with additional needs continue to go...
Laois senior footballer Evan O'Carroll has been recognised for his role in UCD's Sigerson Cup win.
The Crettyard forward played an integral part in the victory which was his first title.
He is one of five UCD players named in the...
Shopping for your wedding dress can be a unique experience. Filled with emotion it can seem overwhelming trying to find “the one.”
That’s why we want to talk about how you can trust your bridal consultant.
First of all they've dressed...
The former IFA National Livestock Chairman has welcomed the news that Irish beef farmers will now have access to the largest market in the world.
Henry Burns made the comments to Midlands 103 after it was revealed that China are ready to...
With the evenings getting longer and the soccer season heading to its conclusion, there is a bumper week of games ahead.
See all of the fixtures below:
TUESDAY, APRIL 17
First-named teams at home and all games at 6.45 unless stated
Under 19...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Denis Dawson
St. Brigids Terrace, Kill West, Kill, Kildare/Wolfhill, Laois
Formerly of Wolfhill, Co. Laois. Ex C.Q.M.S. Irish Army, The Curragh Camp and Naas Apprentice Naas. Peacefully, at St....
St Paul’s NS on the Borris road was an education institution in Portlaoise for decades and many generations of children.
It was known as Portlaoise CBS at one stage in addition to St Paul’s NS and the Holy Family in...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan was among the large crowd which attended the second annual Music Generation 'Music at the Malt House' event at the weekend.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural concert it expanded to include three days...
In 2018 some one in four 25 to 34-year-olds are living with their parents in their family home.
Most don’t want to be there ... and most parents don’t want them to be there either.
The property market is in crisis....
Portlaoise U-17 rugby team are enjoying a special year and they qualified for a third final of the season on Sunday.
Before the Plate semi final, they had already reached the North Midlands area final where they will take on Naas...
Laois Open Door Theatre were due to present It was a Dark and Stormy Night in the Dunamaise Arts Centre last month - but like a lot of things it was postponed because of Storm Emma and the unprecedented...
This month marks ten years since yours truly started reporting on sporting events in Laois.
And in that time, I've witnessed probably around 100 winning captain's speeches.
The younger the victors are, the quicker and less-memorable they tend to be.
But when...
The local Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee says it is no longer practical to downgrade the hospital and has welcomed positive comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar about the hospital's future.
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that he doesn’t envision Portlaoise...
Following a recent drive, Laois GAA have secured sponsorship for the Centre of Excellence for the next three years.
Laois GAA and Laois and Offaly Education and Training Boards (LOETB) have announced an exciting new partnership agreement that will see...
The Department of Education should demolish the former St Paul's School which was set on fire in recent days as a matter of urgency, according to Deputy Brian Stanley.
The fire was the latest in a number of incidents of...
The 43rd annual People of the Year Awards took place live on RTE last night and a Laois woman was among the winners.
Following the death of her husband in 2008, Ballinakill’s Colette Byrne set up the website widow.ie in 2009,...
Here are this week’s Laois GAA fixtures.
MONDAY, APRIL 16
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 5 Group B Round 1
Slieve Margy V The Harps, 7pm
Midlands Park Hotel Under-17 Football League Division 2 Group B Rd 2
The Harps V Spink, 6.45pm
Midlands Park...
A report released this week by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) has shown the significant impact that business people who have been through the LEO run Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) programme are making.
Ahead of the National Final on...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Denis Dawson
St. Brigids Terrace, Kill West, Kill, Kildare/Wolfhill, Laois
Formerly of Wolfhill, Co. Laois. Ex C.Q.M.S. Irish Army, The Curragh Camp and Naas Apprentice Naas. Peacefully, at St....
The Heritage Council of Ireland has announced the Heritage Award Winners for 2017 - and there was a Laois recipient among the nominations.
These awards showcase the best of National Heritage Week and recognise the fantastic work of all the...
The two Laois clubs who will represent the county in the Camogie All-Ireland U-14 Feile are now known.
The Harps and O'Moore's claimed glory in their respective finals over the weekend and here is a run down on both games.
The...
A few weeks ago, we covered a piece of poetry from a young woman from Portlaoise about her town.
That poets name was Helen Byrne and she is an 18-year-old student from Rathleague in the Town.
She has since sat down...
The domestic soccer season is ticking along towards its conclusion and there are a number of Laois teams in line to win trophies.
One of these is Clover United and they moved nine points clear at the top of Division...
Camross 2-14 Abbeyleix 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1
A goal in each half from last year's minor star Oisin Bennett helped Camross to a six-point win over Abbeyleix in Camross this afternoon.
Camross were trailing by four points coming up...
Clough Ballacolla 0-15 Castletown 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1
Clough Ballacolla maintained their 100% record in this year's Division 1 campaign as they overcame a tough game at home against Castletown.
Conditions compromised what could have been a skillful display...
Emergency services are at the scene of a fire at the old Portlaoise CBS/St Paul's primary school on the Borris Road in Portlaoise after a fire was lit in the building this afternoon.
Two units of the Portlaoise Fire Brigade...
The Harps 1-7 Rathdowney-Errill 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1A
Rathdowney-Errill scored the last five points of this encounter to claim a draw against table toppers The Harps in Durrow this afternoon.
The home team had won all three of their...
For the second year running, Portlaoise and Graiguecullen will be the two football clubs that will represent Laois at the All-Ireland U-14 competition this summer.
Both sides ran out comprehensive winners in one-sided finals played at the Training Centre this...
