Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mark Locker
Stonehall, Newport, Tipperary/Limerick /Laois
Mark Locker (Stonehall, Newport, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Swansea, Wales. Late of Aggreko Ireland, Portlaoise). October 8th 2024, peacefully at Milford Care Centre.
Beloved husband of...
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Emergency services are currently on the scene of a fire on a road near the Portlaoise Plaza off the M7.
A blaze broke out this evening on a road near the popular fast food and filling station.
It is understand that...
There were smiles all around this morning as Laois students were among the thousands who received their Junior Cert results.
In Portlaoise CBS, it was a real twin affair with three sets of them opening their envelopes this morning.
The Dunne...
13 community projects in Laois will share €575,415 under the CLÁR programme to support the development of sports and outdoor facilities in the County.
The projects will include playgrounds, astro-turf pitches, walkways, a ball wall, the purchase of equipment and more.
The...
Laois County Council has secured a three-year contract with a leading social enterprise to recycle mattresses from the council’s only civic amenity site.
Collaboration with Bounce Back Recycling (BBR) will play a vital role in reducing the amount of bulky...
There are set to be some very familiar faces gracing your TV screens later this week.
The second episode of the second season of The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In TV show will air on RTE 2 this Thursday...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to bring to the market 32 acres of prime arable land with an old derelict cottage at Morette, Emo, Co. Laois.
These lands will be sold by Online Auction on Friday, November 15 at 3pm via...
Portarlington go in search of a fourth Laois senior football title in five years this Sunday in O'Moore Park when they take on Portlaoise in this season's Laois Shopping Centre SFC Final.
Having ended a 20-year wait in 2021 when...
While last weekend was a hurling weekend, there was some football action also.
On Friday, the Laois Shopping Centre Junior 'B' Football Championship was down for decision with Stradbally seeing off Rosenallis.
While at the same time, Park-Ratheniska defeated The Heath...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patricia Bergin (née Grace)
Castlegrogan, Errill, Laois/Toomevara, Tipperary
Patricia Bergin (née Grace), Castlegrogan, Errill, Co. Laois and formerly Blean, Toomevara, Co. Tipperary, October 7th. 2024, peacefully at home in the presence of...
Borris-Kilcotton manager Paudie Bourke says that his side were very relieved to get the better of Ballinakill on Saturday.
Speaking after his side hung on to claim glory, Bourke explained how county final wins have to be earned.
He said: "It's...
In the lead up to Sunday's county final, Clough-Ballacolla captain Aidan Corby described hurling as a 'religion' in his part of the world.
But somewhere along the way, a little bit of football or soccer must have crept in, as...
Clough-Ballacolla claimed the Bob O'Keeffe Cup once again on Sunday as they defeated Rathdowney-Errill in the final.
It was a first for Willie Hyland as manager after winning six on the field as a player.
Speaking afterwards, Hyland said that the...
Borris-Kilcotton captain PJ Scully was full of praise for his defenders after his side claimed Premier IHC glory on Saturday.
While his goals proved crucial in the win over Ballinakill, the forward was quick to point to the work of...
“Farming is pretty much the same everywhere you go" - Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man working in Kentucky’s agricultural industry, running a business called Rubisco Seeds.
He established Rubisco Seeds in 2009 to identify and supply high yielding canola (00...
Franklin, Tennessee has been Laois's 'Sister City' since the twinning agreement was signed in March 2008.
The Agreement commits both parties to work together to explore new and creative opportunities to promote trade, commerce and tourism for their mutual benefit.
It...
A bumper weekend of hurling finals ended with Clough-Ballacolla lifting the Laois SHC for the fourth time in the last five years.
That came less than 24 hours after Borris-Kilcotton had gotten their hands on the Premier IHC title.
Abbeyleix and Mountmellick...
Portarlington and Portlaoise will go centre stage in O'Moore Park this Sunday with the clubs meeting in both the senior and minor finals.
But there's also plenty of other significant football action. Ballyfin and Ballylinan meet in the senior relegation...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marie Hogan (née Higgins)
Stillbrook, Mountrath, Laois
Marie Hogan (nee Higgins), Stillbrook, Mountrath and formerly of Coolrain and Cedar Inn Mountrath. October 7th, 2024. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family.
Daughter...
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Laois Ladies Football U-16 'B' Final
It may have looked an unusual fixture on paper but the young girls of Park-Ratheniska and Mountrath played out a thrilling Laois U-16 'B' ladies football final in Annanough this evening...
A priest jumping out of an airplane was always going to grab attention and so it proved for Fr David Vard, the parish priest for Stradbally, Vicarstown and Timahoe, who led a motley crew of parishioners in a Sky...
The Government need to look at ways of incentivising young people to stay, live and work in Ireland.
One way of doing this would be to abolish the USC (Universal Social Charge) tax for people under the age of 30.
That...
Pressure continues to mount on the Government to put measures in place that would control Ticketmaster's "exclusionary" practices.
This has been a hot topic among politicians, the media and the public in the wake of the recent Oasis concerts announced...
The main event of the Laois Hurling Championship took place on Sunday with Clough-Ballacolla tackling Rathdowney-Errill in the Senior Hurling Championship final.
It was the curtain raiser that will probably live longer in the memory of neutrals in attendance however,...
Clough-Ballacolla claimed the Bob O'Keeffe Cup for the fourth time in the last five seasons following victory in O'Moore Park yesterday.
Willie Hyland's charges were six point winners over Rathdowney-Errill to claim their 12th title in all and their seventh...
There were wild scenes of celebration as Castletown claimed the Laois Minor A Hurling Championship title yesterday.
John Lyons' charges became the first team from the club to claim 'A' glory since 2015.
In one of the highest quality games that...
The Laois senior and minor hurling championships concluded for 2024 with two great finals in O'Moore Park.
For the fourth time in five years, Clough-Ballacolla were crowned champions at the expense of Rathdowney-Errill.
We look back on the game and hear...
Saturday saw the conclusion of the Laois Shopping Centre Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Borris-Kilcotton were crowned champions after seeing off Ballinakill.
Following the final, we spoke to captain PJ Scully and manager Paudie Bourke.
The Laois Intermediate hurling final between Mountmellick and...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Doheny
Portlaoise Road, Mountrath, Laois
John passed away peacefully on the 5th October 2024, surrounded by his loving family, and in the care of staff at Tallaght Hospital Dublin.
Beloved husband of...
