Over 1,600 people took to Mountmellick GAA Grounds this morning for the annual Darkness into Light event for Pieta House.
This is the seventh year that the event has taken place in Mountmellick and organisers Sue Nelson and Lisa Fox...
Hundreds gathered in the main square in Rathdowney this morning for the annual Darkness into Light event.
The annual 5km walk/run fundraising event - held in venues all over the world - was once again a huge success raising huge...
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The third of the Laois county teams to be involved in championship year are the minor hurlers.
At 4.15pm today, they will go head to head against Wexford in O’Moore Park in...
It's a big weekend of inter-county games, with both the Senior Footballers and Hurlers taking to the field in championship, while the Minor hurlers will go to battle with Wexford, and the Ladies Minors look to be crowned the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Thomas (Tommy) Fitzpatrick
Killasmeestia, Ballybrophy, Laois
Fitzpatrick, Killasmeestia, Ballybrophy, Co. Laois. May 10th 2018. Peacefully at The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Thomas (Tommy), predeceased by his brother Jeremiah. Deeply...
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A new chapter is being written in Laois football, as John Sugrue takes his charges to Wexford Park this evening in the hopes of securing a first round win in Leinster.
Having...
A busy Friday evening of sporting action has just concluded with games down for the decision in football, hurling and soccer.
In the Leinster Senior League, Portlaoise's push for promotion continued as they cemented third place with a 3-0 win...
After Laois's opening round loss to Westmeath, they simply have to win on Sunday against Kerry.
Eamonn Kelly's men travel to Tralee at 3pm on Sunday and must win to get back on track in the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Kerry lost...
Over 600 students and staff braved the miserable conditions for the annual Colaiste Iosagain 5km run.
This is the seventh staging of this event - meaning that the race has now been held longer than any student has been in the...
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Laois minor hurling manager Enda Lyons has called for more Games Development Officers to be made available to his adopted county.
Kiltormer native Lyons, who lives in Ballyfin, has been centrally involved in...
Last week, we brought you the news that a new bakery was planned for Portlaoise.
It provoked a huge reaction - primarily because the new establishment was to be set up in the place where an old one had previously...
16 year old Alice Carew stunned fellow students, teachers and VIP guests with her project LULLS at the Student Enterprise National Finals held at Croke Park.
LULLS is a device to lessen the negative impact of sound sensitivity for people with...
Organisers of this year's National Junior Baking Competition are looking for young baking stars from Laois to enter the highly prestigious competition.
This year's competition theme is 'Lemon Drizzle Cake'.
The winner of the national competition will win a €1,000 bursary...
Heavy rainfall earlier today has already begun to cause the cancellation of local sports fixtures.
Due to the bad weather, the Downey’s Nissan Laois Athletics Track and Field Championships are cancelled tonight.
Alternative arrangements will be announced shortly.
Many had hoped that...
Yes, you read that correctly. There has been 76 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Laois since January of this year.
€47,700 has been spent by the Department of the Environment to clean up the astronomical mess in Laois.
Erwin Cobbe, who...
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For the second year in a row, Stephen Attride will skipper the Laois senior footballers in the Leinster championship.
The Killeshin man has been named to start at wing back and he...
Here is this weekend's sports fixtures:
FRIDAY, MAY 11
GAA
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Round 5
Portlaoise V Abbeyleix St Lazarians 7.30pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1A Round 5
Rathdowney Errill V Ballyfin 7.30pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 4 Round 3
Rosenallis V...
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The Laois minor hurlers begin their Leinster championship campaign on Saturday.
Enda Lyons' men will face Wexford in Innovate Wexford Park at 4.30pm and LaoisToday will be there to bring you all...
A meeting with landowners is needed to determine what is causing mass flooding on the road at Killroy, Stradbally.
These were the sentiments echoed at the recent Graiguecullen-Portarlington municipal district meeting.
Councillor Tom Mulhall said, "I don't believe and they ...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Julia Bergin (née Fizpatrick)
Fearagh, Ballacolla, Laois
Bergin (nee Fitzpatrick) Fearagh, Ballacolla, Co. Laois May 10th 2018 Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Julia, beloved wife of the late...
We had a full round of fixtures in the ACFL Division 1B this evening.
The two teams who started the evening in the relegation places, Rosenallis and Crettyard, went head to head where the former collected their first win of...
O'Dempsey's 1-3 St Joseph's 2-17
ACFL Division 1A
In a repeat of last year's Division 1A final, it was St Joseph's who powered from start to finish to end with a 17 point victory of a disappointing O'Dempsey's side.
Michael Keogh was...
Portlaoise 0-10 Graiguecullen 2-9
ACFL Division 1A
Graiguecullen lifted themselves out of the relegation zone as they picked up a second successive win this evening.
Padraig Clancy's men travelled to Rathleague this evening and inflicted just a second defeat upon Malachy McNulty's...
We had a number of games down for decision in the top two Divisions of the football league.
Three games in Division 1A and four in Division 1B.
With most of the county players unavailable to their respective clubs ahead of...
Ballylinan 1-6 Stradbally 1-12
ACFL Division 1A
Stradbally recovered from their ten goal humiliation against Portlaoise last time by defeating Ballylinan this season.
Barney Maher's charges were in control of this one from around the tenth minute with veteran forward Colm Kelly...
Members of Midland Utd Powerchair football team held an open training session in Camross Community Centre recently.
Camross native Seán Cuddy is part of the team and he was there to demonstrate the skills on the game.
In this form of...
Twenty-five years ago today, one of Portlaoise GAA much loved members sadly passed away.
Bill Phelan, who was aged just 50 when he died, was one of the club's most popular members.
Portlaoise's club grounds off the Abbeyleix Road in the town,...
The Heath men’s rounders team started their quest for four in a row All Ireland titles with an impressive victory over newcomers Sean Connolly’s last Saturday morning in Longford.
After a nervy started from both teams the game was level...
This is a remarkably selfless act.
Dennis Tynan has been writing a poem a day since May 12 2017 to raise awareness and funds for Mental Health Ireland.
The Portlaoise man has raised €3,845 so far and hopes to reach his...
Last month, our columnist Fr Paddy Byrne used his column to urge people to vote No it the upcoming Referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
In a response to that we publish the below from Laois women Gearóidín McEvoy who is...
