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Spring finally came for the CCFL this weekend in the region as many of the matches scheduled were able to go ahead for the first time in weeks.
Here are all of the CCFL results for Saturday February 17.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY...
Laois man Robbie Campion is doing what he loves for a living. He has been a member of the successful folk group The Kilkennys for 16 years and this year they were awarded International Folk band of the Year...
Laois horse Our Duke has seen its odds cut for the Cheltenham Gold Cup following an impressive win in Gowran Park this afternoon.
The Jessica Harrington-trained horse, owned by the Cooper Family Syndicate from Coolrain, is now into 10/1 -...
Top Tweets
The Top Tweets around Laois this week were about the tragic Florida school schooling, match fixtures and illegal dumping.
So strange that Kinder Eggs are banned in America to protect children but some lunatic can still pick up an...
Business runs in Billy Telford's family. The renowned family business, Telford's, has been existence since 1885 and still operates in Mountrath and Portlaoise.
Billy has used the business knowledge passed down to him coupled with his own experience to set...
Laois will be hoping to have the first win of the league this weekend, when they take on a team that they usually have enough to overcome. Antrim are also a part of the new tier two championship, and...
Over 200 people gathered for this year's Laois Junior Hunt Ball on Friday night.
Hundreds of teenagers from across the county and further afield were in the Castle Arms Hotel in Durrow for the annual ball.
Aged between 15 and 18,...
Lent brings with it a time of cutting back, which includes fasting and alms-giving. Lent in the Northern Hemisphere coincides with the Season of Spring.
These days are hope-filled offering us invitation to enjoy brighter mornings and longer evenings. This...
There will be a very special soccer tournament in Portlaoise this Sunday.
Five teams from across the Midlands will travel to Laois to take part in the first ever 'Football For All' competition to be held here.
The Football For All...
The Harps have been dealt a blow ahead of the 2018 season and their bid to return to the senior ranks with highly-regarded defender Pakie Flynn transferring to Dublin club Oliver Plunketts.
Flynn, who represented Laois at underage level and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Connolly (née Rodgers)
New Mills, Mountmellick, Laois / Kildare
Deeply regretted by her loving husband Hugh, sister Mona, sister-in-law Mary, brothers-in-law Denis, John and Michael, nieces, nephews, relatives...
Cha Dwyer and Mark Kavanagh have been named on the Laois hurling team for Saturday night's Allianz Hurling League game at home to Antrim.
They represent the two changes to the starting team from the one beaten by Galway two...
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Five Laois men have All-Ireland medals in their back pockets following a stunning display in Dublin this afternoon.
O'Dempsey's Shane Nerney, Killeshin's Evan Lowry and Graiguecullen trio of...
Laois TD Sean Fleming has said he is pleased that Laois is now on the IDA map as a location for future investment and job creation.
"I was pleased to have arranged a meeting in Portlaoise (today) which was attended by...
Two young ladies Gaelic footballers from Laois have received scholarships.
The pair are two of just four girls who were selected for the accolade by Leinster LGFA at their Convention a number of weeks ago.
One of the recipients was Maeve Phelan who...
Mountrath will be alive with Irish legends this St Patrick’s Day as Tir Na Og, the Irish Rugby team and even Mrs Brown are set to be honoured in this years parade.
The Mountrath Parade Committee are determined to make...
A young man in his 20s has died in a workplace accident at a factory yesterday evening.
The incident happened at Kildare Chilling Company on the Dublin Road near Kildare Town.
The man is believed to be a Moldovan national who...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says the new Project Ireland 2040 plan is good news for Portlaoise.
The Laois TD says there will be a new pilot regeneration plan for Portlaoise, a multi-million euro investment in a new courthouse facility...
Portlaoise has lost out to Athlone which is to be unveiled later as the ‘capital of the midlands’’, according to reports this morning.
Project Ireland 2040 is set to be officially launched later this afternoon in Sligo.
It now appears that...
There has been a stabbing incident in Portarlington this morning.
Gardai say the incident have occurred this morning.
A Garda spokesman says that one male was stabbed a number of times.
However, his injuries are reported to be non-life threatening.
Gardai confirmed that...
Members of Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority are due in Laois today.
Martin Shanahan and Julie Sinnamon are meeting with local TDs and council officials to discuss how to boost the number of jobs in the county.
One of...
Laois minor football manager Donncha Phelan has named a 35-player panel for the season ahead.
A total of 16 clubs are represented and Portarlington lead the way with five players.
St Paul's-The Rock actually have six representatives in total but they...
The college football season will come to an end this weekend and there will be considerable Laois interest in a number of games.
The showpiece event of the weekend is the Sigerson Cup final and there will be two Laois...
There was a proposal to ban the planting of trees in graveyards around Laois at February's Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District meeting on Thursday morning.
The proposed ban was brought about after Cllr James Kelly raised the problem that surrounded the entrance...
There is good news for residents living near Kilmullan in Portarlington as substantial funding has been allocated to improve a road which has been the scene of a number of accidents lately.
A man was killed on the R420 at Killamullan...
There was a star-studded line up and a whole hosts of guests at a Brexit forum held in the Heritage Hotel in Killenard recently.
The speakers included Tanaiste Simon Coveney, MEP Mairead McGuinness, Ciaran Finane from Finline Furniture, IFA Director General...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Lillian Bentley (née Ridgeway)
The Rock, Mountmellick, Laois
Formerly of Garryhinch, died peacefully in the arms of her loving family. Wife of the late Noel and predeceased by her...
Laois County Council have been called to seek funding from the Department of the Environment to combat 'disgraceful' dumping in Laois bogs.
Cllr John King says that there is a serious problem of rubbish being dumped in Lismurragh, Deegan and...
