Timahoe residents are thrilled that rubbish has been collected from bins in the village, Cllr Tom Mulhall has said.
Mulhall says that Laois County Council will now provide a regular service to Timahoe which will help maintain its scenic look.
He...
You may have become accustomed to seeing Bernard O'Shea on your TV screens every Sunday night but he is now set to appear at a local soccer club fundraiser.
Durrow Lions AFC have announced that the funnyman will be appearing on...
There’s a full schedule of games down for decision this weekend once again across all divisions in the CCFL soccer leagues.
Friday 2nd February
First-named team at home
Paddy Cotter Cup 2nd Round:
Derry Rovers A v Gallen Utd, 8.00pm
Saturday February 3rd
First-named team...
There will be a new format to the top two tiers of the Laois hurling championships following a vote at tonight's County Board meeting.
The Fixtures Review Committee received submissions from Clough-Ballacolla and Rathdowney-Errill late last year seeking to change...
Billy O'Loughlin has been confirmed as the new Laois U-20 football manager following the County Board meeting.
The former Arles-Killeen player was the choice of the selection committee to take on the new role for the coming year.
Football Board chairman...
The Portlaoise orbital route a major could be finished by the end of this year, following the announcement of €3.5 million in funding.
The funding was confirmed at the monthly meeting of Laois County Council by CEO John Mulholland.
He said...
The family of a dog who was found brutally killed in Mountrath recently have issued an appeal for information to catch those responsible.
John Kingston, from Mountrath, took to his Facebook page where he offered a reward to help catch...
A new petrol station has been given the green light in Portlaoise.
The new petrol station will be built in the Midway and will be attached to the existing food court.
Just last week, Applegreen announced that Burger King would be...
The water supply for thousands of homes in Portlaoise is no longer deemed at high risk of Cryptosporidium contamination, it has been confirmed.
The confirmation was given by Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland at the council’s monthly meeting earlier...
There was a very busy schedule of sport in the weekend gone by.
This was greatly helped as it was the first weekend of the year where the weather didn't cause too much havoc with fixtures.
The Laois footballers and hurlers...
The proposed Portlaoise Southern Relief Road - which will connect the Timahoe Road with the Abbeyleix Road - has been given a major boost with news that €3.5million has been secured to commence construction.
Laois TD and Minister for Justice...
Laois TD Sean Fleming has welcomed changes made to the Contributory Pension scheme - but says "it is far from a complete and total solution".
“Fianna Fáil has been to the forefront in calling for the anomalies in relation to...
A Laois community is in outrage and shock after a family pet was found nailed and wired to a tree on Sunday morning.
The dog is believed to have belonged to a local family and went missing from its home...
Recycling has resulted in dumping at bottle banks around Laois.
Issues came to concern since after Christmas to locals.
Local councillors are blaming the public and companies for not emptying banks quickly enough.
Councillors reported the dumping at the January meeting of...
Multiple All-Ireland final officiating referee Maurice Deegan has launched an appeal for more people in Laois to take up the whistle.
The Stradbally native says that refereeing levels in the O'Moore County are at crisis point.
He believes that this year...
Laois manager John Sugrue gambled with his team selection against Limerick on Saturday night and it worked.
The Kerry native gave league debuts to six players and Laois went on to win by nine points.
Leaving the likes of Colm Begley,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jack O’CALLAGHAN
Temperance Street, Abbeyleix, Laois / Clough Village, Laois / Kanturk, Cork
Suddenly, late of Boherard, Clough. Deeply regretted by his close friends and local community.
Reposing in the...
Laois community groups will now have the opportunity to apply for funding for instruments through the Music Capital Scheme.
This is being run by the Music Network in partnership with the Laois County Council Arts Office.
Open for applications
The Music Capital...
A former Arles-Killeen footballer is set to be put forward to become the new Laois U-20 football manager.
Billy O'Loughlin, who now plays for St Loman's in Westmeath, has been chosen by the selection committee.
Fergal Byron, Kieran Leavy and Laurence...
Who doesn't love a Moment in Time?
Most people probably are experiencing the fear of seeing old photographs of themselves in their most youthful days.
This week we go back to 2009 to Killeshin NS.
Alf Harvey went out and got photos...
Portlaoise 46 Navan 8
Towns Cup Round 1
Portlaoise got their 2018 Towns Cup campaign off to a fantastic start today as they cruised past Navan in Togher.
The game was played in cold and extremely windy conditions but Portlaoise utilized the...
Today was the first really busy Sunday of sporting action in 2018.
We had games in Ladies Football, hurling, soccer and rugby.
Our reporters were out and about to bring you all the action as it happened and here is a...
Clonaslee United 0 Stradbally Town 0 (Stradbally win 5-4 on penalties)
John Farrell Combined Counties Cup Round 3
The magic of the cup was alive and well this morning as Stradbally Town knocked a side two divisions above them out of...
Limerick 1-25 Laois 0-18
Allianz National Hurling League Division 1B
The Laois hurlers made a losing start to their Division 1B National League campaign in the Gaelic Grounds this afternoon.
Eamonn Kelly's side competed well for long periods but the concession of...
Our pick of the Top Stories of the Week ranged from news about a new large business chain setting up in Portlaoise to one Laois school napping a coveted All-Ireland title.
NEWS
New business coming to Portlaoise
Burger King is now opening...
It is an extremely busy day in the sporting world and we will do our best to keep you up to date.
Along with an extremely hectic schedule in the local soccer leagues, there is also rugby, hurling and ladies...
Cavan 2-12 Laois 0-8
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 2
The Laois ladies football went down to Cavan in the opening round of their league campaign played in Mountmellick this afternoon.
Following relegation to the intermediate championship this year, Kevin Doogue's...
Leinster Rugby Senior Ladies League
Portlaoise 56 Athy 0
Portlaoise Ladies Rugby team remain undefeated in their league after a comprehensive victory over Athy. It was a fast paced, 10 aside game which suited the Portlaoise.
The star performer on the day...
This is the first My Farming Life profile and the farmer we have chosen to kick off this new piece is Laois IFA chairman Francie Gorman.
Francie is a Spink/Ballinakill native is suckler beef and sheep farmer as well as...
A host of high-profile politicians including Tanaiste Simon Coveney and business people will speak at a Brexit forum in Laois this week.
A public meeting on Brexit will take place in the Heritage Hotel in Killenard this Thursday, February 1,...
