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....
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...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan was among the large crowd which attended the second annual Music Generation 'Music at the Malt House' event at...
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 ......
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...
Laois Open Door Theatre were due to present It was a Dark and Stormy Night in the Dunamaise Arts Centre last month - but...
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...
The local Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee says it is no longer practical to downgrade the hospital and has welcomed positive comments from Taoiseach Leo...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
A report released this week by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) has shown the significant impact that business people who have been through the...
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....
The Heritage Council of Ireland has announced the Heritage Award Winners for 2017 - and there was a Laois recipient among the nominations.
These awards...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
NEWS
Scam
The week began with a sophisticated phone scam using a local number.
Report of gun seizure
There was shock in Portlaoise after reports of a gun...
The Heath 0-9 Portlaoise 2-12
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
Two goals from early substitue John Kavanagh at the start of either half set the...
It was another busy day of local sport around Laois - and we'll bring you all the results as we get them right here.
GAA
Laois...
It's hard to believe but this time 10 years ago Ballylinan girl Stephanie Farrell was crowned Laois Rose.
It was the fifth hosting of the...
On this week's Property Watch, we are going to focus on the five highest populated towns in Laois.
House prices tend to correlate with the...
Calling all Laois walking enthusiasts - broadcaster Aengus MacGrianna wants you to make every step count for end-of-life care this September by walking the...
Commemorations were held in Portlaoise, Dublin and Germany this week to mark the first airplane flight across the Atlantic from Europe to North America.
In...
