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...
Portlaoise CBS students have showed their charitable side by donating money they raised to the Irish Society of Prevention to the Cruelty of Animals...
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 weather may have delayed it somewhat but the golf season is up and running around the county now and we've started a new...
Aldi has announced it is seeking applications from Laois’s small to medium Irish food and drink producers to enter their products to win a...
There was a full round of games in the ACFL Division 1B division tonight while there was also a local derby in Division 2.
Here...
St Joseph's 1-7 Ballylinan 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
Ballylinan, inspired by county man Gary Walsh, looked to be on their way to their...
Stradbally 3-13 Graiguecullen 0-9
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
After suffering defeat in their opening two games, Stradbally came back to form in some style...
The Laois GAA season has had a disrupted first couple of the weeks, mostly due to the weather, but there was a busy schedule...
There was disappointment for Total Recall - the horse part-owned by Portlaoise Parish Priest Monsignor John Byrne - in the Randox Aintree Grand National...
There's always something going on in the country that will get us all wound up on social media.
This week was no different. Potholes, the...
Leaving Cert - the two words sure to send shivers down anyone's spine.
It can be one of the most stressful and anxious time for...
Portlaoise 19 Clane 12
2003 Leinster Towns Cup Semi-Final
This weekend 15 years ago, Portlaoise booked their place in the Towns Cup final for the second...
