They were in the final last year and won the competition in 2015 for the first time in their history but Cistercian College Roscrea's Leinster Schools Senior Cup campaign was ended in Donnybrook on Wednesday when they were beaten by...
Stradbally is in lockdown this evening after a suspect device was discovered in a house in the town.
Gardai have blocked the Timahoe Road where an explosive, believed to be a grenade, was found in a house in Court Square.
A...
The decision to host a municipal authority reception rather that a full-blown County Council one for Nicole Turner has been labelled “disgraceful” by an elected representative.
Cllr Aidan Mullins had proposed a full civic reception for the talented young athlete...
There will be a significant Laois interest in this year's Fitzgibbon Cup finals weekend after IT Carlow stunned a star-studded UL side in Limerick this afternoon.
IT Carlow - who are managed by Kilkenny legend DJ Carey - were 4-16...
The Leinster Schools Cross Country finals took place in Santry today with Portlaoise student Ava O'Connor one of the stars of the show as she took gold in the minor girls race.
Ava, who runs for Scoil Chriost Ri, added...
A strong submission pushing the case for Portlaoise to be prioritised as one of the main towns for investment outside of Dublin, is to be submitted by Laois County Council early next month.
Director of services Kieran Kehoe earlier today...
Helen Gee's business of making jam on her family farm near Abbeyleix is a real Laois success story and she is going to feature on Neven Maguire's 'Irish Food Trails' tonight (Wednesday) on RTE.
Helen, who own G's Gourmet Jams,...
The Antiques Roadshow will come to Vicarstown this week when a specialist from Sheppard's Auction house will be in attendance.
The event is being held in the Old Community Centre in Vicarstown School on Sunday afternoon to raise funds for...
An armed raid took place at the Campus Spar shop on the Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise yesterday evening, with gardai appealing for assistance from the public to apprehend the culprit.
It is believed that a masked armed man entered the shop...
Laois will have ten designs in the regional Junk Kouture finals after the finalists were announced on Facebook on Tuesday evening.
Scoil Chriost Ri lead the way with eight designs shortlisted for the South Regional Final which will be held...
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The third Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final took place on Tuesday in Donnybrook with Clane school Clongowes Wood College doing enough to see off St Mary's 24-14.
Durrow's Joe Murphy was scrum-half on the team in what is now his...
Laois farmers were encouraged to explore all the opportunities available to them at an ‘Expand your Horizons’ event on Monday night, organized by Teagasc and the National Rural Network.
Over 50 people attended the information night in the Portlaoise Heritage...
If there's a fresher-looking 60-year-old in Laois than Ballyroan athlete Martin McDonald, then we are yet to see them.
And last weekend in Waterford, McDonald won gold in the All Ireland Masters Over 60s cross country finals. McDonald, who runs...
As I sit here typing up my first blog by a blazing fire, sipping a chilled glass of Chardonnay I might add, it hits me that I’m probably my main customer for Chardonnay in my shop!
I hear two...
Gardai have seized controlled drugs and a quantity of tablets after stopping a car in Kildare yesterday.
Gardai from Naas Traffic Corps were conducting an ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) checkpoint at Curragh Farm, Kildare Town, yesterday evening.
During this...
A woman was attacked in her own home in Portlaoise, with brazen burglars no longer concerned whether people are in a house or not, the Laois Joint Policing Committee (JPC) heard.
Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley raised the issue at the...
Laois will be represented by at least one hurler at this season's Fitzgibbon Cup weekend after Colm Stapleton helped Mary Immaculate College into the semi-finals this afternoon.
Stapleton was a second-half sub as Mary I - last year's champions -...
Dog owners should be extra vigilant during the lambing season, the Laois Joint Policing Committee heard.
“Dogs can do a huge amount of damage and I am calling on owners to take extra responsibility. People need to make sure they...
Combined Counties Football League Fixtures Week 25
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
All games at 2pm unless stated; first-named team has home advantage
FAI Youths Cup 4th Round
Portlaoise v Parkville
U-17 Cup Group 1
Longford Town v Mucklagh
U-17 Cup Group 2
St Aengus v Abbeyleix Ath
U-17 Division...
A Portarlington dentist has become the first person in Ireland to receive a gold medal award from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS Eng).
Dr Jerome P Sullivan was recently awarded an inaugural gold medal.
Having completed the Diploma in Implant...
Local gardai have sent out a warning that drink-drivers will be caught in Laois after it emerged that incidences rose in the last three month of 2016 with almost fifty arrests in that time.
At the Laois Joint Policing Committee...
The county's senior hurling, camogie and ladies football teams are all in action this weekend as well as a number of local club and college games.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Top Oil South Leinster PP Schols Junior Football ‘B’ Final
Gorey CS v...
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DURROW-CULLOHILL SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY 2017
The annual Durrow-Cullohill Senior Citizens Party will...
The Active Retirement Group in Stradbally are looking for new members - and are holding their AGM this week.
The Active Retirement Group organize a series of events throughout the year - including trips away, guest speakers and social activities.
Their...
Laois full back Denis Booth needed a safe pair of hands to see off Armagh yesterday but his talents were also required the night before the game to bring life into the world.
Booth is also a farmer and, less...
Anyone who suspects criminals are flying drones over their property should contact local gardai who will take action, Superintendent Joe Prendergast has vowed.
Concerns were voiced at the Laois Joint Policing Committee (JPC) meeting by Cllr James Kelly that drones...
Two Laois men are leading the charge on the GAA to allow 17-year-olds play adult hurling and football.
Since last year, players have to be in their last year of minor to play for their club’s adult team but Annanough...
The production of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Tullamore Musical Society will have a strong Laois flavour this year.
A number of local performers have crossed the county border to perform in a show which is...
There was very much a celebratory mood in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Friday night as Borris-Kilcotton held their dinner dance to present the 2016 Laois SHC medals.
The club also won the Laois U-21 title and will no doubt...