My clients often say to me, 'my house is too small, there is no space for anything ... toys, clothes and books are everywhere'. But when I call for a consultation and see for myself, the real evidence is there...
Laois 2-14 Sligo 0-11
Lidl Ladies Football Division 2
The Laois ladies footballers have one foot in the Lidl National Football League Division 2 semi-finals following a nine-point win over Sligo this afternoon in Killeshin.
An impressive performance sees them go top of...
At just 30 years of age, Portlaoise man David Finn is a serial entrepreneur who has built up a string of local businesses without a bank loan or grant.
Son of Christy and Una Finn from Kyle, the St...
Results from the three Allianz Football League Division 3 games on Sunday afternoon mean that Laois are now bottom of the table on scoring difference.
Following Saturday's 1-16 to 1-10 loss to Tipperary in O'Moore Park, there were wins for Antrim,...
The weather played havoc with the local soccer scene today with a number of games postponed.
Among the games called off because of the weather were:
Leinster Senior League Division 1B - Greenhills-Greenpark v Portlaoise AFC
CCFL Senior Division - Arlington v...
The Laois footballers were beaten by Tipperary on Saturday night in their Allianz Football League Division 3 game.
It means that Peter Creedon's side now sit bottom of the league after three games.
They travel to Sligo this Sunday and while...
On a busy weekend for Laois camogie, the county recorded one win and two losses.
CAMOGIE NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 2
Laois 0-6 Derry 1-11
The Laois senior camogie team fell to their second Division 2 league defeat as they were beaten 1-11...
Laois football manager Peter Creedon cut a disappointed figure as he spoke to the local media following Saturday night's loss to Tipperary in the Allianz Football League.
After three games in Division 3, they have just two points with away...
There seems to be an endemic attitude in all of us here in Ireland to wait until the very last minute to deal with our taxes.
This has been proven again and again when tax consultants offer significant discount on...
Met Eireann have issued a wind warning for Laois, along with a number of other counties for today.
There is a Status Yellow warning in place for Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Clare, Limerick...
Four people were arrested overnight for ‘drink driving’ during an overnight high visibility traffic operation in Kildare.
The initiative known as ‘Operation Surround’ involves a series of high visibility MAT (Mandatory Alcohol Testing) checkpoints carried out simultaneously at key locations.
Last...
Portlaoise Panthers suffered a setback in their bid to make the Womens Super League playoffs after suffering a heavy loss on the road tonight.
They were beaten 84-57 by Liffey Celtics in Leixlip and remain in sixth place in the...
The Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball has raised over €300,000 for charity over the last ten years and last night they gathered for the 11th annual event.
Our photographer Julie Anne Miller was in the Heritage Hotel in Killenard to...
Laois 1-10 Tipperary 1-16
Allianz Football League Division 3
Laois fell to their second loss of the Allianz Football League when Tipperary got the better of them in O'Moore Park tonight.
It means that Laois are now on just two points after...
Laois ladies football manager Kevin Doogue is hoping his side can move top of Division 2 with a win over Sligo in Annanough on Sunday.
The ladies have recorded two wins from their opening three games and the Graiguecullen native...
Mary Immaculate College 3-23 IT Carlow 1-18
Fitzgibbon Cup Final
IT Carlow's fairytale run in the Fitzgibbon Cup came to an end on Saturday afternoon as champions Mary Immaculate College proved too strong in the final in Galway.
Following on from Friday's...
Cathal Connaughton, the Oughaval AC athlete from Vicarstown, won gold in the U-17 1500m, at this morning's Leinster Indoors Championships in Abbotstown
Held in the magnificent new Adamstown Complex, Cathal ran a blistering last lap to take gold in a fast...
Ash Wednesday - which is this Wednesday, March 1, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, 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....
Laois and Tipperary meet in the Allianz Football League in O’Moore Park tonight with both managers having as much information on the opposition as they could possibly hope for.
Laois boss Peter Creedon managed Tipperary for three seasons from 2013...
Gardai in Portlaoise are encouraging people who buy stuff from people on online sites such as DoneDeal.ie or Adverts.ie to 'wise up' when it comes to how they do business.
There was an incident in Portlaoise this week where someone sold...
Mountmellick man Colm Coss was the match winner for Athlone Town as they caused a shock on the opening night of the SSE Airtricity League season.
Coss struck in the 88th minute as the home side recorded a 1-0 win over...
An estimated €200,000 worth of cannabis was seized this morning by Gardai at a checkpoint on the M7 at Borris-in-Ossory.
The seizure took place this morning at Doon, Borris-in-Ossory on the M7.
The driver - a man in his 30s - was arrested at the...
The Abbott of Mount St Joseph Abbey in Roscrea has said that he is committed to giving "full consideration to any future viable proposal" to save Cistercian College Roscrea.
Dom Richard Purcell also added that following many "heartwarming expressions of support"...
Stephen Attride admits that he didn’t expect to be named Laois senior football captain at the age of just 23 – but now that he is in the role, the Killeshin man is fully determined to drive his county...
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose…
Sundays. As a boy Sundays were best. And the best of them I spent with my Dad in...
Stephen Maher and Enda Rowland were among the scorers as IT Carlow got the better of UCC to reach a first Fitzgibbon Cup final in Galway this afternoon.
Maher hit nine points in the 2-20 to 1-20 extra-time win over...
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Tom Mulhall says he "totally disagrees" with Deputy Sean Fleming's view that the cottages on the land of Emo Court be made available for social housing.
"I welcome the news that the Office of Public...
The funeral has taken place of Millie McEvoy, the Kildare woman who died tragically following a fire in her home in Naas earlier this week.
Mrs McEvoy was the wife of the well-known auctioneer Colm McEvoy who owns Ballinakill mart. There...
John O'Loughlin has been named in the Laois team for Saturday's Allianz Football League clash with Tipperary after missing the opening two rounds with injury.
He is listed at corner-forward but will most likely play further out the field. Colm...
Given that a local group in Ballacolla are raising funds for a new CCTV system, crime journalist Paul Williams seems a fitting choice as the man to lead their 7KM Blueway Walk on Sunday, March 19.
Starting at 2pm at the...