Portlaoise 1-12 Timahoe 1-7
Laois Ladies SFC Semi Final
Champions Portlaoise will defend their title once again after overcoming Timahoe on Emo this afternoon to secure their place in the Ladies SFC final.
The Town were dominant from the outset and took...
Graiguecullen 1-14 Killeshin 1-11
Laois SFC Quarter Final
Lee Walker was in top form as Graiguecullen defeated Killeshin to claim the final spot in the Laois SFC semi finals.
The centre forward kicked six points and was extremely impressive as they got...
The draw has been made for the Laois Shopping Centre SFC and SFC 'B' semi finals.
While the draw has also been made for the SFC relegation semi finals.
This was an open draw with repeat pairings now permitted.
Meanwhile, the pairings...
Kilcavan 2-17 O'Dempsey's 0-7
Laois JFC Group B Round 5
Kilcavan had already made sure of top spot in Group B before this game, but kept up their incredible form with a fifth consecutive win.
Cian Ryle and Niall Lalor got the...
O'Dempsey's 2-9 Arles-Killeen 0-10
Laois SFC Quarter Final
O'Dempsey's are through to the Laois Shopping Centre SFC semi finals following a five point win over Arles-Killeen.
They had to do it the hard way too - playing for the final 25 minutes...
Mountmellick 0-17 Park-Ratheniska 0-9
Laois IFC Semi Final
There is a County Final on the horizon for Mountmellick after an extraordinary win over Park-Ratheniska in the Laois Shopping Centre IFC semi-final this afternoon.
There was a raucous atmosphere inside McCann Park for...
It is a massive day of football championship action with games down for decision in a range of competitions.
The action begins at 11.45am where Timahoe face Portlaoise in the IFC 'B' semi final.
That is in the COE while at...
Timahoe 1-9 Portlaoise 2-3
Laois IFC 'B' Semi Final
Timahoe are safe in the Laois Shopping Centre IFC for another year after they defeated Portlaoise in the Centre of Excellence this morning.
Tom McKitterick’s charges got off to a slow start but...
It may be a long way from the Champs-Élysées to Killeen but Brendan McDonald has brought the two together in writing and publishing his fourth children’s book set on a Laois farm, while living and working in Paris.
The book...
How do you handle adversity? What are you thinking when the sun goes down on those cold, windy nights, when you're trying to get to sleep, and the wind keeps swirling and howling through your bedroom windows?
Sleep Soundly When...
Arles-Killeen v O'Dempsey's
Laois SFC Quarter Final in O'Moore Park at 2.15pm
The last of the quarter finals of the Laois Shopping Centre SFC take place as a double header in O'Moore Park today.
The first of these throws in at 2.15pm...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Lily) Dunne (née Digan)
Árd Ríadha, Geashill, Offaly/Kinnity, Offaly/Clonaslee, Laois
Formerly of Lismooney Kinnitty County Offaly and Coolagh Clonaslee County Laois. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family while in the excellent...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Lily) Dunne (née Digan)
Árd Ríadha, Geashill, Offaly / Kinnitty, Offaly / Clonaslee, Laois
Formerly of Lismooney Kinnitty County Offaly and Coolagh Clonaslee County Laois. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family...
Clonaslee-St Manman's 4-14 Ballyfin 2-5
Laois SFC 'B' Quarter Final
The final game of the Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship 'B' quarter-finals came to a conclusion this evening in Pairc Acragar, Mountmellick, with Clonaslee-St Manman's victorious over Ballyfin.
It was the...
Portlaoise 5-15 St Joseph's 0-15
Laois SFC Quarter Final
The Empire strikes back. The Town go marching on.
Talk about coming back in style. Portlaoise are back in business, knocking champions St Joseph's out of the Laois Shopping Centre SFC in O'Moore...
Portarlington 1-10 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-8
Laois SFC Quarter Final
Mentality Monsters, Dogs of War, call them what you like but this generation of Portarlington footballers really know how to work their way through a championship battle.
Written off in many quarters and down...
The Laois Shopping Centre SFC and SFC 'B' continues today with three more matches down for decision.
There is a double header in O'Moore Park and a game in Mountmellick tonight.
The action begins at 5.30pm with the clash of Portarlington...
Camross 1-8 Portlaoise 1-6
Laois U-13 'A' Hurling Championship Final
The future looks bright for both Camross and Portlaoise after they played out an excellent U-13 'A' Hurling Championship final in very tough conditions in the Centre of Excellence this morning,...
New by-laws may be needed to help pedestrians and cyclists on a Laois road that has been "destroyed."
Independent County Councillor Aisling Moran called for the introduction of a by-law in relation to a road in Coolglass, Wolfhill.
Cllr Moran accused...
Improved public lighting is urgently needed at a well-known former Laois hotel before it results in 'the tragic loss of life'.
The Montague Hotel in Cappakeel, near Emo, is home to a stop along the Green Bus (Airport Bus) route,...
New signage could be on the way to County Laois to drive home the message that the use of E-Scooters on footpaths is illegal.
While there is no regulatory sign in the Department of Transport's Traffic Signs Manual, Councillor Aidan Mullins...
Ballyroan-Abbey v Portarlington
Laois SFC Quarter Final in O'Moore Park at 5.30pm
After a couple of days of SFC 'B' action, the SFC proper resumes this evening with a double header in O'Moore Park.
The first game is very tasty as it...
There was Laois success at the racecourse in Cork last week as Killeaney Bear claimed glory.
The horse is owned by Shanahoe native Charlie Kerwin and claimed the €6,900 first prize at the Mallow track.
This was in the Racing Again...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Robert (Robbie) Moore
Woodview, Stradbally, Laois
The death has occurred of Robert, better known as Robbie Moore, Woodview, Stradbally, Laois. Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on the 12th September, 2024 at...
St Mary’s Knockbeg College will welcome its 232nd group of First Years in 2025. New Principal, John Maye is hopeful he will get to meet many of them at the upcoming Open Evening in Knockbeg on Monday, September 23rd.
"I...
The Open Night for prospective 1st Year students and their parents takes place in Scoil Chríost Rí Portlaoise on Thursday, September 26th from 5.30-8.30pm and it certainly is an exciting time for the only all-girls school in Laois.
With...
The Heath 1-11 Rosenallis 0-11
Laois SFC 'B' Quarter-Final
The Heath have secured their place as a senior club for next season after they beat Rosenallis in the Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship 'B' quarter-final this evening.
A goal from Denis...
Stradbally 1-14 Courtwood 1-8
Laois SFC 'B' Quarter Final
Stradbally have gained their first win of the 2024 Laois Shopping Centre SFC following victory over Courtwood this evening.
Karl O'Dwyer's charges had six points to spare in Annanough - defeating their opponents...
Mountmellick Parish Gaels 3-6 Crettyard-Spink 0-9
Laois U-15 'A' Football Championship Final
Mountmellick Parish Gaels claimed U-15 'A' glory in the Centre of Excellence after a hard fought battle against Crettyard-Spink.
The game ebbed and flowed continuously and in fact Crettyard-Spink held...
Day 2 of the football championship weekend is upon us and we have two games down for decision tonight.
Both throw in at 7.30pm with Stradbally facing Courtwood in Annanough and Rosenallis taking on The Heath in Annanough.
Last night, Emo...
