The little town of Stradbally has been plunged into sadness today with the news of the death of Robbie Moore.
Only aged in his early 40s, Robbie passed away having battled with sickness over the past couple of years.
A hugely...
There is growing concern that a tragedy is waiting to happen as several bridges around County Laois continue to go unrepaired.
That is the view of Fianna Fáil County Councillor Seamus McDonald, who raised his concerns at the September meeting...
Laois County Council have heard that local people who live nearby Ballybrophy Railway Station are "living in fear."
That is according to Fine Gael County Councillor Conor Bergin, who raised the issue at the September meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal...
Ballylinan v Emo
Laois SFC 'B' Quarter Final in Stradbally at 7.30pm
The Laois Shopping Centre SFC 'B' gets underway tonight as the race to claim the John Conway Cup begins.
At the quarter final stage, survival is the aim of the...
Like most things in life, it seems that it’s always the little guy that gets the rawest deal.
At the risk of sounding like Davy Fitzgerald, the smaller fish never gets the breaks.
But in the case of Laois club football...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kurt Lawlor
Pattison's Estate, Mountmellick, Laois
Passed away unexpectedly. Son of Timmy and Perpetua. Predeceased by his loving grandfather Paddy Joe Lawlor and grandmother Kathleen O'Neill. Sadly missed by his loving brother...
Rathdowney are through to the Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'B' semi finals following victory over Portarlington this evening.
PJ Rafter's charges have had to take the long route to their stage after finishing runners up in their group.
They lost in...
Portlaoise College marked the official opening of its long-awaited astro turf pitch last week, a project that has been in development since 2018.
The new facility is the result of a collaboration between the school and Clonad GAA club, with...
A Laois farmer was successful on the double at the Young Farmer of the Year Awards in The Heritage Hotel last night.
Killeshin native Martin O'Reilly was one of six shortlisted for the overall FBD Young Farmer of the Year...
The 2024 National Ploughing Championships are just around the corner and as always, the weather for the event is a hot topic.
This year's event will return to Ratheniska from Tuesday to Thursday, September 17 to 19, with temperatures forecast...
St Colman's National School Stradbally has announced that work has recommenced on the long-awaited Astro Turf pitch at the school.
This is huge news, not just for the school, but for the entire town of Stradbally.
Licensee agreements for the 2400...
Portlaoise Institute hosted its annual graduation ceremony at the Killeshin Hotel, celebrating the achievements of students from the 2023/24 academic year.
The event marked a proud moment for graduates, their families, and the institute's staff, who gathered to honour the...
The Laois Shopping Centre SFC and IFC is really hotting up now with every game a knock out match from here on in.
We have quarter finals in the SFC and SFC 'B' plus semi finals in the IFC and...
With the draw now made for the semi-finals of the Laois SHC, PIHC and IHC, we have compiled a list of all the top scorers so far.
We will continue to update the standings as the year progresses to see...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kurt Lawlor
Pattison's Estate, Mountmellick, Laois
Passed away unexpectedly. Son of Timmy and Perpetua. Predeceased by his loving grandfather Paddy Joe Lawlor and grandmother Kathleen O'Neill. Sadly missed by his loving brother...
Courtwood and Park-Ratheniska are through to the Laois JFC 'C' semi-finals following hard-earned wins in their respective quarter-finals in the Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise this evening.
Courtwood, who lost this season's ACFL Division 7 final to St Joseph's, were...
The prison system has been described as being at 'breaking point' by a local TD following figures in relation overcrowding.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has confirmed to Independent TD Carol Nolan that while the current official prisoner capacity within...
The 31st annual Luggacurren 10k took place on Sunday in ideal weather conditions for running.
Once again there was a great turnout of both competitive and non-competitive participants from near and far.
Men's
The race got off to a sprightly start where...
€465,000 has been allocated to Laois County Council for Laois community groups under the Community Climate Action Programme.
This Government funding will support a wide variety of organisations, from sports clubs to tidy towns to local enterprise groups.
It will enable...
IFA President Francie Gorman was on hand to officially open the Clonaslee Show this past Sunday.
2024 marked the 70th hosting of the Show and drew a wonderful crowd, with smiles all round on the day.
Bad weather, bad luck and...
€226,000 in funding has been announced for Laois Local Sports Partnership under the Dormant Accounts Fund.
€134,000 will be allocated for hubs, €45,000 for urban outdoor adventure, €25,000 for equality, diversity and inclusion,€15,000 for training and education and lastly €7,000...
The Laois football committee have proposed that the senior club championship be reduced to 12 teams and increase the intermediate grade to the same number.
The Laois football committee met last week and have put a number of proposals forward...
After an extremely busy period of hurling action, attention switches back to football this week for Laois GAA.
The Laois Shopping Centre SFC is down to both quarter finals in the 'A' and 'B' sections.
The IFC is at semi finals...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kurt Lawlor
Pattison's Estate, Mountmellick, Laois
Passed away unexpectedly. Funeral arrangements later.
Rose Ann (Rose) Meleady (née Redmond)
Glasnevin, Dublin / Mountrath, Laois
Meleady, (née Redmond), Rose Ann (Rose) late of Glasnevin and formerly Mountrath,...
It was a busy week on the hurling front and the latest episode of the Laois Hurling Podcast is here to look back on it.
We had quarter final action in the Laois Shopping Centre SHC, Premier IHC and IHC.
The...
WorldSkills Ireland is returning to the RDS, Simonscourt from the September 25 to 27.
The event is expected to attract over 27,000 people including students, parents and teachers.
Over the course of the three days the event will celebrate Apprenticeships, Skills...
Parkinson’s Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of its new flagship fundraiser “A Walk in the Park for Parkinson’s.
Sponsored by Home Instead, this annual event will take place in various locations around Ireland on Saturday, September 21, at...
Iconic Laois publican, Seamus Donoghue has called time on his long tenure as the proprietor of Donoghue's Pub in Market Square, Portlaoise.
For 52 years, Seamus worked in the much beloved pub, which has been the cornerstone of many a night...
Culture Night 2024 will take place on Friday, September 20, with a long list of events announced across Laois.
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity, and the arts; it seeks to promote the belief...
Timahoe 4-8 Ballyroan 1-6
Laois Ladies SFC Quarter Final
A semi final spot was up for contention last night in Timahoe as we come to the business end of the Laois Ladies SFC.
In an encounter that was surprisingly very one sided,...
