Ballyroan native Emmet Byrne - who is currently starring alongside Amy Huberman in acclaimed RTE drama Striking Out - has been included in Hot Press magazine’s list of ‘HOT IN 2017: Up-and-coming Irish actors’.
Byrne is in exalted company alongside...
Laois GAA’s football clubs will meet next Monday night to discuss proposals that would reduce the local senior championship to eight teams in 2018.
The county’s GAA Fixtures Review Committee has suggested that the Laois SFC be re-structured to a...
Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise 3-6 Colaiste Iosagain Stillorgan 1-7
SCOIL Chriost Ri Portlaoise were crowned Leinster Ladies SFC ‘A’ champions in Clane on Tuesday afternoon when they got the better of Colaiste Iosagain of Stillorgan in a hard-fought battle.
The Dublin...
Steven Miller
Former Portlaoise rugby player Sean Masterson has been included in the Irish U-20 squad for the upcoming Six Nations.
Masterson - who is from Colliers Lane in Portlaoise - played with the club from a young age before...
There has been another boost for Laois hotel Castle Durrow after it was named in Trip Advisor’s list of Ireland’s Top 25 Hotels.
The Laois hotel is sixth in the list behind only Harvey's Point in Donegal, Ashford Castle in...
The draw for the Laois GAA pre-season competitions were made at Monday night’s January County Board meeting.
Eleven teams will take part in the Kelly Cup football competition and are divided into three groups while only four teams will participate...
The worldwide brief and varied political career of Charlie Flanagan was recognised by his own when he was accorded the highest local honour, a civic reception at County Hall on Monday night.
He is now one of a small and...
Steven Miller
Laois GAA last night (Monday) agreed to allow a number of amalgamated teams compete in their championships in 2017.
Last year saw the re-introduction of ‘Gaels’ teams - where a senior team could use players from a junior or...
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
All games at 2pm unless stated; first-named team at home
U-17 Premier Division
Portlaoise v Edenderry Town; Hodson Bay v Willow Park
U-17 Division 1
Abbeyleix Ath v Mullingar Ath; St Aengus v T & S Utd; Mucklagh v Kilbeggan
U-19 Premier...
The victim of the road traffic accident near Crettyard over the weekend has been named as Wayne O’Neill (38), a resident of Cloneen, Clough, Kilkenny.
Gardaí in Abbeyleix are investigating the fatal collision which occurred on the Ballylinan to Castlecomer...
Kestrels 86 UUJ Elks 94
Mens Division 1
Kestrels three-game winning streak was brought to an end on this afternoon as they went down by eight points away to Ulster University Jordanstown Elks.
This was a win which kept the home side...
Alan Hartnett
An estimated 2,000 people braved the cold conditions on Sunday morning to take part in the Ballyfin GAA 6km run - through the grounds of Ballyfin Demesne.
Ballyfin GAA PRO Donncha Phelan says that his club were overwhelmed by...
Portarlington 12 Edenderry 18
Alan Hartnett
Edenderry emerged victorious from this Division 2A encounter with neighbours Portarlington but they had to withstand a tremendous late fightback from their hosts to do it.
The Offaly side found themselves 18 points clear as the...
Galway 1-19 Laois 0-16
LAOIS’S interest in the Walsh Cup ended in Rathdowney on Sunday afternoon but not after a very good battle from Eamon Kelly’s new-look side.
There was only three between the sides as the game ticked into injury...
Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly says that a number of new players have put themselves in the frame for selection following an encouraging Walsh Cup campaign.
Laois were denied a semi-final place by Galway on Sunday afternoon but Kelly said...
Portlaoise 21 Mullingar 26
Alan Hartnett
A blistering final 20-minute display by Mullingar saw them claim a crucial win in the Leinster League Division 1B relegation battle against Portlaoise on Sunday afternoon.
Portlaoise beat Suttonians in Togher last week to give themselves...
Funding of €1 million has been allocated to allow the compulsory purchase of land for the Portlaoise Southern Relief Road, which is seen as a vital piece of infrastructure for the town.
The funding was confirmed by the Department of...
A new theatre and performance-art group is in the process of being established in Portlaoise.
Kiki Theatre and Performance Group is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide and perform drama to a very high standard. When full established,...
Almost 250 athletes from around the county took part in the Downeys Nissan Laois Secondary School Cross Country finals on Thursday afternoon.
On a lovely day in the O’Dempsey’s GAA grounds in Killenard, there was a good spread of winners...
A Portarlington trainer is in training to cycle 4,500km along the Rocky Mountains which he hopes will raise at least €10,000 for Laois Hospice.
John Bolton (49) will tackle 150km of mountain trails for 15 hours a day, for...
The widow of Portlaoise Prison Chief Officer Brian Stack, who was murdered by the IRA 33 years ago, claims the State has let him down.
Speaking after she and her sons Austin and Oliver had a private meeting with...
Stradbally’s Garry Comerford has agreed terms with Waterford Utd ahead of the 2017 SSE Airtricity League First Division campaign.
Comerford - who scored a crucial goal for Stradbally in last year’s Laois SFC final - was on the books of...
Laois County Council is to bestow its highest honour on local TD and Government Minister Charlie Flanagan.
The local authority is hosting an event on Monday, January 23, in County Hall in Portlaoise when it will grant a Civic Reception...
Tributes were paid recently to garda Jerry Dillon on his retirement after 34 years of service with An Garda Síochanna to take up the role of Sheriff of Laois.
Garda Jerry Dillon is a well-known figure locally, having spent...
The gardaí are appealing for information after an assault on a 18-year-old man in Portarlington in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The local man was left with facial injuries following the incident and was taken to the Midland Regional...
Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly was happy with his side’s big win over DIT in the Walsh Cup in Rathdowney on Sunday but says that a similar performance wouldn’t be enough to beat Kerry in the opening round of...
Portlaoise 27 Suttonians 5
Portlaoise boosted their survival hopes in Division 1B of the Leinster League in Togher on Sunday afternoon thanks to an impressive 27-5 win over fellow relegation battlers Suttonians.
Following on from last week’s competitive outing against league...
Laois 4-27 DIT 1-17
Laois eased to 19-point win over DIT in the second group game of the Walsh Cup in Rathdowney on Sunday afternoon.
Following on from Laois’s opening round win over NUI Galway in the opening round, it means...
Portlaoise Panthers 51 UCC Glanmire 55
Portlaoise Panthers new year began with a narrow loss away to last year’s champions UCC Glanmire on Sunday afternoon.
The Cork side - who are unbeaten and top of the league - had secured themselves...
Laois 2-15 Tipperary 1-11
The Laois U-21 footballers continued their unbeaten start to 2017 thanks to an impressive win over Tipperary at the Laois GAA Training Centre on Saturday afternoon.
And this seven-point win over Tipperary means that Laois have qualified...
