Clonad 2-17 Mountmellick 1-10
Laois IHC Group A Round 2
Clonad have blown Group A of the Laois Shopping Centre IHC wide open following a ten point win over Mountmellick this evening.
Gary Moore's men were excellent from start to finish and...
Rathdowney-Errill 2-26 Portlaoise 3-23
Laois SHC Group B Round 2
A last puck point from Ross King snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat for Rathdowney-Errill and it was disappointment for Portlaoise who led for the vast majority of the...
Camross 1-17 Castletown 1-13
Laois SHC Group B Round 2
Camross weathered a late storm from Castletown to come out on top in their Round 2 clash in the Laois Senior Hurling Championship this evening.
The game was the first of this...
Round 2 of the Laois Shopping Centre hurling championships continues at two venues today.
There is a double header in O'Moore Park and a standalone game in Clonad.
Round 2 of the SHC continues and the picture in Group B will...
Numerous renters in Laois are yet to claim their tax credit worth €750 per person, according to local Fine Gael TD, Charlie Flanagan.
Flanagan is urging renters to claim the credit, which was introduced by Fine Gael to help tenants...
A new loan scheme for the purchase and renovation of derelict properties has been announced.
The scheme, which is an expansion of the Local Authority Home Loan and will support both the purchase and renovation of homes which are eligible...
There was serious style in Mountrath last night as the students of Mountrath Community School gathered for their Debs.
The school itself was where all the commotion was as those in attendance gathered from mid-afternoon.
The bus arrived at 6pm and...
Over €250,000 has been awarded to the Poet’s Cottage Community Café in Camross under the European Union's Just Transition Fund.
The grant will enable the Camross Heritage group to develop the building into a community café on the foot of...
Camross Castletown
Laois SHC Group B Round 2 in O'Moore Park at 5pm
Old rivals Camross and Castletown will get the SHC action underway this evening as they clash in O'Moore Park.
Both teams lost in Round 1 and their is a...
LaoisToday will be making its Electric Picnic debut this year when our popular QuizCast takes its place in the Ah, Here tent in Mindfield on Friday afternoon.
It's a proud occasion for LaoisToday to be on stage during the iconic...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patrick (Paddy) Purcell
Doonane, Crettyard, Laois / Carlow
Predeceased by his mother Annie, step-dad John, sister Margaret, and brother-in-law Ned
Paddy will be sadly missed by his sister Mary, nephews Pauric, Shane and...
Rosenallis 0-17 Ballypickas 2-14
Laois JHC Round 2
Ballypickas fought back honourably to win the second round of the Junior Hurling Championship against Rosenallis.
They now sit top of Group B with four points heading into the final game and are poised...
Ballyfin 0-18 Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-9
Laois Premier IHC Group B Round 2
Ballyfin sealed their second win in Group B of the Premier IHC with an impressive win over Clonaslee-St Manman's in Mountmellick this evening.
It is a victory that secures progression...
Clough-Ballacolla 1-22 The Harps 1-15
Laois SHC Group A Round 2
Clough-Ballacolla's record remains at 100% as they attempt to regain the Senior Hurling Championship, but they didn't have it all their own way against The Harps this evening.
O'Moore Park was...
The action in the Laois Shopping Centre club hurling championships continues tonight.
O'Moore Park is back in action after extensive work on the surface was carried out in recent months.
And that is where the main match comes from as Clough-Ballacolla...
Tributes have been paid following the passing of a founding member of Portlaoise Credit Union.
Phil Coughlan, née Dundon, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, aged 89.
Her funeral mass took place in St Peter and Paul's Church this morning and...
Laois TDs Sean Fleming and Charlie Flanagan have announced that four Laois projects to share in a €385,000 Community Recognition Fund.
The Community Recognition Fund is a major initiative designed to specifically support communities across the country that are hosting...
Portarlington woman Davinia Knight was crowned the winner of the 'Best Dressed Lady at the Galway Races on Thursday.
Thursday always marks Ladies Day at the Galway Races, drawing the biggest crowd of the festival to the Ballybrit venue.
And Knight,...
There was serious style in Ballinakill last night as the students of Heywood Community School gathered for their Debs.
Market Square in the village was where all the commotion was as those in attendance gathered from mid-afternoon.
The bus arrived at...
Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps
Laois SHC Group A Round 2 in O'Moore Park at 7pm
After being out of action for the last number of months, O'Moore Park is back in use this evening.
And it is back for what promises to...
St Abban's AC fielded both a men’s and women’s team for the first time in the club's history at the National League Finals last week where both teams competed in division one.
In the National League, points are distributed based...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patrick (Paddy) Purcell
Doonane, Crettyard, Laois / Carlow
Predeceased by his mother Annie, step-dad John, sister Margaret, and brother-in-law Ned
Paddy will be sadly missed by his sister Mary, nephews Pauric, Shane and...
CJ SHEERAN is Ireland’s largest manufacturer and recycler of timber packaging and pallets, providing a premium quality, sustainable and accredited packaging solution to Ireland and the UK’s diverse network of pallet consumers.
They are currently seeking to fill a number...
Portarlington 2-11 O'Dempsey's 0-8
Laois MFC 'A' Round 4
The Midlands Park Hotel Laois MFC 'A' continues to be a finely-balanced competition and after four rounds of games only four points separate top from bottom.
Portarlington claimed their third win from four...
Slieve Bloom 2-23 Mountrath 1-11
Laois IHC Round 2
Ciaran Conroy was the star of the show as he scored 2-10 in a professional performance that saw his team defeat Mountrath.
This was a serious turnaround in fortunes for the victors who...
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 2-18 Trumera 1-19
Laois IHC Round 2
First half substitute Darragh Nolan's goal deep into injury time was just about enough for Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe to sneak past Trumera after a tense battle that was nip and tuck throughout the entire match.
Trumera...
Borris-Kilcotton 3-23 Clough-Ballacolla 0-13
Laois Premier IHC Round 2
Another dominant performance from Borris-Kilcotton saw them run out 19-point winners over Clough-Ballacolla in Colt this evening.
Three goals from PJ Scully were the icing on the cake of an excellent team performance...
The Harps 0-9 Abbeyleix 0-11
Laois IHC Round 2
Abbeyleix are through to the knock-out phase of the Laois Shopping Centre IHC following a two point win over The Harps.
In what was an incredibly low-scoring affair in Durrow, Abbeyleix made it...
Round 2 of the Laois Shopping Centre Premier IHC and IHC gets underway at venues across the county this evening.
Three games will throw in at 7.15pm and one at 7.30pm with our live blog here to keep you up...
Students in Presentation Primary School, Portarlington and St. Abban’s Primary School, Killeen, will receive hot meals from September under the Hot School Meals programme.
This announcement from Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has been welcomed by Local TDs Sean...
