Ruairi O’Connor helped himself to 1-6 as the Laois senior footballers continued their unbeaten start in the O’Byrne Cup thanks to a 2-17 to 1-8 win over Wicklow in Greystones on Wednesday night.
Laois trailed 1-5 to 0-7 at the...
A nanny goat, preferably one that is milking, is being sought for a few spare hours on Sunday February 5.
If you happen to have one then the organisers of this year’s Imbloc Festival or ‘Milking the Goat’ festival would...
A five to ten year plan must be put in place immediately for Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise if it is attract qualified staff and secure the necessary capital investment, according to Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley.
“Without a structured, cohesive...
Laois manager Peter Creedon has made 10 changes to his side for Wednesday’s trip to Greystones to play Wicklow in the O’Byrne Cup.
Having used a number of the U-21 squad in Sunday’s win over DIT, Creedon has selected a...
JK Autos based in The Heath, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, just two minutes off the M7 motorway (You will get directions to our garage here).
All our cars come with a warranty and are fully inspected to assure our customers of...
Laois 1-15 DIT 0-7
O'Byrne Cup Round 1
Donie Kingston helped himself to 1-7 and Sean Moore got 0-3 on his senior debut as the Laois senior footballers got 2017 off to a winning start in Crettyard on Sunday afternoon.
For manager...
The Laois hurlers recovered from a slow start to give manager Eamon Kelly a winning start in the Walsh Cup in Rathdowney on Sunday.
NUI Galway were 0-11 to 0-2 up at one stage in the first half but a...
Cill Dara 44 Portarlington 17
Portarlington suffered a heavy loss to Cill Dara in their Leinster League Division 2A game in Kildare on Saturday night.
The hosts raced into an early 20-0 lead and Port were always chasing the game from...
New Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly was happy with the character shown by his side during Sunday’s Walsh Cup opening round win over NUI Galway.
Laois fell well behind in the first half but rallied well to give the Tipp...
Laois Schools 3-17 Meath Schools 0-15
The Laois Schools hurling team got their Leinster Colleges SHC campaign off to a good start on Saturday thanks to a comfortable win over Meath in Portlaoise.
Played in the new Laois GAA Training Centre,...
There was disappointment for the Portlaoise Panthers U-18 girls team on Saturday morning as they were beaten by DCU Mercy in the National Cup semi-final in Cork.
Having lost out at this stage last year to the eventual winners, Brunell,...
You can't beat a bit of a shindig, a bit of razzamatazz.
In 2003 Simpson's Gala shop in Stradbally was celebrating five years in business. That was reason enough for celebration but it also co-incided with the shop in the...
Kestrels 79 BFG Neptune 92
There was heartbreak for Kestrels basketball club this weekend as they lost to a strong BFG Neptune side in the semi-final of the Hula Hoops President’s Cup.
All roads led to Cork for the local team...
It was the day of days, our Italia 90 moment, a day Laois people will remember for the rest of their lives no matter where they were or what they were doing.
The Leinster football final in 2003 was one...
Laois 2-13 Carlow 1-12
The Laois U-21 footballers got their competitive season off to a winning start thanks to a four-point win over Carlow in the Peter McNulty Cup on Friday night.
Played in the impressive new Laois GAA Training Grounds...
Portarlington Kestrels face one of the biggest games since their formation on Friday night when they take on Neptune - the giants of Irish basketball - in the Presidents National Cup semi-final.
The Presidents Cup is for the teams outside...
We decided to dig into our own Timahoe-related archives and the Medley Day from 2003 in the village.
As you'd expect Alf Harvey's images have unearthed some brilliant photos.
Medley day has been a tradition that has been going on yearly...
The Vicarstown parkrun has become a regular and popular part of the local athletics scene, occuring as it does every Saturday morning no matter the weather or time of year.
parkrun is a global phenomenon - a free timed 5km...
The 30 ladies under 30 minutes parkrun challenge on Saturday morning was a huge success, as over 100 people took part - and 58 got in under the target.
The 58th lady to break the 30 minutes in the race...
We revisited these great photos by Alf Harvey from first day at school in 2003.
Photos feature from visits to Gael Scoil, Phortlaoise, Scoil Bhride and Scoil Mhuire in Portlaoise along with Our Lady’s Meadow Primary School in Durrow and...
Ballyfin Gaels caused the upset of the year in the Senior Football Championship by beating Stradbally and dismissing their chances to defend their championship title.
Donnacha Phelan's charges were later emiliated by St Josephs.
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Stradbally 3-8 Ballyfin Gaels 0-18
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This is the cake I made on TV3’s Ireland AM earlier this month.
This is such an easy bake, using an all-in-one sponge mix base.
The plums can be substituted with lots of other fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, blackberries...
Dublin Footballer, Denis Bastick and the coveted Sam Maguire visited Camross Hall to a warm welcome by local schools and GAA clubs.
The All Ireland player was met by the pupils, teachers, staff and parents from Camross and Killanure National...
Dublin singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke will be taking to the outdoor stage of Kavanaghs in Portlaoise this Friday, November 18.
A latecomer to the music scene, within months of discovering Dublin’s bustling songwriter open-mic circuit in his mid-20s, O’Rourke found himself...
With the Christmas Season well and truly upon us, look for somewhere different to enjoy the most magical time of the year - The Old Yard has created just that.
Located outside Castledermot in South County Kildare and a stones...
Renowned chef Rory O’Connell is to return to his native Cullohill this month where he will give a cookery demonstration to raise the awareness of food waste and raise funds for his local community.
Rory will be in the Laois...
