Castletown 0-12 The Harps 1-17
Laois MHC ‘A’ Round 3
The Harps have increased their winning streak to three games as they continue their quest to win back to back U-17 A Championships.
They led from the outset and took a 1-9...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sadie Coughlan (née Nallen)
Portlaoise, Laois, R32E8NW/Banagher, Offaly
The death has occurred of Sadie Coughlan (nee Nallen), St. Ruadhan’s, Colliers Lane, Kilminchy, Portlaoise and late of Banahger, Co. Offaly. Peacefully at home...
Trumera 2-14 The Harps 1-16
Laois IHC Group B Round 1
Trumera just never know when they're beaten.
One of the county's smallest clubs and specialists at this intermediate grade of hurling, got the last two points of the game this evening...
Portlaoise 1-14 Castletown 0-14
Laois SHC Group B Round 1
Portlaoise marked their return to the Laois Senior Hurling Championship with a three-point victory over Castletown in the LOETB Centre of Excellence.
The introduction of Cian Dowling-Byrne to the action at full...
Rathdowney-Errill 2-18 Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-7
Laois Premier IHC Group B Round 1
Rathdowney-Errill have coasted to victory this evening in the first round of the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, blowing Clonaslee-St Manman's out of the water.
The sun was shining in...
The first round of action in the various Laois club hurling championships come to a conclusion around the county this afternoon.
With no games on Sunday as it is left completely free because of the All Ireland final, there is...
Laois 2-16 Cavan 3-7
All Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Semi-final
The Laois camogie team have an All Ireland final in Croke Park to look forward to after a brilliant win over Cavan in Ashbourne this afternoon.
The sides previously met in the...
Powerpoint Engineering’s Annual Charity Cycle is taking place in just under five weeks.
Conor McGarry, Johan Erasmus, David Phelan and Gavin Deering will cycle 543km over 4 days, from Santander to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
The 543km cycle, taking place from...
Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington will receive funding to provide a new classroom for special needs children with special educational needs.
As well as this, the existing special needs classroom will have refurbishment works which will improve the already high quality...
Irish water have been accused of "leaving the people of Mountmellick in an awful situation" after an unannounced water stoppage in the town.
The water to every home and business in Mountmellick was cut off from 9am on Thursday, July...
Portlaoise town centre was alive to the sound of over 150 singing voices on Thursday with the much-anticipated debut performance of the newly-formed Laois Community Choir.
The event also marked the official opening of the Outdoor Performance and Event Space...
Three Laois GAA clubs are holding fundraising events at the moment, each with massive prizes on offer.
Firstly, Kilcavan GAA are raffling off two tickets to the All-Ireland football final.
Galway and Armagh will collide in a hotly anticipated encounter, with...
Laois native Linda-Gene Byrne was among the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) representatives who were in Croke Park during last Saturday’s All-Ireland senior football championship semi-final.
Ms Byrne was there in her capacity as RNLI Water Safety Lead, where the charity...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sadie Coughlan (née Nallen)
Portlaoise, Laois, R32E8NW/Banagher, Offaly
The death has occurred of Sadie Coughlan (nee Nallen), St. Ruadhan’s, Colliers Lane, Kilminchy, Portlaoise and late of Banahger, Co. Offaly. Peacefully at home...
Kyle 3-10 Ballyfin 3-10
Laois JHC 'B' Group A
A last-minute penalty from Conor Quinlan earned Kyle a draw with Ballyfin this evening in their opening round game in the Laois JHC 'B'.
It was a game that swung both ways throughout...
The Harps 3-19 Rosenallis 0-13
Laois SHC Group A Round 1
The Harps have followed up on their recent ACHL Division 1 success with a triumphant 15-point victory over Rosenallis in their Senior Hurling Championship opener this evening in the Centre...
Borris-Kilcotton 4-29 Camross 1-10
Laois Premier IHC Group A Round 1
Borris-Kilcotton have started life in the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship with a one-sided win over Camross this evening in Trumera.
PJ Scully was the main man, finishing with an impressive...
Abbeyleix 3-16 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 0-19
Laois IHC Group B Round 1
Goals were the difference as Abbeyleix saw off Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe in an entertaining clash in Round 1 of the Laois Shopping Centre IHC.
Abbeyleix scored two in the first nine minutes of the...
The Laois club hurling championships continue at full speed this evening with a number of games down for decision.
The Harps and Rosenallis meet in the Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise for what feels like their annual senior hurling championship...
Gowan Auto are delighted to announce that Des Hughes Motors has been appointed as a Main Dealer for the Fiat, Fiat Professional, and Jeep brands.
"Based in Portlaoise, Des Hughes Motors brings over 35 years of experience to our...
The Laois Premier Intermediate hurling championship is underway and Clonaslee-St Manman's are out later this week in Mountmellick.
They reached the final in 2022 but disappointed last year after losing a controversial quarter final to Rathdowney-Errill.
They have had a decent...
The Laois Intermediate hurling championship is underway and Trumera are out on Saturday at home to The Harps.
Trumera reached the final of this competition last year and were just beaten by Colt-Shanahoe.
It took a replay to do it too...
The Laois senior hurling championship is in full swing and Portlaoise are back at the top table.
Tommy Fitzgerald's charges claimed Premier IHC glory last year and have had a good league this year.
With a big panel and momentum behind...
Laois, as well as neighbouring Offaly, remains among nine counties in Ireland still without a designated centre for victims of domestic violence.
Figures provided by Women's Aid, a national organisation working to prevent and address the impact of domestic violence,...
Trailer Park is Electric Picnic's world of graceful lunacy, established as the funny bone of Electric Picnic.
A mobile-tropolis of stunning visual creativity – and it’s about unchecked laughter, live music that lifts you to the sky, and a series...
The Laois Senior hurling championship is underway and Castletown are out on Saturday in the Centre of Excellence.
They take on Portlaoise in Round 1 in a game that looks like it will be crucial in determining the course of...
The Laois Premier Intermediate hurling championship is underway and Ballinakill are out later this week in Ratheniska.
Now under the management of Damien Walsh, they will be hoping to put a disappointing year behind them.
They failed to reach the final...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ellen (Nellie) Thompson
Parnell St, Mountmellick, Laois
Thompson Ellen (Nellie) July 15, 2024 of Parnell St, Mountmellick, County Laois, peacefully in her 92th year and in the kind and attentive care of...
Ballyfin 2-26 Colt-Shanahoe 0-12
Laois Premier IHC Group B Round 1
It will be the halforwards who will write the headlines, all shooting seven points each as Ballyfin glided past Colt-Shanahoe in the Premier IHC.
Dylan Kelly, Ciaran Culleton and Shane...
Rathdowney-Errill 4-21 Camross 3-14
Laois SHC Group B Round 1
Senior champions Camross suffered a big loss in the first game of their title defence as Rathdowney-Errill ran riot in the LOETB Centre of Excellence in torrential rain this evening.
Paddy Purcell...
