The 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway on July 26 and there will be Laois interest in this edition.
Portarlington's Alanna Fitzpatrick is part of Team Ireland and has already left the country.
She plays rugby for the Ireland 7s team who...
It’s another busy week of Laois GAA action with a range of games across all grades and codes down for decision.
The week sees the start of top level hurling action with games in the SHC, Premier IHC, IHC and...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Niall (Cornelius) Dunne
Beechfield ,and formerly of Cill Sileach, Ballyfin Rd., Portlaoise, Laois
Niall (Cornelius) Dunne. (Fondly known to his workmates as The Big Fridge). Peacefully surrounded by his loving family in...
Graiguecullen 4-20 Killeshin 3-7
Laois JFC 'A' Group A
Ross Hennessy and Aidan Bradley got two goals each as Graiguecullen recorded a big win away to neighbours Killeshin this evening in their delayed Round 1 Laois JFC 'A' game.
Hennessy hit 2-5...
O'Dempsey's 1-16 Mountmellick Parish Gaels 1-7
Laois MFC 'A' Round 2
O'Dempsey's have made it two wins from two at the start of the Laois Minor 'A' Football Championship thanks to a mighty first half performance at home to Mountmellick Parish...
The return of Salty Dog and Stradbally Inn have been announced for Electric Picnic 2024.
Step aboard the battered deck and behold Salty’ Dogs top secret treasures.
The battered deck of the Salty Dog, wheezing under the strain of several years...
The latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here and we are looking back at the Tailteann Cup final.
Alan Hartnett is joined by Steven Miller to review Laois's defeat against Down.
We also hear from Laois manager Justin McNulty...
Capital funding has been announced for two Laois disability projects which will help house local people with intellectual disabilities.
The two projects will provide a total of eight houses in Portlaoise.
The first project is for the assessment and design of...
This week marks the return of our student series where Laois students are quizzed on their respective third level courses.
Every sector is acknowledged, from the subject matter of the course itself to the night life as we aim to...
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has challenged his players to come back in 2025 with a renewed desire to improve and drive on.
The Armagh man was speaking after his side were beaten by two points by Down on...
The charity group, Friends of Portlaoise Hospital are holding a fabulous raffle to help raise funds for the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
The raffle 2024 Laois GAA Season Club Pass which kindly has been sponsored by Laois GAA.
With the senior...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
David (Davy) Tobin
St. Fintan's Terrace, Mountrath, Laois
David (Davy) Tobin, St. Fintan’s Terrace, Mountrath, Co. Laois. Died 13th July 2024 (unexpectedly). Predeceased by his mother, father and brothers. Sadly missed by...
Portlaoise 2-9 St Joseph's 0-12
Ladies Football League Division 1 Final
Goals proved the difference this evening as Portlaoise left the Centre of Excellence as the Ladies Football League Division 1 champions.
A penalty from Aisling Kehoe and a well-worked goal from...
The announcement of over €4million funding for rural development projects in Laois was celebrated recently in the offices of Laois Partnership Company, at the official launch of the LEADER Local Development Strategy 2023 – 2027.
Members of the community from...
1 - Sadness at death of Portarlington auctioneer Kate O’Shea
The death occurred this week of Kate O’Shea after a short illness, a Portarlington-based auctioneer, who was highly respected in her industry.
Professional, courteous and hard-working Kate ran her own business...
In the end it wasn't to be - but the Laois footballers went down fighting in Croke Park on Saturday in the Tailteann Cup final.
There was no real arguing that Down were the worthy winners but they had to...
The 2024 season for the Laois senior footballers concluded in Croke Park yesterday as they were beaten by Down.
The Ulster side were 0-14 to 2-6 winners in the Tailteann Cup final as Laois's quest for more silverware ended.
Below, we...
You don’t just wake up one morning, light streaming in from the window, birds fluttering about, and jump from your bed with exuberance declaring “I have a faith!”
No, it’s more like a slow crawl from your bed as you...
"The slogan in this country for many years has been, reduce, reuse, recycle; and when the people of Ireland do the right thing, the private waste collection operators want to hit everyone in their pockets, again."
These were the words...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Grace Donnelly
22A Lake Avenue, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois
Died peacefully in the loving care of the staff at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Predeceased by her parents, Michael and Betty Blewitt.
Formerly of Wallsend,...
Kildare 1-10 Laois 1-8
Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Relegation playoff
Laois's stay in the Ladies Senior All-Ireland football championship is over after they were relegated in heartbreaking circumstances today.
A last minute penalty from Nessa Dooley ensured that Kildare remain while...
Laois 2-6 Down 0-14
Tailteann Cup Final
Laois have been beaten in the Tailteann Cup final as Down proved too strong for them once again.
Conor Laverty's charges knocked Laois out in the semi final stage last year and while the margin...
The big day is finally here for the Laois senior footballers!
Justin McNulty's charges face Down in the Tailteann Cup final in Croke Park at 3pm.
The game throws in at 3pm and provides Laois with the chance of gaining a...
A local TD has brought before the Dáil the issue of acutely low funding for the Laois Offally Educate Together Board (LOETB).
Sinn Féin's Brian Stanley TD raised the matter of funding for youth services in his constituency, after it...
Coláiste Dhún Masc / Dunamaise College Portlaoise has applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to build a brand new secondary school in the town.
The new school will be built to cater for 1,000 students in Portlaoise and...
Tailteann Cup Final – Laois v Down
In Croke Park at 3pm (Live on RTE 2)
It is the second weekend of July, there are just six inter-county football teams still playing - and Laois are one of them.
The 2024 journey...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Cyril Brennan
‘The Laurels’, Slatt, Wolfhill, Laois/Athy, Kildare
Predeceased by his parents Gerald and Kathleen, sisters Margaret and Josie and brothers Jerry and Leo.
Deeply regretted by his loving brothers Eddie, Kieran, Dessie,...
We had a star-studded line up of guests in the Square Bar in Portlaoise as we recorded a Friday night episode of our LaoisToday Football Podcast.
Former Laois footballers Fergal Byron, Chris Conway and Gareth Dillon were among our guests...
Barrowhouse 2-22 Camross 0-1
Laois JFC 'A' Group B Round 1
Barrowhouse cruised to a crushing 2-22 to 0-01 victory over Camross in the first round of the Junior Football Championship.
Wonderful scoring displays from Lee Day and Andrew Baldwin earned the...
St Joseph's 0-30 Spink 1-10
Laois JFC 'A' Group A Round 1
Josh Lacey and Jamie O'Brien were simply emphatic this evening as the dangerous duo combined for 18 points to ensure St Joseph's got their championship campaign off to a...
