Aaron Kelly from Graiguecullen is a first-time candidate, running for Sinn Féin, in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District. He explains how he came to join the party, his involvement in various Sinn Féin events and how he made the decision...
Having run as a candidate for the first time in 2019 and missed out on the last seat, Labour's Eoin Barry is back once again seeking to win a seat in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
He chats about his background,...
PJ Kelly is a sitting Fine Gael councillor in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District - but this is his first election to contest as he was co-opted to fill the vacancy following the retirement of Tom Mulhall.
From Belgrove, Ballybrittas, he...
Castletown 1-13 Rathdowney-Errill 1-12 Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 Round 5
It was a true tale of two halves in Castletown this evening as the league leaders were forced to survive a second half surge from Rathdowney-Errill after holding...
It was a hectic day of action in O’Moore Park today as the second day of this year’s Cumann na mBunscol hurling and camogie finals took place.
Ten finals were down for decision and three Laois schools featured in three...
Portarlington 4-8 Emo 1-5
Division 2 Hurling Shield
A powerful and skillful Portarlington side proved too strong for neighbours Emo in the last final of Day 2 of the 2024 Cumann na mBunscol.
They had a range of different scorers as they...
Emo 3-2 (8) Portarlington 1-1 (3)
Division 3 Camogie Championship
Emo are the new Cumann na mBunscol Division 3 camogie champions after a rollercoaster battle in O'Moore Park.
Portarlington were incredible in the second half, but the damage had already been done...
Portarlington 2-7 Abbeyleix 2-3
Division 6 Hurling Championship
Portarlington claimed Division 6 hurling championship glory following a four point win over Abbeyleix in the second last game of Day 2.
Oisin McCormack (1-5) and Noah Kiernan (1-2) did all the damage for...
Abbeyleix 2-3 (7) Camross 1-4 (6)
Division 1 Camogie Shield
Abbeyleix and Camross are two of the top camogie schools in Laois, but they cancelled each other out for most of the Division 1 shield final, with neither side able to...
Abbeyleix 9-0 (18) Timahoe 4-2 (10)
Division 6 Camogie Shield
Abbeyleix have come out on the right side of a goal fest in the Division 6 final, pulling away at the end to win by eight points.
Ariya Houlihan made her presence...
Rath 5-3 Raheen 7-1
Division 4 Camogie Championship
Molly Donoghue was magic as Raheen saw off Rath in a 12-goal thriller to claim Division 4 camogie success.
The talent Raheen player scored five goals as her side won by just two points...
The Heath 2-3 Scoil Bhríde 1-0
Division 4 Camogie Shield
Fia Conroy led the way for The Heath as they got their hands on the Cumann na mBunscol Division 4 camogie shield.
It was an impressive performance from The Heath, who kept...
Timahoe 4-4 Rath 3-3
Division 6 Hurling Shield
Jack Ramsbottom, Ben Miller and Cian McDonald led the way as Timahoe claimed their second successive Cumann na mBunscol title on Wednesday.
Fresh from winning Division 4, their third, fourth and fifth class boys...
Rath 6-12 Scoil Bhríde 5-10
Division 4 Hurling Championship
Rath and Scoil Bhríde put on a festival of hurling in the curtain-raiser to Wednesday's Cumann na mBunscol action in O'Moore Park.
Jamie O'Halloran was the star of the show, scoring a whopping...
Timahoe 3-5 Stradbally 2-5
Division 4 Hurling Shield
Timahoe were crowned Division 4 Shield champions following a pulsating clash with neighbours Stradbally.
Daniel Tynan and Shane Miller were the difference as they accounted for all of Timahoe's total on the day.
The match...
The Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District is a massive, sprawling, area that stretches from Clonaslee on one side to Cullohill on the other.
Mountmellick is the largest town in the area though Mountrath and Rathdowney have considerable populations also.
As well as that...
Applications for the first ever cost rental homes in Laois will go live from 9am today - Wednesday, May 29.
The Maltings, which was delivered by Cluid Housing, will provide 28 new cost rental homes in Portlaoise.
Comprised of one, one-bedroom,...
Laois were comfortable winners over Cavan on Saturday in their opening game of the All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie championship.
After the game, joint manager, Pat Collier was pleased with the win, adding that Laois are "a work in progress."
Laois -...
There is plenty of sporting action across the county this week as we are set for yet another busy week of hurling and football matches.
While the Laois hurlers enjoy a weekend off as they prepare for their Joe McDonagh...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent's Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick.
Predeceased by her daughter Evelyn, sisters Nuala and Una, brothers Pat and John.
Deeply regretted by...
Laois 3-11 Waterford 2-8
All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 Quarter Final
The Laois minor footballers are through to the All-Ireland Tier 3 semi final following a six point victory over Waterford tonight.
This game was refixed for Carlow tonight after the original meeting...
The Green Party are running three candidates in this year's Local Elections in Laois - and Fiona Dunne is the representative in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
She works with parliamentary team for Minister Pippa Hackett as well as being a...
Paddy Buggy is hoping it's a case of third time lucky in this year's Local Elections as runs as a Fine Gael candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
He first ran in 2004 and then again in 2009, when he...
At the second time of asking, Lorna Holohan-Garry is hoping to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
She was a first time candidate in 2019 when she polled respectably but missed out. From Mountmellick...
James Kelly has been a Laois County Councillor since 2014 when he claimed the first seat in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
Re-elected in 2019, he is now seeking a third term on Laois County Council. He chats about his family...
Based in Castletown, Fintan Cuddy is running as Fianna Fáil candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
He chats about his tough upbringing and how events early in his life helped to shape him to be the person he is today....
There was no Labour candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District in 2019 - so in Bryan Corrigan, the party are represented once again on this occasion on the ballot sheet.
Bryan gives his background as well as spelling out three...
Brian Phelan is a first-time candidate from Rathdowney, running for Fianna Fáil in the Borris-in-Ossory Municipal District.
An auctioneer, he discusses the challenges and opportunities facing a town like Rathdowney, the concerns for parents of young families and his political...
Helen Campion from Rathdowney is seeking to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
A first time candidate, she chats about her background, why she has put her name forward and some of the changes...
At 25, Fine Gael's Conor Bergin was one of the youngest elected councillors in the country in 2019.
From Borris-in-Ossory, he is looking for a second term in Laois County Council and chats, among other things, about his experiences to...
