Ballyfin 3-9 Ratheniska 9-3
Division 3 Camogie Shield
Just she was last November with the big ball, Kate Conroy proved the difference for Ratheniska as they claimed Division 3 camogie glory.
She scored 5-2 when the footballers defeated Rath last year and...
Cullohill 4-10 Ballyfin 1-9
Division 2 Hurling Championship
Cullohill are the new Cumann na mBunscol Division 2 hurling champions after an impressive win over Ballyfin this afternoon in O'Moore Park.
Taylor Mahoney and Liam Ellis played starring roles for their team, who, after...
Castletown 3-7 Cullohill 0-2
Division 1 Camogie Championship
Castletown National School are the Division 1 hurling and camogie champions for 2024 following victory over Cullohill this afternoon.
An hour after their boys defeated Holy Family in the hurling final, the girls followed...
Castletown 3-8 Holy Family 2-7
Division 1 Hurling Championship
Joe Dunne was the hero as Castletown became the 2024 Cumann na mBunscol Division 1 hurling champions this morning in O'Moore Park.
He was unplayable for large parts of the game, scoring 1-8...
Transition Year students in Mountrath Community School enjoyed a trip to Italy to wrap up the year.
They were afforded the opportunity to see many landmarks in Italy’s north including Venice, Verona and Lake Garda.
In Venice they were given a...
Holy Family 13-3 (29) Castletown 6-1 (13)
Division 6 Camogie Championship
Five goals from Leila Holohan, three from Ruby Browne, and two from Keeva Phelan sent Holy Family on their way to being crowned Cumann na mBunscol Division 6 Camogie champions.
Castletown...
Trumera 7-10 Ballacolla 8-13 (AET)
Division 5 Hurling Championship
There was drama in the very first game of the 2024 Cumann na mBunscol as extra time was required to separate Trumera and Ballacolla.
Eamon Cahalan was undoubtedly the standout player as he...
The second ever Sixth Year graduation for Dunamase College was held in the Dunamaise Arts Centre recently.
33 students graduated; it was the graduation of the second ever year group from Dunamase College.
The theme on the night was butterflies (the...
Sinn Féin has confirmed that the rail beds connecting the three bogs that Bord Na Mona owned in Laois will now be retained for use as a Greenway.
“This is good news for the local community and will enhance the...
The Joe McDonagh Cup final between old foes Laois and Offaly has been confirmed for Saturday June 8, at 3.30pm in Croke Park.
It is a curtain raiser for the Leinster final between Kilkenny and Dublin which is taking place...
First year hurlers from Mountrath Community School rounded off the year impressively as they beat Creagh College of Wexford to claim the 1st Year Leinster Hurling Plate.
The Laois school began the game on the front foot, Ryan Guilfoyle’s free...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Melissa Peacock
Blackhill, Abbeyleix, Laois
Melissa is survived by her loving children Ian, Abbie and Lee, her loving partner Padraig, her parents Nora and Joe, brothers P.J. and Philip, sisters Leona and...
Colt-Shanahoe 3-15 Mountrath 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 3 Round 5
Colt-Shanahoe took a step towards survival in Division 3 of the league following a ten point win over Mountrath.
This was their first victory but crucially sees them draw level...
The death has occurred of Tom Brown, a man who played football for Laois and Meath and won senior championships with both O'Dempsey's and Emo.
A native of Enfield in Meath, Tom moved to Laois in the early 1960s where...
Laois County Council have confirmed the appointment of an interim CEO following the departure of John Mulholland.
Back in February, Mr Mulholland signalled that he would be retiring in June and attended his final meeting last month.
The current Laois County...
The highly anticipated Timahoe Heritage Festival is set to return on June 1st and 2nd, 2024, promising an action-packed weekend filled with history, culture, and entertainment for the whole family. This vibrant event, which began in 2019 to commemorate...
The Cumann na mBunscol hurling and camogie finals return to O’Moore Park this week and 24 games are down for decision.
The finals will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 to 30, with the action getting underway...
A group of students from Dunamase College are set to travel to India on an immersion programme in Kolkata.
The students are currently working hard to raise €2,500 for the Hope Foundation, a group which works to improve the lives...
There was huge excitement in The Curragh on Friday night as a horse with double Laois connections won at odds of 100/1.
Red Letter Bray, making his first appearance of the season, stunned everyone by winning the Irish Stallion Farms...
The votes for this year's Local and European Elections in Laois will be sorted in the sports hall in Scoil Chríost Rí on the Borris Road in Portlaoise.
The Local Election votes will then be moved to the Civil Defence...
Laois manager Willie Maher was disappointed after seeing his team lose out in Mullingar on Saturday, but all focus is now on the Joe McDonagh final in two weeks.
A poor first half saw Maher’s side put up just four...
It was yet another busy weekend of sporting action and our latest Talking Sport Podcast looks back on it all.
Barry McEvoy was in Mullingar on Saturday where the Laois hurlers lost out to Westmeath in the Joe McDonagh Cup.
He...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Paddy Scully
Rathfredagh, Cheshire Home, Newcastle West, Limerick / Roscrea, Tipperary / Camross, Laois
And Derragooney, Knock, Roscrea and formerly of Ballinrally, Camross, Co. Laois.
Peacefully in the care of the staff of...
Portlaoise 1-18 Rosenallis 2-16
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Round 5
Rosenallis games haven't been short of drama in recent weeks and that trend continued as they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last gasp goal to...
Camross 1-12 Borris-Kilcotton 1-20
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Round 5
Borris-Kilcotton are up to second spoit in Division 1 following an eight point victory over Camross this afternoon.
A late goal from Noah Quinlan secured the fate of the game...
The Harps 2-20 Rathdowney-Errill 0-13
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Round 5
The Harps gained their second win of the year in a Division 1 with a comprehensive victory over Rathdowney-Errill in Durrow this morning.
The ever reliable Mick Lanigan top...
Portlaoise AFC 4 Killeigh FC 3
CCFL Division 3 Cup Final
The CCFL season has come to a close in Conor Davis Park, Mountmellick, this afternoon, with Portlaoise taking home the Division 3 Cup at the expense of Killeigh.
Two goals apiece...
1 - Weekend Read: ‘Salud’ says Stapo Brown as Lanzarote bar venture shines
“It’s a home away from home,” says Liam ‘Stapo’ Brown of his pub in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.
‘Stapo’s’ Kazbar’ is a magnet for many Laois people on...
A Portarlington woman who is afraid of heights is adopting the mantra ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ as she prepares to join 12 of her colleagues at St Anne’s Special School, Newbridge, to raise funds for the...
Time seems to be flying by. The academic year has almost come to conclusion in secondary schools and for third level students, a long summer commences.
Continued thoughts and prayers for students studying for their state exams.
School communities actively engage...
