Mountrath CS 4-10 Scoil Mhuire Clane 1-6
North Leinster Colleges 2nd Year ‘B’ Hurling Championship Final
Mountrath Community Scholl were crowned 2nd Year North Leinster 'B' hurling champions following a comprehensive win over Clane this afternoon.
A year after they lost the...
The Laois County Council’s Environment Department successfully organised a waste amnesty for unwanted bicycles.
This was done through the Anti-Dumping Initiative with approximately 90 bikes generously donated by members of the public.
The initiative not only contributed to waste reduction but...
€200,000 has been approved for restoration works on a site of major historical significance here in Laois.
The old Donaghmore Workhouse, just outside Rathdowney, was built in the 1840’s during the Great Hunger (which is still improperly referred to as 'The...
A Laois builder is featuring on a new TG4 series which is focusing on the Irish construction sector.
Dave Fingleton, from Ratheniska, is one of many independent builders contributing to 'Na Builders' which airs on Thursday evenings at 9.30pm.
The series...
There were 95 residential properties sold in Laois during February according to the Property Price Register, an massive increase of 42% on the 2024 figure.
This represents a sharp shift in the market, which had seen a year-on-year decline in...
Laois GAA is proposing a change to the new structure of the senior hurling championship before it begins.
A new ten team format has been approved and the draw for this, two groups of five, has already been made.
Teams play...
East Midlands Parkinson’s - the local Parkinson’s Ireland group for Laois and Kildare - will host “Walk in the Park for Parkinson's” on Saturday April 5 in Colt GAA grounds at 11am.
This annual event will take place in various...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mildred Ward (née Ray)
Nahanna, Rathangan, Offaly/Rathangan, Kildare/Cullohill, Laois
Formerly of Aughmacart, Cullohill County Laois. Peacefully at Naas Hospital. Sadly missed by her loving husband Robert (Bobby), son Douglas, daughter Norma, sister...
Laois 0-6 Kildare 3-18
Leinster U-20 Football Championship Round 1
Laois made a disastrous start to the Leinster U-20 championship as they were comprehensively beaten by Kildare this evening.
Kieran Kelly's charges were outclassed in every aspect of the game as the...
The big night has arrived for Kieran Kelly and the Laois U-20 footballers as they face Kildare in Round 1 of the Leinster championship.
This is a 7.30pm throw in in O'Moore Park for this group opener.
Ahead of the game,...
A Laois County Councillor has received a positive response to all three of his motions surrounding road improvement works.
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan made the requests at a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
First, Cllr Brennan asked that the...
A number of Laois artists have once again shown what huge hearts they have in donating an array of unique artworks for this year’s incognito art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
With incognito, the thrill...
A Laois TD has called for greater "consistency" and "common sense" in the way sentencing guidelines are set out for judges.
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley was Speaking in Dáil Éireann this week, where he probed Minister for Justice...
We are into the final week of March and the matches are coming thick and fast.
This week will see three Laois teams commence their championship campaigns.
The U-20 footballers are out on Wednesday while the U-20 hurlers and minor footballers...
A Laois athlete was part of a memorable silver-medal win for Team Ireland at the SIAB Schools Cross-Country Championships this weekend.
St Abban’s athlete Laura Ayers made her international debut, donning the green of Ireland at the championships held in Falkirk,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James (Séamus) Francis
Moyvilla, Oranmore, Galway/Mountmellick, Laois
James (Séamus) Francis, Moyvilla, Oranmore, Co. Galway. 24th March 2025. Formerly of Dangan, Galway and Mountmellick Co. Laois. Peacefully in the loving care of The...
There is great sadness across the wider Mountmellick area this week, as well as communities in Offaly and the USA, following the passing of a beloved Priest.
Fr Patrick Mooney, 88, who lived in Moneyquid, between Mountmellick and Killeigh, County...
The latest episode of the Laois Football and Hurling Podcast is here where we look back and forward.
First, Alan Hartnett is joined by Steven Miller where the pair look ahead to the commencement of the Leinster U-20 football championship.
That...
The Laois U-20 footballers have named their captain, vice-captains and team ahead of their championship opener.
Kieran Kelly's side will take on Kildare in O'Moore Park on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm.
Ahead of the game, the management have confirmed that Annanough's...
A Laois TD has impressed upon Dáil Éireann the pressing need for a new fire station in the county.
Local Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley told the Dáil that a new fire station in Rathdowney "needs to be prioritised."
Deputy Stanley...
There is deep sadness in Mountmellick and the wider community this week following the passing of a beloved former Garda.
Jim Griffin of Davitt Road, Mountmellick, formerly of Ballynane, Annascaul, on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, passed away on...
Two students from Laois have been recognised for their academic excellence at the Carlow College Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
The pair were among 19 scholarships awarded in recognition of their academic achievements - both for first year and continuing students.
First year...
The Leinster underage championships in hurling and football get underway across the province this week.
Indeed it marks the start of a very busy spell - with late March and early April now representing the absolute peak of the inter-county...
Clonaslee College 5-7 Colaiste Abbain (Wexford) 1-7
Leinster Colleges South Leinster Junior Football Championship 'D' Final
Clonaslee College were crowned South Leinster Junior D football champions following victory in Eire Og yesterday.
The side, managed by Sean Cotter and Ciaran Todd, ran...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Denis Geraghty
3 The Glebe, Rathdowney, Laois/Santry, Dublin
Denis Geraghty, 3 The Glebe, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly Santry, Co. Dublin (ex British Embassy), peacefully surrounded by those who loved him. Predeceased...
Heywood Community School students in 6th year Art travelled to Rome and Florence recently.
At the end of February, they headed to Italy to view and study the artwork from the Renaissance.
The tour began in Rome to view Michealangelo’s Sistine...
Given the glorious weather we've been having the past couple of weeks, it was a real stroke of bad luck for the participants in the Ballyfin Dash to 44 fundraiser on Saturday that the heavens opened and it essentially...
Laois Ladies football manager Stephen Duff has said his side "were beaten by the better team" on Sunday as Cavan ran out 11-point winners in Portlaoise.
The sides were in the Centre of Excellence for a top-of-the-table clash, with Cavan...
A big feature of our recent trip to New York alongside the Timahoe Male Choir was meeting two Laois publicans who are based in the iconic US city.
Shane Buggy from Crettyard is living in New York for almost 20...
Laois’ Division 3 NFL campaign came to an end against Fermanagh on Sunday with the Ulster side recording a two-point victory.
Although his side came out on the wrong side of the result, Laois manager Justin McNulty was pleased with...
