A well-known Laois property has sold for over half a million euro, more than a year after it first went on the market.
Bed and Breakfast, Delaney's Roadhouse in Ballintogher, Ballybrittas was recently aquired for €550,000.
The Roadhouse has been a...
The All Ireland of Irish restaurants awards took place recently where various Laois entities brought home numerous awards.
The event was held in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, on Monday night where almost 1,200 of the Irish hospitality industry's owners,...
The Leinster School’s Track and Field Championships took place recently when various schools from across the county represented in the competition.
Numerous young Laois athletes won their respective competitions.
Camross's Charlie Peavoy, representing Kilkenny College, won the Minor Boys shot putt...
Labour candidate for Graiguecullen/Portarlington, Eoin Barry, has said that ending the scourge of vacant and abandoned homes in Laois will be a priority for him if elected on June 7.
Labour leader TD Ivan Bacik visited Barry in Portarlington to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Maria Quinn
Camira, Mountmellick, Laois
Suddenly, on the 18th May. Sadly missed by her loving parents Denis and Kathleen, siblings Laura, Anthony, James, Dana, Sabrina and Jessica, partner Jamie, granddad Denis, nieces,...
Rathdowney-Errill hosted their eighth annual ‘Rathdowney Pharmacy’ golf classic in Rathdowney Golf Club.
Since its inaugural year it has been a huge success with both members of the community and players of Rathdowney-Errill Gaa.
The event was hosted in Rathdowney Golf...
The Laois Participation Network held a “Dusk Chorus Walk” at Derryounce lakes in Portarlington.
The Laois PPN is an organisation that promotes community, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. The group consists of over 650 members.
The Chorus walk allowed participants to...
Second year students from Portlaoise College have completed their Work at World programme in conjunction with Business in Community Ireland and Laois County Council.
The Work at World programme which is funded by TUSLA provides second-year post primary students an...
There were 80 residential properties sold in Laois in April according to the Property Price Register, a marginal decrease on the 2023 figure.
Last April saw 95 homes sold, just 9% more than this year.
It is the fourth consecutive monthly...
A Laois County Councillor has urged the Local Authority to purchase a plot of land with "huge potential for future development."
Fine Gael Cllr PJ Kelly proposed that the Council “consider the purchase of 4.75 acres of land in the...
It was a hectic weekend on the GAA front and part two of our Talking Sport Podcast looks back at football.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett and they start with their weekly topic - Walkover Wusses.
After that, the...
The Laois badminton team have been crowned the All-Ireland county Champions at Grade 5/G .
The All Ireland Championships were held in the University of Limerick on Sunday April 28, playing in a ‘round-robin’ style tournament against Limerick and Galway.
They...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Dunne
'Hillside', Clonad, Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at Naas General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her son Robert and her grand-son John, Mary will be dearly missed by her...
The annual Awards Day and Parent's Day mass in Knockbeg College was held last week to acknowledge the achievements of the school in the last year.
The mass was celebrated with guests of the community Mons. Byrne, Bishop Nulty and...
A total of 47 candidates have been confirmed for this year's Local Elections in Laois.
Election hopefuls had until Saturday at noon to declare their candidacy - and then had until 12 on Monday to withdraw if they wished.
The 47...
There is deep sadness in Killeshin following the passing of Declan McDermott - a 'cherished' member of the community.
Mr McDermott, who passed away on Sunday, is survived by his wife Rebekah and children Jeff, David, Mark and Emer.
A long...
For the second time this season, the Laois camogie team lost a final by to an injury-time point.
Joint managers, Pate Collier and Robert Jones led their team to the league final in April, where Armagh won the game with...
Laois County Council have been called upon to make several improvements to public infrastructure across the south-east of the County.
Independent Cllr Aisling Moran raised issues in four locations: Wolfhill, Luggacurran, Ballylinan and Vicarstown.
Cllr Moran first asked that the Council resurface...
Putting yourself up for election, at any time and in any contest, is a brave thing to do.
While the general population can go for a job interview, it is largely their own business how they get on.
While the winners...
The Laois senior footballers have qualified for the knock-out phase of the Tailteann Cup following a one point win over Wicklow.
Below, we take a look at how Laois emerged as one point winners.
1 - Man of the match
Simon Fingleton...
Laois manager Willie Maher was upbeat after his side’s win over Down to secure their spot in the Joe McDonagh Cup final in June, but he reckons his team have things to improve on before the big day.
Maher’s men...
It was an extremely busy weekend of GAA action and our Talking Sport Podcast will look back on it all in two parts.
This is all about hurling and Barry McEvoy joins Alan Hartnett to look back on the win...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Dunne
'Hillside', Clonad, Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at Naas General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her son Robert and her grand-son John, Mary will be dearly missed by her...
Laois 0-11 Wicklow 0-10
Tailteann Cup Round 2
The Laois footballers got their Tailteann Cup campaign back on track as they edged out Wicklow in Aughrim.
Justin McNulty’s men had to come from behind to see off a dogged Wicklow team.
It is...
Abbeyleix 3-17 The Harps 2-14
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 Round 4
Abbeyleix continue to rise win Division 2 with their second victory in five days as they followed up Tuesday's win over Clonaslee St Manman's with a defeat of...
We are live from Aughrim where the Laois senior footballers take on Wicklow in Round 2 of the Tailteann Cup.
Despite the various horror stories about 1986, Laois had an unblemished record against Wicklow from then until 2022.
They have won...
Portlaoise AFC 0 Mountmellick Utd 4
CCFL Division 1
Mountmellick United are the 2024 CCFL Division 1 champions after a dominant 4-0 away to Portlaoise.
It was a surprisingly one-sided affair, with goals from Conor Comiskey, Colm Coss, Mark Grennan and Eoin...
Laois County Council have been called on to conduct an investigation into "long delays" in "basic public infrastructure" in the County.
Speaking at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting this week, Sinn Féin Cllr Aidan Mullins called for the Council to:
"Investigate and...
“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 holidays - every since it first opened its doors last October.
“I’d been...
In the last years of his life, the great cellist and conductor Pablo Casals suffered greatly from rheumatoid arthritis and emphysema.
At 90, he was badly stooped, his head thrust forward, and his breathing laboured. He needed the help of...
