Laois have secured their spot in the Joe McDonagh Cup final in June after another brilliant display against Down on Saturday.
Willie Maher's men took a few minutes to get going but once they did they absolutely blew the Mournemen...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Connolly
Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow, R93 E208/Laois
Sean Connolly of Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow and formerly of Old Leighlin and Oxford, England, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving...
Portarlington 1-13 St Joseph's 1-13
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1
Reigning Division 1 and county champions St Joseph's remain unbeaten as they go in defence of their league title.
Mick Dempsey's men were reduced to fourteen men after only seven minutes...
Camross 2-21 Castletown 1-26
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 Round 5
Castletown continued their 100% record in Division 2 after coming out on top in a high scoring contest in Camross this evening.
It was a hugely entertaining contest which saw...
Stradbally 1-14 Portlaoise 2-20
ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Paul Cahillane put on a serious display as Portlaoise came from behind to defeat Stradbally in Bill Delaney Park tonight in the latest round of action in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL...
Laois 4-16 Antim 1-9
All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 Preliminary Quarter Final
Laois emphatically booked their place in the quarter final of the Tier 3 grade of the All Ireland Minor series with this comprehensive victory over Antrim on Saturday afternoon.
Following on...
Laois 4-31 Down 0-17
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4
Laois are back in the Joe McDonagh final for the first time since 2019 after a comprehensive 26-point victory over Down in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
A brace of goals each in the...
Laois 0-15 Wexford 0-16
Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final
Laois have come up agonisingly short this afternoon in the Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final, losing out by a single point to new champions, Wexford.
The game was all square deep inside injury...
It is a huge day of GAA and we will do our best to keep you updated on the action involving Laois teams.
The action gets underway at 2pm and there is silverware up for grabs.
The Laois camogie team are...
1 - Laois player scoops half a million euro in EuroMillions Plus Top Prize win
A player in Laois has woken up half a millon euro richer this morning after they scooped the EuroMillions Plus Top Prize of €500,000 in...
For the third time in the last three days, a Laois Local Election candidate has reported that their posters have been tampered with.
This time, Sinn Fein's Lorna Holohan-Garry has reported that she is the latest victim.
Taking to social media...
There is point-to-point racing in Stradbally on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend on a busy couple of days for the picturesque Laois venue.
The Laois Foxhounds are hosting this weekend's point-to-point action in Stradbally Hall on Saturday and Sunday...
Two Laois students have claimed All-Ireland glory, setting a new national record in the process.
The students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned All-Ireland champions at the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Irish Finals on Thursday, May 16 in Microsoft Ireland’s Dream Space...
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4 – Laois v Down
In O'Moore Park at 3pm
Team News
Laois senior hurling manager Willie Maher has made two changes to the side from the win over Kerry.
Both of them are enforced due to injury and...
Laois County Council have been urged to make contact with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to address "a very strange" situation in the County.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paschal McEvoy is looking for Minister Donnelly to intervene in the hopes of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Connolly
Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow, R93 E208/Laois
Sean Connolly of Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow and formerly of Old Leighlin and Oxford, England, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving...
Courtwood 1-14 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-12
ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Courtwood have won an incredibly tense, physical battle at home to Ballyroan-Abbey this evening, sending them top, for the time being at least.
There were two great goals and three red cards in...
Arles-Kileen 0-9 Emo 2-19
ACFL Division 2 Round 5
Emo will battle for a spot in Division 1 after they won their fifth straight game in Division 2 of the league.
They had 16 points to spare over Arles-Killeen in a victory...
11 schools across Laois were awarded their Green-School flag on May 14, an award for environmental management in primary and secondary schools.
All the Laois Schools who won awards received an invite to the Green-Award Ceremony held in Kilkenny on...
There is a Truck and Tractor run taking place in Timahoe on Saturday May 25 with all proceeds going towards the national school in Timahoe.
The event is being run by the Timahoe Vintage and Heritage Club with all funds...
Artist, Alan Meredith launched his first solo exhibition in Laois Arthouse on May 11 in Stradbally.
The exhibition remains open until June 21 Tuesday to Friday and is open from 1pm to 4pm.
The sculptor and contemporary artist has held exhibitions...
Another Laois County Council election candidate has expressed his frustration after he discovered that some of his posters have been removed in recent days.
Following on from Portlaoise Sinn Féin candidates Cllr Caroline Dwane-Stanley and Maria McCormack saying that a...
Raw sewage is coming up through manholes and onto residential properties according to a local County Councillor.
Independent Cllr Ben Brennan made the claim at the May meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District earlier this week.
Cllr Brennan called on Laois County...
Laois are currently preparing for the Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final, following a blockbuster win last week against Dublin.
Looking forward to the game, Laois captain, Líadan C-Fennell said: "It's a huge honour to get to an inter-County Leinster final.
"We...
It is a massive weekend on the GAA front and our Talking Sport Podcast is here to look ahead at the action.
But before that, as part of our crusade against walkovers, we unveil a new segment called 'Walkover Wusses'.
Here,...
St Abban's AC had a very busy week which included Jack Fenlon running a World U-20 standard time, the club hosting the Annual Open Sports and the Country Track and Field Championships.
First on the agenda was the Annual Open...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Connolly
Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow, R93 E208 / Laois
Sean Connolly of Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow and formerly of Old Leighlin and Oxford, England, passed away peacefully surrounded by...
Cumann Lar-Iománaithe na hEireann stage their Captains Prize in Rathdowney Golf Club tomorrow, Friday May 16.
Founded in the early 70’s, the Society has gone from strength to strength with an attendance in excess of 120 expected on the day
Participants...
The project Bridge Ability, led by Portlaoise College students has secured two national awards.
The students claimed a prize of €1,000 for their school, both awards being achieved amidst fierce competition from thousands of students across the country.
The project aims...
Another instance of campaign posters being damaged has been captured, this time on the road between Castletown and The Pike of Rushall.
Posters belonging to European election candidate Peadar Tóibín and local election candidates Cllr Ollie Clooney and Helen Campion...
