Clough-Ballacolla 0-17 Borris-Kilcotton 0-15
ACHL Division 1 Round 2
Clough-Ballacolla made it two wins from two in Division 1 with a victory over Borris-Kilcotton in the first senior league game to take place on the new field in Clough.
The rain held...
A Laois man has scooped third place at the 17th annual Mr Personality Festival, which took place in the Talbot Hotel Clonmel last week.
Michéal Kilheeney, a member of An Garda Síochána, was selected earlier this year to represent Laois...
The iconic Woodenbridge over the River Erkina will reopen to the public on Sunday, April 14, with the ribbon cutting ceremony at 2pm.
Laois County Council commenced upgrade works in October 2023 to bring the Woodenbridge up to Transport Infrastructure...
The death has occurred of Paddy Macken, a former Laois County Council official who was highly regarded and is remembered for his warmth and decency for those he dealt with over the years.
A native of Athlone in Westmeath, he...
Dunamase College 5-6 Piper's Hill (Kildare) 6-10
South Leinster Colleges JFC 'D' Final
Dunamase College were beaten in the South Leinster Colleges JFC 'D' final in Heywood this afternoon.
They become the fourth Laois school to reach a South Leinster junior final...
A local County Councillor has called for "urgently needed, necessary investment" to alleviate "dire traffic problems" in one of Laois's biggest towns.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paddy Bracken was speaking at the April meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District this week,...
The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) held the Credit Union Schools Quiz All-Ireland final recently and a Laois group took home medals
In a gripping final at the RDS in Dublin which took place on Sunday, April 7, 90...
The FAI Laois Primary Schools 5-a-side finals took place in the wonderful all weather facility in Killeshin on Wednesday.
42 schools entered the competition this year with 16 of them making it to the finals.
The day was organised by Laois...
It is a massively busy week on the GAA front and our latest Talking Sport Podcast looks ahead to it all.
Before all of that, Steven Miller joins Alan Hartnett to assess the U-20 footballer's win against Wicklow and what...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Moore
Newtown, Skirke, Ballybrophy, Laois
John Moore, Newtown, Skeirke, Ballybrophy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, April 9th, 2024 (peacefully) at his home.
Predeceased by his parents Jimmy and May son Kevin.
Deeply regretted and lovingly...
Public lighting in County Laois came under scrutiny again this week, this time at the April meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Fine Gael Cllr Conor Bergin raised the issue, calling for Laois County Council to "provide a single infill...
The County's cemeteries took centre stage this week at the April meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Independent Cllr James Kelly raised the issue, calling for Laois County Council to "increase the Grant for Cemetery Maintenance or secure funding from...
The 2024 Local Elections are fast approaching and things are heating across the county ahead of polling day on June 7.
Labour candidate says local authorities need greater resources to tackle 'crumbling roads'
Labour candidate in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, Eoin...
The 2024 Electric Picnic is just over four months away and although we haven’t had an announcement, organisers say that fans afraid the festival won’t go ahead can fear no more.
LaoisToday can confirm that organisers, despite not having an...
Mountrath Community School's Transition Year students recently captivated audiences with their spectacular performance of "Back to the 80s" at Saint Philomena’s Hall in Mountrath.
Running for three consecutive nights from Wednesday, March 20 to Friday, March 22, the musical extravaganza...
Laois U-20 manager Damien Carter spoke after his side's Leinster Championship opener at home to Kilkenny on Saturday and said he was pleased with portions of his side's performance, but mistakes cost them in the end.
In a positive opening...
Laois overcame Kerry in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship on Saturday and manager Glen McEvoy was happy with his team's performance in the tough conditions brought about by Storm Kathleen.
It was a crucial win for Laois as defeat, following...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Moore
Newtown, Skirke, Ballybrophy, Laois
John Moore, Newtown, Skeirke, Ballybrophy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, April 9th, 2024 (peacefully) at his home.
Predeceased by his parents Jimmy and May son Kevin.
Deeply regretted and lovingly...
Ballyroan-Abbey 3-17 Timahoe 1-4
ACFL Division 3 Round 2
Ballyroan-Abbey picked up their first win of Division 3 following a 19 point victory over Timahoe this evening.
After losing narrowly to Arles-Kilcruise in Round 1, Ballyroan-Abbey's second string were dominant here.
They led...
Laois 2-12 Wicklow 0-6
Leinster U-20 FC Round 3
Three games, three wins, no goals conceded and a quarter-final to look forward to next week against Meath.
The Laois U-20 footballers concluded the group stages of their Leinster championship campaign with a...
The Laois U-20 footballers are in Blessington this evening to take on Wicklow in Round 3 of the Leinster championship.
With both sides having won their opening two games against Carlow and Wexford, they are already qualified for the quarter-final...
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise has launched a campaign to highlight the signs and symptoms of the life-threatening condition, sepsis.
Activities taking place in the hospital throughout the week included public information stands and staff awareness events promoting the ‘Sepsis 6’...
The Laois ladies senior football management team have stepped aside with a replacement appointed on an interim basis.
Laois LGFA issued a statement this afternoon.
They said: "As of today, Tuesday April 9, the senior intercounty management team of Laois LGFA...
A Laois secondary school is making progress towards obtaining a Green Flag Travel Grant from Green-schools Ireland.
Portlaoise College's Green School Committee is working towards this target with the support of Michèle Castiaux, the Travel Officer from An Taisce.
Their current...
The year is 1993 and approximately 2,000 people have descended on the small townland of Ballyhupahaun, Rosenallis.
On August 25, a group of ‘Rainbow Gatherers’ came from all over Europe to share in peace and love in secluded part of...
As a native of Crettyard, Evan O’Carroll is a little bit insulated from the tension that is building up around Laois’ northern border this week.
For him, this Saturday night is all about the first round of the Leinster championship.
This...
We are less than 20 weeks away from the beginning of Electric Picnic and still, despite requests to the organisers, we have no line-up announcement - not even a date for one.
However, thanks to The 2 Johnnies, we may...
Whereas April was once deemed 'Club Month' by the powers that be in Croke Park, now it is arguably the busiest time of the season for county teams.
The Laois senior, U-20 and minor footballers, the U-20 hurlers and the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Forristal
Rathmore, Stradbally, Laois
Peacefully at Waterford General Hospital. Recently pre-deceased by his wife Eileen. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sister Breda, brother Pat, sister-in-law Maura,...
The Live Well Expo returned to Portlaoise over the weekend, as Healthy Laois and Age Friendly Laois hosted the largest Health and Wellbeing show in the Midlands.
Live Well celebrates the range of supports and services that are available to...
