Laois has received a financial boost this afternoon with news of additional funding for outdoor amenities and the domestic abuse service.
€180,000 has been granted for Laois walking trails and amenities, under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.
Glenbarrow, River Delour, Carrigmeal...
Spending summers as a child going around with her maternal grandad, Jim Tyrell, the well known Portlaoise vet, engendered a love of animals in artist Karen Fingleton.
With her dad coming from a farm outside Stradbally where the family spend...
Three disability support centres in Laois are coming together to host a major fundraising event next month.
TheRehabCare Laois ‘Mega Coffee Morning’ will take place on Wednesday, April 10, in Kavanagh’s Pub and Venue in Portlaoise, with musician Tony Cunningham...
NFL Division 4 Final – Laois v Leitrim
In Croke Park at 5pm (Live on TG4)
The National Football League finals take centre stage this Easter weekend and Laois are up first as they take on Leitrim.
The game throws in at...
Hurling season in Laois is about to take full flight as Division 1 of the league gets underway this Saturday when newly promoted Portlaoise take on 2022 champions Rathdowney-Errill.
The first weekend is well spread out with the game taking...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pilar Delaney (née Lujan-Gabaldon)
43 Erkindale Drive, Durrow, Laois, R32 C5F6
Pilar passed away peacefully in her 88th year in Castlecomer District Hospital, Co. Kilkenny surrounded by her loving family.
Predeceased by her...
Annanough 3-11 Portarlington 1-11
ACFL Division 4 Round 2
Three first-half goals laid the foundation for Annanough’s first win of the season this evening as they got the better of Portarlington in Vicarstown in Round 2 of the Laois Shopping Centre...
Laois adult teams winning finals have been few and far between over the years though some stand out more than others, naturally enough.
The 2003 Leinster final win and the 1986 league triumph are standout memories, glorious occasions in our...
It causes confusion every year. Is Good Friday a working day? Who is off? Who is on? What's open, what's not?
The Labour Party are calling for the day to be made a public holiday for all workers.
“With Easter upon...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that house prices in Laois are 'out of control thanks to bad Government policy and decision making'.
Deputy Stanley was speaking after the latest Daft.ie report showed that the avergae house price...
A Laois rugby player has been called up as a replacement on the Ireland rugby panel to take on Italy in the Women's Six Nations at the RDS on Sunday.
Portlaoise's Eimear Corri has been called into the squad for...
A pedestrian crossing has been sought for the village of Ballybrittas, which is located on the old main Dublin Road, while Laois County Council have confirmed that they are set to appoint a dedicated Road Safety Officer.
Laois County Council...
The St. Joseph's Sunday Choir made presentations to the retiring organist, Audrey Whelan, at a function in the Hollow Bar in Mountmellick recently.
Audrey's family and most of the choir were present at the event which took place last Saturday,...
A number of Laois County Councillors again expressed their extreme frustration at the length of time it is taking for light repairs to be carried out across the county.
Speaking at this week's meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, Cllr...
We are just two days away from the National Hurling League Division 2A final between Laois and Carlow in Dr Cullen Park.
Ahead of Sunday’s showdown at 3pm, Alan Hartnett caught up with captain Aaron Dunphy for the latest edition...
It is a huge weekend on the GAA front with the footballers and hurlers set to contest National League finals.
Up first, the Laois footballers head to Croke Park for the Division 4 decider.
Justin McNulty's charges are on at 5pm...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Evelyn Connor (née Read)
Maryborough Village, Portlaoise, Laois / Raheny, Dublin
Evelyn Connor (nee Read), Maryborough Village, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, formerly of Tonlegee Road, Dublin 5. Evelyn passed away peacefully after an...
Michéal Kiheeney will represent Laois at the 17th Annual Mr Personality Festival which is being organised by Kilkenny County Macra na Feirme.
The festival will take place from April 5 to 6 at The Talbot Hotel, Clonmel.
The festival has been...
The death has occurred of Liam Doran from Killeshin, a man regarded as one of the finest Laois footballers of his era.
Liam, who represented Leinster in the Railway Cup in 1964, played centre-back for Laois in Leinster finals in...
The Laois minor footballers were beaten by Dublin in Round 1 of the Leinster championship in the Centre of Excellence last night.
Ger Slevin’s charges were blown away by the visitors in the first half – trailing by 18 points...
Calls have been made for the recently-installed footpath in Stradbally to be extended further - in order to allow people walk all the way to very popular local amenity Oughaval Woods.
Work done in the past year means that there...
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has named his starting 15 and subs ahead of Saturday's National League Division 4 final in Croke Park.
The team shows one change from the side that started the big win over Waterford on...
Laois County Councillors have led a charge for a new, state-of-the-art indoor sports complex to be developed in Portlaoise.
The first step came on Monday of this week when the Council agreed join forces on the project with the Portlaoise...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to bring to the market this 25 acre residential farm at Raggetstown, Ballinakill, Co. Laois (Eircode R32 HK10). These lands will be sold by online auction on Thursday 2nd May at 3pm via the LSL...
We are just two days away from the National Football League Division 4 final between Laois and Leitrim in Croke Park.
Ahead of Saturday's showdown at 5pm, Alan Hartnett caught up with captain Evan O'Carroll for the latest edition of...
Greystones 10 Portlaoise 24
Leinster U-14 Girls Rugby League Semi Final
Portlaoise travelled to Greystones on Saturday where the pitch was in perfect condition for this U-14 League Cup semi-final.
Adorning the walls of the club house were pictures of past players...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Oliver Grogan
6 The Green, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois / Stradbally, Laois / Dublin
The death has occurred of Oliver Grogan, 6 The Green, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, also Droimnín Nursing Home, Stradbally,...
As another bank holiday approaches, SOLAS Eco Garden Centre gears up to offer a whole host of events catering to all age groups.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 30th, as SOLAS invites you to embark on a delectable journey...
Laois 1-11 Dublin 5-13
Leinster MFC Round 1
The Laois minor footballers were beaten in Round 1 of the Leinster championship by Dublin in the Centre of Excellence this evening.
Ger Slevin's charges were blown away by the visitors in the first...
The Laois minor football team begin their Leinster Championship against Dublin in the Centre of Excellence this evening.
Laois are in Group 1 of the Leinster championship and after Dublin tonight, they will host Offaly next Wednesday.
The group concludes on...
