Joe Mallon Motors, main dealers for Renault and Dacia, have recently appointed Mark Kavanagh as a Sales Executive, joining an already vibrant team in their showrooms in Portlaoise.
The Rathdowney native recently joined the Joe Mallon Motors team and has...
The Junior 'A' and 'B' hurling championships got underway this evening with a handful of games down for decision around the county.
Camross and Portlaoise met again - in the Junior 'A' grade this time - after Sunday's controversial senior...
Slieve Bloom are in the Intermediate hurling championship and have to be considered one of the contenders.
They have started the year well by reaching the Division 3 final where they put up a fine performance against senior side Ballinakill.
They...
A Laois TD has hit out at HIQA by saying that their nursing home inspection oversight is 'not up to scratch'.
Independent TD Brian Stanley was speaking following a meeting regarding The Residence Nursing Home.
There was widespread shock and outrage...
Colt-Shanahoe were one of the clubs to benefit from the restructuring of the Laois senior hurling championship last year.
With no relegation from senior or either of the intermediate grades, they were spared a relegation battle after finishing bottom of...
As we head into the middle of July, the action continues as we have a huge week ahead.
Check out all the fixtures below:
TUESDAY, JULY 15
All adult Games 7.30pm, all juvenile games 6.30pm and first named team has home advantage...
In the 2017 season, the Mountmellick hurlers won the Laois JHC 'B' title, the fifth grade of Laois club hurling.
They have since won the Junior 'A' in 2018 and the Premier Intermediate in 2024 and now find themselves at...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Dowling
Morette, Emo, Laois
John Dowling, Morette, Emo. Died 16th February 2025 in New York where he had lived since 1985. John is pre deceased by his father Tom Dowling and...
Minor hurling and football as well as the opening round of the U-13 hurling championships were the main focus of this evening's Laois GAA action.
Laois MFC ‘B’ Round 1
The Harps 6-9 St Pauls 3-11
U-13 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 1
The...
Had things worked out differently, Clonaslee-St Manman's could have been a dual senior club this year.
Two teams were promoted from the Premier Intermediate grade in 2024 to make a ten-team senior championship this year.
With second teams not eligible to...
Fashionistas from across Laois and further afield are set to descend on Stradbally next week for a highly-anticipated charity event.
The Fun Charity Fashion Show will take place on Saturday, July 26, at 7pm in The Malthouse, Stradbally.
Tickets for the...
National Juvenile Track and Field Championships
Tullamore was the host venue for the National Juvenile Track and Field Championships held this past weekend, where there were sensational performances and victories for a number of Laois athletes.
Sinead Fitzpatrick had an outstanding...
There are almost 50 fewer pubs operating in Laois than there were in 2005, a decrease of over 30% over the past two decades.
With a total of 48 fewer pubs are operating here than 20 years ago, Laois has...
It was a dramatic Round 1 of the Laois Shopping Centre senior hurling championship in O'Moore Park.
The action began on Friday where The Harps pulled off a surprise by defeating recently crowned league champions Abbeyleix.
The games on Saturday went...
Every year more and more Leaving Cert students look beyond the traditional CAO route to pursue their career ambitions.
Factors such as the points-race, cost of living, scarcity of accommodation, high university drop-out rates, and shifting labour market demands are...
In a statement announcing Br Kevin’s death on July 2, at Mount Desert Nursing Home in Cork, the Capuchins said he was known throughout the country and beyond as “a Brother to the poor”, particularly through his work in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jim McDonald
Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Laois
The death has occurred of Jim McDonald, Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Co. Laois and formerly of Derrydavy, Mountmellick.
Jim died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Midlands Regional...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Laois GAA have confirmed that the senior hurling championship match between Camross and Portlaoise did finish as a draw.
There was confusion at full...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Camross 5-13 Portlaoise 2-22
(Referee Score Portlaoise 2-22 Camross 5-12)
Laois SHC Round 1
Portlaoise and Camross played out a thrilling encounter in O'Moore Park this...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
Laois 5-7 Monaghan 1-12
All-Ireland Ladies IFC Semi-Final
Laois have booked their place in the All-Ireland Ladies IFC Final after an epic encounter with Monaghan this...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Clough-Ballacolla 1-24 Castletown 1-14
Laois SHC Round 1
Clough-Ballacolla's defence of the Laois senior hurling championship is off to a winning start as they defeated...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The hottest Sunday of the year has arrived and we have some very big games to bring you today.
There are three games with...
A Laois band are set to make an appearance on RTÉ television this Monday as part of the series finale of An Ghig Mhór.
The show will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 8pm, and will see Irish...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
All-Ireland Ladies IFC Semi-Final - Laois v Monaghan
In Pearse Park, Longford, at 2pm
Laois's whirlwind season continues this Sunday as Stephen Duff takes his side...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling championship is underway with two thirds of Round 1 now completed
Friday night provided a small upset as...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jim McDonald
Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Laois
The death has occurred of Jim McDonald, Ballycrossal, Portarlington, Co. Laois and formerly of Derrydavy, Mountmellick.
Jim died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Midlands Regional...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Borris-Kilcotton 1-20 Ballinakill 0-22
Laois Senior Hurling Championship Round 1
The second of today's games in the Laois SHC sees a replay of the 2024...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
Rathdowney-Errill 5-18 Rosenallis 2-12
Laois Senior Hurling Championship Round 1
Rathdowney-Errill are off the mark in the Senior Hurling Championship after a comfortable victory over...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall's SuperValu, Portlaoise
The Laois Shopping Centre senior hurling championship continues this evening with a double header.
In sweltering conditions, we have two games down for decision...
Gardai have seized drugs worth an estimated €2.2 million and arrested a man following an operation yesterday, Friday July 11.
Yesterday evening, as part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara targeting drug trafficking networks, officers attached to the Garda National...
