Laois County Council have opened application for seven homes through the Affordable Purchase scheme in Portlaoise.
They will welcome applicants for the seven beautiful ‘A’...
1 - Death occurs of Hazel Allen, the Laois woman who was a leading figure in the renowned Ballymaloe House Hotel dynasty
The death has...
Laois County Council have been presented with a petition containing over 500 signatures this week, as a rural community aims to send a strong...
The 2024 edition of the Tailteann Cup will get underway on Sunday and it is set to be a special day for Laois's current...
Laois County Council have been urged to remember the importance of roadside drainage systems and the important part such drains play with regard to...
Laois and Offaly TD Brian Stanley has highlighted the need for more affordable homes in Laois in the Dáíl Eireann.
He said: "The CSO residential...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mantas Zukas
Portarlington, Laois / Tallaght, Dublin
Zukas (Portarlington, Co. Laois and formerly of Tallaght, Dublin 24)...
Portlaoise Institute will host an Open Day and Evening this Thursday, May 16, from 5pm–7pm, where prospective students will be welcomed to their campus...
Timahoe 1-4 Kilcavan 4-11
ACFL Division 3 Round 5
Kilcavan are up to third in Division 3 after they put Timahoe to the sword this evening.
A...
Rosenallis 1-15 Mountmellick 1-16
ACHL Division 4 Round 4
Mountmellick claimed their third win in Division 4 with a hard fought one point victory away to...
The importance of drains, road-side drainage and drainage maintenance was highlighted this week in Laois County Council.
Fine Gael Cllr Conor Bergin made the passionate...
Electric Youth, an arts initiative for Electric Picnic returns for a fifth consecutive year.
The initiative is a competition that offers the winners a chance...
The Laois GAA Masters team are set to return as they are in action on Saturday when they face Dublin in the first round...
The Laois senior football team to face Carlow in Round 1 of the Tailteann Cup has been named.
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has...
Calls have been made for improvement works to be carried out at a popular Laois golf course described as "an invaluable asset for the...
"The most important sunrise of the year” is taking place this weekend, as the Darkness into Light 5km walks will get underway across the...
For the first time in a while, our Talking Sport Podcast is an even split between football and hurling.
Part one of the show is...
Last Saturday, May 4, athletics club St Abban's had 20 athletes participate at the Leinster Novice and Master's Road Race held on the one...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jean Pim
Anngrove, Mountmellick, Laois
Jean Pim, Anngrove, Mountmellick, Co. Laois died peacefully on May 9th 2024....
The HSE have confirmed that Laois are among the counties with the largest waiting list for speech and language therapy.
This was revealed to Independent...
Music at the Malthouse is taking place on May 10, 11 and 12 in Stradbally in the restored Malthouse building.
This festival is a collaboration...
Calling all dog lovers - a brand new 'off leash' dog park is set to open its doors outside Portlaoise this weekend.
Woofland Dog Park...
€388,415 in funding has been announced or 19 clubs across Laois with the ‘Sports Capital and Equipment fund’.
The announcement, which was made this morning,...
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the ESB, describing some recent actions by the company as "a disgrace."
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paddy Bracken...
What happens when those in positions of power and influence tell large groups of people that something they enjoy doing is 'wrong'?
That was the...
Laois were stopped in their tracks in the Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship last night by an impressive Offaly side.
We take a look at some...
Laois soccer player, Peter Grogan, has equalled a scoring record for League of Ireland First Division club Bray Wanderers
The Crettyard teenager achieved the feat...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Rt. Lt. Col Kenneth (Ken) Kelly
Raheen Park, Youghal, Cork / Portlaoise, Laois
Kenneth (Ken) Kelly, Retired...
St Joseph's 0-17 Courtwood 1-10
ACFL Division 1 Round 4
The last two unbeaten sides in Division 1 of the football league faced off tonight in...
Offaly 1-28 Laois 2-9
Leinster U-20 HC Quarter-final
Laois's Leinster Championship run has come to a crashing end at the hands of an excellent Offaly outfit...
