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...
The stage is set as the Laois U-20 hurlers will take on Offaly this evening at 7pm for a place in the Leinster semi...
This week marked the final monthly meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District, with a Laois County Councillor hoping to improve "a very important facility"...
Ballyfin farmer Brendan Guinan won an award at a national festival on biodiversity and sustainability.
The festival, hosted in the RDS in Ballsbridge, Dublin is...
It is another extremely busy week of GAA action and below are all of the fixtures that are scheduled to take place.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
First...
One of the newest political parties in Ireland will have a candidate in Laois in the Local Elections, which are set to take place...
The county-by-county breakdown of Ukrainian refugees and other applicants for international protection (asylum seekers) shows that Laois has taken some of the lowest numbers...
The 2024 edition of the Tailteann Cup will get underway this weekend with Laois entering the fray on Sunday.
Carlow will come to O'Moore Park...
Laois v Offaly
Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship Quarter Final in Tullamore at 7pm
The Laois U-20 hurlers continue their Leinster hurling campaign against old foes Offaly...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tom Treacy
Woodbrook, Mountrath, Laois / Ballybrophy, Laois
Tom Treacy, Woodbrook, Mountrath, and late of Rathmore, Ballybrophy,...
Mountmellick 4-4 Emo 2-16
ACFL Division 2 Round 1
Emo moved top of Division 2 following a fine victory over Mountmellick this evening.
This was a refixed...
The Laois LGFA Senior Team are hosting a coaching and development day in Mountmellick Gaa on Saturday, May 18.
The Laois Ladies Senior panel will...
The teaching council have announced Heywood teacher Eamon Dennehey as the newly elected chairperson of the organisation.
Dennehey, who is originally from Kerry has been...
Portlaoise RFC 17 Mullingar 0
Leinster U-14 Girls Rugby Cup Final
Portlaoise U-14s travelled to Energia Park in Donnybrook on Saturday May 4 for the Leinster...
Laois County Council hosted a Civic Reception for Abbeyleix Tidy Towns following the town’s All-Ireland victory last year.
The group, led by chairperson Robbie Quinn,...
The vibrant atmosphere of Kavanagh's Bar and Venue in Portlaoise was infused with the tunes of a new musical ensemble, The Resonators.
The group, formed...
A Laois-based athlete will compete on the international stage, having been recently selected to represent the Belgium U-20 rugby team.
19-year-old Sacha Olivier from in...
The May Bank Holiday is over and as we head towards the middle of 2024, our latest Podcast is here.
And it is another big...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen (Kay) Rankin (née Redmond)
Wayside, Old Knockmay Rd, Portlaoise, Laois
Rankin (nee Redmond) Kathleen (Kay) of...
Gardai have issued an appeal for information following the disappearance of a Laois teenager.
Lorcan Meehan, 17, was last seen on Sunday night, May 5,...
Ballyroan-Abbey 1-14 Portlaoise 1-7
ACFL Division 1 Round 4
A strong second-half performance from Ballyroan-Abbey saw them triumph over a depleted Portlaoise outfit in Rathleague this...
Castletown 3-8 Rathdowney-Errill 2-6
Palmer Cup Final
Castletown have been crowned Palmer Cup champions following victory over Rathdowney-Errill in the new 11-aside format this evening.
Six teams...
A Laois GAA club was the victim of vandalism following an attack at their premises on Bank Holiday Sunday.
Graiguecullen GAA club shared details of...
The month of May, traditionally is associated with devotion to Mary mother of Jesus.
Mary holds such an important role, not just in the life...
The HSE have announced that progress is underway in the form of funding for a significant development in Laois.
The funding has been allocated for...
The 2024 Growing Organics programme has gotten underway at a dairy and tillage farm in the south of Laois.
The year's opening farm walk took...
The stage is set for the brand new Palmer Cup competition in the Centre of Excellence - with all proceeds today set to go...
