Crettyard 3-10 Portlaoise 1-7
Ladies JFC Final
A fast start was crucial as Crettyard defeated Portlaoise in the Ladies Junior Championship final in Ratheniska this afternoon.
John Murphy's charges led by eight points at half time and although Portlaoise tried, they could...
Balllyfin 2-10 Rosenallis 2-4
U-13 Hurling Championship 'B' Final Replay
Ballyfin came good when it mattered in the second half to eventually see off a battling Rosenallis side this morning in the COE.
The sides couldn't be separated during the first outing...
Shanahoe 4-12 St Joseph’s 3-11
Laois Ladies IFC Final
Shanahoe have been promoted to Senior for 2024 following a hard earned victory over St Josephs in Stradbally this afternoon.
Alice Walsh and Mary Griffin were on top form for Shanahoe as they...
A group of Ukrainian women and children are desperately appealing with the powers that be to reverse their decision to move them from Laois to Cork.
Inna Denysenko and her two children have been staying in The Clock Inn in...
Almost 30 years since Joey Coogan first hurled at adult level for Trumera, he is preparing to take part in yet another county final this evening at 6.15pm.
The evergreen forward scored a crucial goal in the semi final win...
Today in Ratheniska, Portlaoise and Crettyard will meet in the Laois Junior ladies football final.
On a busy weekend of local GAA, it's not the standout fixture but it's a very notable one all the same.
While it's Portlaoise's second team,...
After a remarkably dramatic pair of semi-finals, the Senior Hurling Championships reaches it's crescendo this Sunday, when Abbeyleix face Camross is O'Moore Park.
On Saturday night, Trumera and Colt-Shanahoe will contest the Intermediate Championship Final, also at O'Moore Park.
That game...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Georgina Mary Mitchell
Quarrymount, Errill, Laois
Georgina Mary Mitchell, Quarrymount, Errill, Co. Laois, October 3rd. 2023 peacefully at Midland's Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Predeceased by her parents Bob and Georgina, sisters Muriel and...
Raheen Parish Gaels 2-10 Na Fianna 1-12
Minor B Hurling Championship Final
Raheen Parish Gaels had to weather a late storm of Na Fianna scores to hold on for victory in their Minor B Hurling Championship final this evening in the...
The school children of Abbeyleix went above and beyond for the local hurling team ahead of Sunday's historic Laois senior final appearance.
Not since 1949 have the Abbeyleix hurlers played in a county final - but excitement is at fever...
The excitement is building in Camross as there are now just two days to go before Sunday's Laois SHC final.
They are going in search of their 27th title and the whole community is certainly behind them - with black...
Colt-Shanahoe are just one day away from their Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship final.
They will face neighbours, Trumera on Saturday evening at 6.15pm in O'Moore Park.
Ahead of the game, top-scorer, Nathan Dunne spoke with LaoisToday about just how hard Colt-Shanahoe...
Abbeyleix has just been crowned Ireland’s Tidiest Town at an awards ceremony in Dublin today.
The prestigious achievement crowns years of hard work from a dedicated group of volunteers who take great pride in the upkeep and general presentation of...
It is a massive weekend for everyone in Abbeyleix and it has gotten off to the best possible start.
Abbeyleix have just been named Ireland’s Tidiest Town and the Tidy Towns 2023 awards.
Abbeyleix beat off competition from 886 other towns...
Sunday will mark Camross 37th appearance in a Laois Senior Hurling Championship final.
Camross are the most successful club in Laois hurling with 26 senior titles under their belt - all of which have been won since Sunday's opponents Abbeyleix...
Fianna Fail have added a third candidate to their list to contest the 2024 Local Election in Portlaoise.
Naeem Iqbal a Pakistani native, who contested the 2019 Local Elections as an Independent candidate, has been added following the convention earlier...
In this special episode of the Talking Sport podcast, we interview Billy Phelan, the Abbeyleix man who has recently published a very impressive history of the local GAA club.
Ahead of Sunday's Laois senior hurling final, he chats about how...
The referees for Sunday's big hurling county finals have been confirmed ahead of the matches.
Castletown's Patrick Phelan will once again be involved as he is set to be the man in the middle for the Minor decider.
He was chief...
We're delighted to be joined by Laois ladies footballer Mo Nerney on this episode of the Talking Sport Podcast to preview this weekend's ladies football finals.
Portlaoise take on St Conleth's in the senior final on Saturday while St Joseph's...
Abbeyleix captain Oisin Carroll is hoping for back-to-back successes after lifting the Premier Intermediate trophy last year.
If successful, it would complete a remarkable achievement that hasn't been managed in more than half a century.
Cullohill won Junior A in 1953,...
Excitement is building in Camross ahead of Sunday's SHC final against Abbeyleix in O'Moore Park.
Darragh Duggan took over captaincy duties from Andrew Collier this year for Camross and he’s looking forward to the occasion.
“We’ve learned a lot from last...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Gerard (Gerry) McDonald
Drumcondra, Dublin / Lower Rossmore, Carlow / Laois
Gerard (Gerry) McDonald of Drumcondra, Dublin 9 and formerly of Lower Rossmore, Carlow, passed away unexpectedly, on September 26th, 2023.
Beloved son...
Killeshin 3-8 Rathdowney 2-9
Laois JFC 'B' Final
Every drop of rain in the sky fell on top of the Centre of Excellence this evening, as Killeshin held off Rathdowney to make an instant return to Junior A Football, following last...
Portlaoise Athletics Club has a strong and proud history in the town.
With over 100 juvenile members, the club is continuing to go from strength to strength.
The club provides juvenile training from the age of eight to 18 years, as...
Mountrath Tidy Towns and the Mountrath Town Team have been have been busy creating a landscape plan to help revitalise and improve the town.
The organisations have been working closely with Tim Austin, from Austin Associates, and Brian Gaynor, from Green...
There are 14 counties represented on the Ireland squad named today for the Hurling/ Shinty international against Scotland on Saturday, October 21 at Páirc Esler in Newry.
And four Laois players have made the cut - Castletown's Ryan Mullaney, Rathdowney-Errill's...
Abbeyleix are heading into their first Senior Hurling Championship final in 74 years, and club legend PJ Peacock is at the helm.
He managed the club to Junior 'A' success in 2022 and made the step up to senior team...
Laois Comhairle na nÓg are giving young people a voice through their new podcast, which will focus on discrimination.
Comhairle na nÓg (CNN) are child and youth councils in the 31 local authorities of the country.
These councils give children and...
Over quarter of a million euro has been designated for the funding of Laois Sports Partnership projects.
The €262,000 grant comes as part of the Government's Dormant Accounts Fund.
The funding will be geared towards projects that will assist and increase the...
It will be a massive Saturday in O'Moore Park as neighbouring clubs go head to head for championship glory.
Colt-Shanahoe and Trumera will go head to head at 6.15pm for the right to play Premier Intermediate in 2024.
Barry McEvoy joins...
