A large group of over 60 people attended the launch of the Rathdowney Town Centre First Plan recently in the Marian Community Centre in Rathdowney.
This community led plan seeks to enhance Rathdowney’s Town Centre and make it a more...
The final Laois GAA club game of 2023 took place on Friday evening in the Centre of Excellence.
Mountmellick Parish Gaels defeated Clonaslee-St Manman's and our man Mark Comerford spoke to manager Gordan Lalor plus joint-captains Declan White and Finn...
The death has occurred of Jack Kenna, widely regarded as one of the greatest Laois footballers of all time.
Aged in his early 90s, Jack lived in Daingean in Offaly for most of his life where he worked in Bord...
The Killeen Community Carol service will take place on Friday, December 22, in St Abban’s church in Killeen.
The Killeen Community Carol Service began in 1995 as a local children’s performance and later developed into an adult choir with the...
The 2023 Laois Athletic Cross Country activity came to a conclusion in Barrowhouse on Sunday morning when the county senior championships, for both men and women, were held on the land of Colm Burke, himself a stalwart runner for...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Bernadette (Bernie) Grady (née Kennedy)
Ballaghmore, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Peacefully in the care of the Matron and staff of Villa Marie Nursing Home, Roscrea and in the company of her loving son.
Pre-deceased by...
Jack Fenlon from St Abban's became the latest winner of the Laois senior men's cross country title when he claimed gold this morning in Barrowhouse.
The 18-year-old from Belgrove, near Ballybrittas, runs in the St Abban's colours and has already...
Combined Counties Cup Round 1
Emo Celtic 2 Killeigh FC 3
Emo Celtic are out of the Counties Cup at the first time of asking, beaten 3-2 at home to Killeigh.
The Offaly side got off to the perfect start with an...
Rosenallis 6 Portlaoise 0
CCFL Division 1
Rosenallis have finally picked up their first league win of the season, and did so in emphatic fashion this afternoon at home to Portlaoise.
Two goals apiece from Cian Ryle and Niall Doolin helped seal...
If there's one thing you'll remember about Cumann na mBunscol finals day it's the noise. Of course you'll enjoy watching the stars of the future and the honesty of the effort but the noise is unforgettable.
With two games going...
I recently heard a funny little story of a mother who complained one day to her own mother that it was getting harder and harder to get her teen-aged sons and daughters to write a thank you note for...
Champions Annanough lead the way on our Laois Junior 'A' football Team of the Year with eight representatives - and a number can feel hard done by not to be included.
They have four backs and four forwards included after...
The Christmas spirit is alive and well across Laois and especially in Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix.
The festivities started last Friday with a Christmas jumper/PJ day.
1st class visited the library, 2nd class celebrated mass in The Most Holy Rosary church with...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine (Kitty) Campion (née Horgan)
Rathdowney, Laois/Dundrum, Tipperary
Catherine (Kitty) Campion (nee Horgan), Conoboro Rd., Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly Knockavilla, Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, December 15th, 2023, peacefully, surrounded by her loving...
Portlaoise Panthers 79 Limerick Celtics 90
Men's Division 1, 23-24
Jack Scully's Portlaoise Panthers welcomed Limerick Celtics to St Mary's Hall in a huge top-of-the-table clash this evening.
Limerick Celtics have been top of the pile throughout the season, but were toppled...
Portlaoise College recently celebrated College Awareness Week, which was packed with diverse activities, showcasing the school's commitment to fostering a culture of higher education awareness and career choices among its students.
One of the highlights of the week was the...
1 - ELECTED: Laois man Francie Gorman confirmed as new president of the IFA
Laois man Francie Gorman has been elected as the new president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).
After an extensive campaign Gorman was elected at Tuesday's count...
Our moment in time looks back to an opening of a creche in Abbeyleix when some Fianna Fail heavy-hitters turned up for the official occasion.
Then TD and Minister John Donoghue was the guest of honour, as the serving Minister...
Laois County Council were this week called upon by Councillors to press Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD on the urgent need for the implementation of a bus service in Portlaoise.
It was announced in June that a new bus...
Four more of the Laois senior football clubs have appointed new managers ahead of the 2024 season.
Last month, we reported how Portlaoise, Killeshin and Graiguecullen had new bosses.
And now, Arles-Killeen, Clonaslee-St Manman's, Courtwood and Emo have joined them.
Padraig Dunne...
In a momentous occasion for Dunamase College, the school has been recognised as a Champion School of Sanctuary by School of Sanctuary Ireland.
This prestigious honour marks Dunamase College as the first school in Laois to receive such an accolade,...
After winning nine National medals last year Emo Rath A.C. thought things couldn’t get any better this year, but they did, going one better with an amazing haul of ten National Medals.
Under 15 athlete, Cillin Hoey had another exceptional...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Edward (Eddie) Dawson
Ballylehane, Wolfhill, Laois
Edward (Eddie) Dawson (Ballylehane, Wolfhill, Laois) passed away suddenly at his residence on 13th December, 2023. Predeceased by his beloved parents Joe and Gretta, brothers Denis...
Mountmellick Parish Gaels 2-14 Clonaslee-St Manman's 1-4
Laois U-20 ‘B’ Football Championship Final
Mountmellick Parish Gaels have won the last piece of silverware in 2023, lifting the Laois U-20 'B' Football Championship this evening in the Centre of Excellence.
Gordon Lalor's side were...
A pop-up restaurant known as "The Gourmet Garden" recently wowed visitors in Heywood Community School, Ballinakill.
The restaurant was the result of a new Transition Year module culminating in cooking for and serving 80 guests in a specially constructed intimate...
Chief Executive of Laois County Council, Mr John Mulholland has urged people in a position to purchase a home to begin preparing their finances, as new homes are soon coming onto the market.
Mr Mulholland was speaking at the December...
Mountmellick Parish Gaels v Clonaslee-St Manman’s
Laois Shopping Centre U-20 ‘B’ Football Championship Final in COE at 7pm
The final silverware of the season will once again be up for grabs this evening as Mountmellick Parish Gaels take on Clonaslee-St Manman’s.
Exactly...
It's the middle of December and the action on the field has diminished but there is still plenty to talk about.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett as the pair discuss all the latest news.
Firstly, they look at JP...
There was big excitement in Timahoe last week as students Emma Burke and Tomás Ramsbottom from 5th Class in Scoil Mhuire Fatima were crowned regional champions at the Intel Mini Scientist Exhibition.
Their project entitled ‘Perfectly Paced’ received considerable praise...
The New Year’s Day walk in Timahoe has long been a reliable date in the diary – and though Covid stopped it in its tracks for a while, it's now back in its usual spot.
For years it was a...
