Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Samuel (Sam) Hendy
La Bergerie Road, Ballymorris, Portarlington, Laois / Athy, Kildare
Formerly of Ballindrum, Athy County, Kildare. Suddenly at his residence. Sadly missed by his loving wife Jenny, son Graeme, brothers...
Ballyfin 3-12 Ballinakill 2-10
Laois Premier IHC Semi Final
Ballyfin are into their second Laois Premier IHC final in three years after getting the better of Ballinakill in tough conditions in O'Moore Park this evening.
Having lost to Ballinakill in the final...
Trumera 2-13 Mountmellick 1-12
Laois IHC Semi Final
Trumera's quest to return to the Premier IHC at the first time of asking continues as they pulled off a four-point win over Mountmellick in the lashings of rain this evening.
Club stalwart Joey...
Colt-Shanahoe 1-21 Clonad 0-14
Laois IHC Semi Final
James Keyes returned from America as Colt-Shanahoe had ten points to spare over Clonad in the Intermediate hurling semi final.
Played in atrocious conditions in Rathdowney with strong wind and driving rain throughout, Colt-Shanahoe's...
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 3-18 Camross 2-12
Laois JHC Final
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe have claimed the Laois Junior 'A' hurling title for the second time in five seasons after getting the better of Camross in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Having only formed as a club in 2018,...
It is another extremely busy Saturday on the hurling front with a final plus three semi finals to look forward to on our Live Blog.
The action gets underway at 4.30pm in O'Moore Park where silverware will be up for...
The Harps 3-21 Castletown 1-6
Laois MHC semi-final
Eoghan Murphy was the star of the show as The Harps dispatched of Castletown this afternoon in Durrow.
Two goals from Eoin Delaney and a third from Ross Deegan helped The Harps to a...
Camross 3-4 Ballinakill-Ballypickas 1-7
Laois U-13 'A' Hurling Championship Final
Both these teams were incredibly well matched but it was a key Charlie Peavoy goal in the 43rd minute that won Camross the county title over Ballinakill-Ballypickas in O'Moore Park this...
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 1-5 Mountmellick 0-1
Laois U-13 'C' Hurling Championship Final
It is a big day for everyone in Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe and it got off to the perfect start as they claimed U-13 'C' hurling glory this afternoon.
Their adult team are in the...
Ballyfin 1-7 Rosenallis 0-10 (AET)
Laois U-13 'B' Hurling Championship Final
Ballyfin and Rosenallis’ U-13 hurlers will be forced to meet once more to decide who claims the ‘B’ championship at this grade.
The two teams played out a battling and tight...
It is set to be a Sunday to remember in the Laois SHC as the two epic semi finals are in store.
For this Podcast, we look ahead to the first of them - Abbeyleix v Rathdowney-Errill.
Premier Intermediate champions in...
A four-day charity cycle covering a distance of 540km from Portlaoise to Paris got underway on Wednesday morning last, September 20.
The primary goal of the cycle is to raise crucial funds for the Down Syndrome Centre Midlands.
Conor McGarry, David...
Laois JHC ‘A’ Final – Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe v Camross
In O’Moore Park at 4.30pm
Laois' youngest hurling club will go head to head with the county's most successful when Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe and Camross meet in the Junior 'A' Hurling Championship final on Saturday.
Both...
We're down to the business end of the hurling championships and today sees three semi-finals take place across the Premier Intermediate and Intermediate Hurling Championships.
The biggest of the three will take place in O'Moore Park after the Junior 'A'...
Laois teenager Dan Downey was honoured by his club, Portlaoise AC, at an event on Thursday evening.
Downey enjoyed a simply outstanding year on the track and finished it with four gold medals.
Downey was recently crowned All-Ireland champion after his...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Samuel (Sam) Hendy
La Bergerie Road, Ballymorris, Portarlington, Laois / Athy, Kildare
Formerly of Ballindrum, Athy County, Kildare. Suddenly at his residence. Sadly missed by his loving wife Jenny, son Graeme, brothers...
Clonaslee-St Manman's Rathdowney-Errill
Laois Premier IHC Quarter Final Replay
After much controversy from the original fixture the quarter-final replay between Clonaslee St Manman's and Rathdowney-Errill took place this evening, but had to be stopped after 21 minutes.
The game had to be...
After considerable drama, Clonaslee-St Manman's and Rathdowney-Errill will renew Premier IHC acquaintances tonight.
O'Moore Park is the venue and admission is free for this quarter final replay.
Almost two weeks ago, these clashed in a dramatic game that had an even...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling on the Government to introduce mortgage interest relief to alleviate the pressure on struggling households across Laois.
The tenth increase in interest rates has now been announced and will add to the...
The 2023/24 football season is upon us, with teams across Laois preparing to get their campaigns underway this weekend.
Newly promoted Abbeyleix are the top ranked team in the county and began their Senior Division campaign with a 1-1 draw...
Portlaoise GAA club's annual 'Walk for the Town' fundraiser gets underway this afternoon, Friday, September 22, from 4pm.
The fundraiser is to raise much needed funds to assist with the day to day running of the club.
While a portion of...
Episode 3 of our Rugby World Cup Podcast is here, as we look ahead to Ireland's titanic clash with South Africa.
The game, which kicks off on Saturday evening at 8pm, is being billed as the biggest game of rugby...
RTE's brand new Sunday evening show, Marty's Big Picture, continued last weekend and the focus was all about Laois.
A photo unseen for 60 years, a reunited rock band, championship glory in Durrow and a long lost wedding album are...
The interview process to select the next Laois senior football manager got underway this week.
Billy Sheehan stepped down from the role more than 11 weeks ago and Laois are now just one of four counties without a manager.
Before the...
Saturday evening will see the Laois IHC semi finals down for decision with games in Rathdowney and Mountrath.
Rathdowney once again hosts Clonad who scored six goals there in their quarter final win over Mountrath.
Colt-Shanahoe are their opponents this time...
Portlaoise AFC have announced that the club lottery is now available online.
The deadline for online players will be 8pm sharp, every Tuesday.
Physical lottery tickets will still be available from the usual sources.
The draw will continue to take place in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Bridget (Bridie) Bolger (née Byrne)
Barrowhouse, Athy, Kildare / Laois
Peacefully, in the loving care of the staff of Cloverlodge Nursing Home, Athy. Wife of the late David. Deeply regretted by her...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that the chaos being experienced in the school transport system shows "a complete absence of local co-ordination".
Deputy Stanley says that this is happening year after year and says that a solution...
Durrow, Mountrath, and Rathdowney credit unions are facing a drastic reduction in the number of days they will be open for business.
As things currently stand, the opening times for each credit union will soon be reduced by over 30%.
Carmel...
After a dramatic and controversial round of quarter-finals and relegation playoffs, the semi-finals of the hurling championships take centre stage this weekend.
We have compiled the list of all the top scorers so far, both in total and from play,...
