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All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Portlaoise v Crettyard-Spink Laois MFC Final at 1.45pm in O'Moore Park The curtain raiser to the Laois SFC final is once again the minor final...
It is utterly distressing to watch news reports of the war in Gaza and the West Bank. Like so many others, the feelings of outrage coupled with powerlessness and sometimes despair are overwhelming as I watch footage of emaciated, starving...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Mary Kelly (née Bergin) 5 St. Fintan’s Terrace, Durrow, Laois/Portlaoise, Laois Mary Kelly (née Bergin) , 5 St. Fintan's Terrace , Durrow, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in St....
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Emo 1-16 Stradbally 1-16 (AET) Emo win 5-4 on penalties Laois SFC 'B' Final Emo have been crowned Laois Shopping Centre SFC 'B' champions after history...
Portlaoise 3-13 St Conleth's 1-11 Laois Ladies SFC Final In a repeat of the last four Senior Ladies County Finals, Portlaoise and St Conleth’s met in Stradbally GAA on Saturday afternoon where St Conleth’s looked to make it two in a...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise The Harps 3-17 Abbeyleix 0-16 Laois MHC Semi Final Abbeyleix travelled to Durrow this afternoon to take on The Harps in the second semi-final of...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Crettyard 1-14 Ballyfin 0-9 Laois SFC Relegation Final Crettyard will remain in the Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship for another year after they defeated...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise It's the Saturday of another busy and significant weekend of Laois GAA club championship action. After the excitement of last night's Laois JFC final,...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise St Paul's 1-10 Barrow Gaels 0-9 Laois MFC 'B' Final St Paul's were crowned The Midlands Park Hotel MFC 'B' champions by overcoming Barrow Gaels...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Clonad-Trumera 4-7 Mountmellick 2-8 Laois U-15 'C' Hurling Championship Final Clonad-Trumera claimed U-15 'C' glory in the LOETB Centre of Excellence this morning with a...
A Laois school has been recognised with a prestigious Irish Heart Foundation award for training their students in the lifesaving skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). St Fergal's College in Rathdowney received a CPR 4 Schools award, which recognises schools, teachers and...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise There are three games down for decision today and while they are all finals, just two of them have silverware attached. Portlaoise v St...
Portarlington 1-10 St Joseph's 0-7 1995 Laois SFC Final In some counties, as happens on All Ireland final day, a victorious team from the past is introduced to the crowd. If such a practice was in place in Laois, the Portarlington team...
The latest CCFL Fixtures are here and we have another very busy weekend ahead of us. The Leinster Football Association Cup takes centre stage this week with a host of Laois clubs in Round 2. Check it all out below: SATURDAY, OCTOBER...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Seamus Morton Mountrath, Laois/Portlaoise, Laois Seamus Morton. Monresa House, Portlaoise, formerly of Kiln Lane, Mountrath, Co. Laois. Seamus passed away suddenly on the 10th October 2025. Predeceased by his mother Joan and father Vincent. Sadly,...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Ballyroan-Abbey 1-15 Barrowhouse 1-11 Laois JFC 'A' Final Ballyroan-Abbey have won the Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'A' title for the second time in five years...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise It's the start of another busy and significant weekend of Laois GAA club championship action. Across three action-packed days, we have the Laois men's...
The death has occurred of Mick Clear from Rosenallis, a giant of the local community and a man who gave freely and generously of his time - and indeed his land - over the years. He was aged in...
Hume Auctioneers - We Get The Pick Of The Crop This handsome 5-bedroom detached home in Dun Masc in Portlaoise offers exceptional virtues and is one of the finest houses in the entire development. The property is finished to an unparalleled...
Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Ciara O'Connell, from Waterford, replaces Michelle de Forge who stepped down from her role at the end of July, ending a 13-year spell in the...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Laois JFC Final - Ballyroan-Abbey v Barrowhouse In O'Moore Park on Friday at 7.30pm For the third time in five years, the Barrowhouse footballers take...
The Portlaoise Ladies team are back in yet another county final, their fourth year in a row and their fifth final in six years. Full-back Deirdre Phelan, centre-forward Aisling Kehoe and manager Kevin O’Grady were speaking at this year’s Senior...
Willawong in South Brisbane in Australia may be a long way from these shores but it was a hive of GAA activity last weekend when it hosted the 2025 Australasia GAA championships. Teams representing the various states in Australia -...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Micheal (Mick) Clear Skerry, Rosenallis, Laois Michael (Mick) Clear Skerry, Rosenallis, Co. Laois. Died 8th of October peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Oak Dale Nursing Home. Predeceased by his wife Maureen,...
There's no doubting it's a busy road - and a busy village/town - but there are no plans for a roundabout approaching Durrow from the Abbeyleix side, despite a plea from local councillor Ollie Clooney at a meeting in...
Repak have announced the finalists for the 2025 Repak Resource Awards as a Laois business is among the nominees. CJ Sheeran Ltd has been shortlisted as a finalist in the newly named awards which replace the Pakman Awards. The Repak Resource...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has said that the Budget announced this week by the Government is "all trick and no treats".  “The month of October is associated with Halloween and children play trick or treat," said the Independent Republican TD...
There was great excitement in Rath National School as a number of very special guests made an appearance yesterday. This weekend is a massive one on the GAA front for this particular part of the county. And two teams who will...
The Laois Football Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB The latest episode of the Laois Football Podcast is here and this looks ahead to a very busy weekend. On this episode, Alan and Steven begin by looking...
Abbeyleix Tidy Towns has announced joint winners of this year’s Pollinator Lawn Art Competition. These are Scoil Mhuire National School and the Keegan Family. The competition is funded by Community Foundation Ireland through its Biodiversity Fund and shaped with guidance from...
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