The draw for the Laois Ladies Senior, Intermediate and Junior club football championships have been made.
Two of the three competitions involve a group stage while one is based off a round robin.
In the SFC, reigning champions St Conleth's are...
A Laois farmer has been elected as one of the new vice-chairs of the Copa Cogeca working party on beef.
Declan Hanrahan, a beef farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, is currently the chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Livestock Committee.
He previously...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Myroslav Motylivskyi
Portlaoise, Laois
Myroslav Motylivskyi Dublin rd. Portlaoise And formerly Ukraine. 9th June 2025 Peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Beloved husband of Maria , and dearly loved father...
Launch of Mountmellick Draft Town Centre First Plan; Community Information Evening – You’re Invited!
Laois County Council, in partnership with the Mountmellick Town Team and SLR Consulting, invites all residents, businesses, and community members to a Public Information Evening on the Draft Town...
The four ACHL Division 1 semi-finalists were confirmed before a ball was pucked this evening as the news filtered through that Clough-Ballacolla conceded their game on Friday evening with Borris-Kilcotton.
Rathdowney-Errill, Camross, Abbeyleix and Borris-Kilcotton are the four that will...
Electric Picnic has announced that its main stage will be powered by renewable electricity this year.
The music and arts festival, hosted in Stradbally from September 1-3, has teamed up with Flogas.
Using energy generated at Jaroma Wind Farm in Tipperary,...
Forty years is a significant milestone and it's what Seamus McDonald is celebrating this month as a member of Laois County Council.
The Rosenallis man was first elected as a Fianna Fáil councillor in the 1985 Local Elections in the...
Laois County Council are set to complete the purchase of the former cinema in Portarlington.
This is according to Independent Councillor Aidan Mullins who confirmed the news this morning.
Cllr Mullins says that the building is set to be turned into...
In this careers series, Martina Mulhall, Gold Star Careers, speaks with high-profile figures across a range of industries to explore the stories behind their success.
From early career choices to pivotal moments, challenges overcome, and advice for the next...
A young Laois singer is gearing up for a busy summer and is set to release a brand new single.
Just Alice, who is Alice Laffan from Stradbally, will launch her new single 'good thing.' on June 13.
Described as an...
Leinster Track and Field Championships 2025
Junior, Senior and Masters athletes from St Abban’s AC took part in the Leinster Track and Field Championships over the weekend. The Championships were held across two days in the SETU Carlow with athletes...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Una Dunne (née Bolton)
Leixlip, Kildare/Portarlington, Laois
DUNNE Una (née Bolton) (Leixlip, Co. Kildare and formerly of Portarlington, Co. Laois) June 8th 2025 (peacefully) in the loving care of the staff at Parke House...
The final round of games in ACHL Division 3 and 4 took place this evening with the semi-final pairings now confirmed.
There wasn't a huge amount to be decided at the top end of either table with most of the...
Robin Farrell from Rathdowney will represent Laois in the 2025 Miss Ireland Final coming up on June 14 at The Knightsbrook Hotel in Trim, Meath.
Robin has many hobbies from Taekwondo to Camogie and plays with her local team St...
Local Enterprise Office Laois held another Women in Business event last week as part of a series of events in 2025 to support female entrepreneurship in the county.
There was a large attendance at the event and it was a...
Laois Integration Network (LIN) and Laois Local Authority Integration Team (LAIT) are organising a joint inclusivity initiative to explore ways to build inclusive, welcoming communities in Laois.
The initiative, called ‘Community as a Superpower’, will be held on Tuesday, June...
A Laois group has taken part in an initiative which offers people with physical disabilities the chance to skydive from 10,000 feet.
Inspired by a French Rotary club - the first group in the world to undertake the sky-dive -...
A young Laois person is among four teenagers who are walking from Mizen Head in Cork to Malin Head in Donegal in aid of the Irish Cancer Society.
Finn Craig, who plays with O'Dempsey's GAA club, is joined by his...
Our LoveLaois Podcast is back and this very special episode covers an event which took place at the weekend.
On Saturday, in St Anne's Park, 18,000 people gathered for Pints In A Field 3 - a music event hosted by...
O'Moore Park will be a busy venue this weekend, hosting three All Ireland senior championship matches in hurling and football.
First up on Saturday afternoon is the All Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final where Laois, just six days after losing the...
After a one year absence, the Laois Walks Festival is set to return with events throughout July.
The annual walking festival ran for 18 consecutive years before it was up to 2019.
The Covid-19 pandemic postponed the 2020, 2021 and 2022...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Una Dunne (née Bolton)
Leixlip, Kildare/Portarlington, Laois
DUNNE Una (née Bolton) (Leixlip, Co. Kildare and formerly of Portarlington, Co. Laois) June 8th 2025 (peacefully) in the loving care of the staff at Parke House...
There is sadness in Monasterevin and its environs this week following the death of Pat O'Brien, the hugely popular proprietor of the Nag's Head pub in the town.
Located on the old Dublin Road, the Nag's Head is an iconic...
After an extremely busy weekend, the Laois Football and Hurling Podcast is here to look back at it all.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett as they begin by discussing Laois's Joe McDonagh Cup loss to Kildare.
We also hear...
Coverage of Laois GAA county teams is brought to you in association with Laois Hire, proud sponsors of Laois GAA
1 - Man of the Match
A bit like the footballers in their defeat against Westmeath on Saturday, there aren't too...
Coverage of Laois GAA county teams is brought to you in association with Laois Hire, proud sponsors of Laois GAA
The Laois senior hurlers came up short against Kildare in the Joe McDonagh Cup final yesterday.
The Lilly Whites had 10...
Aoife Fitzpatrick is a Leaving Cert student in Scoil Chríost Rí in Portlaoise. From Cullenagh, near Ballyroan, she is hoping to study Global Media in the University of Galway. Her Leaving Cert subjects are English, Irish, Maths, Biology, History,...
Coverage of Laois GAA county teams is brought to you in association with Laois Hire, proud sponsors of Laois GAA
There were scenes of great celebration in Abbotstown on Saturday as Laois claimed the Celtic Challenge for the second year...
Scoil Fionntain Naofa, Shanahoe, Abbeyleix have been announced as the recipients of a Nature Hero award for the school year 2024-2025.
This national award is a mark of excellence for a school recognising exceptional work by pupils and teachers to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Alice Bolger (née Murphy)
Cannonswood, Cullohill, Laois/Rathdowney, Laois/Kilmanagh, Kilkenny
Bolger (née Murphy) Alice, Cannonswood, Cullohill/Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly of Corstown, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny. Alice passed away 6th of June 2025, peacefully...
