Durrow 1-8 Cullohill 0-8
Division 3 Boys Championship
The game of the day, without question, was Durrow v Cullohill.
It went right down to the wire, with Cullohill throwing everything they had to try find that elusive goal.
But in the end, Durrow...
Clonaslee 5-13 Ballinakill 0-7
Division 3 Boys Shield
Clonaslee brought the curtain down on Day 1 of the 2023 Cumann na mBunscol football finals with a comprehensive win over Ballinakill.
This one was close in the first half but Clonaslee turned on...
Emo 5-9 Stradbally 3-8
Division 2 Girls Shield
Emo were crowned Division 2 Girls Shield winners after they came out the right side of a titanic struggle with Stradbally.
There was plenty of action on the pitch and indeed off it as...
Timahoe 8-10 Derrymalogue 2-8
Division 3 Girls Shield
Niamh Ramsbottom scored an astonishing four goals and five points to lead Timahoe to the Division 3 Girls Shield, while Grace Kavenagh was not far behind, bagging 2-3 of her own.
Derrylamogue played well,...
Borris-in-Ossory 7-5 Shanahoe 2-5
Division 5 Boys Shield
A nose for goal proved the difference between the sides, as Borris-in-Ossory beat Shanahoe to claim the 2023 Division 3 Boys Shield.
Borris-in-Ossory got off to an incredible start, scoring two goals in the...
Mayo 13-5 Knock 7-5
Division 4 Boys Championship
Liam Doyle was in inspired form as Mayo defeated Knock to claim Division 4 Boys glory in the penultimate match of Day 1.
He scored four first half goals which set his side on...
Laois Hockey Club continues to go from strength to strength, with both senior teams winning this past weekend.
As a results, the Firsts have moved top of Division 6, while the Seconds went clear at the top of Division 11.
The...
Shanahoe 5-11 Maryborough 0-4
Division 4 Girls Championship
9-year-old Annie Griffin was the star of the show as Shanahoe proved too strong for Maryborough NS this afternoon.
The third class pupil bagged an incredible total of 4-2 as her side ran out...
Portlaoise Educate Together 5-6 Clough 3-3
Division 4 Girls Shield
There would be no Cumann na mBunscol double for Clough as Lisa McEvoy inspired Portlaoise Educate Together to Division 4 Girls Shield glory.
The Clough girls had been hoping to follow in...
Portarlington 5-11 Timahoe 4-4
Division 5 Girls Shield
Ava Slattery, Gráinne Emerson, and Jessica Dempsey were outstanding as Portarlington ran away with the Division 5 Girls Shield this afternoon.
Timahoe put in a brave performance in the second half, but Portarlington were...
Clough 4-9 Ballacolla 1-6
Division 5 Boys Championship
Clough are Division 5 Boys champions after they got the better of their neighbours Ballacolla this morning.
In this local derby, it was Clough's ability in front of goal that was ultimately the difference...
On this day, November 22, 1963, US President John F Kennedy, JFK, was shot dead.
In a poignant piece on RTE's Rising Time programme this morning, Sheelagh Coyle, a long-time resident in The Rock in Laois, recalled her memories of that day...
Killeshin 4-5 Portarlington 1-5
Division 1 Girls Championship
Laura Malone and Sarah Milton were in top form as Killeshin began the 2023 Cumann na mBunscol football series with Division 1 Girls glory.
In a very entertaining affair, the class of Malone and...
Drink and drug driving are massive problems across the country - but a Laois Councillor has detailed her encounters with drunk cyclists.
Sinn Fein Councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley was speaking at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee.
She said: "We are...
There is sadness this week following the passing of a Laois man who spent many years as President of the LGFA.
A native of Portlaoise, Peter Rice passed away following a short illness.
Beloved father of David and Janette, Mr Rice...
Portlaoise's Mary Mulhare has been selected on the Irish Women's Senior Cross Country team to compete in the European Championships next month.
She is part of an Irish squad stacked with European championship experience which has been selected for the...
There have been some fascinating contests across the opening round of the LaoisToday QuizCast - and as we bring the curtain down on this stage of the competition, this is arguably the best of them all.
It's a real local...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peter Rice
Churchlands, Mayglass, Wexford, Y35 DH59 / Portlaoise, Laois
Rice, Peter (Churchlands, Mayglass, Co. Wexford and late of Portlaoise), November 20, 2023, beloved father of David and Janette, father-in-law of Michelle...
The staff of Mountrath Community school gathered in the Midlands Park Hotel to celebrate the retirement of eight colleagues recently.
On Friday October 10, Kevin Egan, Tom Devane, Br. Gerry Reburn, Colm O’Toole, Anne Moore, Margaret Burke, Joya Dunne and...
It will be lights, camera, action as Mountmellick Macra returns to the stage once again with another side splitting comedy.
The club has a long tradition with drama and over the last 50 years many plays and people from around...
Laois boasts five finalists in this year’s FBD Better Farming Awards, awarding the highest levels of achievement made in the industry’s move towards a more sustainable sector.
The awards reward initiatives, research and practices that are helping Irish agriculture meet...
Local Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley raised the problems with the Dental Scheme and the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) in the Dáil.
The Laois TD spoke directly to the Minister for State, Anne Rabbitte, about the issue.
He said: “Dental...
The Battle of Clonad 2023!
The latest pairing of the LaoisToday QuizCast sees Clonad hurling colleagues Murt Norton and Colin Delaney slog it out for a quarter-final place.
Two high-standard contestants, this is a clash that goes the way of the...
Excitement is building in Portarlington with the news that Deric Hartigan of Ireland AM will be broadcasting live from the SOLAS Eco Graden Centre on Thursday, November 23.
Ireland AM is Ireland's flagship breakfast TV show which is broadcast on...
The Laois U-20 'A' football final between St Joseph's and Ballyroan-Abbey will take place in O'Moore Park this Sunday, November 26.
The county grounds has been sparingly used in recent weeks due to maintenance work on the pitch and the...
Eimear Barry and Mo Nerney were team-mates when the Laois ladies football team won the All Ireland intermediate title in memorable circumstances in Croke Park in 2022.
But they're rivals on this occasion - doing battle for a place in...
Portlaoise RFC 41 Wexford Wanderers 7
Leinster U-14 Girls Rugby League Division 1
Portlaoise travelled to play the much fancied Wexford Wanders on Saturday and recorded a comprehensive win.
This was the fifth round of the Leinster League with Portlaoise unbeaten in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Grace Boran (née Gahan)
Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballickmoyler, Laois
Grace Boran, (née Gahan), Ballinagall, Ballickmoyler, Carlow and formerly Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow, passed away peacefully, on November 18th, 2023 at St Luke’s Hospital,...
The annual remembrance ceremony for those who died in World War One was held on Sunday, November 19, in Portlaoise.
The ceremony also honoured those who died in subsequent conflicts across the globe.
The War Memorial was built in 1918 to...
Colaiste Iosagain 0-7 Rathangan 2-10
South Leinster College's SFC 'B' Round 3
Colaiste Iosagain's South Leinster SFC 'B' campaign is on life support after they were well beaten by Rathangan in Portarlington this afternoon.
The winner of this game was guaranteed to...