Spending summers as a child going around with her maternal grandad, Jim Tyrell, the well known Portlaoise vet, engendered a love of animals in...
Three disability support centres in Laois are coming together to host a major fundraising event next month.
TheRehabCare Laois ‘Mega Coffee Morning’ will take place...
NFL Division 4 Final – Laois v Leitrim
In Croke Park at 5pm (Live on TG4)
The National Football League finals take centre stage this Easter...
Hurling season in Laois is about to take full flight as Division 1 of the league gets underway this Saturday when newly promoted Portlaoise...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pilar Delaney (née Lujan-Gabaldon)
43 Erkindale Drive, Durrow, Laois, R32 C5F6
Pilar passed away peacefully in her...
Annanough 3-11 Portarlington 1-11
ACFL Division 4 Round 2
Three first-half goals laid the foundation for Annanough’s first win of the season this evening as they...
Laois adult teams winning finals have been few and far between over the years though some stand out more than others, naturally enough.
The 2003...
It causes confusion every year. Is Good Friday a working day? Who is off? Who is on? What's open, what's not?
The Labour Party are...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that house prices in Laois are 'out of control thanks to bad Government policy and decision...
A Laois rugby player has been called up as a replacement on the Ireland rugby panel to take on Italy in the Women's Six...
A pedestrian crossing has been sought for the village of Ballybrittas, which is located on the old main Dublin Road, while Laois County Council...
The St. Joseph's Sunday Choir made presentations to the retiring organist, Audrey Whelan, at a function in the Hollow Bar in Mountmellick recently.
Audrey's family...
A number of Laois County Councillors again expressed their extreme frustration at the length of time it is taking for light repairs to be...
We are just two days away from the National Hurling League Division 2A final between Laois and Carlow in Dr Cullen Park.
Ahead of Sunday’s...
It is a huge weekend on the GAA front with the footballers and hurlers set to contest National League finals.
Up first, the Laois footballers...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Evelyn Connor (née Read)
Maryborough Village, Portlaoise, Laois / Raheny, Dublin
Evelyn Connor (nee Read), Maryborough Village,...
Michéal Kiheeney will represent Laois at the 17th Annual Mr Personality Festival which is being organised by Kilkenny County Macra na Feirme.
The festival will...
The death has occurred of Liam Doran from Killeshin, a man regarded as one of the finest Laois footballers of his era.
Liam, who represented...
The Laois minor footballers were beaten by Dublin in Round 1 of the Leinster championship in the Centre of Excellence last night.
Ger Slevin’s charges...
Calls have been made for the recently-installed footpath in Stradbally to be extended further - in order to allow people walk all the way...
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has named his starting 15 and subs ahead of Saturday's National League Division 4 final in Croke Park.
The...
Laois County Councillors have led a charge for a new, state-of-the-art indoor sports complex to be developed in Portlaoise.
The first step came on Monday...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to bring to the market this 25 acre residential farm at Raggetstown, Ballinakill, Co. Laois (Eircode R32 HK10). These lands...
We are just two days away from the National Football League Division 4 final between Laois and Leitrim in Croke Park.
Ahead of Saturday's showdown...
Greystones 10 Portlaoise 24
Leinster U-14 Girls Rugby League Semi Final
Portlaoise travelled to Greystones on Saturday where the pitch was in perfect condition for this...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Oliver Grogan
6 The Green, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois / Stradbally, Laois / Dublin
The death has occurred...
As another bank holiday approaches, SOLAS Eco Garden Centre gears up to offer a whole host of events catering to all age groups.
Mark your...
Laois 1-11 Dublin 5-13
Leinster MFC Round 1
The Laois minor footballers were beaten in Round 1 of the Leinster championship by Dublin in the Centre...
The Laois minor football team begin their Leinster Championship against Dublin in the Centre of Excellence this evening.
Laois are in Group 1 of the...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Minister for Health to intervene and relieve pressure on local GP and community health...
