The athletics clubs of St Abban's and St Michael's were well represented at the Leinster Senior, U-23, and Juvenile Cross Country Championships, held in Cow Park, Dunboyne on Saturday.
Numerous athletes travelled to Dunboyne with the hope of progressing through...
It is one of the most popular shows on RTE - and a Laois family is set to appear on it for a second time this weekend.
Ireland's Fittest Family returned to our TV screens over the last two weekends.
The...
We may be into the first week of November but the GAA action continues at pace in Laois and our Talking Sport Podcast looks back on a busy week.
There were four Laois teams in Leinster club action with victory...
It wouldn't have taken much for Annanough to have sneaked through their Leinster Club JFC quarter-final in Stradbally on Saturday afternoon - but in the end, they were just edged out by Glyde Rangers from Louth in an extra-time...
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, recently caught up with Michelle de Forge, Director of Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise.
On our latest Business Briefing, Michelle speaks about the history of Laois' theatre.
She also explains how 2024 will be a...
There was sadness in the Portlaoise GAA community this week with the news that Jim Hughes, a former championship-winning captain with the club, had passed away.
Jim lived in Garrykennedy in Tipperary and served as a Garda in Nenagh and...
Laois County Council and Laois Chamber Alliance have collaborated with the Mountrath Town Team to launch the Vacant Commercial Property Incentive Scheme in Mountrath.
This Scheme was initially piloted in Portlaoise in 2021 and launched earlier this year in Portarlington,...
Leinster club hurling action and U-20 hurling finals are the main items on the agenda this week as the Laois GAA season continues at pace.
Abbeyleix and The Harps meet in the U-20 'A' final on Friday night in the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary B. Behan
Ballickmoyler, Carlow/Kildare Town, Kildare/Ballickmoyler, Laois
Mary B. Behan,Bishopsland, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare and formerly Tierernane, Ballickmoyler, Carlow, passed away unexpectedly, on November 2nd , 2023, at her home.
Beloved daughter...
Senior Division
Abbeyleix Ath 3 Monksland Utd 1
There was a super win today for Abbeyleix Athletic, who registered their first victory of the season in the Senior Division.
Adam Broady scored the opener from close range after great work by Eoghan...
Portlaoise Panthers 65 Catalyst Fr Mathews 75
Women's National Cup 23-24 Round 1
On an amazing night of entertainment in St Mary's Hall, Portlaoise Panthers missed out on a spot in Round 2 of the Women's National Cup, in an narrow...
The National Ploughing Championships are set to return to Ratheniska in Laois once again in 2024.
The news was confirmed this evening at the National Ploughing Championships Prizewinners Banquet in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.
The championships, which will be...
Castletown 4-15 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 2-8
Laois Shopping Centre U-20 'B' HC Semi Final
Castletown are through to the final of the 2023 Laois U-20 'B' hurling championship, after a dominant win over Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe this afternoon.
It was a fairly even first half, with...
Abbeyleix 1-16 Camross 1-13
Laois U-20 ‘A’ HC Semi Final
Abbeyleix are through to the final of the 2023 Laois U-20 hurling championship, after an incredible comeback win against Camross this afternoon.
It will mark a third county final for the club,...
The Harps 0-17 Clough-Ballacolla 0-13
Laois U-20 'A' HC Semi-final
Reigning champions The Harps are into the Laois U-20 'A' hurling championship final after a hard-fought win over their neighbours Clough-Ballacolla in the Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise this afternoon.
Though they...
Ballinakill/Ballypickas 2-14 Na Fianna 0-7
Laois Shopping Centre U-20 'B' HC Semi Final
Ballinakill/Ballypickas are through to the final of the 2023 Laois U-20 'B' hurling championship, after defeating Na Fianna in Abbeyleix this morning.
Brian Duggan and Ben O'Mara proved to...
‘In loving memory of’ and similar phrases are used across the world to introduce or announce that someone very close has departed this life, and that their memory is very special to those closest to them, who are left...
"In a forgotten London underworld, a homeless Irishman kills multiple times without detection, unseen in a world where nobody seems to care."
In 1983 Kieran Patrick Kelly, from Rathdowney confessed to multiple murders.
The shocking story has been turned into a...
It's hard to believe that this time, three years ago, we were in the heart of a national lockdown.
The second lockdown was harder than the first. Nature seemed so comforting throughout the first lockdown.
Ireland enjoyed splendid weather and as...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jim Hughes
Garrykennedy, Portroe, Nenagh, Tipperary/Portlaoise, Laois
The death has occurred of Jim Hughes, Garrykennedy, Portroe, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary & formerly of Portlaoise, peacefully in the loving care of Cork University Hospital...
Portlaoise 2-10 St Joseph's 1-8
Laois Shopping Centre U-20 Football Championship Round 2
Portlaoise have qualifyied for the U-20 Championship semi-finals as they made it two wins from two after a tight encounter with St Joseph’s in Rathleague this afternoon.
They face...
Annanough 2-9 Glyde Rangers 2-11 AET
Leinster Club JFC Quarter Final
There was heartbreak for Annanough in Stradbally this afternoon as their Leinster campaign ended at the hand of a side from Louth.
This was a pulsating affair which swung one way...
Ballylinan 5-15 Barndarrig 1-10
Leinster Club IFC Quarter Final
A more one-sided Leinster quarter-final you could not hope to see, as Ballylinan breezed past Wicklow champions, Barndarrig.
Ballylinan led by 17 points at half time - including three goals; they eased off...
Portlaoise Musical Society are delighted and excited to move into sixth gear as they look forward to the opening of their spectacular 2023 show Made in Dagenham, sponsored by Downeys Autostop, at Dunamaise Arts Centre, from Saturday, November 18 to Saturday, November 25
A...
Laois based trad-punk band, The Outcast Crew have just released a playlist from a recent live gig performed at Kavanaghs Bar and Venue, Portlaoise.
The show was captured by Craig Johnston Film and Video with front of house and audio...
It's a busy afternoon of Leinster club GAA action with four Laois sides seeking to advance in their respective competitions.
Ballylinan, Annanough, O'Moores and The Harps are all flying the Laois flag, with Ballylinan and Annanough in quarter-finals and the...
1 - In Pictures: Fond farewell to Pat Galvin as Portarlington primary school principal calls time on teaching career
The fondness that the community of Portarlington has for Pat Galvin was very much evident on Friday afternoon as he attended...
Christmas is coming soon!
As Christmas draws near, SOLAS is bustling with activity, building on the success of a thrilling Halloween celebration.
With the weekly Farmers Market on Saturday and the highly anticipated monthly Craft & Vintage market on Sunday, there's something for...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary B. Behan
Ballickmoyler, Carlow/Kildare Town, Kildare/Ballickmoyler, Laois
Mary B. Behan,Bishopsland, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare and formerly Tierernane, Ballickmoyler, Carlow, passed away unexpectedly, on November 2nd , 2023, at her home.
Beloved daughter...
Emo-Courtwood 2-12 Portarlington 0-13
Laois U-20 FC Group B Round 2
Ross Meredith, Dylan Keane and Ryan Little led the way for Emo-Courtwood as the came away from McCann Park with a five-point victory this evening.
An early goal in each half...
