Fleadh Cheoil, the largest traditional music festival in the world, is the culmination of competitions over the summer – from the Laois Fleadh Cheoil held in Abbeyleix in June, through the Leinster Fleadh in Dublin, and finally to the...
Timahoe Ladies football club are gearing up for a huge 24 hour fundraiser that will take place this weekend.
They will host a 24-hour walk-a-thon at Stradbally GAA grounds from 3pm on Saturday, August 19, to 3pm on Sunday.
This is...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
George O'Connell
Rose Cottage formerly of The White House, The Ward, Dublin / Ballybrittas, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of staff at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. Sadly missed by his loving wife...
Choice People Recruitment Specialists are a staffing solutions company based in Laois.
Our services include supplying contract, temporary and permanent staff on a local and national scale.
We are on hand to advise, guide and mentor both new and...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-17 Kyle 1-10
Junior 'B' Hurling Championship Semi-Final
Clough-Ballacolla are through to the Junior 'B' hurling final after an impressive 13 point win over Kyle in the Centre of Excellence this evening.
Kyle did have the lead at half-time after an...
After the Laois senior football championship took place last week, our second football Team of the Week for 2023 is here.
It was a very entertaining Round 2 of the championship with the majority of games close in nature.
Seven of...
The Intermediate and Junior A football championships continued over the weekend and sprung up some surprise results.
In Intermediate, two teams are out - Timahoe and O'Dempsey's have dropped to the B semi finals.
The big shock saw Portlaoise claim a...
The second year of the John Duggan Memorial Cup got underway recently at The Heath Golf Course.
Congratulations go to Mountrath club member, Seamie Cahill, who finished overall winner, winning a Range Finder watch.
"It is an honour to win the...
The street lights in the Crossneen Manor housing estate in Graiguecullen have not worked for several months now.
The situation has been described by an area representative as "an absolute nightmare for residents."
Aaron Kelly, who intends to contest the 2024...
With two weeks to go until the return to secondary school, pupils from Emo and The Rock have received some upsetting news.
Bus Eireann School Transport division notified four families who had had bus seats last year that they would...
Round 2 of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior football championships has come to an end.
We now know that four teams are out of the SFC while four more are through to the quarter finals.
In Intermediate, Portlaoise and Ballylinan sit...
After an exhilarating weekend of club football action, attention turns back to hurling for the week ahead.
The Senior, Premier Intermediate, Intermediate, Junior A, B and C championships are all set to resume.
Check out the fixtures below:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
First-named team...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Edward (Ned) Broderick
Woodlands House, Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballickmoyler, Laois
It is with deep sadness we announce the death of Edward Broderick, fondly known as Ned Bruder, Woodlands House, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois,...
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Portlaoise Institute certainly offers a diverse range of further educational opportunities for students with its array of QQI full-time and part-time courses.
With 24 full-time courses and 12 part-time options, prospective students have a variety of academic paths to...
Crettyard 1-14 Timahoe 0-13
Laois IFC Round 2
Crettyard hung on by the skin of their teeth and just about managed to hold off an extremely determined Timahoe outfit to keep their championship hopes alive in Stradbally this evening.
Timahoe can hold...
Laois MHC Round 5
Abbeyleix 2-20 Mountrath 2-18
Mountrath pushed Abbeyleix all the was this evening, but they fell just short, losing by two points.
Abbeyleix finish top of the table with five wins from five as the head into the championship...
Ireland's 2,000 retained firefighters have dramatically escalated their industrial action since Saturday, August 12.
SIPTU, on behalf of its members, stated that all internal communication within the retained fire service would cease except in the case of life-threatening emergencies
SIPTU also...
It was another hectic week in the Laois senior football championship and we are here to review it all.
As it stands, four teams are out of the championship. Ballyfin, Rosenallis and Park-Ratheniska were knocked out during the week.
While The...
The latest episode of Ireland's most popular Podcast features a voice that is very well known to people in Laois.
Fr David Vard is the main interview on the latest edition of The 2 Johnnies Podcast.
A native of Kildare, Fr...
Whitehorse Developments Ltd (trading as Capital Homes Limited) have applied to Laois County Council for planning permission for a residential development.
The project is for a site in Crossneen, just outside Graiguecullen on the Laois side of the Carlow border.
The...
Patrick Harding is a Performance Coach with over 12 years' experience working in the elite sporting environment.
Patrick runs Curadh Performance, a UK-based high-performance coaching company for elite athletes.
He was back home in Laois this week as part of a...
Relegated from senior in 2019, this is Crettyard's fourth year down at the Intermediate grade.
They reached the final in 2020 but lost to Clonaslee-St Manman's and haven't managed to make it back to that stage since.
This will be the...
2023 signifies ten years since Timahoe were relegated from the senior championship and they look very far away from returning to the top table.
Initially competitive down here, the last couple of years have seen them in more scraps to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Betty Young
Avolia, Mountmellick, Laois
Betty Young, Avolia and Grove Park, Mountmellick, died August 13th, in the loving care of the staff at St.Vincent’s Community Hospital, Mountmellick. Beloved wife of the late...
St Joseph's 0-14 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-12
Laois SFC Round 2
St Joseph's came from behind to defeat Ballyroan-Abbey and reach the quarter finals of the Laois SFC this evening.
Mick Dempsey's charges trailed from the ninth minute of the game but kicked the...
The draw has been made for Round 3 of the Laois Senior football championship and some interesting ties lie ahead.
As it stands, four teams are out of the championship. Ballyfin, Rosenallis and Park-Ratheniska were knocked out during the week.
While...
O'Dempsey's 2-15 Emo 1-14
Laois SFC Round 2
O'Dempsey's are safely through to the quarter finals of the Laois senior football champions at the expense of neighbours Emo.
This was the third time in the last four meetings that the Killenard men...
The Harps 2-11 Kilcavan 1-8
Laois JFC Group C Round 2
It is now two wins from two for The Harps after they finished six points better off than Kilcavan this afternoon.
A goal at the end of each half proved the...
Portlaoise 5-8 Arles-Kilcruise 3-13
Laois IFC Round 2
It's never over until it's over. An injury time goal from Jack Brown helped Portlaoise to a dramatic win over Arles-Kilcruise in a thrilling game this afternoon in Annanough.
The intermediate championship has been...
