It has been one whole year since the retail landscape of Durrow changed significantly.
Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium are this weekend celebrating the first anniversary of their move into their new premises in Durrow.
Having traded in the village...
Laois 1-8 Offaly 4-12
Leinster Minor Football League Final
It wasn't to be for Laois on the day as they fell short to a strong Offaly performance in the Leinster Minor Football League final in the Laois COE.
Offaly got off to...
Crettyard 2-15 Timahoe 0-7
ACFL Division 3
A strong second-half performance saw intermediate champions Crettyard get their Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 3 campaign off to a winning start in Timahoe this afternoon.
There wasn't a huge amount between the sides in...
Laois 3-9 Tyrone 2-8
National Camogie League Division 3A Round 3
Laois made it three wins from three in Division 3A of the National Camogie League this afternoon with a four-point win over Tyrone.
Joint managers Pat Collier and Robert Jones had...
1 - Laois man selected to be Grand Marshal at San Francisco St Patrick’s Day parade
When Mark Gorman left Mountrath for San Francisco in the summer of 1990, little did he think that one day he’d be the Grand...
The farming community around Ballacolla gathered at the local Tirlán premises on Friday last to wish Val McCartney well as he retired after 44 years’ service.
Tirlán staff and farmers made presentations to Val for his outstanding customer service...
The Portlaoise-based Kilminchy School House has been honoured with the title of Business All-Star Laois Early Learning Centre of The Year 2025.
It is the fifth time that the early years centre have been recognised by the All-Ireland Business Foundation...
Aoife and Úna Brophy of Cullohill Handball Club pulled off a fantastic victory in the Leinster Ladies Handball 40x20 Junior Doubles Final last weekend against a strong Kilkenny pairing in Deirdre and Margaret Purcell.
A sizeable Laois support travelled to...
As the new season of golf is to begin, Rathdowney golf club hosted a Captain's Drive-In.
As the winter passes, golfers are ready to be back on the course.
This anticipation was present with the event, which took place last week...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Margaret McDonagh (née McDonagh)
Mountmellick, Laois
Kathleen Margaret McDonagh nee McDonagh 11 Riverside Park,Queensferry, UK. Died peacefully surrounded by her loving family.
Sadly missed by her loving husband John, her adored sons,...
St Joseph’s 1-16 Killeshin 0-5
Kelly Cup Final
St Joseph’s claimed Kelly Cup glory once again this season after a great performance against Killeshin.
In what was the 25th anniversary of the competition, St Joseph's made it three titles in four years...
It was an exciting day in Junction 17's National Enterprise Park as a Laois company officially unveiled its brand new €16 million facility.
Midland Steel, Ireland’s leading steel reinforcement company, exhibited its multi-million euro fully automated SMART steel fabrication facility...
Two Laois politicians have issued an urgent call for immediate Government funding to prevent the closure of SOSAD, a vital mental health charity that provides free, life-saving support in Portlaoise and across Ireland.
Sinn Fein Senator Maria McCormack and Independent...
Patients in Laois now can access all their health information with the launch of the new HSE app.
The HSE Health App gives patients easy digital access to their health information and helps them navigate the health service.
The app, launched...
A total of 48 derelict homes in Laois have been brought back into use since July 2022 with the help of a grant scheme that supports the refurbishment of vacant properties.
Under the vacant property refurbishment grant, you can receive...
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett sit down for this week’s Friday Panel podcast with a very special guest.
David Walsh-Kemmis of Ballykilcavan Brewery in Stradbally joins the lads for a chat.
He is currently starring on a six-part RTE TV series...
1st Year 'A' Midlands/South-East Regional Final - SCR Portlaoise 48 Pres Kilkenny 18
2nd Year 'A' Midlands/South-East Regional Final - SCR Portlaoise 42 Pres Kilkenny 37
Scoil Chriost Ri were crowned 1st Year 'A' and 2nd Year 'A' Midlands/South-East Regional Champions following...
The National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown was St Abban’s AC's adopted home over the weekend as athletes competed in the Leinster Indoor U-20, Senior, Masters and Relay Championships.
Saturday saw the U-20, Senior and Masters Championships down for decision while the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Margaret McDonagh (née McDonagh)
Mountmellick, Laois
Kathleen Margaret McDonagh nee McDonagh 11 Riverside Park,Queensferry, UK. Died peacefully surrounded by her loving family.
Sadly missed by her loving husband John, her adored sons,...
His lorries and machinery have been a regular sight on roads for the past while now - but Meaney Plant Hire, owned by Kevin Meaney, will take another significant step forward next Friday with the official opening of its...
There is a big weekend of GAA ahead and our latest Podcast is here to look ahead to it.
Alan Hartnett is joined by Steven Miller where the pair look at this alleged virus in the Antrim camp.
The Laois hurlers...
All across the country this week, a range of events have been organised as part of Local Enterprise Week.
Organised by the Local Enterprise Office nationally but on a local level, this week has seen a selection of seminars, one-to-one-mentoring...
Laois Independent TD Brian Stanley has said that an Independent Ireland motion calling for a Department of Efficiency and Reform has "a whiff of populism about it".
Though agreeing with the argument that there has been a litany of wasted...
After its exciting debut last year, The Heath St Patrick’s Day parade returns for its second instalment on Monday, March 17.
The parade is organised through The Heath GAA Health and Wellbeing committee, which have had a massive impact on...
Vulnerable families and young people are being "left without any hope of securing their own home" in Graiguecullen.
That is according to Mr Aaron Kelly, Chairperson of Laois Sinn Féin and the party's Local Area Representative for the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
Mr...
Laois County Council are in the process of reviewing a recent planning application that would see new tourist accommodation developed in the county.
A joint application was made by JPRT Properties Ltd and EDH Properties Ltd for permission to begin...
Laois 1-18 Westmeath 3-10
Leinster Minor Football League Semi Final
A Joe Larkin goal in the closing stages proved the difference as Laois edged a close encounter to book their place in Leinster Minor Football League final.
Laois proved to be the...
On Sunday, the Laois senior hurlers after off to Belfast to face Antrim in Division 1B of the National Hurling League.
For both sides, this is a massive encounter and the outcome is likely to determine whether either will remain...
Laois 3-6 Offaly 0-12
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Shield Quarter Final
The Laois and Offaly minor camogie teams met in Borris-in-Ossory this weekend, with a place in the semi-finals of this new competition at stake.
Laois had seen off Carlow in the opening...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Philip Gerard Sheppard
Kilmenan Farm House, Ballyoskil, Attanagh, Laois, R32 D9W3/Durrow, Laois
Philip late of Ballyoskill and Sheppard's Irish Auction House, Durrow, Co. Laois passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday...
