The Heath 0-15 Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-11
Laois SFC 'B' Quarter Final
The Heath are into the Laois SFC 'B' semi-finals and safe from relegation following tonight's win over Clonaslee-St Manman's in McCann Park in Portarlington.
Last year's intermediate champions had suffered disappointing...
And so a new era in Laois club football begins.
For decades, there have been calls to reduce the number of teams in the Laois senior football championship.
Indeed it's hard to find anyone who believes that it's good idea to...
An additional school bus will be on the road from this Monday, September 18, to accommodate children from Emo and The Rock.
A solution has been found for a problem that has arisen for children trying to get to Mountmellick...
The Heath 12-11 Limekiln
All-Ireland Senior Mixer Rounders Final
Sunday was a day to savour for The Heath senior mixed rounders team as they claimed their 5th mixed All-Ireland title after beating Limekiln of Dublin in an epic final.
In a game...
Gardai are seeking the public's assistance to locate a Laois man who has been missing for almost two weeks.
59-year-old Brian Barry was last seen in the Mountmellick area of Laois on Monday, September 4.
Gardai have released a public appeal...
Rugby World Cup fever has certainly gripped France as the competition enters its second week and the host country are riding the crest of a wave following their opening round win over New Zealand.
Thousands of Irish supporters have made...
Several Laois County Councillors have voiced their total opposition to a proposal which would see 13 wind turbines constructed in a rural part of the county.
The issue arose at a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
Coolglass Windfarm Limited...
Traffic calming measures are needed in Abbeyleix, according to local councillor John Joe Fennelly.
Cllr Fennelly was making the call at this week's Portlaoise Municipal District in Laois County Council.
He called on the council to install traffic calming measures at...
The curtain will come down on the SFC quarter finals with a tie that hasn't happened too often - St Joseph's v Emo.
Emo have won the last couple of meetings but St Joseph's will be favourites here.
St Joseph's began...
The Intermediate football championship resumes this Sunday with the semi finals scheduled for 12pm in Stradbally and Annanough.
The game in Annanough sees Crettyard and Portlaoise do battle for a place in the final.
2022 Junior A champions began this competition...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Katie Donnelly
Oakwood View, Portumna, Galway / Portarlington, Laois
Funeral Arrangements Later
Patrick (Pat) Gill
Harp Road, Rathdowney, Laois, R32 E6C2 / Dublin
Patrick (Pat) Gill, Harp Road, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, formerly Deans Grange/Whitechurch Hill,...
Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-10 Arles-Kilcruise 0-4
Laois JFC 'C' Final
Clonaslee-St Manman's are the 2023 Laois Junior 'C' Football Champions.
They overcame Arles-Kilcruise in Laois GAA's Centre of Excellence this evening, running out comfortable winners in the end.
They took charge of the game...
Spink 1-9 The Rock 0-9
Laois JFC Quarter Final
Spink are through to the Junior A semi finals following a three point victory over The Rock in the Centre of Excellence tonight.
Adrian McCarthy's charges started slowly but a first half goal...
Teach Tearmainn, County Kildare’s only dedicated domestic violence refuge and support service, will host a Charity Golf Event on Friday, September 15, in Portarlington Golf Club.
Lorraine Rowan, CEO said: "The purpose of this fundraising event is to help fund...
Telly Bingo players in Laois are being urged to check their old tickets from the Friday, July 14, draw as a Snowball prize worth €45,075 remains unclaimed.
The winning ticket was purchased on Tuesday, July 4, at Dunnes Stores in...
A Laois teenager and his family are smiling this week as he recently became a World Champion in Taekwondo.
Shane Allison, who turned 17 in April, was successful at the world event which took place in Finland last week.
Shane took...
Long-established Portlaoise business The Office Centre is set to close its retail shop on Main Street in the town today.
The decision brings to an end an association with Portlaoise that stretches back 49 years to 1974 when its first...
The GAA action continues thick and fast and so too do our Podcasts as we head for double digits this week.
The focus of this Podcast is on the lower grades of club football in Laois - Junior B and...
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the facilities that the Ukrainian refugees who are living in Stradbally are using.
Independent Councillor Aisling Moran, who attended a meeting in Stradbally last week, brought the matter up at the end...
A couple of small changes could help make Portlaoise an autism-friendly town, according to a presentation made to a meeting in Laois County Council this week.
Breda Murray, chairperson of Laois-Offaly Families for Autism, led a presentation to the Portlaoise...
The second quarter final on Saturday sees O'Dempsey's and Portlaoise clash in O'Moore Park.
O'Dempsey's are here after big wins over Graiguecullen and Emo in Round 1 and 2.
Portlaoise lost out to St Joseph's but have since beaten Rosenallis and...
After a hectic weekend of hurling, the football action will resume this weekend in O'Moore Park.
We have two double headers to look forward to and the first of them sees Portarlington takes on Courtwood.
Portarlington are going for four in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John (Jack) Kenny
Station Road, Portarlington, Laois / Cloghan, Offaly
Formerly of Cloghan, County Offaly. Ex E.S.B. Peacefully surrounded by his loving family in the wonderful care of the staff of St...
The 2023 Rugby World Cup is up and running in France, and what an opening weekend it was.
Mark Comerford is joined by Alan Hartnett and Steven Miller look back at all the action from Round 1, including the controversy...
Killeshin 2-7 Stradbally 2-5
Laois JFC 'B' Semi final
Killeshin are through to the Junior B final after they defeated Stradbally in the Centre of Excellence this evening.
In a tight encounter, Killeshin led for the majority of it but fell behind...
Non-residential farmlands near Capoley, Portlaoise recently sold for €11,730 per acre with Hennessy Auctioneers.
It was offered for sale by online auction and achieved a combined total of €305,000 - €55,000 above the guide price.
The circa 26-acre non residential farmlands...
A Laois GAA club are set to host an U-13 competition this Sunday to honour and remember one of their players who died tragically this year.
The Adam Kirwan Memorial Tournament will see Mountrath, Clonad-Trumera, Colt-Shanahoe, Camross, Castletown and Clough-Ballacolla...
Road safety and flooding were high on the agenda at last week's Borris-inOssory-Mountmellick Municipal District meeting.
Cllr John King, in his first meeting as chair, called on Laois County Council to address several of his concerns regards these matters.
Firstly, Cllr...
Mountmellick’s Emer Dunne describes herself as a folk artist with a nod to both the traditional and the contemporary.
And she will perform in the Balcony Theatre, Mountmellick Community Arts Centre, as part of Culture Night on Friday, September 22...
Laois County Council are seeking the views of interested parties in relation to the proposed new car parking facility in Durrow.
The proposal is in accordance with the Durrow Community Plan and envisages 40 parking spaces on the east side...
