Arles-Kilcruise 2-9 O'Dempsey's 0-14
Junior C Football Championship Semi-Final
Arles-Kilcruise showed their class and experience to hold off a strong O'Dempsey's side to qualify for the Junior C Football Championship Final this evening.
They will now face the winners of Clonaslee-St Manman's...
Data gathered by NCBI, as part of their Clear Our Paths campaign, shows that just 82 dog fouling fines were handed out by local councils over the course of 2022.
Information, provided by the local councils, showed that 17 councils...
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) will be hosting three days of pop-up energy retrofit clinics in collaboration with The CUBE Low Carbon Centre Excellence in Portlaoise in September.
These clinics will provide homeowners, business owners, farmers, and community...
Electric Picnic 2023 is just days away and the stage times have finally been announced
Stradbally Estate will see global superstarts such as The Killers, Billie Eilish, Niall Horan and much more make Laois the centre of the music universe.
Below...
Two Laois childcare services are among the 151 applicants that will share in the €9 million Building Blocks – Improvement Grant 2023.
Grants awarded range from €35,000 to €75,000 across two separate strands: Green Energy and Retrofit.
Little Stars Montessori School...
As it gears up for its Electric Picnic performance, Laois-based trio, Cua which comprises Shane Booth, John Davidson and Ros O’Meara, has started work on its sixth studio album.
“We are recording and producing it ourselves,” said Shane.
“It’s fantastic to...
HER Outdoors week aims to celebrate and encourage more females to get out and enjoy the benefits of being in the outdoors while bringing visibility to the opportunities for females to get involved in outdoor physical activity.
This year's event...
The upcoming Electric Picnic music and arts festival means that the GAA schedule in Laois has been majorly reduced this week.
Indeed, there will only be adult games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before the action resumes the following Tuesday.
Nonetheless,...
The Junior Golf season at the Heath has been busy this year, with the programme hailed as a resounding success.
Resident PGA Pro Golfer, Mark O'Boyle leads the coaching of junior players as the bedrock of the programme.
Follow-up supervised practice...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sandra Kuzmecka
Glenkeen Park, Fairgreen, Portlaoise, Laois
Passed away peacefully in Temple Street Children's Hospital. Much loved daughter of Dorota and gone to join her loving father Jacek in Heaven. Sandra will be sadly...
Ballyfin 2-15 Clough-Ballacolla 0-5
Laois JHC 'C' Semi-Final
Ballyfin cruised to a 16 point win over Clough-Ballacolla's fourth team in the Centre of Excellence to set up a final with Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe after they beat Clonaslee St Manman's by three points in...
Park-Ratheniska Timahoe 2-16 Clonaslee St Manman's 4-7
Laois Junior C Hurling Championship Semi-Final
Park-Ratheniska Timahoe are through to the Laois JHC 'C' final after overcoming Clonaslee St Manman's in the LOETB CoE this evening.
It's the second year in a row that...
In preparation of the upcoming academic year, staff from Portlaoise College and Portlaoise Institute collaborated with South Eastern Technological University (SETU) to participate in a “Exploring Pedagogical Possibilities” conference.
The event was hosted at the state of the art Haughton...
Following on from the overwhelming success of writer Eileen Casey’s recent memoir workshop, the Laois Arts Office has invited Eileen back to conduct four short-story workshops at Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co Laois.
The workshops will cover the various fictional elements...
It was a significant weekend in the Intermediate and Junior 'A' football championships as the respective competitions saw some significant results.
Crettyard ended a bad run of results against neighbours Arles-Kilcruise by claiming a deserved win in the Intermediate quarter-final...
It was a pivotal weekend in the Laois Senior football championship as four teams progressed and four were eliminated.
Emo, Portlaoise, Graiguecullen and Courtwood took their places in the quarter finals.
While Clonaslee-St Manman's, Arles-Killeen, Stradbally and Ballyroan-Abbey dropped into the...
A Laois teenager excelled on the international stage at the weekend to claim a gold medal for Ireland.
Dan Downey, of Portlaoise Athletics Club, competed in 800 metres at the AAA Championships in Birmingham on Saturday.
The 14-year-old, who plays football...
Laois Public Participation Networks (PPN), in collaboration with Laois County Council, have completed an informative “Sports Capital Grant 2023 Workshop”.
The event followed the success of last year’s workshop which supported Community Groups across Laois and resulted in a record...
Laois GAA are set to support a proposal from Croke Park to abolish the All Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals, a move that would remove the link between the Joe McDonagh and Liam MacCarthy competitions.
Since the introduction of the Joe...
IFA President, Tim Cullinan is encouraging farm families to attend and support the upcoming Green Ribbon walk.
The walk is organised by IFA in partnership with See Change, Coillte, and Mental Health Ireland in support of the Green Ribbon campaign.
A...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Gray (née Brennan)
Barrowhouse, Athy, Kildare / Laois
Formerly of Newtown, Bert, Athy. Peacefully, surrounded by her loving family in the loving care of the staff in Our Lady’s Ward ,...
SOLAS is set to come alive this weekend with a fantastic lineup of free events that promise a delightful experience for both kids and parents.
A special treat awaits as eight adorable German Shepherd puppies, offspring of the proud head...
Centrepoint Carpets in Portlaoise are currently seeking to fill the following vacancy.
Experienced Salesperson
Must have good organisational and people skills.
Full clean driving license.
To Apply
Apply with CV to sales@centrepointcarpets.ie
You can check out the Centrepoint Carpets website here.
If you would like...
St. Conleth's 1-13 Ballyroan 1-11
Laois Ladies SFC Round 5
St Conleth's snuck over the line against Ballyroan this evening as both sides had large periods of dominance in each half when the wind was at their back.
St Conleth's led 0-9...
Timahoe 2-11 St Brigid's 0-5
Laois Ladies SFC Round 5
Mo Nerney was simply on fire for Timahoe this evening as she finished with a personal tally of 2-7 as Colm Kelly's side ran out deserving winners.
Deirdre O'Shea kicked the opening...
Portlaoise 0-6 Sarsfields 1-3
Laois Ladies SFC Round 5
In one of the best low-scoring games you'll ever see, Portlaoise salvaged a draw with Sarsfields this evening in Rathleague.
Laura Nerney's 64th-minute point was the last kick of the game, breaking Sarsfields...
Courtwood 1-8 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-9
Laois SFC Round 3
Sean O'Flynn was the match winner as Courtwood came from six points down to defeat and knock-out Ballyroan-Abbey.
The defender showed all the composure of seasoned striker in from of goal when the chance...
The draw has been made for the quarter finals of the Laois senior football championship and the new 'B' competition.
The eight teams that have failed to reach the quarter final proper are now in B quarter finals where the...
Portlaoise 2-10 Arles-Killeen 0-4
Laois SFC Round 3
A strong end to the first half helped Portlaoise get on top and subsequently defeat Arles-Killeen in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Kevin Fitzpatrick's charges, after a slow start, finally found their form in front...
This weekend's action has brought the curtain down on the early rounds of the Laois Intermediate and various Junior football championships.
Because repeat pairings are avoided, there is no need for a draw for the intermediate semi-finals with Ballylinan now...
