Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Liz) Goor
Kilcock, Kildare/Abbeyleix, Laois
Elizabeth (Liz) Goor who resided at Parke House Nursing Home, Kilcock,...
Laois County Council chamber was packed on Tuesday afternoon but not for the routine business of the monthly meeting.
Instead it was a special occasion...
"The world is full of wonderful poems, but I am not sure if there are too many, if any, on the subject of surfing,...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
County final winning speeches can often follow a...
Catherine Connolly may be safely elected as Ireland's 10th president but the whole nomination process raised its head once again in Laois County Council...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
Portarlington will feature live on RTE 2 this...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Josie Farrell (née Morrissey)
Foxhill, Athy, Kildare/Ballylinan, Laois
Josie Farrell (née) Morrissey, Foxhill, Athy, Co. Kildare, passed away...
Gardai have made one arrest and seized €8.1 million worth of cocaine in Laois.
The seizure was made following a search operation at residential lands...
Laois woman Gráinne Dwyer, a dairy farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, has been appointed as the new chairperson of Nuffield Ireland, the prestigious farm organisation that...
There were great scenes of celebration in O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon as the Camross camogie team claimed the Laois championship title once again.
Four...
Laois County Council, in partnership with and with the approval of the OPW, have announced that the preliminary design of the Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme...
Mountmellick native Emma McCann has been named Electrical Apprentice of the Year at the fourth National Apprentice of the Year Awards in Dublin’s Mansion...
From the fields of Laois to the bright lights of the Women's Premier Division, Emily Corbet’s story is one of breaking barriers, sibling inspiration,...
Laois Scór na nÓg is set to take place on Sunday, November 9, at 4pm in the LOETB Centre of Excellence Portlaoise.
This competition is...
With most of the main Laois GAA competitions now wrapped up, it's a quieter fixture list than usual.
But there's still a busy schedule of...
PPN delegates from across the Midlands Region received a warm welcome to Laois at the stunning Castle Durrow for the latest Midlands Regional Public...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James (Jim) Hamilton
Crettyard, Carlow/Crettyard, Laois
James (Jim) Hamilton of 33 Doonane Road, Crettyard, Co. Laois and formerly...
Ballyfin-Mountrath 4-13 Rathdowney-Errill 0-13
Laois U-20 HC Group A Round 1
Ballyfin-Mountrath got their U-20 campaign of to a winning start by overcoming Rathdowney-Errill in atrocious...
A vital boost to supports for Laois people struggling with or recovering from addiction has been announced, with the news that Laois Partnership Company...
Laois County Council’s annual Best Estate and Garden Awards Night took place recently in the Council Chamber, and proved to be a wonderful celebration...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in October 2024. The references to the clubs in question are out of date obviously but the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christy O’Brien
Chapel Street, Mountmellick, Laois/Portlaoise, Laois
Christy O'Brien Chapel Street, Mountmellick and formerly O'Moore Place Portlsoise...
Kilmacud Crokes 3-15 Portlaoise 0-5
Leinster Club SFC Quarter-final
Portlaoise ladies made the trip to Stillorgan on Sunday afternoon to face the reigning Leinster Champions, Kilmacud...
Casletown 4-14 Abbeyleix 1-5
Laois U-20 HC Group A Round 1
Castletown claimed the first win of this year's U-20 Hurling Championship this afternoon when they...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
Na Fianna Og 0-9 The Harps 0-6
Laois U-15...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
Portarlington were crowned champions for the fifth time...
The Laois Senior football championship has come to an end for 2025 and Portarlington are once again the champions.
Pat Roe's side saw off Courtwood...
This week we begin the new month of November. Traditionally this is the time of year, in the Christian liturgical calendar, when we remember...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christy O’Brien
Chapel Street, Mountmellick, Laois/Portlaoise, Laois
Christy O'Brien Chapel Street, Mountmellick and formerly O'Moore Place Portlsoise...
At the second time of asking, Portarlington were crowned Laois senior football champions in O'Moore Park on Saturday night.
They were 1-7 to 0-7 winners...
