A call has been made for urgent traffic calming measures and solutions in a Laois village.
Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig Fleming brought up the issue surrounding Arles village at a meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington District recently.
Cllr Fleming called on Laois...
"For any company to be successful, it must have staff, product and customers. We have been very lucky to have an excellent staff who strived to develop the company into what it is today.
"By listening to our customer, they...
Former Laois U-20 football manager Eddie Kinsella has stepped down from his role as manager of the Tinahely senior footballers.
Kinsella, who managed the U-20s and Courtwood last year, took the role in Wicklow this year.
Beaten senior finalists in 2020,...
The Laois footballers have been dealt a blow ahead of their Tailteann Cup quarter-final with the news that joint captain Trevor Collins is set to miss the game with a leg injury.
The Graiguecullen club man has been an ever...
After a three-hour trek to Enniskillen last Saturday weekend, the Laois footballers hit the road again tomorrow when they head to Limerick for the Tailteann Cup quarter-final.
Throw in on Saturday is at 3pm in the Gaelic Grounds where Billy...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joey Bland
12 Oakglen, Stradbally, Laois
Joey passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his heartbroken parents Andy and Sam, his sister Stacey, brother in law Bryan, nephew...
St Joseph's 0-9 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-7
ACFL Division 1 Winners Round 2
St Joseph's have thrown the ACFL Division 1 winners' section of the league wide open following tonight's narrow win over Ballyroan-Abbey.
Ballyroan-Abbey came into this encounter on their own patch off...
Portlaoise 1-8 Barrowhouse 2-12
ACFL Division 4 Semi-final
Barrowhouse have booked their spot in this year's Division 4 football league final after a fine win over Portlaoise tonight in Rathleague.
As the game was played in such glorious sunshine, referee Johnny Brennan...
Independent TD Carol Nolan has said she will be engaging with the Minister for Agriculture to establish why Ireland has seen beef imports hit almost 70,000 tonnes since the start of 2022.
Deputy Nolan was speaking after the Minister confirmed...
Orlaith Miller is a Leaving Cert student in Scoil Chriost Rí, Portlaoise. From Vicarstown and a past pupil of St Colman’s NS in Stradbally, she hopes to study English and History in college this coming September and is fan...
Two Laois children showed ingenuity and incredible kindness to raise much needed funds for Portlaoise Hospital recently.
Seán and Róise Tynan had the great initiative at Cemetery Sunday in Portlaoise to set up a lemonade stand in aid of the...
A school in Portlaoise is the first in Laois to receive an Irish Heart Foundation award after its students were trained in the lifesaving skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Dunamase College was given the award as part of the charity’s...
A Laois GAA club and primary school are set to come together for a 24 hour fundraiser later this week.
Arles-Kilcruise and Arles NS are coming together from this Friday to Saturday to raise much needed funds.
The walk will begin...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to offer this circa 24 acre Residential Farm Holding at Leagh, Ballickmoyler, Co. Carlow for sale by Online Auction on Friday 28th July at 3pm via the LSL Auction Platform.
This top quality arable land which is...
Boy racer meets are a Garda priority, the Laois Joint Policing Committee has heard at this week's meetings.
Garda Superintendent Eamon Curley made the statement at a report presentation as part of the Committee's Integration Plan.
Supt Curley identified an operation...
The Midlands League qualified for the semi finals of the Kennedy Cup in dramatic fashion in a sopping wet University of Limerick yesterday.
After a successful couple of opening days, the Midlands, who have Mountmellick's John Nelson as part of...
After no LoveLaois Podcast last week because of the Bank Holiday Monday, we're back with plenty to talk about.
Reporter Mark Comerford makes his Podcast debut and has a fairly shocking story from The Heath while Alan has had a...
On the latest edition of the Talking Sport Podcast, we have taken a comprehensive look at the club football and hurling leagues.
Alan Hartnett and Steven Miller will give you a 40 minute run down on where all 13 divisions...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joey Bland
12 Oakglen, Stradbally, Laois
Joey passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his heartbroken parents Andy and Sam, his sister Stacey, brother in law Bryan, nephew...
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has been accused of ignoring pharmacies in County Laois and across Ireland, by leaving them in the dark over their future funding.
Local pharmacies are under severe strain as 14-year pharmacy pay freeze impacts on...
The latest meeting of the Laois Joint Policing Committee has received a positive report into crime and traffic statistics.
Garda representatives Superintendent Eamon Curley, Inspector Joe Culliton and Sergant Jason Hughes told the Committee that crime figures in Laois have...
Laois County Council, in collaboration with chef Yvonne Carty (Hey Pesto) hosted a series of innovative food waste cookery demonstrations across Laois libraries this week.
The events were to celebrate National Food Waste Recycling Week from 6th to 11th of...
The idea of a men's shed in Portlaoise was born in 2012 at a meeting between Ray Harte (now secretary of the shed) and the late Councillor Jerry Lodge.
Since 2013 they have been based at Portlaoise Equestrian Centre, kindly...
32 Rose Escorts in waiting came from all corners of Ireland and beyond, including the States and Singapore, to partake in the Rose of Tralee Escort Bootcamp.
And a Laois man was among them - Camross's Colin Palmer - who...
Laois PPN (Public Participation Network) representative, Bobby Delaney has raised concerns at the falling number of Gardaí in Mountmellick.
The issue was raised with Garda Superintendent Eamon Curley at this week's Laois Joint Policing Committee meeting.
Supt Curley pointed out that...
The hurling leagues are heading into their final stages now with just a couple of fixtures still to be played.
The leagues were restructured last year and the teams were split into six divisions with 53 teams entering.
The top five...
With the sun splitting the trees, it has been a wonderful couple of weeks on the local golf scene.
You can check out all the latest results below from Mountrath, The Heath and Portarlington.
If any of the other golf clubs...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patrick (Pat) Murray
Coolaboughlan, Clonaslee, Laois
Patrick (Pat) Murray, Coolaboughlan, Clonaslee, Co. Laois, died the 13th of June 2023, peacefully, at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
He will be sadly missed...
Trumera 1-16 Slieve Bloom 1-12
ACHL Division 3 Round 5
Niall Sinnott hit nine points as Trumera got the better of Slieve Bloom this evening to make sure of their place in this year's ACHL Division 3 semi-finals.
It was Trumera who...
Laois PPN (Public Participation Network) representatives, Tom Jones and Sara Geraldine Rasool have commended the Garda HEED program.
HEED, which stands for Health, Education, Enforcement and Driving, is a drugs awareness program, aimed at educating the young people of Ireland...
