Gaelscoil Thromaire 6-14 Cosby NS 5-9
Roinn 5 Boys Shield
Cosby National School made history in O'Moore Park but it was Gaelscoil Thromaire who took home...
Ballyroan 4-21 Emo 3-4
Roinn 2 Boys Championship
Ballyroan were crowned Division 2 champions following an incredible display against Emo.
After a close first half, Ballyroan blasted...
Camross 8-5 Shanahoe 5-3
Roinn 4 Girls Championship
Camross were crowned Division 4 Girls Champions after they proved too strong for Shanahoe.
In the penultimate game of...
Emo 8-9 St Abban's Killeen 6-4
Roinn 3 Girls Shield
Emo girls have been crowned Roinn 3 Shield champions after overcoming St Abban's Killeen in a...
Mayo 7-9 Camross 7-7
Roinn 4 Boys Championship
Mayo National School secured Division 4 glory as they just proved too strong for Camross.
The Crettyard school built...
St Abban’s Killeen 8-14 Scoil Bhride 1-2
Roinn 6 Boys Shield
Finn Enright scored 4-4 as Killeen NS proved too strong for Scoil Bhride in the...
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix 7-7 Ballyadams 7-10
Roinn 3 Boys Shield
Ballyadams saw off Abbeyleix following a 14 goal thriller in the Division 3 Boys Shield in...
Scoil Phadraig Portarlington 3-5 Gaelscoil Portlaoise 2-6
Roinn 6 Boys Championship
Max Matthews was the star of the show as Scoil Phadraig Portarlington won the Division...
Scoil Bhride NS 2-5 Ballyadams NS 4-3
Roinn 3 Girls Championship
Erin McGuinness was Ballyadams' hero as her late strike secured the Division 3 Girls championship.
This...
St Fiacc's NS 2-8 Holy Family NS 2-4
Roinn 1 Girls Championship
Bailee Bolton and Bianka Frydlewicz were outstanding as St Fiacc's claimed a Cumann na...
Portarlington BNS 1-7 Holy Family NS 2-8
Roinn 1 Boys Championship
Holy Family have been crowned Division 1 Cumann na mBunscol champions following a four point...
Laois County Council has announced that the Night Time Economy Grant initiative for Portlaoise cafes has been extended.
Following on from the first grant initiative...
The Laois Football Podcast returns and we are all set for the last big domestic weekend of the year.
The Laois Shopping Centre SFC replay...
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has told Hildegarde Naughton, the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, that people with disabilities have additional household...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Evans (née Murphy)
Portlaoise, Laois
Kathleen Evans (nee Murphy) Late of Blackburn , England and formerly...
It was a hectic day of action in O’Moore Park today as the first day of this year’s Cumann na mBunscol football finals took...
Killeshin 3-2 Killenard 1-6
Roinn 1 Boys Shield
Killeshin brought Day 1 of the 2025 Cumann na mBunscol football finals to a close with victory over...
Portarlington GNS 5-7 Killeshin 1-12
Roinn 1 Girls Shield Final
Portarlington Girls National School claimed Division 1 Girls Shield glory as they defeated Killeshin.
Portarlington led for...
St Colman's NS, Stradbally 3-9 Portarlington GNS 1-13
Roinn 6 Girls Championship Final
St Colman's NS from Stradbally and Portarlington GNS must meet again after they...
St Colman's NS, Stradbally 6-6 The Heath NS 2-5
Roinn 2 Girls
Four first-half goals from Kate Murphy helped Stradbally school St Colman's to victory over...
St Fiacc's NS 2-10 The Heath NS 0-7
Roinn 2 Boys Championship
St Fiacc's National School claimed the Division 2 boys championship following a nine point...
Ratheniska NS 3-10 Ballyfin NS 3-2
Roinn 2 Girls Shield
The brilliant Molly Conroy helped herself to 2-8 as Ratheniska NS claimed the Roinn 2 shield...
Shanganamore 3-2 Clough NS 1-3
Roinn 5 Girls Championship
Shanganamore NS of Barrowhouse were crowned Division 5 Girls Championship winners after edging out Clough.
Shanganamore made the...
Paddock NS 9-9 Ballinakill NS 3-5
Roinn 4 Girls Shield
Paddock were crowned Division 4 Girls Shield champions following a massive victory over Ballinakill.
Charlotte Kingston was...
With many tillage farmers across the region currently sowing winter crops, the industry as a whole was discussed in the Dáil last week.
In a...
Timahoe NS 2-8 Scoil Bhride 1-7
Roinn 6 Girls Shield
Lauren Ramsbottom was outstanding as Timahoe NS claimed Division 6 Girls Shield glory against Scoil Bhride.
The...
Clonaghadoo NS 8-6 Killeen NS 4-12
Roinn 4 Boys Shield
Clonaghadoo NS claimed victory in the first game of the day in Tuesday's Cumann na mBunscol...
Scoil Bhride 5-8 Cullohill 4-3
Roinn 3 Boys Championship
Scoil Bhride opened the 2025 Cumann na mBunscol with an eight point victory over Cullohill.
The Portlaoise school...
There was a lovely event in Knockbeg College last Friday as of the school's greatest sporting achievements was recognised.
On the Monday of the May...
Laois Independent TD Brian Stanley has told the Minister for Local Government James Browne that all key towns in Laois need Cost Rental Housing.
Speaking...
