As well as hurling, last week brought a host of football matches involving Laois teams.
The action began on Tuesday night as the Laois U-20s triumphed against Meath in O'Moore Park.
We spoke about that in a previous Podcast and now...
The Laois senior footballers made a winning start to the Leinster championship and below we will take a better look at how they did it.
1 - Man of the match - Mark Barry
In what was a largely positive performance...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James Nicholl
The Glen, Kilnacourt Wood, Portarlington, Laois / The Curragh, Kildare
Nicholl James (The Glen, Kilnacourt Wood, Portarlington, Co. Laois & late of Brownstown, The Curragh, Co Kildare) - 7th April...
There is deep sadness in Laois this evening following the death of a teenage boy in a tragic quad bike accident.
The deceased has been named locally as 15-year-old David Brown from Portlaoise who was killed following an accident in...
Three games took place in the ACHL Division 1 today, and all three finished in home wins.
The wind played a huge role Borris and Camross as the hosts trailed at half-time in both fixtures before coming back in the...
Division 1
Portlaoise 3 Rosenallis A 5
Rosenallis are up to second in Division 1 thanks to four second-half goals in Rossleighan Park.
Portlaoise took the lead through captain Gavin Comerford in the 12th minute and dominated the opening 30 minutes.
Rosenallis drew...
Laois 2-17 Wexford 2-13
Leinster Senior Football Championship Round 1
Mark Barry was at his brilliant best as the Laois senior footballers recorded a much needed win over Wexford this afternoon.
After a disappointing Division 4 campaign, Billy Sheehan's charges needed a...
The Leinster Senior football championship gets underway today and the Laois footballers are in action.
They will host Wexford in O'Moore Park at 3.30pm for a chance to face Dublin in two weeks time.
The year to date has been largely...
One of the big success stories of 2022 in Laois was the addition of a new weekend festival - Forest Fest - in Emo last July.
Initially planned for the summer of 2020, Covid ensured that plans were shelved and...
Portlaoise mezzo-soprano Anna Bergin, who has contralto range, hit a high note at the recent annual Feis Ceoil classical music competition held in Dublin’s RDS.
Anna won the contralto/counter tenor solo competition and she spoke to LaoisToday about her incredible...
Laois manager Willie Maher was disappointed with his side's failure to execute their chances in their loss against Offaly on Saturday in O'Connor Park, Tullamore.
There were some positive signs throughout the game for Maher's team but Johnny Kelly's Offaly...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine Devoy (née Cotter)
Raheenabrogue, Ballyroan, Laois
Catherine Devoy (nee Cotter) Raheenabrogue, Ballyroan, Laois died the 7th April 2023 at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise after a short illness bravely borne. Peacefully surrounded...
Timahoe 2-6 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-17
ACFL Division 3 Round 2
Timahoe welcomed Ballyroan-Abbey to Pairc Mochua this evening in Round 2 of Division 3 of football league.
The visitors got off to the better start as Alan McWey and Killian Byrne both pointed...
ACFL Division 4 Round 2
Kilcavan 3-13 Barrowhouse 0-8
Kilcavan recovered well from their Round 1 defeat away to Portlaoise with a dominant victory over Barrowhouse on Saturday evening.
The hosts played with a strong wind in the first half and took...
It was a disappointing start to the Joe McDonagh Cup campaign for Laois after an excruciating loss to Offaly in Tullamore today.
Willie Maher's men dominated the opening half but only led by two points at the break due to...
Laois 1-21 Kildare 1-6
Celtic Challenge Round 1
The Laois Celtic Challenge team have got off to a brilliant start in the competition, comfortably beating a good Kildare side in the Centre of Excellence this afternoon.
Despite an early Kildare goal, Enda...
Laois 1-22 Offaly 3-19
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 1
The Laois hurlers kicked off their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign with a disappointing loss to Offaly in O'Connor Park, Tullamore this afternoon.
This was a massive game for Laois who, having been eliminated...
The big day has arrived for the Laois senior hurlers as they are here Tullamore for Round 1 of the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Offaly will be Laois' opponents in the first of five matches in the competition.
Laois are the pre-tournament...
Four Laois projects have been awarded €153,040 under the Community Monuments Fund.
The core objective of the Community Monuments Fund is to support the conservation, maintenance, protection, and promotion of local monuments and historic sites.
This is in alignment with the...
Gardai are appealing for information following a house fire in Portlaoise recently.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning in Esker Hills.
Gardai are looking to speak to anyone who was in Esker Hills or near Heather...
The 2023 Celtic Challenge hurling competition gets underway today with 38 teams from 30 counties taking part.
Laois begin their campaign at home to Kildare in the Centre of Excellence at 12pm.
They side are managed by Enda Walsh and will...
Easter is a wonderful time of year. Nature, reflects the transformation, from darkness into light.
New green leaves, spring blossoms and brighter days lift our mood and awakens within us a deep sense of hope. Easter 2023 marks the 25th...
Laois minor hurlers overcame Antrim in Abbotstown yesterday to seal their place in the Leinster quarter finals and manager Damien Carter was proud of his players for bouncing back after two losses in the earlier rounds.
Carter praised his side...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine Devoy (née Cotter)
Raheenabrogue, Ballyroan, Laois
Catherine Devoy (nee Cotter) Raheenabrogue, Ballyroan, Laois died the 7th April 2023 at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise after a short illness bravely borne. Peacefully surrounded...
Portlaoise AFC 2 Usher Celtic 1
FAI Cup Preliminary Round
Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk or Derry City could be making their way to Portlaoise this summer!
That is after Darren Rogers' Portlaoise AFC defeated Usher Celtic in Rossleighan Park this evening.
It is a...
Crettyard 0-7 Arles-Killeen 0-8
ACFL Division 3 Round 2
Sub Brendan O'Shea was Arles-Killeen's hero as his late point gained them a first win of Division 3 of the league.
It inflicted a first defeat upon their hosts Crettyard who had beaten...
There were two ACHL fixtures this evening and they produced high scoring and entertaining encounters.
Ballyfin hosted Abbeyleix in their postponed ACHL Division 2 game from last weekend and Slieve Bloom travelled to Mountmellick to kick off Division 3.
Ballyfin 3-14...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that the information released this week by the Irish Dental Association (IDA) 'clearly shows the extent of the problem with waiting lists in Laois'.
The IDA says that the outsourcing of Child Dental...
Laois 4-14 Antrim 1-19
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Round 3
Laois minor hurlers are through to the quarter finals of the Leinster Championship after a nail-biting victory over a strong Antrim side in Abbotstown this afternoon.
Justin Duggan hit 3-5 for Laois...
The Laois minor hurlers have travelled to Abbottstown to take on Antrim this afternoon with throw in at 2pm.
Damien Carter's charges are here in Dublin to face the Ulster men and if they do not win, their season will...
