The Laois Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
After years of talking about it - and years of resistance largely...
Laois County Councillors have been told that the laws of the land are preventing Councils from removing silt from rivers.
The recent spell of heavy...
Mountrath CS 2-16 Castlecomer 1-19
Leinster Colleges SHC 'B' Round 2
Mountrath CS and Castlecomer of Kilkenny shared the spoils on Thursday morning after playing out...
Laois Hospice Foundation has announced the presentation of new syringe pumps to the Laois Palliative Care Team.
This equipment will be used in the community...
Secondary school students from Laois learned about how they can take steps to conserve electricity, during the An Taisce Green-Schools’ regional energy workshop, in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Galvin (née Greene)
Lixnaw Village West, Lixnaw, Kerry/Ballyadams, Laois
Margaret Galvin (Nee Greene), Lixnaw Village West...
Mountmellick came together in force for the launch of the Town Centre First Plan, marking a memorable evening for the entire community in the...
The Dunamaise Arts Centre has been packed to capacity all week for the latest Portlaoise Musical Society production.
This year is their 26th annual performance...
The Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise has long been the focus of Council meetings in Laois and it has raised its head once again.
Ever increasing...
The Laois Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
The curtain came down on one of the great Laois hurling careers...
There is sadness in Laois this week following the passing of a former Laois County Councillor who served as Cathaoirleach.
The death of former Fianna...
The Laois Ladies will begin their 2026 campaign on the final weekend of January as their National Football League fixtures have been confirmed.
Stephen Duff's...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Galvin (née Greene)
Lixnaw Village West, Lixnaw, Kerry/Ballyadams, Laois
Margaret Galvin (Nee Greene), Lixnaw Village West...
The Friends of Portlaoise Hospital wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to the Road to Recovery team for their exceptional fundraising through their Road...
Two venues, Preston House and the Palace Bar, were a buzz with banter, lilting with laughter, sizzling with songs and stories and poets in...
A Laois DJ is set to host an all day DJ set in aid of men's mental health charity Movember this weekend.
Robbie Purcell, from...
Excitement is building in one part of Laois as a teenager is set to represent Ireland on the international stage in gymnastics.
14-year-old Lauren Kelly,...
We're heading towards the end of the season but the matches continue thick and fast.
This week sees more U-20 football and hurling action take...
A former Laois footballer has been appointed as an Engagement and Development Officer (EDO) by the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).
The GPA say that they...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Edmund (Eamonn) Rafter
Knockanoran, Durrow, Laois
Eamonn MCC (retired) in his 95th year has passed away peacefully...
Five schools in Laois are set to benefit from funding as part of the Climate Action Summer Works Scheme.
So says Fine Gael TD Willie...
Laois County Council has announced that Christmas will officially kick off in Portlaoise this week.
These festive celebrations 'promise something for everyone from music and...
History was made last week as for just the tenth time in the entire existence of the state, a president was inaugurated.
President Catherine Connolly...
The Laois GAA award winners for the 2025 season have been announced this morning – with 19 handed out.
The only two awards that have...
Aimee Collier had a weekend to remember as she was named PWC Premier Junior Camogie Player of the Year on Saturday evening in Croke...
The Laois Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
Our latest Podcast is here and we have plenty to talk about...
Students from class 3F at Portlaoise College have proudly completed an impactful and thought-provoking community action project focused on rights and responsibilities as part...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Frank Conway
Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois/Ennistymon, Clare
Frank Conway, Colliers Lane, Kilminchy, Portlaoise and late of Ennistymon, Co....
The Laois senior football championship will be reduced to 12 teams over a two-year period after a proposal about a restructure received considerable support...
Sarah Anne Fitzgerald has had quite the few weeks.
She guided her club Camross to Laois Intermediate glory four weeks and since then, she’s played...
