Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Betty) Dillon
Charter Road, Stradbally, Laois
The death has occurred of Elizabeth, better known as Betty...
The Heath is set to come alive with community spirit and the steady hum of engines for the upcoming Annual Tractor Run in aid...
Portlaoise CBS 0-12 Rathangan 1-14
South Leinster Colleges SFC 'B' Semi Final
Portloaise CBS are out of the South Leinster Colleges SFC 'B' after they were...
The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) welcomed members of the Laois Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) to its service centre on the St Fintan’s Hospital...
If you are looking for a story of about resilience, determination and pure heart - then this Laois teenager has you covered.
Shane Allison, a...
Knockbeg College 2nd years have qualified for the South Leinster A final after an impressive win over Clane in the semi final last week.
They...
The Laois Football/Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
History will be made on Sunday as Camross Camogie club will contest...
The Laois Football/Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
There's nothing gets the pulse racing like a good annual GAA convention.
Steven...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Lawlor (née Dermody)
Kilbride, Portarlington, Laois/Leighlinbridge, Carlow
Formerly of The Harrow Cross, Leighlinbridge County Carlow. Peacefully...
Mountrath CS 3-21 St Brendan's Community School Birr 2-16
Leinster College's Junior 'A1' Hurling Championship Final
Mountrath Community School have been crowned Leinster College's Junior 'A1'...
Farmers in Laois will benefit from the continued availability of the nitrates derogation, Laois Fine Gael TD Willie Aird has said.
Deputy Aird, who is...
Laois's winning Rose of Tralee, Katelyn Cummins, has been confirmed as the latest contestant for Dancing With The Stars.
The hit RTE show, which will...
A Laois man has won a major award at the IHI Hospitality Management Awards (HMAs) which took place ln the Clayton Hotel on Burlington...
Ballylinan have appointed former Laois U-20 boss Eddie Kinsella as their new manager for the 2026 season.
Kinsella guided his native club Courtwood to intermediate...
The new inter-county season is less than a month away and the Laois senior football panel is beginning to take shape.
Justin McNulty's third year...
The Portarlington footballers are on the lookout for a new manager following Pat Roe's decision to step aside at the end of their recent...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Bridget (Beenie) Tynan (née Hayes)
Errill, Laois
Bridget (Beenie) Tynan (née Hayes), Errill, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and...
The Laois GAA convention was held in the Midlands Park Hotel this evening where a number of votes were needed for the executive positions.
There...
Camross have appointed former player Tomas Burke as their new senior hurling manager for the 2026 campaign.
Burke replaces David Cuddy, who stepped back from...
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Hume Auctioneers and Hollybrook Homes have launched their Christmas Showhouse in the new Sand Wood estate in Portlaoise with the help of the children’s...
Amid the many deadlines and decisions facing sixth-year students, one often-overlooked task carries unexpectedly high stakes: ensuring the CAO is aware of any language...
The juvenile club cross-country season came to a close on Sunday last with the National Novice and Juvenile Uneven Age Cross-Country Championships taking place...
Twenty-one Tirlán members have graduated as the inaugural class from the Tirlán Governance Academy.
This is after they completed the Certificate in Co-op Governance &...
Stradbally Town 5-0 Spink Celtic
CCFL Shield Round 1
Stradbally Town's attention turned to the CCFL Shield Sunday morning against fellow Laois side Spink and they...
Mountmellick Macra’s much-loved Light Up Truck & Tractor Run is back by popular demand and will take place on Saturday, December 13, kick-starting the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Eamon Lalor
Durrow, Laois, R32 TK27
We regret to announce the peaceful passing of Eamon Lalor.
Eamon was...
Laois TD Willie Aird has called for urgent Government action to deliver a new fire station for Rathdowney.
The Fine Gael TD raised the issue...
The work of Midlands Ireland was recognised recently at two national awards ceremonies.
Midlands Ireland, led by Laois County Council in collaboration with Longford County...
Mountmellick nursing graduate, Ellen Horan had double cause for celebration after achieving ‘top of her class’ status at the 25th annual Hibernia College conferring...
Pope Leo XIV visited the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of Saint Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, on December 1, 2025, as...
