Rosenallis AFC 0 Mountmellick Utd 0
CCFL Division 3A
Division 3A has become the highlight of the CCFL in recent weeks, with controversy abound amidst a nail-biting title race.
But there was no drama to speak of in The Grove this afternoon,...
The ESB (Electricity Supply Board) have come under fire this week, with Laois County Councillors saying the company is "answerable to no one".
Independent Cllr Ben Brennan called for the County Council to "make contact with the ESB to clarify...
We have become accustomed to bad news.
Images on our screens of immense burden placed on vulnerable people.
The horrendous conflict in the middle-East.
Recent flooding in many parts of Asia, destroyed the crop harvest and left millions of farmers and their...
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 1 – Laois v Offaly
In O'Moore Park at 2pm
Team News
Unsurprisingly, Laois manager Willie Maher has kept faith with the starting 15 that saw his side claim Division 2A glory.
There are two alterations on the bench...
Laois 1-5 Offaly 3-12
Leinster U-16 ‘C’ Ladies Football Championship Semi Final
The Laois Ladies U-16 footballers were beaten in their Leinster 'C' final by Offaly in Kinnegad yesterday.
With several girls unavailable due to a school trip, including captain Rebecca Cahill,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patrick (Paddy) Flynn
Garryheather, Clonaslee, Laois / Annascaul, Kerry
Patrick (Paddy) Flynn, 60 Aylesbury Avenue, Neasden, London N.W.9, and formerly of Garryheather, Clonaslee, Co. Laois.
Died peacefully on the 3rd of April 2024.
Dearly...
Courtwood 2-12 Graiguecullen 0-11
ACFL Division 1 Round 3
Courtwood are top of Division 1 after two goals from Niall Dunne helped them get the better of a resilient Graiguecullen side this evening.
That leaves the men in white on three wins...
Abbeyleix 2-16 Castletown 2-18
ACHL Division 2 Round 2
Castletown remain top of Division 2 following a two point victory away to Abbeyleix this evening.
After receiving a walkover from Clonaslee-St Manman's in Round 1, this was Castletown's first time to actually...
Laois County Council have been urged to work with An Taisce to help improve safety measures at rural primary schools in the County.
Fine Gael Cllr PJ Kelly called on Laois County Council to work "in conjunction with An Taisce...
Laois County Council have been urged to move towards the use of hot macadam and away from traditional methods to maintain the County's road network.
The call came from Cllr Padraig Fleming at the April meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal...
1 - Shock and sadness as Laois dad tragically killed following workplace accident
There was shock and sadness in Laois today following the news that a Laois dad has died after a workplace accident.
Mark Walsh, who was originally from Offaly...
Uisce Éireann have come under fire from Laois County Councillors at April's Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting this week.
Independent Cllr Aisling Moran began by calling on the County Council to "ask Uisce Éireann why they have turned the water pressure...
Leinster Ladies SFC - Laois v Meath
In Navan at 2pm on Sunday, April 21
Stephen Duff was in Australia until this time a week ago.
That was until he got a phone call from the Laois Ladies Football County Board seeing...
Ballyfin 1-10 Portlaoise 2-17
ACFL Division 1 Round 3
Portlaoise had to overcome multiple injuries and finished with 13 players as they ran out of subs, but still managed to topple Ballyfin by 10 points.
Immense displays and scoring from Ronan McEvoy,...
A Laois TD has revealed that appointment cancellations reached 571 in Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise last year, according to new data from the HSE.
Sinn Féin TD, Brian Stanley said said the HSE delivered the figures to Sinn Féin, adding...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (Kathleen) Nolan
6 Emmet Street, Mountmellick, Laois
The death has occurred on 18th April 2024 of Mary (Kathleen) Nolan, 6 Emmet Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family....
St Joseph's 2-11 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-8
ACFL Division 1 Round 3
Mikey Dempsey was simply immense this evening for St Josephs as they came from three points down at half-time to win by six in Ballyroan and continue their unbeaten start to...
O’Dempsey’s 3-10 The Heath 1-9
ACFL Division 2 Round 3
Having won their opening two games, O'Dempsey's have made it three on the bounce in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2 this evening with a strong win at home to...
Stradbally 2-9 Portarlington 1-11
ACFL Division 1 Round 3
Stradbally put in a powerful second-half performance to pick up their first win of this season’s Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 campaign in McCann Park in Portarlington this evening.
Trailing by four...
A Laois County Councillor has raised numerous road safety concerns at the April meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paschal McEvoy called on Laois County Council to make several "badly needed" safety improvements at locations in...
Heywood CS 2-19 Castlecomer CS 0-20
Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling 'B' League Final
Heywood have been crowned Leinster Colleges Senior B hurling league champions following victory over Castlecomer CS this afternoon.
Second half goals from Eli Quinn and Eoin Shortall did the...
Laois TD Charlie Flanagan says that construction to build the new Kolbe Special School in Portlaoise will commence 'in weeks'.
This was the conclusion that the Fine Gael TD made from the response to a parliamentary question he submitted to...
Three Laois students have been awarded an All Ireland Scholarship which will cover the full duration of their undergraduate studies.
Jessica Gill, Stanislaw Walkowiak and Niamh Conroy were honoured at the All Ireland Scholarships Awards Ceremony on March 30 in...
A Laois band have been chosen to take part in a brand new RTE TV show which is set to air later this year.
Coolboy, who formed last October, are set to feature in the programme called ‘An Ghig Mhór’.
The...
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the lack of "basic public transport infrastructure" throughout the County, saying "you'd think we were living in a third world country."
Sinn Féin Cllr Aidan Mullins made the remarks at the April...
The weekend is almost upon us and we are back with the latest installment of the Talking Sport Podcast.
The big action this weekend sees the Joe McDonagh Cup get underway with Laois at home to Offaly on Sunday.
Alan Hartnett...
The meeting of the Laois and Offaly hurlers in the Joe McDonagh Cup goes centre stage this weekend as they face off in O'Moore Park on Sunday at 2pm.
The Laois ladies football team are also in championship action on...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (Kathleen) Nolan
6 Emmet Street, Mountmellick, Laois
The death has occurred on 18th April 2024 of Mary (Kathleen) Nolan, 6 Emmet Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family....
Killeshin 2-13 Park-Ratheniska 2-3
ACFL Division 2 Round 3
Killeshin collected their first victory of the Laois Shopping Centre Division 2 as they got the better of Park-Ratheniska.
This was an early season basement battle as both sides went into the game...
There was great success for a number of Laois schools at the new LOETB STEAM showcase event in Portlaoise College recently, when the work of the students across a number of areas was recognised.
The STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts...