Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Hickey (née Bartley)
St. John's Square, Portlaoise, Laois
The death has occurred of Mary Hickey 10 St. John's Square, Portlaoise, who passed unexpectedly after a short illness. Mary will be sadly...
Joe Mallon Motors are hosting a special sales event in their Portlaoise showroom this week.
The event is taking place to celebrate Joe Mallon's recent Leinster Electric Vehicle Dealer of the Year win and is for three days only -...
Gardai were active at the Slieve Bloom Mountains over the weekend where the carried through on a promise they made earlier this month.
Speaking at the Joint Policing Committee two weeks ago, Chief Superintendent said that they were going to...
Portlaoise 36 Tullamore 10
Leinster U-14 Girls Rugby League Semi Final
Tullamore arrived in Portlaoise on Saturday looking to secure a place in the League final. The much-fancied Portlaoise side were up against an impressive Tullamore team.
Portlaoise played Tullamore in the...
The day may not have ended how Laois fans had hoped, but that didn't stop them having the craic in London on Sunday.
The Laois senior footballers were in Ruislip at the weekend where they defeated London by 6-6 to...
The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence has appointed Caroline Hofman as its new Director, effective from today.
Located in the heart of Portlaoise, The CUBE will officially open this week and will act as a focal point for the...
For the second time in six seasons the Laois footballers crossed the Irish sea to take on London in Division 4 of the National League.
Though the novelty of the occasion wasn't the same as it was in 2018, there...
It was a disappointing weekend on the hurling front with defeats in two of the games involving Laois.
Both games took place on Saturday and did not go the way Laois had hoped.
The minors were up first as they were...
Such was the busy nature of the weekend gone by, it was necessary to record two Podcasts to start the week.
Alan and Barry have talked about all the hurling and this Podcast focuses solely on football.
The Laois senior footballers...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Eileen Hyde (née Morrissey)
Gougane Glosha Johnstown Road, Rathdowney, Laois
Eileen Hyde (nee Morrissey), Gougane, Glosha, Johnstown Road, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. March 24th 2023. Peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Predeceased...
Division 1 Cup - Quarter Finals
Rosenallis A 2 Moydow FC 1
Rosenallis are through to the Division 1 Cup semi-finals, having come from behind to beat Moydow.
The Longford side were well fancied as they sit top of the Saturday Division...
Portlaoise Panthers 52 McEvoy's Cavan Eagles 49
League Trophy Semi Final
Jack Dooley's Portlaoise Panthers have once again overcome difficult opposition to make their second final of the season.
Just as they did last week in the Division 1 Playoffs, Portlaoise Panthers...
Clonad 2-23 Ballypickas 1-10
ACHL Division 4 Round 1
Clonad brushed past Ballypickas in their league opener in Clonad earlier this afternoon.
Ross Holmes, Fionn Holland and Barry Cormack all shone for Clonad, combining for 1-21 of the 2-23 scored.
Clonad donned the...
Laois senior football manager Billy Sheehan has defended his players following their failure to gain promotion from Division 4 of the National League.
Laois scored six goals in a comfortable win over London but results elsewhere meant they finished third...
Laois 2-9 Roscommon 1-5
Ladies National Football League Division 2 Round 7
The Laois Ladies will compete in the Division 2 League football final following victory over Roscommon today.
With Armagh defeating Tipperary, Donie Brennan's charges knew that a win would see...
Laois 6-6 London 2-8
NFL Division 4 Round 7
The Laois senior footballers will remain in Division 4 for another year despite an emphatic victory over London in Ruislip this afternoon.
Laois needed to win today but also needed Sligo to lose...
In terms of inter-county National Football League action, this is a huge day for both the Laois men's and women's teams.
Both county teams go into the final round of games with a chance of winning promotion - but as...
A Portlaoise native is doing his bit to ensure that we eat more vegetables.
Bernard Grandjean, son of GP Deirdre Honan who had a practice in Portlaoise for 35 years which is now run by his cousin, Simon Honan, has...
A devastating loss to Westmeath in Semple Stadium on Saturday afternoon sees Laois drop to Division 2 of the National Hurling League for the first time since their promotion in 2013.
Willie Maher's men had themselves in positions to win...
Minister Pippa Hackett concluded an official trip to Kenya with visit to a project with Laois links.
Vera Smith, a Graiguecullen local, invited the Minister to visit Sr. Mary Killeen, and the Mukuru Promotion Centre in the Mukuru slums, Nairobi.
Vera...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Eileen Hyde (née Morrissey)
Gougane Glosha Johnstown Road, Rathdowney, Laois
Eileen Hyde (nee Morrissey), Gougane, Glosha, Johnstown Road, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. March 24th 2023. Peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Predeceased...
ACFL Division 3 Round 1
Arles-Killeen 1-11 Timahoe 3-10
Arles-Killeen had played themselves into a nice lead heading into half time before Ruiarí O'Connor scored two goals in the space of two minutes to put his team ahead at the break.
Colm...
ACFL Division 4 Round 1
Portlaoise 1-15 Kilcavan 1-11
Portlaoise welcomed Kilcavan to Rathleague on Saturday evening as the sides got their ACFL Division 4 campaign underway.
Nine points from the boot of Jason Maher led Portlaoise to a hard-fought victory, with...
Portlaoise Panthers 75 Moy Tolka Rovers 50
National League Trophy Quarter Final
One week on from winning the National League Division 1 title and securing promotion to the Women's Super League, the Portlaoise Panthers were in another huge game this afternoon.
Jack...
Laois' 2023 National Hurling League campaign has ended with relegation after a defeat to Westmeath in Semple Stadium.
Laois manager Willie Maher spoke after the game and expressed his disappointment after the loss, but there are more important days to...
Four Laois women have received high praise for supporting people living in extreme poverty overseas.
Mountrath Community School students Sarah Phelan and Doireann O’Connor, along with their teacher Kelly Walsh, joined Mary Peters of the Irish League of Credit Unions...
Laois 1-26 Westmeath 3-24
National Hurling League Division 1 Relegation Final
Laois and Westmeath faced off in Thurles this afternoon with Division 1 status on the line.
Having finished bottom of Groups A and B in the regular season, the two sides...
Laois 1-12 Kilkenny 3-17
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Round 1
The Laois minor hurlers have made a losing start to their Leinster campaign as they were defeated by Kilkenny in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Last year, the minors stunned Kilkenny to knock...
It is a huge day on the hurling front with two massive games involving Laois teams both inside and outside the county.
The Laois minor hurlers will take on Kilkenny in the first Round of the Leinster championship.
While the Laois...
There is shock and sadness following the passing of a young Graiguecullen man after an accident in Thailand.
John Lennon, aged in his 20s, passed away on Monday following a motorcycle accident in the Sout-East Asian country.
John went to primary...
