Our latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here and the focus is largely on hurling.
The Laois hurlers take on Antrim in Belfast on Sunday and first up we get the view from there.
David Mohan of the Belfast...
Portlaoise AFC 1 Castleknock Cetic 1
Leinster Senior League
Portlaoise AFC left two points on the field Wednesday night when they were forced to settle for a draw with a resurgent Castleknock Celtic.
Having been the better team for large parts of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ann (Nan) McKane (née Conlon)
Ballygillaheen, Rosenallis, Laois / Moate, Offaly
Ann (Nan) McKane nee Conlon Ballygillaheeni, Rosenallis Co. Laois and formerly The Thatch, Seeoge, Moate Co. Westmeath died March 8th unexpectedly.
Dear...
The Laois Heritage Society are set to present the next installment in the line-up of their Spring talks.
‘New Perspectives on the Great Famine in County Laois’ by Dr. Ciarán Reilly will take place later this month.
Dr Ciarán Reilly is...
Laois Minister for State Sean Fleming has described the news surrounding Kolbe Special School as 'a serious set back' but he is certain the project will still proceed.
The Laois TD was reacting to correspondence which the school received yesterday...
A Laois secondary school's Green Committee is gearing up to host a 'Swap Shop' next week.
Mountmellick will be holding the event for students on Thursday, March 16.
All items in this Swap Shop are items students and staff donate, such...
There is devastation in the Kolbe Special School community, with an update from the Department of Education stating that the development of a new building has been 'put on hold'.
Planning permission was granted by Laois County Council in February...
A woman living in Killenard who describes herself as ‘half Russian, half Ukrainian’ and who is a member of the Laois Volunteer Support Team, hopes to run in the Local Elections in 2024.
Irina Volia (47) who has lived in...
As the curtain came down on the cross-country season recently, it capped off a memorable few months for the McDonald family on the athletics front.
The McDonald family who hail from Ballyroan are probably best known for Irish Fittest Family...
The winners of the Men's and Women's Winter League at The Heath Golf Club were crowned recently.
The competition ran from early January and concluded in the last weekend of February.
The Winter League lasted for six weeks and comprised of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Seamus McCabe
Meelick, Portlaoise, Laois
The death has occurred of Seamus McCabe Meelick Portaloise and Moore St Rathdowney. He passed away peacefully at Dromnin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Funeral arrangements will be announced...
Simpson's Gala Stradbally are currently seeking to hire a number of part-time positions.
Currently we are seeking two part-time sales assistants to join our Simpsons Gala team. we are based in Stradbally, Co Laois.
This is a perfect opportunity for a...
Portlaoise Institute is delighted to be offering students the opportunity to study two new Sports courses for September 2023.
The first new course is a QQI Level 5 Certificate in Gym Instruction and Sports Injury Studies.
This course will provide an...
After a sensational, star-studded cookbook launch by Emo National School at the thronged Killeshin Hotel on Thursday night last, there was more news of success for the school.
On Friday, March 3, the school's U-11 quiz team were successful and...
Coláiste Íosagáin Portarlington 6-14 Dunshaughlin Community College 1-2
North Leinster Junior Football ‘B’ Quarter Final
Coláiste Íosagáin Portarlington have made it safely through to the North Leinster Junior Football ‘B’ Semi Final with an emphatic win at home to Dunshaughlin Community...
An internationally renowned singer is set to appear at a fundraising concert for a Laois secondary school later this month.
British singer and musical theatre actress Rebecca Storm is to perform alongside the school choir from St Fergal’s College in...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has said that a recent series of proposals from Green Party Transport Minister Eamon Ryan are just the latest in a 'long litany of deluded and detached policy initiatives that bear no relation...
Tom McDonald & Associates are delighted to offer to the market approximately 106 acres of agricultural land to let on a 5-year lease at Clonsast Lower, Bracknagh, Co Offaly.
The holding is divided into a number of different fields.
Extensive...
Tom McDonald & Associates - Experienced, Professional, Trusted - are pleased to offer to the market this beautiful 4 bed detached bungalow presented in excellent condition throughout.
Conveniently located within an exclusive development of 8 individually designed houses and within...
Facing rising costs from every direction, enterprises in the hospitality industry can feel overwhelmed but it’s often the small invisible costs rather than the big-ticket items that relentlessly chip away at the bottom line, fatally wounding businesses.
That’s according to...
A Portlaoise college student has been announced among the winners of this year’s Poetry Aloud competition.
This is a competition which challenges second-level students across the country to recite a prescribed poem from memory.
Organised by the National Library of Ireland...
The Laois minor hurlers have named their captain and two vice-captains ahead of the Leinster championship.
Eoghan Murphy of The Harps will skipper Damien Carter's charges for the season ahead.
He will be assisted by Castletown's Ryan Peters and Abbeyleix's Cormac...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Malone (née O'Reilly)
Coolane, Killeshin, Carlow / Killeshin, Laois
Kathleen Malone (née O’Reilly) of Coolane, Killeshin and formerly of Lower Rossmore, Carlow, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on March...
Job description: Deli and Bakery Assistants
Now Hiring to fill multiple positions for a very busy, fast paced deli and bakery counter.
Main purpose of the roles:
Responsible for the preparation of high quality hot and cold deli products, as well as...
Laois Libraries in collaboration with Terry Dunne, Laois Historian-in-Residence, will present two online history talks in March.
The first talk, The Dublin Guard in the Civil War by John Dorney, takes place on Tuesday, 7 at 7pm.
This online event tells...
Jimmy Conroy, the last living committee member for the first Mountrath St Patrick Parade, will act as Grand Marshall in honour of this year’s 50th anniversary parade in Mountrath.
As this year’s Grand Marshall, Jimmy Conroy will be driven in...
Former GAA President Liam O'Neill paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Adam Kirwan who was laid to rest on Sunday.
Mr O'Neill was principal of Gaelscoil Thromaire and taught Adam for many years.
Mr O'Neill spoke on behalf of the...
After losing to Wicklow last week, the Laois footballers got their promotion push back on track on Saturday evening with a comfortable win over Waterford in O'Moore Park.
Waterford have now lost 12 league games in a row and are...
A Laois student has been granted a prestigious scholarship in University College Cork following her stunning Leaving Cert results.
In the summer of 2022, Orla Hennessy was one of two students from Scoil Chriost Ri in Portlaoise to attain the...
Portlaoise GAA have paid tribute to the late Michael 'Lala' Greene who passed away last Thursday.
Mr Greene, from the Well Road and St Brigid's Place in Portlaoise, died peacefully at Portlaoise Hospital following an illness.
Portlaoise GAA club, of which...
