Clonaslee High Nelly Club members recently welcomed Temple Street Community Engagement Administrator Laura Hill to Hickey's Pub for the official presentation of a cheque for €20,275.
They ran a very successful fundraising day on May 15 in aid of Temple...
The group stages of the Laois senior hurling championship came to a conclusion at the weekend as the finishing places were finally confirmed on a relatively unremarkable round of action.
None of the four games were do-or-die meaning there wasn't...
The club championships are in full swing across the country - and there is plenty of action taking place outside of Ireland too.
Over in America, the regional championships are coming to a close and a Laois man was on...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Breda Keane (née Kelly)
Corrigeen, Stradbally, Laois
Breda Keane (nee Kelly) passed away peacefully on 14 August 2022 surrounded by her family in the care of staff at Tallaght Hospital. Beloved wife...
This week we debate whether Laois GAA should move senior club championship games out of O'Moore Park?
YES - O'Moore Park isn't suitable for every game
O’Moore Park is a great ground, there is nobody doubting that. It’s one of the...
The wonderful Laois Vintage Run took place on Saturday with an array of classic cars and tractors traversing the county in the glorious August sunshine.
And as a charitable event for Laois Hospice, first set up in the mid 1990s,...
The games keep coming thick and fast and after a busy weekend of hurling behind us, attention mainly turns back to football action this week.
There are championship quarter-finals in the Junior 'B' and 'C' grades, a final round of...
Eight community projects in Laois have been awarded almost €320,000 in the latest Clár funding announcement made by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys today.
Community projects in Trumera, Ballaghmore, Ballypiclas, Raheen, Mayo NS (near Crettyard), Errill, Kilbricken...
If you're out and about today and come across a member of An Garda Síochána you'll notice that they'll be looking somewhat different than what we've become accustomed to.
From 7am this morning a new uniform has been introduced. In...
A sweltering Tullamore was the venue for the National Masters Track and Field championships on Saturday.
The Masters Championships caters for the ages above 35, divided into five-year groups.
In general these Master competitors, at both Leinster and National, are the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
George (Georgie) Brophy
Doonane Terrace, Crettyard, Carlow/Laois/Kilkenny
Beloved son of the late William & Margaret, pre-deceased by his sister Patricia.
Georgie will be sadly missed by his loving brothers and sisters, Jimmy, Liam,...
The results from this weekend's games across the various grades of the Laois hurling championships have now made the picture clear in terms of the knockout stages.
Rosenallis's draw with Borris-Kilcotton has meant that they finish second in their group...
Castletown 1-21 Camross 4-26
Laois SHC Group A Round 3
Camross will face Borris-Kilcotton in the quarter final of the Laois SHC after they recorded a huge 14-point victory over Castletown in their final group game today.
The game began at a...
Borris-Kilcotton 1-16 Rosenallis 0-19
Laois SHC Group B Round 3
Rosenallis and Borris-Kilcotton played out to a draw in their championship fixture today in O'Moore Park.
The draw means Rosenallis finish second whilst Borris-Kilcotton finished third in the group.
John Maher put Rosenallis...
Colt-Shanahoe 7-14 Clonad 1-9
IHC Group B Round 3
There was a gulf in class today in Clonad as Colt-Shanahoe ran out 23 point winners over their neighbours.
The first half was nip and tuck but Colt-Shanahoe's superior fitnees and speed was...
Portlaoise 2-18 Trumera 0-14
Premier IHC Group A Round 3
It was a battle in 29 degree heat this afternoon in Mountrath as Portlaoise claimed a 10-point win over Trumera to book their place in the knockout stages of the Premier...
Abbeyleix 3-19 Rathdowney-Errill 0-15
Premier IHC Group A Round 3
Abbeyleix made it three wins from three in the Premier IHC in Durrow this morning as they were too strong for Rathdowney-Errill despite having to play all the second half with...
There are five hurling games taking place today- two senior, two premier intermediate and one Intermediate.
In the two senior games in O'Moore Park all four teams are through to the quarter-finals regardless of the results this afternoon. All that...
While most of designer Alan Meredith’s striking installations and furniture end up in private collection, often outside the country, he has exhibited at Electric Picnic annually since 2012 and is currently putting the final touches to this year’s standout...
The death has occurred of Albert Fitzgerald, the highly-regarded former Managing Director of Midlands 103.
A Cork native, he lived in Tullamore and had been a hugely influential figure in Midlands 103 since he joined the station in 1995.
He was...
SHC Group A Round 3 – Camross v Castletown
In O’Moore Park at 3.30pm
Both of Camross and Castletown are safe from the relegation battle having beaten The Harps. The winners will finish second whilst the loser will be third and...
A local Laois Solicitors firm are seeking to recruit a Legal Secretary/Executive for their small practice in Laois.
This is a permanent position - salary commensurate with experience.
Candidates must be flexible with working hours, have extensive experience in general practice,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Imelda Ryan (née Cahill)
Daly Terrace, Rathdowney, Laois
Imelda Ryan (nee Cahill) Daly Terrace, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. Predeceased by her husband Paddy, son-in-law Joe Davy, her sister Marie and her brother Kieran...
Camross 1-14 Slieve Bloom 1-13
Premier IHC Group B Round 3
Four late frees from James Cuddy helped Camross edge out their neighbours Slieve Bloom in an entertaining, winner-takes-all clash with their neighbours Slieve Bloom in Trumera this evening.
The one-point win...
Clonaslee St Manman's 3-13 Ballyfin 0-13
Premier IHC Group B Round 3
Three green flags from Clonaslee proved to be the difference as they got the better of Ballyfin in Round 3 of the Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship to make it...
Rathdowney-Errill 5-22 Ballinakill 2-12
Laois SHC Group B Round 3
Rathdowney-Errill kept up their impeccable championship form with a five-star performance against a dogged Ballinakill side in O'Moore Park this evening.
It was the second game of the first double header of...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-21 The Harps 2-14
Laois SHC Group A Round 3
Clough-Ballacolla made it three wins from three in this year's championship with a victory over The Harps in O'Moore Park this evening.
Both sides knew their championship fate coming into this...
The wonderful weather has stuck around for this evening games as teams play their last game in the groupstages this weekend.
There are two Senior hurling games taking place in O'Moore Park this evening, as well as two massive games...
On this week's Property Watch we take a look at five homes for sale in Laois for approximately €375,000.
We look at homes for sale in Mountmellick, Raheen, Portlaoise and Abbeyleix.
In each instance you can click through to see the...
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, and the...
