SHC Group A Round 3 – Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps
In O’Moore Park at 5pm
In the first of two complete dead rubber games this weekend in the Senior Hurling Championship, county champions Clough-Ballacolla face The Harps.
Clough-Ballacolla are currently top of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Maura Daly (née Matthews)
Bealady, Rathdowney, Laois/Castleknock, Dublin
Maura Daly (nee Matthews), Johnstown Glebe, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly of Main Street, Killimor, Co Galway.
Passed away on the 10th August 2022 at...
Portlaoise 5-12 Ballyroan 1-7
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
A battle took place this evening under a blistering hot sun as Ballyroan welcomed Portlaoise to kick off both side’s championship campaigns.
There was a lot on the line for both teams. This...
Mountrath 2-13 Borris-Kilcotton 1-7
Laois IHC Group A Round 3
Mountrath were nine point victors over Borris-Kilcotton in a sweltering Borris-in-Ossory this evening.
Despite hitting a massive 25 wides, Mountrath led from the second minute right until full-time and always held a...
The Harps 2-14 Ballypickas 2-14
Laois IHC Group A Round 3
The outcome of this evening's final round group game in Durrow could make no difference to the rest of the championship - The Harps were already guaranteed top spot and...
After a two-year hiatus Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann returned to the streets, hostelries and various venues throughout the town of Mullingar last week.
Indeed it was filled with nostalgia as Mullingar was where it all started in 1951.
Camross Comhaltas...
Anyone who has ever been associated with a GAA team has dreamed of lining out in Croke Park.
And this week a number of young players from around Laois got to sample that as part of a Leinster GAA Experience...
Community groups responsible for managing walking trails in Laois will receive grants of €1,000-€3,000 under new funding announced this week.
Walking routes in Cullohill, Durrow, Abbeyleix and Dysart, outside Portlaoise, have been granted funding under the Government's Our Rural Future...
The Government is drafting legislation to ban ATMs in gambling venues, according to Laois-Offaly TD Sean Fleming and Minister of Stat in the Department of Finance.
A number of people have raised this issue with me that they have seen...
Commuting from Mountrath to the capital where his eponymous art gallery is a key part of the cultural scene, is “challenging but doable,” says Kevin Kavanagh.
From a well-known Portlaoise family, he was raised at 16 Borris Road. “Growing up,...
With the final round of group games set to be completed this weekend, we have compiled the list of all the scorers so far in the championship.
We will continue to update the standings as the year progresses to see...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Maura Daly (née Matthews)
Bealady, Rathdowney, Laois/Castleknock, Dublin
Maura Daly (nee Matthews), Johnstown Glebe, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly of Main Street, Killimor, Co Galway.
Passed away on the 10th August 2022 at...
Mountmellick 1-14 Clough-Ballacolla 0-15
Laois IHC Group B Round 3
Mountmellick’s intermediate hurlers suffered a disappointing defeat to Colt-Shanahoe in their opening group match, but they have managed to bounce back magnificently since then.
They recorded a crucial victory over Clonad in...
Irish Water, working in partnership with Laois County Council, is replacing ageing backyard water mains and providing new service connections for customers along Lord Edward Street in Mountmellick to improve water supply to homes in the area.
As well as...
Parks Tennis announced in April that their children’s tennis coaching programme would return to several venues across all provinces during Summer 2022.
Laois County Council was delighted to welcome back Parks Tennis to Laois in 2022.
Laois County Council in...
Vintage cars, tractors and motorbikes are all set to roll out in sun soaked style for the Laois Vintage Limited sponsored road run in aid of Laois Hospice which will be held this Saturday, August 13.
The event will...
Laois U-20 hurling manager Ollie Hally joins us again on this week's Talking Sport podcast as we look ahead to all the weekend championship action.
With Alan away, Steven is in the presenter's chair - and is in full-on complaining...
The past week at SOLAS have been simply glorious with the Food Court area in particular packed-out day after day as customers enjoyed ice creams, great food and coffee and the odd glass of wine
Co-owner David Maher explains: “It...
A man drowned on Wednesday night when he got into difficulty in the River Barrow in Graiguecullen.
The incident occurred at around 9.20pm on Wednesday close to the town park area in Graiguecullen, right on the border with Carlow town.
The...
The life of internationally renowned Irish artist Francis Bacon is being celebrated in Abbeyleix next weekend.
The Abbeyleix Heritage Arts Festival will run from August 12-14 with a marvellous line-up of music, exhibitions, workshops and much more centred around the life and...
The final round of group games in the Laois hurling championships are on this weekend when the pairings for the knockout stages will be confirmed in the three main championships.
The senior grade is devoid of any real drama with...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Burns
Cottage 1, The Green, Stradbally, Laois, R32 XA66/Killeshandra, Cavan
Margaret Burns, Cottage 1, The Green, Stradbally, Co. Laois and formerly of Killegoan, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, Wednesday 10th August 2022, peacefully...
There are 17 QQI full-time and 7 part-time courses on offer for students at Portlaoise Institute starting in September 2022.
The benefits to doing course at Portlaoise Institute are compelling.
Many students who complete one of our courses will gain...
Sarsfields 7-9 Timahoe 3-9
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
Sarsfields recovered from an early Timahoe onslaught to claim a vital opening round win in the Laois Ladies SFC in glorious conditions this evening in Timahoe.
The two clubs have been great rivals...
A flag which was presented to Col James Fitzmaurice during his victorious trip around America following the first East West Transatlantic Flight will be presented to Laois County Council during Heritage Week.
The successful flight in 1928 of the ‘Bremen’...
This year we have split out our weekly Team of the Week selections - with one for senior and another for intermediate/junior.
And after announcing our senior version on Monday of this week, today we bring you the intermediate/junior selection.
A...
Laois Chamber CEO, Caroline Hofman, recently chatted with Marna Carroll, Service Director at Laois Domestic Abuse Service, a Charity Member of Laois Chamber …
Tell us about Laois Domestic Abuse Service and who do your work with?
The organisation was established...
The average rent in Laois now stands at €1,204, up 10.8% on this this last year.
That figure is now 128% higher than it was at its lowest point in 2011.
Market rents in the second quarter of 2022 were an...
Four Laois businesses are in the running for honours at the prestigious 2022 Bar of the Year awards.
Now in their 17th year, the awards celebrate all that is great about Irish pubs, clubs and bars, showcasing the high standards of the Licensed...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that further delays in opening beds in the nursing unit and the Day Care Centre in Abbeyleix Hospital is unacceptable.
“I have raised this again with the Minister for Health and HSE management...
