Portarlington 2-23 Arles-Killeen 2-8
Laois Senior Football Championship Round 1
The 2020 and 2021 Senior county champions began their pursuit of three in a row against Arles-Killeen in O’Moore Park on Saturday afternoon.
Martin Murphy’s men had endured a poor enough league...
It is the first weekend of football championship action in Laois and a huge day of games lies ahead.
The action gets underway at 4.30pm and there are five games down for decision across the county.
Three of these are Senior...
Killeshin 3-4 Mountrath 1-7
Laois Ladies JFC Round 2
Having had their opening round game against Sarsfields postponed, Killeshin got their campaign off to a winning start thanks to a three-point win over Mountrath last weekend.
Kate Brennan, Lorraine Doogue and Alison...
1 - Portlaoise man named as victim of drowning tragedy at popular lake on Saturday
Michael Timmons has been named as the man who died tragically in a drowning incident at Derryounce Lake in Portarlington last Saturday.
Mr Timmons was aged...
The town of Portarlington has opened its arms wide to welcome many members of the Ukraine community, who have fled their country in recent months.
And this evening, Saturday, July 23, there will be Cultural Ukraine Day event in Scoil Padraig...
The following stories awaken a sense of hope and encouragement for us all. Well worth reflecting upon….
The Frog Race
There was once a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of...
Clonaslee-St Manman's begin their second successive Senior football campaign this evening in O'Moore Park.
A tough assignment lays before them with many people's favourites Graiguecullen in Round 1.
But after that, their form to date would suggest that they should be...
A series of very good underage teams is typically the basis for success at adult level, and that is what Ballyroan-Abbey will be hoping for in the near future.
A brilliant campaign last season brought them to their first semi...
The Heath were a Senior football team for almost seven decades but that was brought to an end in dramatic circumstances last year.
But save for 2020 when The Heath reached the quarter finals after wins over Arles-Killeen and Arles-Kilcruise,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Teresa Breen (née Holohan)
Thornberry, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the presence of her family at St. James’s Hospital Dublin.
Deeply regretted by her loving husband Tommy, children Sharon, Joseph, Jenny and Tracy, grandchildren...
Barrowhouse 4-15 Castletown 3-11
Laois JFC 'A' Group C Round 1
Barrowhouse got their guest for Junior ‘A’ glory off to a good start with a hard-fought victory at home to Castletown this evening.
Barrowhouse came into this fixture as big favourites...
Kilcavan 1-5 The Harps 0-7
Junior A Football Championship Group D Round 1
Cian Ryle was Kilcavan's hero as his last minute strike earned them a valuable win over The Harps tonight.
In a low scoring but enthrawling affair that wasn't settled...
Portlaoise 1-11 Emo 1-6
Laois SFC Round 1
It wasn't overly impressive but Portlaoise are through to the second round winners section of the Laois SFC following a hard-earned win over Emo this evening in O'Moore Park.
There was only two points...
This year marks 57 years since Graiguecullen last brought the Jack Delaney Cup back to the Carlow border.
1965 was their 12th title and at the time it ended a mini drought of 16 years back to their most recent.
They...
The opening round of the Laois Senior Football Championship continues in O'Moore Park this evening as Emo face Portlaoise.
The game throws in at 6.30pm and had been planned to be part of a double header.
However, due to a tragic...
The Laois Junior 'A' football championship has always been a real pick and mix of a competition.
Its participants can be broken down into three different categories: the clubs for whom its their main competition, second teams of senior clubs...
The Emo footballers are coming off back-to-back semi-final appearances in the championship and two impressive seasons.
In 2020 they were the form team of the championship with a string of great wins - over Killeshin, O'Dempsey's and then Portlaoise.
But after...
The small village of Emo, and in particular the community sports ground that hosts the local GAA and soccer clubs, has been utterly transformed ahead of this weekend's Forest Fest, a new three-day music festival that is set to...
11 people were arrested and 45 charges were handed out following searches by Laois Gardai recently.
These took place on July 19 and 20 and were part of Operation Thor.
The 11 people were charged with offences including robbery, burglary, theft,...
Losing a county final hurts Portlaoise deeply and though the occurrences are few and far between, last year's mauling at the hands of Portarlington was a humbling experience.
It was a complete hammering with 15 points separating the sides at...
The decision of AIB to move a number of their branches to cashless was branded an "out and out disgrace" at a municipal district meeting in Laois County Council this week.
Among the branches effected is the one in Rathdowney,...
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a woman was seriously assaulted in Monasterevin recently.
The incident happened in an area known as Moore Abbey Wood on Sunday July 17.
This is located on the Kildangan Road and a woman, aged in...
Rosenallis are an incredible club. For a small place, they are unquestionably the best dual club in the county.
They compete at the top table in both codes and have done so rather comfortably for the last two years.
In that...
Ballylinan flirted with danger last year but managed to save themselves right at the death and stay senior for another year.
The Kildare border club needed a last gasp Gary Walsh point to defeat The Heath and will be hoping...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peacefully in the presence of her family at St. James’s Hospital Dublin.
Teresa Breen (née Holohan)
Thornberry, Abbeyleix, Laois
Deeply regretted by her loving husband Tommy, children Sharon, Joseph, Jenny and Tracy, grandchildren...
Crettyard 5-11 The Rock 2-13
Laois Intermediate Football Championship Round 1
Crettyard faced off against The Rock in the first round of the Intermediate Football Championship for the second year in succession and history repeated itself as they secured a seven-point...
Arles-Kilcruise 1-11 Mountmellick 2-7
Laois IFC Round 1
Arles-Kilcruise got their intermediate campaign off to a winning start in Annanough this evening thanks to a hard-fought win over Mountmellick.
Mountmellick had won the corresponding fixture narrowly last year before being beaten by...
O'Dempsey's 4-19 Killeshin 0-11
Laois Senior Football Championship Round 1
O'Dempsey's are the first team through to the winner's section of Round 2 of the SFC following a big win over Killeshin.
Matthew, Eoin and Micheal Finlay were all on fire as...
After weeks of build up, the Laois Senior and Intermediate football championships will get underway this evening.
There are three games down for decision at three different venues and we will bring you updates from all of them.
The main game...
The inaugural ‘SOLAS French Festival’ was a massive success – beautiful weather, huge crowds, wonderful French music, history lectures and of course the unveiling of a new 440sq mural by French Embassy Counsellor Julien Bouchez.
SOLAS Co-owner David Maher explained:...
