A major new plan to guide the conservation and presentation of the 16th Century Fort Protector at the heart of Portlaoise has been launched.
The plan was created in a partnership between Laois Heritage Society and Laois County Council, with...
Laois County Council has elected a new chairperson to lead the council for the next 12 months.
At today’s AGM, Fine Gael’s Thomasina Connell took the chain from her colleague Conor Bergin.
Councillor Connell was proposed for the role by Councillor...
Laois County Council has agreed to sell a parcel of land to a Kildare company for €966,000.
The agreement was reached at this morning's monthly meeting of Laois County Council.
The sale relates to 3.75 hectares of land at J17 National...
Santry stadium played host to the 150th National Senior Track and Field Championships over the weekend with a plethora of St Abban’s athletes to the fore across the weekend.
Despite the warm weather, wind conditions played havoc on the technical...
The spectacular Durrow Outdoor Dining Facility was officially opened at a ceremony last week.
In mid-2021, Laois County Council applied to Fáilte Ireland for financial assistance under the Local Authority Weatherproofing and Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme.
The purpose of the scheme...
The latest Daft.ie sales report shows that the average asking price of a house in Laois is now €236,000, 13% higher than what it was 12 months ago.
The figures are for the second quarter of 2022 and are now...
The Laois Ladies qualified for the All-Ireland semi finals following a comfortable win over Wicklow yesterday.
Below, we take a look at seven of the Talking Points that arise from the match.
1 - Player of the match
With such a dominant...
Another busy weekend of GAA action has come to an end and the Talking Sport Podcast is here to guide you through it.
The main action took place on Sunday where the Laois Ladies travelled to Kinnegad and defeated Wicklow.
It...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marie Payne (née Curham)
Killeen, Mountmellick, Laois
Marie Payne (nee Curham), Mountmellick, Co. Laois, passed away peacefully, on June 25th, 2022, following a short illness. Predeceased by her parents Thomas and Ellen...
Rathdowney-Errill 2-22 Camross 2-19
ACHL Division 1B Final
This evening, Rathdowney-Errill added the Division 1B title to the Division 1A win they had Friday night. Both clubs competed in the two finals which is a remarkable achievement.
It took a last minute...
Colt-Shanahoe 2-13 Abbeyleix 0-21
ACHL Division 2 Final
Abbeyleix rallied on more than one occasion to deny Colt-Shanahoe their first ever silverware in the Division 2 final tonight.
Abbeyleix had the aid of the slight breeze in the first half and they...
Laois 6-16 Wicklow 0-8
Ladies All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final
The Laois Ladies were in devastating form as they swatted the challenge of Wicklow aside in Kinnegad this afternoon.
Donie Brennan’s charges scored four first half goals to build up a...
The Laois ladies football team make the familiar trip to Kinnegad this afternoon for the All Ireland intermediate quarter-final against Wicklow.
Laois got the better of Louth at the same venue in last year’s quarter-final as well as winning the...
1 - Outrage as Laois farmer has silage stolen from 18-acre field
A Laois farmer has been the victim of a rather bizarre yet sinister form of crime this week.
On Tuesday, a farmer discovered that an 18-acre field in Portlaoise...
Anyone looking for a pleasant 5k run/walk this week could do far worse than make the short trip over the Laois-Kildare border to the village of Kildangan this Thursday, June 30.
The run is a fundraiser for Kildangan National School...
The Old Fort Festival continues all weekend in Portlaoise with entertainment for all ages in the town centre.
The town's main street was closed off for traffic on Saturday as street entertainment went centre stage during the day.
And the festival...
On this week’s Property Watch we take a look at some of the homes currently for sale in Laois for even the smallest of budgets.
We will look at homes strecthing all across Laois including Portarlington, Errill, Mountmellick and Roscrea.
In...
All Ireland Ladies IFC quarter-final - Laois v Wicklow
In Kinnegad at 4pm
The Laois ladies football team make the familiar trip to Kinnegad this afternoon for the All Ireland intermediate quarter-final against Wicklow.
Laois got the better of Louth at the same...
Today is a significant day for the Colt-Shanahoe hurling club who go in search of their first silverware in O'Moore Park when they take on neighbours Abbeyleix in the ACHL Division 2 final.
The club was only formed in the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joan Graham (née Butler)
Ferndale, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Beloved wife of the late Jimmy and much loved mother of Noel & Séamus. Predeceased by her parents Martin & Mary, brothers Ned...
There was a handful of Laois GAA club games down for decision today across the county.
In adult football, Stradbally and Rosenallis played out a 1-11 apiece draw in ACFL Division 1B though it was a dead rubber fixture with...
For every negative, there’s a positive. Most of us hated lockdown and living restricted lives for long periods wasn’t something we welcomed.
It was necessary, of course, but painful too. However, we also started doing things which benefitted our health...
Recently, the chiming of a bell at the ancient monastic site of Clonmacnoise, was significant.
Laity, religious, priests and bishops, all participated at a daylong national assembly of the Irish Catholic Church in Athlone.
The assembly was the culmination of an...
The long-serving principal of Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington has announced his decision to retire.
Seamus Bennett has been principal of the Laois-Offaly school since September 2000 - but will retire on October 2.
"Seamus was appointed in 2000 and is one...
Gardai are appealing for anyone with information surrounding a fatal road accident in Laois to come forward.
The incident happened on the Athy Road outside Stradbally on Friday afternoon.
A single vehicle was involved in a collision with a wall and...
There will be a big exodus from one part of Laois today as two local clubs set off to compete in the national Féile U-15 competition in hurling and camogie.
Castletown are Laois's representatives in the hurling having beaten Clough-Ballacolla...
Laois 2-13 Wicklow 0-13
2018 Leinster Ladies IFC Final
It's only four years ago but so much has changed in the time since.
On the 1st of July 2018, the Laois ladies footballers made the short trip to Carlow for Leinster finals...
The Laois minor hurlers gave us all wonderful entertainment over their memorable championship campaign this year - but attention turned to the club season on Friday night with the start of the minor championship.
This year's competition is comprised of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Baby Ozzie Michael Rothwell
Corran na Noir, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital Dublin in the loving arms of his heartbroken parents Vincent and Aishling. He will...
St Joseph's 0-13 Portarlington 0-6
ACFL Division 1A (Winners Section)
St Joseph's will play Graiguecullen in this year's Laois ACFL Division 1A final after a seven-point win over Portarlington this evening in Kellyville.
O'Dempsey's had given Graiguecullen a walkover in this evening's...
