The first outing of the revamped Portlaoise CBS Past Pupils Golf Society proved a huge success recently.
The John Duggan Memorial Cup was the prize up for grabs as more than 70 golfers teed it up in The Heath Golf...
Questions have been raised over when a new courthouse will be constructed in Portlaoise.
These come following an inquiry from Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan.
The site for the new building is to be at Kylekiproe which was purchased at...
The Laois minor hurlers are set to begin the All-Ireland campaign at home to Galway on Saturday.
Declan Qualter's charges were beaten by Offaly in the Leinster final almost two weeks ago.
However, that was not the end of their campaign...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sheila Barton (née Moore)
Cooloultha, Galmoy, Kilkenny / Laois
Sheila Barton (nee Moore), Cooloultha, Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny. May 26th 2022. Peacefully at home. Sadly mourned by her family Charlie, June and her...
CJ Sheeran Ltd are currently seeking to hire a Maintenance Fitter to join their busy maintenenace team, based primarily in Mountrath.
Duties:
Conducting all maintenance activities in support of day-to-day production
Ensuring equipment breakdowns are dealt with in a timely...
Festival season is almost upon us and you can kick it off in style next week by heading to Turley’s Bar in Mountmellick for their first outdoor music festival, Canal Ceoil this June Bank Holiday weekend.
With over ten...
Mountrath 1-16 Ballinakill 3-14
ACHL Division 1B Round
Ballinakill got back in the hunt for a Division 1B semi place following a hard fought victory over Mountrath.
The hosts remained routed to the foot of the tables following their fifth straight loss...
Over 70 people attended the first local organising meeting in Ratheniska last night for this year’s National Ploughing Championships and 67th World Ploughing Contest.
The annual event, absent in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19, will take place on September...
There is 'widespread suspicion' around the 'nature and intent' of Government proposals to support the Post Office network.
So says Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan after it was reported that Minister of State with responsibility for Postal Services,...
Now that SOLAS Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington has passed the all-important milestone of being in business for one year, the team are firmly focused on letting the world know just how great SOLAS is.
Co-Owner David Maher explains: “When...
The TY class of Portlaoise College have been installing a sensory trail at Kylebrook Equestrian Centre over the last few months.
This trail is now in place for the enjoyment and sensory development of those adults and children visiting this...
Salutem Insights Ltd is this year’s winner of the Laois Enterprise Award for 2022 and will now represent Laois at the 22nd National Enterprise Awards at the Mansion House in Dublin in June.
Salutem Insights is a health, economic and...
A young Laois student scooped the ‘Special Judges Category’ prize in the 2022 ‘Something Fishy’ national poster competition.
Katie O’Neill, a sixth-class pupil from Presentation Portarlington Primary School, was recently named the winner.
The competition, which is organised by Inland Fisheries...
The Laois senior footballers are set to return to action this Sunday at home to Westmeath in Round 1 of the Tailteann Cup.
It will be exactly five weeks since Laois were knocked out of the Leinster championship by Wicklow...
In our latest Talking Sport Podcast, we preview the Tailteann Cup as the Laois footballers return to action against Westmeath.
We speculate on what way the team might line up and remember the famous 2004 meeting between the counties.
We also...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Paddy Fitzpatrick
Portlaoise, Laois
Fitzpatrick, Paddy, Station Rd., Portlaoise, May 24th 2022. At Portlaoise Regional Hospital. Peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Dearly loved husband of Imelda. Cherished father to Brian, David,...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to be offering Avenue Farm in Camross (Eircode R32 XD68) for sale by Online Auction on Friday, June 24, at 3pm using the LSL Auctions platform.
This mature Residential Farm Holding consists of circa 120 acres...
Dunamaise Arts Centre will present the finale of re:CENTRING Laois on Sunday May 29 in Portlaoise.
Taking place between 2pm and 5pm, Fitzmaurice Place will be transformed into a haven for the arts that will feature an extravaganza of free...
Colaiste Mhuire Johnstown 6-21 Ard Scoil Ris 1-13
Leinster School's U-16 'B' Hurling Championship Final
Colaiste Mhuire Johnstown claimed the Leinster U-16 'B' School's Hurling Championship title earlier this week.
The Kikenny school ran out comprehensive 23 point winners over Ard Scoil...
Over 90% of patients admitted to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise say they had 'a good, or very good experience of care'.
The findings are contained in the 2021 National Inpatient Experience Survey, which has just been released.
The MRHP achieved rankings...
It is expected the tender for the re-development of Portlaoise Garda Station will be issue in the third quarter of this year.
So says Laois TD Charlie Flanagan who is a former Minister for Justice.
The Office of Public Works granted...
Portlaoise College held their Award Ceremonies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Year students recently.
Normally there would have one award evening for all year groups, however because of the growth of the school it was decided to divide the...
Students from Laois were awarded national prises at the Student Enterprise Programme recently.
Laois students won 1st place in the Creative Business Idea Video Competition at Junior Cycle Level and 2nd place in the My Entrepreneurial Journey Competition at Intermediate.
The...
Players, mentors and supporters of the winning Donagmore Creamery-Powers team of 1985 came together to remember their success recently.
Inter-Firms - as the name suggests - is a GAA competition played between companies and organisations.
In 1985, Donaghmore made a determined...
The draws for the restructured Laois Minor 'A', 'B' and 'C' football championships have been made.
The competition was due to begin last week but had to be postponed due to the success of the Laois Minor hurlers.
Their progress to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Sheeran
Grennan, Attanagh, Laois
Peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Kathleen, children Ivan and Katrina, daughter-in-law Helen, son-in-law Tadhg, grandchildren Kallum, Joel, Fionn and Ailbhe,...
Clough-Ballacolla 4-16 The Harps 1-16
ACHL Division 1A
Clough-Ballacolla left Durrow with a nine point victory over The Harps this evening in their ACHL1A clash, the final game of round 4.
Stephen ‘Picky’ Maher led the way for the visitors, putting in...
Planning permission has been granted to Castletown Primary School for a new extension for two classrooms for children with autism.
These new Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) classrooms enable students to integrate into a mainstream school community, participate as far as...
The Laois GAA county grounds was buzzing on Monday night as U-9 footballers from all around the county descended on Portlaoise for the O'Moore Park experience night.
In all 22 different clubs were represented as over 500 young boys and...
A local TD has announced that she has hired a Ukrainian refugee as her new parliamentary assistant.
Green Party Minister for Laois-Offaly, Pippa Hackett, has added Vlas Novokhatnii to her parliamentary team in the constituency.
The Geashill-based Minister recently employed Mr...
