Clough-Ballacolla 2-11 Ballinakill 2-8
1991 Laois IHC Final
Given that Clough-Ballacolla are trying to write their place into history by claiming the Laois senior hurling title twice in the same year, their fifth since 2009 and have already been in this...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Costello
Banagher, Offaly/Portarlington, Laois
Late of Bracklone Street, Portarlington, County Laois and ex Irish Army Q.M.S. Peacefully, at St James's Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his loving partner Kathleen, son Nigel...
Every avenue needs to be explored to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint without cutting production, says the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG), a representative body for the tillage farming industry.
"A small step has been taken by Bord Bia...
A number of Laois people are among the nominees for Brain Tumour Ireland’s ‘Hats Off Heroes’ initiative, taking place as part of Brain Tumour Awareness Week, currently running until this Saturday, November 6.
The ‘Hats Off Heroes’ initiative is offering those who...
Six clubs are represented on this week's LaoisToday football Team of the Week but it's dominated by Park-Ratheniska and Portlaoise following their very impressive championship wins.
Park-Ratheniska's intermediate championship triumph sees them lead the way with five representatives while Portlaoise...
October is always one of the quieter months for car sales though the recent figures recorded show an increase in number of new vehicles sold in Laois.
There was a total of 25 new cars sold in the county in...
On a bright and sunny Autumn afternoon recently, Laois PPN were delighted to hold a "Foraging Ramble at Roundwood House”.
PPN Member Groups rambled through the grounds of Roundwood House, Mountrath, and discovered the wild treasures Ireland has to offer...
John Lalor from Shanahoe will take charge of his fourth Laois senior hurling championship final this Sunday when he's the man in the middle for the meeting of Borris-Kilcotton and Clough-Ballacolla in O'Moore Park.
Lalor previously refereed Clough-Ballacolla's breakthough county...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary O'Byrne
Aughoney, Timahoe, Laois
Mary died in the loving care of The Community Nursing Unit at Abbeyleix Hospital. Deeply regretted by Management and Staff of The Community Nursing Unit, Nora Tobin,...
Bosco's Gala and Bosco's Catering, based in Portlaoise, are seeking to fill the following roles.
Shop Assistant
5pm -10pm Monday to Friday
Catering Assistant
Flexible Hours
Over 25s with a full clean drivers license.
To Apply
Email: bocoscatering@gmail.com with CV.
If you would like...
Portlaoise CBS are welcoming all interested 6th class students, along with one parent/guardian each, to take a tour of the school and sports facilities over one of two evenings - Wednesday, November 10, or Thursday, November 11, during one...
Stephen Mandel of the Irish Heritage School led a group of Laois heritage enthusiasts on a walk of discovery at the Rock of Dunamase on Sunday, as part of the Know your Locality Laois course.
The free online course was...
Musical Memories Phase 3 was launched recently at Laois Music Centre, Portlaoise - an intergenerational music project supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme Creativity in Older Age fund, in partnership with Laois County...
Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan said the launch of The Last Beekeeper is only the first stage of a long journey as he hoped the book would be brought to children throughout the entire country.
“It is easy and a pleasure...
Planning permission has been granted for 74 new houses on the Grattan Street/Mountrath Road area of Portlaoise.
The development will be accessed close to where an old derelict service station stands and before the entrance to the Westlands estate.
The 2.59...
99% of all Laois homeowners will see no change or an actual reduction in their Local Property Tax bill - according to a Laois TD.
Despite changes to the legislation at national level there will be little or no impact...
The death has occurred of Christy Paisley, the Portlaoise man who worked as caretaker of the local District Court for many years.
Aged in his early 80s, Mr Paisley passed away peacefully at his home in St John's Square in...
Alan Hartnett may be out of action this week but Steven Miller and Billy O'Loughlin are here to keep the show on the road and look back on a very busy weekend of action once again.
Park-Ratheniska and St Conleth's...
The penultimate football weekend of 2021 came to a conclusion on Sunday with the Laois SFC semi finals.
Friday night brought drama in the Intermediate final as Park-Ratheniska overcame Mountmellick to join the top table.
While Saturday saw an upset in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christy Paisley
St Johns sq, Portlaoise, Laois
Paisley, St John's Sq. Portlaoise, 30th October 2021. Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. Former caretaker of Portlaoise Courthouse. Christy (Chap)...
Laois Hire have a dedicated Power Generation division led by a highly experienced team of engineers.
Power Generation is such an incredibly important aspect on any building site and the importance of a reliable, efficient generator cannot be stated enough.
They...
Ballyroan St 7-9 Joseph's 2-5
Ladies IFC Semi-final
Ballyroan's strong first half performance with the wind was more than enough to get them past St Joseph's in today's Ladies Intermediate semi-final.
Ballyroan ruled the opening half on their own pitch and in...
Portarlington 0-10 Emo 0-4
Laois SFC Semi-final
Portarlington are through to the Laois SFC final following a functional rather than spectacular victory over Emo.
Martin Murphy's charges were nowhere near their best and hit 11 wides but still had enough to win...
Portlaoise 1-17 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-6
Laois SFC Semi-final
Portlaoise produced their best performance since their 2019 semi final win over Portarlington to reach another Laois SFC final.
Their accuracy in front of goal was much improved, they were tenacious in the tackle and...
It's semi-final day in the Laois senior football championship with two games down for decision in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Portlaoise and Ballyroan-Abbey meet in the opening game at 2pm with Portlaoise seeking to get back to the final again...
On this week's Property Watch, we take a look at some of the properties currently available to rent in Laois.
Only nine houses are listed on Daft.ie at the moment - in Mountrath, Stradbally, Ballacolla, Portlaoise, Rathdowney and Borris-in-Ossory.
In each...
As St Conleth's reflect on the biggest success of their relatively short history, we look at some of the game's main Talking Points.
Player of the Match - Alanna Havill (St Conleth's)
St Conleth's had good performers all over the field...
There's nothing like Halloween to tells us that Autumn is giving way to Winter.
Fireworks, bangers and all sorts of great fancy dress costumes.
We've come a long way over the years in terms of how we collectively present ourselves for...
There was a great atmosphere in O'Moore Park on Saturday night as first-time finalists St Conleth's took on Sarsfields, the giants of the Laois club game, under lights.
And it was the newcomers that claimed glory with a thoroughly convincing...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Delaney (née Dunne)
Finglas West, Dublin/Timahoe, Laois
DELANEY (née Dunne) Mary (Finglas West and formerly of Timahoe, Co Laois) 28st October 2021, (peacefully) in the tender care of her family and...
