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...
Ballyroan-Abbey v Portlaoise
In O’Moore Park at 2pm
The action this afternoon gets underway with the meeting of Ballyroan-Abbey and Portlaoise.
Padraig Clancy's charges are unbeaten this year while Kevin Fitzpatrick's men come into the game off the back of three straight...
St Conleth's 0-11 Sarsfields 0-8
Laois Ladies SFC Final
St Conleth's are Laois ladies senior football champions for the first time in their history following a much-deserved win over Sarsfields in O'Moore Park.
Conleth's - drawing players from Portarlington, Killenard, Courtwood and...
Ballyroan-Abbey 0-10 Annanough 0-8
Laois JFC 'A' Semi-final
Ballyroan-Abbey's Junior team overcame a tough encounter with Annanough this evening in Stradbally to reach, what they will be hoping is, their second final of the weekend as their Seniors take on Portlaoise...
History is on the line as Sarsfields and St Conleth's meet in a novel Laois Senior Ladies championship final tonight.
For St Conleth's, this is the first ever final for the team that takes in players from Portarlington, O'Dempsey's and...
Barrowhouse 1-9 St Joseph's 1-6
Laois JFC 'A' Semi-final
Barrowhouse are through to this year's Laois JFC 'A' final after getting the better of neighbours St Joseph's in a hard-fought game in Crettyard this afternoon.
Barrowhouse won this grade in 2015 and...
Keto, short for ketogenic, is a low carbohydrate, high fat diet which claims to get you losing weight quickly.
According to keto experts, up to 90% of your daily calories should be made up of fat. At least in the...
Laois Arts Office and Dunamaise Arts Centre are delighted to present Leaves 2021, the 14th annual festival of writing and music in Laois, taking place from 2nd to 7th November.
Clíodhna Ní Anluain is the Guest Curator this year and...
1 - Laois mam crowned Woman’s Way and Beko Mum of the Year for 2021
A Laois mammy has been crowned the Woman’s Way and Beko Mum of the Year for 2021.
Louise Lynam has scooped the prize from the largest...
Glory, glory Park-Ratheniska!
When you get a breakthrough championship win, you’ll invariably experience chaotic scenes.
And so it was in O’Moore Park on Friday night as Park-Ratheniska claimed Laois intermediate football championship honours to return to the senior grade for the...
What a game, what an occasion, what scenes.
Park-Ratheniska's second championship success in four months came in glorious style in O'Moore Park last night as they saw off Mountmellick with a terrific performance in a thrilling game.
Having won the delayed...
Halloween did not come from Hollywood but rather its origins are strongly connected to ancient Celtic roots.
In Celtic Ireland, about two millennia ago, Samhain was the point between the lighter (summer) and darker halves (winter) of the year.
At Samhain,...
Sarsfields v St Conleth's
In O’Moore Park at 7pm
History is on the line as Sarsfields and St Conleth's meet in a novel Laois Senior Ladies championship final tonight.
For St Conleth's, this is the first ever final for the team that...
Barrowhouse v St Joseph's
Laois JFC Semi Final in Crettyard at 3.30pm
Neighbours Barrowhouse and St Joseph's are set to collide in Crettyard this afternoon.
The last time these teams clashed in a match of this magnitude - it was the 2018...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Noel Conroy
6 Courtview, Stradbally, Laois
Noel died suddenly at his residence .He is sadly missed by his loving wife Virginia, sons Liam and Michael, daughter Mary, brothers Ger and Shaunie, sister...
Park-Ratheniska 1-15 Mountmellick 0-12
Laois IFC Final
Park-Ratheniska will be a senior football club in 2022 following a stunning intermediate final win over Mountmellick in O'Moore Park this evening.
The win completes a remarkable couple of months for the club after they...
The Laois intermediate football final is down for decision in O'Moore Park this evening as Park-Ratheniska and Mountmellick clash in a novel decider.
Park-Ratheniska are seeking a somewhat novel junior-intermediate double having only won the 2020 junior final back in...
The first term at Portlaoise College came to a Spooktacular end with their annual Halloween Fancy dress.
The Prefects were on hand to deliver prizes for best dressed in each year group
Zombies, scary clowns, vampires and witches roamed the corridors...
An Bord Pleanala has given the green light for flood relief works to be carried out at Shannon Street in Mountrath.
€46,565 in funding was secured by Laois County Council from the Office of Public Works (OPW) last September to...
Over 100 children attended a Laois GAA Halloween Camp in the Centre of Excellence this week.
The three-day camp - run across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - was a huge success in spite of the inclement weather that forced the...
The Government has given approval to commence construction on the new extension to Portlaoise College.
This new extension and refurbishment works will consist of a construction studies room, art room and a special education needs classroom.
Laois Minister for State at...
The Heath Golf Club recently unveiled their revamped driving range with an official opening.
Men’s Captain Emlyn O'Reilly, Club Captain Ber Fitzpatrick, President Bernie Aldritt, Fr Sean Kelly, Rev Alec Purser, Minister Sean Fleming, Ann Marie Maher, Caroline Myers (LSP),...
Young Laois people are being warned to be vigilant while being out this weekend after what has been described as a 'frightening' increase in suspected of spiking cases.
These suspected spiking cases have involved people's drinks being spiked and also...
Mountmellick v Park-Ratheniska
In O'Moore Park at 7.30pm
It's a day of destiny for the Mountmellick and Park-Ratheniska footballers as they meet in the Laois intermediate football final this evening in O'Moore Park.
The two teams have been in excellent form in...
