Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Phyllis O'Doherty (née Walsh)
Navan Road, Dublin/Abbeyleix, Laois
Phyllis O'Doherty, Navan Road, Dublin and Dunmore, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. Died 24th September peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Predeceased by her husband...
Ballinakill 4-22 Slieve Bloom 0-15
Premier IHC Group A Round 3
Ballinkill sealed their place in the Quarter-final of the Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship this evening following a comprehensive victory over Slieve Bloom.
As for Slieve Bloom, they are now in the...
Rosenallis 2-13 The Harps 0-16
Laois SHC Group A Round 3
Brian Fitzpatrick was Rosenallis' hero as his goal on the stroke of full time proved to be the winner against The Harps in O'Moore Park this evening.
Rosenallis led for much...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-27 Castletown 1-14
Laois SHC Group A Round 3
Stephen Maher and Aidan Corby were electric as Clough-Ballacolla sailed into the Laois SHC semi finals this evening.
Declan Laffan's charges got on top in the third quarter of the game and...
It is another vey busy evening on the Laois GAA front with four big games in the SHC and Premier IHC ahead.
Two games in the Premier IHC get underway at 5pm and there is plenty on the line.
Group A...
Buddy Holly and Michael Jackson shared the same talent for using a singing technique few artists even seriously attempt, never mind master.
A vocal hiccup sounds a little like a singer struggling for air or gasping. Holly’s and Jackson’s work...
A Pass Wide and Slow Ride from Portarlington to the Curragh took place last weekend.
The event, organised by the Three Counties Hacking Club, was a great success for raising awareness in motorists and other road users regarding the consideration...
1 - In Pictures: ‘Ceremony in extraordinary times’ as hundreds of children confirmed in O’Moore Park
O’Moore Park has seen a lot over the years but hundreds of children from the Portlaoise parish receiving their confirmation there on Saturday last...
Frustrations over repair works at the graveyard in Timahoe and the process of taking a Stradbally housing estate in charge were raised at a meeting recently.
Fianna Fail Councillor Paschal McEvoy brought motions regarding both places to last week's Graiguecullen-Portarlington...
George Carlin at age 102, offered the following wisdom that is deeply relevant for us all.
If you don’t read this to the very end, you have lost a day in your life, and when you have finished, reflect and...
Laois SHC Group A – Clough-Ballacolla v Castletown
In O’Moore Park at 5.30pm
A place in the semi finals of the SHC is on the line as Clough-Ballacolla and Castletown meet in O'Moore Park this evening.
This is the first of a...
History was made in Laois last weekend when a Portarlington hurling team defeated Clough-Ballacolla to win a championship.
The U-15 'B' final came down between two teams from opposite sides of the county - and the winners may comes as...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
William Ready
Ex Defence Forces, 26 O Moore Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Pre deceased by his wife Sheila, much loved father of William and Marie. Deeply regretted by his loving family, Marie partner...
Daybreak at the Gandon Inn, Emo, Portlaoise are currently looking to fill a number of roles.
Part-time Deli Assistant
Daybreak at The Gandon Inn, Emo, Portlaoise are hiring a part-time Deli assistant for weekends and holiday cover for their fast paced...
Borris-Kilcotton 1-20 Rathdowney-Errill 2-16
Laois SHC Group B Round 3
Despite a slow start to the championship when they had to come from behind to draw with Abbeyleix, Borris-Kilcotton go through to the semi-finals of this year's Laois SHC as group...
A place in the semi finals of the Laois SHC is the prize for whoever wins tonight’s clash between Borris-Kilcotton and Rathdowney-Errill.
O’Moore Park is the venue for a 7.45pm throw in where two of the top sides in the...
Women’s rugby in Portlaoise is on the rise again and 2020 saw Portlaoise RFC celebrate 20 years of women’s rugby in Togher.
As part of their continued efforts to grow the game in the club, they will host a 'Give...
This year Laois will be represented in the 2021 IPB All Island Pride of Place Competition by Abbeyleix Tidy Towns.
The competition focus is about people coming together to shape, change and improve daily lives in their communities.
Since the competition...
Residents living near a busy bridge over the River Owenass are fearful that cars could crash into their homes.
So says Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus McDonald at a recent meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
He called on Laois County Council...
Residents along a rural Laois road are 'terrified' following a 'number of near misses involving HGVs', a meeting in Laois has heard.
The matter was brought to the attention of the Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District by Fine Gael's Conor Bergin.
The Fine...
The Chief Superintendent of the Laois-Offaly Garda Division has issued a warning in relation to scam callers.
For the last year or so, we've all received mobile phone calls from people who are not who they say they are.
Initially, these...
A Laois village is in pristine condition thanks to the work of its Tidy Towns and local County Councillor.
You'd do well to find a shred of litter in Ballacolla thanks to that organisation and Independent Cllr Ollie Clooney.
As part...
Laois SHC - Borris-Kilcotton v Rathdowney-Errill
In O'Moore Park at 7.45pm
A place in the semi finals of the Laois SHC is the prize for whoever wins tonight's clash between Borris-Kilcotton and Rathdowney-Errill.
O'Moore Park is the venue for a 7.45pm throw...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Betty McNally (née McEvoy)
5 St.Brigid's, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 W5WN
Predeceased by her parents, brothers Joe, Christy, and Paddy, sisters Nancy and Trush. Beloved wife of Francis. Deeply regretted by her husband,...
Camross 2-23 Abbeyleix 1-16
Laois SHC Round 3
Is there a team in the county you'd less prefer to face when it's a backs-to-the-wall, must-win championship game than Camross?
With their championship season on the line and with a relegation playoff hanging...
Mountmellick 1-22 Mountrath 1-17
Laois IHC Group B Round 3
Donnchadh Hartnett's haul of 1-9 was the difference as Mountmellick maintained their Intermediate hurling status for another year.
In a dramatic encounter in the Centre of Excellence tonight, Mountrath came out on...
There are two big games down for decision as the Laois hurling championships get back going.
In the IHC, avoiding the relegation playoff is the prize as Mountmellick and Mountrath clash in the Centre of Excellence at 6.45pm.
Meanwhile, a place...
Since starting in October 2014, the Saturday morning Vicarstown parkrun has been a hugely popular weekly local event which attracted almost 2,500 runners until it was halted in March of last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
But it returns...
Opel will have a presence in Laois again later this year with the news that husband-and-wife team Michael and Aimee Cummins will take charge of the dealership in a showroom on the Timahoe Road in Portlaoise.
Having operated as MC...
A Laois County Councillor has brandished the lack of a sewage system in parts of Mountmellick as 'an absolute disgrace'.
Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken made the comments at a recent meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Cllr Bracken says it...
