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...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has blasted the government's housing plan and says it has not delivered one affordable home in our county in almost 15 years.
The Sinn Fein deputy was speaking in the Dail as part of a debate...
Amateur sports players are being subjected to social media and personal abuse after games - a meeting in Laois has heard.
Fine Gael Councillor John King raised the matter at a recent meeting of the Laois Joint Policing Committee.
According to...
A young Laois teenager has opened up about his rare brain condition in a bid to raise awareness.
Yesterday, September 22, was World Narcolepsy Day - and this is a condition that Dara Bray Egan from Portlaoise suffers with.
The 15-year-old,...
There are two big games down for decision as the Laois hurling championships commence Round 3 action.
In the SHC, Abbeyleix and Camross know that whoever loses will end up in a relegation playoff.
While in the IHC, Mountmellick and Mountrath,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Eilish) Mc Mahon (née Dunne)
Rockbrook, Ballyroan, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of St. James' Hospital Dublin. Predeceased by her husband Laurence and son John. Deeply regretted...
And it's back to hurling championship action this weekend with a number of big games in the top two grades set to finalise the quarter-final pairings.
In the senior grade there are two games of huge consequence - Abbeyleix v...
The Beauty Therapy department at Portlaoise Institute have recently formed a strategic partnership with The Heritage Spa.
Over the years Portlaoise Institute has built an excellent reputation and works closely with the local business community providing work placements for...
Na Fianna 3-11 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe Gaels 2-10
Laois MHC 'B' Final
What a way to win a county final and what a way to lose one.
Na Fianna - a combination of Ballyfin, Mountmellick, Clonaslee and Slieve Bloom - claimed the Laois minor...
Do you get stuck in morning traffic, including the school run? What are the options!?
Cork, Limerick, Clontarf and Galway to name a few have tackled the issue and have steadily been cycling their way out of gridlock!
On Wednesday of...
The Midlands Park Hotel recently held a “Be Our Guest” event, where they celebrated the long-term outstanding continuous service of their team members who have been with the hotel for 10 years and over.
"The hotel is extremely lucky...
The students of a Laois primary school are set to move into their brand new building in the coming weeks.
Gaelscoil Thromaire has existed in its current guise from from 1901 to 2021 - a total of 120 years.
But after...
The ongoing issue of dog fouling on public paths in Portlaoise was raised once again at the most recent meeting of the local Municipal District in Laois County Council.
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald had called for the council to "install dog...
A Laois woman will represent Ireland this weekend in the world famous St Andrew's golf course in Scotland.
Carol Doheny from Mountrath, who only began playing competitively in recent years, was the Irish winner on the HowDidiDo website Titleist Order...
A group of youths who are trespassing on the grounds of a Laois sports club are recording those who confront them on mobile phones then threatening to 'expose them as paedophiles'.
A recent meeting of the Laois Joint Policing Committee...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that the crisis in the forestry and timber industry cannot be allowed to continue any longer.
Last Friday, Deputy Stanley and other TDs met with Laois farm forestry members at Clonad to hear directly...
The group stages of the Laois hurling championships come to a conclusion this weekend with games in the top three grades all down for decision.
With three teams to come out of the four-team groups in both senior and premier...
It was another busy week on the golf front with plenty of action taking place across the county.
We have results from Mountrath, Portarlington and The Heath below.
We also have some great pictures from The Heath from Captain Emlyn O'Reilly's...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael (Mick) Maher
Ross Cottage, Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully, in the loving care of the doctors and nurses of St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. Predeceased by his mother and father, brother John, sisters Kitty...
Laois Culture Night 2021 was a huge success with a packed programme of 15 events online and offline happening on Friday September 17 all around Laois.
Live events included a wonderful performance of music from top professional music artists Catriona...
Ireland’s Historic Gardens airs on RTE One on Sunday evening - and there will be significant Laois interest.
Abbeyleix and Ballyfin are set to feature in episode one at 6.30pm while Heywood Garden will appear in episode two next week.
Ireland...
The second Team of the Week from the Round 2 SFC and IFC action from 2021 is here.
We had eight senior games, four intermediate games and a handful of Junior A games taking place over the weekend.
With such a...
The long-running battle to get a new school for Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington took a significant step forward today with the news that the project will now move Stage 2 of the process and apply for planning permission.
The new...
