Rachael has done it! Laois will have a representative in the grand final of a popular new RTE singing game show.
Rachael Farrell from Mountmellick is one step away from winning €25,000 after she won the third episode of Last...
St Brigid's 1-12 O'Moore's 1-10
Laois Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-final
St Brigid's looked dead and buried deep into injury time in Castletown this afternoon but for the last puck of the game that saw them reach their third straight final.
There was...
Camross 5-21 The Harps 0-1
Laois Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-final
Camross are through to the Laois Camogie Intermediate final following a routine victory over The Harps in Abbeyleix this afternoon.
Anthony Coffey's charges were in command from the throw in and ran...
A range of tax measures due to be formalised in legislation will reduce the cost of living for people across Laois by putting €415 on average back into the pockets of workers, TD Charlie Flanagan says.
Deputy Flanagan said the...
Christmas, the time of year we are all supposed to love. If we don’t, or at least if we reveal it, we’re likely to be condemned as a Scrooge.
Many of us enjoy the gift exchanging, the seasonal foods, the...
Almost 190 Laois homes in seven housing estates are to be retrofitted by the middle of 2022.
Laois County Council was approved funding for two retrofitting schemes recently.
157 houses in six housing estates will see improvements carried out under the...
Many situations in this pandemic world present themselves as almost impossible: coping with stress, keeping going under pressure, addressing tough health issues, coping with death (our own and others) and facing our fears.
I had to go in for dental...
This Sunday in O'Moore Park as the Ballyfin hurlers do battle in the Premier Intermediate final, they'll hear their final words of encouragement from Enda Lyons and Brendan Connolly, two men who've been involved with most of these players...
The Laois camogie championships will kick into gear this afternoon as the competition reaches the semi finals.
There are just four teams at the top grade of camogie in Laois - and this is called Intermediate because it corresponds to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Rice
Derrymore, Portarlington, Laois / Abbeyleix, Laois
Formerly of Tonduff, Abbeyleix. Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at the Regional Hospital Tullamore. Sadly missed by his wife Angela, son Nigel, daughters...
Mountain View, Ballyhale in Kilkenny, was a new venue to host the Leinster Cross Country recently.
After having a very successful county championships, many St Abban's athletes travelled down with the hope of having a great race and earning themselves...
Progress is being made on the improvement of a number of the Group Water Schemes (GWS) throughout Laois.
According to Laois TD Sean Fleming, there has been some great work completed through the Rural Water Schemes in Laois to include...
With the Ballinakill hurlers in championship final action this Sunday, the local community have gone above and beyond to show their support.
The village is festooned in the maroon and white colours and good luck signs adorn the various approach...
There's nothing like a county final appearance to lift a community's spirits.
And in the small rural townsland of Barnashrone in the Ballyfin parish, the local primary school have put on a huge show of support for the local hurling...
The appointment of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Cardiology in Portlaoise Hospital will 'improve patient access and continuity of care for heart failure patients'.
So says Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, who commented on...
The SOLAS garden centre has announced that in addition to its normal Farmers market each Saturday, it will be running a Christmas Craft Market for the four Sundays before Christmas.
David Maher of SOLAS explains: “We will be running a...
The Climate Action Plan 'includes low-cost, high-benefit measures that will bring down emissions, create new jobs and protect communities across the constituency'.
So says Laois TD Charlie Flanagan following the publication of the government's carbon cutting plan yesterday.
According to Deputy...
For the outsider observer looking on, it has been a bit different this year looking at the Ballinakill hurlers without the names of Eamon Jackman and Seamus Dwyer involved.
But when they were relegated from senior last year, it brought...
In this special edition of the Talking Sport Podcast we're joined by three members of the St Conleth's ladies football team that made history last weekend by winning the Laois senior final for the first time ever.
Aoife Kirrane, Niamh...
Portlaoise CBS 3-17 Scoil Dara Kilcock 2-12
South Leinster Senior 'B' Football League Round 2
Portlaoise CBS made it two wins from two in the South Leinster Senior 'B' football league with an eight point success over Scoil Dara Kilcock.
It was...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patricia Territt (née Brady)
Cherrygarth, Portlaoise, Laois
Predeceased by her loving husband Thomas, Patricia deeply loved Mother of Rosemary, Paula, June, Noel & Michael. Cherished Mother in Law to Vince, Michael, Mary,...
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Laois PPN hosted comedian and mental health advocate Rory O'Connor aka Rory's Stories for a talk recently.
“Rory’s Stories - An Unexpected Journey to Self-Belief” was part of Laois Connects, which promotes positive mental health.
It took place on Wednesday October...
A Laois mental health charity are set to host a live fundraising gig in Portlaoise on Friday evening.
SOSAD Laois are holding 'Monsters of Craic' in Kavanagh's Bar from 8.30pm.
The Monsters of Craic, with Ares Redemption & Saoirse Lawlor, intend...
Knockbeg College 3-12 Patrician Newbridge 2-13
Leinster Senior School's Football Championship Round 1
Knockbeg College produced a stunning late comeback to claim a valuable two point win over Patrician Newbridge in Crettyard this afternoon.
In a breathless encounter, Knockbeg looked home and...
Portlaoise College has been recognised by Trinity Access, Trinity College Dublin, for their ongoing work in creating a college-going culture in their school.
Portlaoise College was picked out of nearly 100 other secondary schools who partake in the programme each...
A young Laois student has won two prestigious awards for his outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics.
Abbeyleix native Eoghan Murphy is currently studying Theoretical Physics and Pure Mathematics at Maynooth University.
The 22-year-old, who is a past pupil of...
The 6th year prefects of St Fergal’s College, Rathdowney, successfully orchestrated a lucrative school fundraiser recently.
On Thursday October 21, in a bid to raise much needed funds for Temple Street Hospital - and in a bid to raise the...
It's fair to say that Declan Laffan is quite used to success.
With his home club Loughmore-Castleiney in Tipperary he managed their senior hurling and football teams for the best part of ten years, overseeing an historic double in 2013...
In this episode we look ahead to the Premier Intermediate hurling championship final between Ballinakill and Ballyfin.
Damien Carter joins Steven Miller to look ahead to the game and as a member of the Ballinakill team that won the 2014...
