Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...
The make-up and structure of the Laois senior football championship was a major topic in local GAA circles this week - as two proposals...
Laois's first ever appearance on the popular TG4 sports documentary show Laochra Gael happened last night.
The definitive GAA sports series Laochra Gael returned to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Chrissie ( Christina) Kelly (née 0'Connor)
Ballycoolan, Stradbally, Laois
Peacefully after a short illness bravely borne. Loving...
John Adams Car Sales in Portlaoise are seeking to hire the following:
Qualified Motor Technician
Apprentice Motor Technician
To Apply
Email CVs to motortechnicianlaois@gmail.com
If you would...
Iarnród Éireann has reminded customers on the Limerick to Ballybrophy via Nenagh line that two weeks of track renewal works will take place.
These will...
The Ballyroan 10 mile and 5k on Sunday was the first event of out Covid-19 restrictions.
The mood at Sunday's event was fantastic as all...
The Abbeyleix Climate Action Project has been awarded the prestigious Supporting Sustainable Communities award in the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards.
The project...
Gardai are investigating a fire that broke out in the early hours of this morning in Laois.
Dramatic footage captured the blaze that occurred at...
A Laois soccer player has been named as the inaugural winner of the 2021 SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers Ireland Women's Personality of the Year award.
Graiguecullen's...
The Laois-Offaly branch of the Green Party has selected Rosie Palmer as the new Local Electoral Area Representative for Portlaoise.
Rosie is a Laois-native living...
Camross provided the midfield partnership in the Fitzgibbon Cup for the second week running as IT Carlow got the better of NUI Maynooth to...
Laois County Councillors voted to bin a national policy from their County Development Plan that they say would 'close down rural Ireland'.
A drat plan...
After an eventful O'Byrne Cup campaign, the Laois senior footballers are gearing up for the 2022 National League which gets underway in Ardee on...
The National Football League gets underway this weekend and the Laois footballers are on the road to face Louth.
Sunday at 2pm in Ardee will...
Emo Court was the venue for the Laois Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships which took place yesterday.
After a two year absence, students really enjoyed...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Breda Curran (née Moore)
Ranelagh, Dublin / Stradbally, Laois
Curran, (née: Moore) Breda, Dublin & Stradbally, Co.Laois...
Laois Gardai arrested a disqualified driver who was subsequently found to be in possession of a knife.
Gardai were on patrol in Portlaoise on Monday...
Loreto Navan 4-14 Scoil Chriost Ri 2-2
Leinster U-16 'A' Schools Ladies Football Championship Final
Scoil Chriost Ri suffered defeat in the Schools Leinster U-16 'A'...
Shelbourne Park said goodbye to early starts in some style on Saturday with the second round of the RCETS Gold Cup providing some excellent...
Laois County Councillors met in full in the Council Chamber to formally sign off on the Laois County Development Plan which will cover the...
This year, in place of their annual STEM conference, Portlaoise College is offering an Academic Challenge competition for 4th and 5th class primary school...
Two former Laois senior selectors and a former minor manager are among the new men appointed to lead football clubs in Laois this year.
Paul...
The Sigerson Cup continues this week with the Round 3 games down for decision around the country.
Working off a format identical to the Laois...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peter Casey
Waterfront Apartments French Church Street, Portarlington, Laois / Tallaght, Dublin
Formerly of Tallaght, Dublin. Unexpectedly...
There's nothing like a predictions competition to separate the know-it-alls from the spoofers.
And O'Dempsey's GAA club have launched their Last Man Standing competition again...
There is sadness in Ballickmoyler this week following the passing of Margaret Brennan.
From Arles, Ballickmoyler, Ms Brennan passed away suddenly on Saturday January 22.
A...
Laois Chamber CEO Caroline Hoffman caught up with Kyra Fingleton, Managing Director of Glamping Under the Stars, located in Cullenagh, near Portlaoise.
Tell us a...
St Joseph's have been handed a massive boost ahead of the 2022 season with the confirmation that former Kildare footballer Eoghan O'Flaherty has transferred...
Four Laois schools have been granted funding of €230,000 under the 2022 Summer Works Scheme.
Camross National School, Barnashrone National School, St Fergal’s College Rathdowney...
