Alan Hartnett may be out of action this week but Steven Miller and Billy O'Loughlin are here to keep the show on the road and look back on a very busy weekend of action once again.
Park-Ratheniska and St Conleth's...
The penultimate football weekend of 2021 came to a conclusion on Sunday with the Laois SFC semi finals.
Friday night brought drama in the Intermediate final as Park-Ratheniska overcame Mountmellick to join the top table.
While Saturday saw an upset in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christy Paisley
St Johns sq, Portlaoise, Laois
Paisley, St John's Sq. Portlaoise, 30th October 2021. Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. Former caretaker of Portlaoise Courthouse. Christy (Chap)...
Laois Hire have a dedicated Power Generation division led by a highly experienced team of engineers.
Power Generation is such an incredibly important aspect on any building site and the importance of a reliable, efficient generator cannot be stated enough.
They...
Ballyroan St 7-9 Joseph's 2-5
Ladies IFC Semi-final
Ballyroan's strong first half performance with the wind was more than enough to get them past St Joseph's in today's Ladies Intermediate semi-final.
Ballyroan ruled the opening half on their own pitch and in...
Portarlington 0-10 Emo 0-4
Laois SFC Semi-final
Portarlington are through to the Laois SFC final following a functional rather than spectacular victory over Emo.
Martin Murphy's charges were nowhere near their best and hit 11 wides but still had enough to win...
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...
