Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Olive Cullen (née Delaney)
Ballyconnigar Lower, Blackwater, Wexford/Laois
Olive Cullen (née Delaney), Ballyconnigar Lower, Blackwater, Co.Wexford and formerly...
Those of us who love a good bargain in the January sales should arrange their schedule to be on Leinster Street in Athy at...
Gone, gone, gone!
Almost all Covid-19 restrictions will lapse from 6am tomorrow, it has been confirmed by Taoiseach Micheal Martin this evening.
In his latest national...
The Laois team to play Dublin in Saturday's O'Byrne Cup final shows two changes from the side that started against Kildare in Wednesday's dramatic...
After almost two years closed to the general public, the Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open on Monday, February 28.
Now operating under the name 'Laois...
The farmers’ market at SOLAS Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington is adding several new stall holders this weekend including:
Corleggy Cheeses are re-joining the...
Laois senior football manager Billy Sheehan says that neither he nor his players are getting 'carried away' ahead of Saturday's O'Byrne Cup final against...
Calls have been made for Higher Goods Vehicles to stop travelling through Laois towns after a survey revealed 30,000 are doing so each year.
A...
Mountrath Community School's Senior Camogie team are set to take their place in the Leinster Senior 'B' final this weekend.
Four Laois camogie clubs make...
The showpiece event of the Irish basketball scene takes place this weekend and there will be huge Laois involvement.
From today, clubs from across the...
The Cow Park, Dunboyne was the location for the final installment of the Leinster Cross Country Championships 2021.
The event gathers all ages with Juvenile,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Muriel Coulter (née Shaw)
Rosses Point, Sligo / Mountmellick, Laois
Rosses Point, Co. Sligo and formerly of...
The HSE is failing children by not providing them with their statutory entitlement of routine dental screening in schools, says a Laois TD.
According to...
Thomasina Connell & Co. Solicitors currently have a vacancy for a Legal Secretary.
This is a busy and responsible full-time position in a fast-paced legal environment....
The Laois footballers played their fourth game in 12 days on Wednesday night on Carlow when they booked their place in the O'Byrne Cup...
Laois GAA are in favour of the 'Green' proposal that would see the All Ireland inter-county football championship significantly changed for the 2023 season.
A...
Pupils and teachers in Gaelscoil Thromaire have settled into our beautiful new school premises which features up-to-the minute architecture and facilities on a modern,...
A special meeting between Portlaoise County Councillors, Council officials and members of the Portlaoise Cemetery committee is to be organised to tackle a range...
Laois County Council have been allocated €175,161 for Creative Ireland local authority projects.
This partnership between the Government Departments and Local Authorities is being enabled...
The Laois footballers reached the O'Byrne Cup final for the first time since 2007 following last night's pulsating win over Kildare.
The game was decided...
There was history and serious drama last night as the Laois senior footballers defeated Kildare in the O'Byrne Cup semi final.
After the sides could...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John O'Dwyer,
Portarlington, Laois
Funeral Arrangements Later
Joseph (Joe) Sixsmith
Garrendenny, Crettyard
Funeral Arrangements Later
Angela Kavanagh
Marian Avenue, Portlaoise, Laois
Angela died...
We are inviting applications for enrolment to Ballyadams N.S for the 2022-23 School Year for Junior Infants.
We are also opening a new class...
Corcoran's Vehicle Repair Centre in Portlaoise are seeking to hire a commercial bodyshop technician/labourer for busy workshop. Immediate start.
Duties include
Preparation of buses/trucks for spray...
Laois 0-9 Kildare 1-6 (Laois win 6-5 on penalties)
O'Byrne Cup Semi Final
There was serious drama in Dr Cullen Park tonight as Laois defeated Kildare...
The Laois and Kildare footballers do battle in Dr Cullen Park in Carlow this evening with an O'Byrne Cup final place against Dublin up...
Portlaoise CBS 4-12 Colaiste Iosagain 2-11
Laois GAA 1st Year Football Final
A fast start proved the difference as Portlaoise CBS claimed 1st Year football glory...
The town of Durrow is set to get a brand new ATM - a few months after it lost its Bank of Ireland branch.
In...
The Laois Ladies football panel for the 2022 season has been given a significant boost following the return of a number of quality experienced...
Fine Gael members in the Portlaoise Municipal District will decide at an online convention early next month who will fill the Laois County Council...
