Football goes centre stage again this weekend on the Laois GAA fixture list.
As well as the senior ladies final, we also have the men's intermediate final as well as the senior and junior semi-finals.
We also have the start of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Br. Martin (Walter) Kearns
De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Laois/Belfast, Antrim
Br Martin (Walter) Kearns, De La Salle Brothers, Castletown,Portlaoise, Co. Laois and late of Glanaulin, 141 Glen Road, Belfast. Predeceased by...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in March of this year.
It may be 30 years ago this month but the memories are still vivid.
On two Sundays in March of 1991, Portlaoise AFC played in the FAI Cup for...
Just over 20 years ago, Liam Ahearne took over as principal of The Rock NS between Mountmellick and Emo.
Then a two-teacher school, it has grown in the years since, but photographer Alf Harvey captured a selection of great images...
This piece was originally published in May of this year so references to bluebells will be out of date. But it's still a good walk at any time of year.
Last week, we focussed on a wooded area on one...
The club hurling season in Laois is really beginning to wrap up now though there are still two hugely significant games to be played in O'Moore Park on Sunday week.
For the second season running - though in the same...
On this week's Property Watch we take a look at some of the homes currently for sale around Laois for €400,000.
The homes featured include properties in Portlaoise, Killenard and Castletown and in each case you can click through to...
One of the annual staples of Mountrath life for many years was the wonderful musical put on by the girls in the Brigidine secondary school every autumn.
Colour, tradition, atmosphere - and always a couple of great nights entertainment.
For the...
With the Senior and Premier Intermediate hurling championship semi-finals down for decision over the weekend, as well as the finals of the Intermediate and Junior grades, we look back at some of the main talking points from the weekend.
Brilliant...
The Laois minor footballers will be managed by Conor Gorman from Clonaslee for the 2022 season.
Mark Bates had been in charge for the two Covid-disrupted seasons in 2020 and 2021 but stepped down after their Leinster quarter-final loss to...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Brigid Dempsey (née McDonald)
Jamestown, Ballybrittas, Laois / Drumcondra, Dublin
Formerly of the Big Tree, Drumcondra, Dublin. Peacefully, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Deeply regretted by her loving husband...
Clough-Ballacolla 0-24 Rathdowney-Errill 3-13
Laois SHC Semi-final
Clough-Ballacolla's defence of the Laois SHC goes on to the final as they came from behind to defeat Rathdowney-Errill this afternoon.
They had to do it the hard way too - losing a man to...
Borris-Kilcotton 0-21 Camross 1-10
Laois SHC Semi-final
Borris-Kilcotton are back in the Laois Senior hurling championship final for the third successive year following an impressive victory over Camross.
Ciaran Comerford's charges used the wind to build up a first half lead and...
The death has occurred of Paddy Fitzpatrick from Rosenallis, a highly-regarded former employee of Laois County Council, as well as renowned community man and a member of the famed Knights Showband of the 1960s and 1970s.
Mr Fitzpatrick worked for...
It's a hugely significant day for Laois club hurling with the senior championship semi-finals on in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
The Laois hurling title has been won by just four clubs since 2006 and that Big 4 of Rathdowney-Errill, Clough-Ballacolla...
It was a good weekend for Laois's small hurling clubs.
Ballinakill and Ballyfin qualifies for the Premier IHC final, Trumera won the intermediate and on Saturday afternoon in O'Moore Park, Ballypickas held off a late comeback from their neighbours Abbeyleix...
It's a big day of club hurling championship action in O'Moore Park today as the senior championship semi-finals are down for decision.
The four clubs that have won the last 15 championships between them are once again the last four...
Gardai are appealing for information after a trailer was stolen from a house outside Portlaoise late on Friday night.
A 2018 model Ifor Williams tipper trailer was stolen from a house at Sheffield Cross on Friday night.
It's believed the trailer...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pat (Paddy) Fitzpatrick
Bloom’s House, Ballyhuppahan, Rosenallis
Fitzpatrick, Pat (Paddy), Bloom’s House, Ballyhuppahaun, Rosenallis. Formerly of Laois County Council, Mountmellick Development Association and The Knights Showband. Pat passed away peacefully under the...
Ballinakill 2-16 Portlaoise 1-12
Laois Premier IHC Semi-final
An impressive first-half performance laid the foundations for a comfortable Ballinakill win in the second Premier IHC semi-final this evening as they proved too strong for Portlaoise to set up a final clash...
Ballyfin 2-19 Camross 3-13
Laois Premier IHC
Ballyfin are through to the Laois Premier IHC final following a hard-earned three-point win over Camross in trying conditions in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
With a strong breeze blowing straight down the field towards the...
Abbeyleix 2-9 Ballypickas 3-11
Laois JHC 'A' Final
Ballypickas have made an immediate return to the Intermediate grade as they defeated neighbours Abbeyleix in the JHC final this afternoon.
Ballypickas led by nine points at one stage but Abbeyleix battled back to...
It's another busy day of action on the Laois GAA club scene with three big games down for decision.
First up is the Junior 'A' hurling final between neighbours Ballypickas and Abbeyleix.
Ballypickas will be seeking to make an immediate return...
Alcoholism wrecks everything. It rips families apart, devastates health, ruins bank balances and ultimately, if not overcome, kills.
Problems with the demon drink are as old as alcohol itself. So, most probably, are methods for beating them.
In days gone by,...
1 - Young Laois woman to feature on new RTE singing game show
A talented young Laois woman will feature on RTE this Saturday as she goes in search of glory in a new reality singing competition that could see...
For a small club, Trumera get a lot of big days out.
Back in June they played in the delayed 2020 intermediate hurling final to Rathdowney-Errill; in July they were beaten in the Division 2 league final by The Harps.
And...
Almost €160,000 is being allocated to Laois under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.
This is part of €3.5 million in funding to support 189 outdoor projects across the country.
The scheme provides funding for the development of new and existing outdoor...
Pope Francis, in a keynote address to the popular movements, a group that includes activists working on a wide variety of justice causes, called for a universal basic income and the shortening of the working day.
He also praised the...
The Laois Premier Intermediate hurling championship goes up a notch in O’Moore Park this evening with the two semi-finals set to take place.
The first is off at 5.30pm as Camross' second team face Ballyfin and that is followed at...
Abbeyleix v Ballypickas
Laois Junior 'A' Hurling Championship Final in O'Moore Park at 3.30pm
Two near neighbors will contest the Laois Junior 'A' hurling final to decide the holders of the Fr Phelan cup for the next twelve months.
Abbeyleix's second string...
