Graiguecullen 0-9 Portlaoise 4-14
ACFL Division 1A Semi-final
Portlaoise booked their place in this year's Division 1A final after an impressive win over Graiguecullen tonight.
Ricky Maher was on fire as he finished the game with 2-5 as the Town ran out...
Laois camogie manager John Desmond has named his panel for Saturday's All-Ireland Intermediate Championship opener against Derry.
Laois face the Ulster side at 2.30pm in this Round 1 clash in O'Moore Park.
Laois will also face Kerry at home and play...
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID 19 vaccine is now available in eight pharmacies in Laois, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has revealed.
Four of the pharmacies are in Portarlington with two in Mountmellick and one each in Stradbally and Rathdowney.
A number of...
The National Lottery is urging players to check their tickets after a Laois shop sold a winning ticket of almost €100,000.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased on the day of the Wednesday’s draw in the Supervalu shop at...
It's another busy weekend on the Laois GAA scene with three county teams in action again.
The Laois senior hurlers face a huge game against Westmeath on Saturday evening when they host Westmeath in the National Hurling League Division 1...
€200,000 in funding will be made available to projects across Laois under the Connected Hubs Scheme.
The Connected Hubs Scheme is a key deliverable of Our Rural Future, which was launched earlier this year.
In Laois, Bloom HQ is to receive...
A young Laois basketball player is in with a chance of representing the Ireland senior team at this year's European Championships which will be held in August.
James Gormley from Mountmellick, a former player with both the Portarlington Kestrels and...
Two Laois County Councillors have called for a boundary wall to be put up on the perimeter of a housing estate.
Independent Councillor James Kelly tabled the motion recently at the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District meeting.
Cllr Kelly's motion related to Moonbawn...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Noeleen Whelan (née McDonald)
Ballinree, Barrowhouse, Athy, Kildare / Laois
Peacefully, in the loving care of the staff of Droimnin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Wife of the late Michael and sister of the...
After a very busy Monday and Tuesday, tonight was a quiet night of GAA action.
In the Division 3 hurling league relegation semi-final, Mountrath gave a walkover to Castletown. They will now play the losers of Ballypickas/Rathdowney-Errill in the relegation...
'Fado Faces' took place on Sunday July 18 and it was a huge success.
The exhibition celebrated the lives and stories of older people in Laois through a series of traditional portrait paintings and digital art by a selection of...
As part of a national review of Childcare courses in Ireland, the Certificate in Childhood Studies with Special Needs Assistant will be replaced by a Certificate in Early Learning and Care at Portlaoise Institute.
This new 1 year full time...
'30 years is a long time to wait for a footpath' - so says Laois County Councillor John King.
The Fine Gael politician is so frustrated by the long wait that he is will to use some of his discretionary...
There's scarcely a tourist spot in the country that John Whelan doesn't know about.
As camper van owner and enthusiast as well as a travel writer and blogger and the man behind the Vanhalla.ie website
he has been hitting the roads...
There's hardly a farm family in the country that haven't had an accident over the years.
Some have been minor bumps or scrapes, more have led to broken bones, some have been life-changing and others have been tragic.
The dangers associated...
A Laois school is to get a brand new signpost before the children return to the classroom in September.
This comes after Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken put down a motion calling for one for Clonaghadoo National School.
At a recent...
Since club GAA got the green light last month, Laois GAA have been getting through their club leagues at a fair pace.
All divisions, with the exception of Division 5 of the hurling league, are down to semi final stage...
The Laois hurlers are operating at an elite level and so it was no surprise to hear Seamas 'Cheddar' Plunkett saying after Saturday's heartbreaking loss to Waterford that he has no interest in moral victories.
You can be fairly sure...
We have results from Portarlington and The Heath this week.
Portarlington hosted their Captain's Day last weekend and there was a huge turnout for the event.
Tadhg Matthews won the event by two shots and he was crowned the winner.
If any...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Martin Rohan
Raggetstown, Ballinakill, Laois
Deeply regretted by his loving sister Lily, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Predeceased by his brother Paddy. Due to current Government guidelines, a private family funeral will take place....
Park Engineering, a structural steel fabricator and general engineering company based in Stradbally are currently seeking to hire a CNC Plasma Operator.
Duties include:
Nesting of parts. Operating plasma. Operating CNC punch line. Removal of cut products. Cleaning products. Packing/sorting of...
Downey's Centra on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise are currently seeking someone for a permanent part-time sales position.
The role is for Friday and Saturday nights - 10pm to 6am.
To Apply
Send CV to 1519-portlaoise-store@centra.ie
If you would like to advertise a...
Ballyfin 3-13 Barrowhouse 0-6
ACFL Division 3A Semi Final
Ballyfin's athleticism and poise proved too much for Barrowhouse in warm conditions in Ballyfin this evening as they marched into the Division 3A final.
A meeting between a senior and junior team looked a mismatch...
The semi-final and relegation final fixtures have been confirmed tonight in Division 1 of the football league after Portarlington's comprehensive victory over O'Dempsey's.
Portarlington finish second in group A and miss out on top spot on head to head against...
O'Dempsey's 0-4 Portarlington 3-17
ACFL Division 1A Group A Round 3
Portarlington marched into the Division 1A semi finals following a comprehensive 22 point victory over neighbours O'Dempsey's in the Old Pound this evening.
Martin Murphy's charges were dominant throughout and are...
The death has occurred of former Laois County Council and Midland Health Board chairman Marty Rohan from Ballinakill. He was aged 88.
Mr Rohan was a long-serving county councillor, first elected in the 1970s and he served right up until...
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It is amazing what you can discover about your local area from the snug safety of your home.
Laois Heritage Office with the support of Creative Ireland is delighted to offer a free online course delivered by Irish...
The organisers of a survey to parents of school children in a Laois town say their findings show an 'overwhelming' demand for safer cycling routes.
Two primary schools in Portarlington sent out a short survey to parents on behalf of...
Laois hurler Paddy Purcell has been rewarded for his fine performance against Waterford on Saturday with a place on this GAA Hurling Team of the Week.
This is the second consecutive time the Rathdowney-Errill man has made the hurling team...
A man was arrested and charged with dangerous driving following a seemingly bizarre incident on Sunday afternoon.
The incident occurred between the Renault garage and the ESB on the Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise around 2pm.
An eyewitness reports how a man,...
