If you're looking for electrical work to be done in your home or business - then look no further than Paul Geoghegan Electrical Contractors Ltd.
From Ballacolla, Paul's well-established business covers a wide range of sectors, including domestic, agricultural, commercial,...
Greg O'Shea has had the most interesting few years.
From playing rugby with Munster to winning Love Island and then going to the Olympics with the Irish rugby 7s team, it has just been one incredible experience after another.
This weekend...
Five Laois projects have been selected to receive a total of €22,290 as part of the Community Integration Funding.
Through this Fund, a total of €500,000 will be made available to support local community-based organisations across Ireland to play a...
Clough-Ballacolla 0-14 Portarlington 2-15
Laois U-15 ‘B’ Hurling Championship Final
Hurling in Portarlington continued it's upward curve as Portarlington had seven points to spare over Clough-Ballacolla in the U-15 'B' hurling final on Saturday.
The powerful Hugo Emerson got Portarlington up and...
St Brigid's 0-12 Shanahoe 1-6
Laois Ladies SFC Group B Round 2
St Brigid's maintained their unbeaten start to the Ladies SFC with a three point win over Shanahoe on Saturday.
Kieran Kelly and Mick Moore's charges followed last week's draw with...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Liam Young
Meelick, Rosenallis, Laois
Died peacefully at Droimnin Nursing Home, Laois. Predeceased by his beloved wife Margaret, mother Mary, father John and brother Sean. Deeply regretted by his family, Derek, Eugene,...
DNG Kelly are seeking a professional and motivated administrator/receptionist for their flagship office in Portlaoise.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the sales team handling enquiries, booking appointments, maintaining databases and general office administration.
The ideal candidate must have:
...
It was another very busy Sunday of Laois GAA action with a number of games down for decision.
In Round 2 of the JFC, Killeshin struck in the second half to see off 2020 Junior 'B' champions Spink.
Spink led 0-5...
The draws for the upcoming rounds of the Laois football championships have been made.
At half time in the penultimate Laois SFC Round 3, the draws for the SFC relegation semi finals and IFC quarter finals were made.
Arles-Killeen will face...
Graiguecullen 1-11 Stradbally 0-6
Laois Senior Football Championship Round 2 winners section
Defeated 2020 finalists Graiguecullen are safely through to the last eight of the SFC after a comfortable victory over Stradbally.
Kevin Doogue's side were firmly in control of this one...
O'Dempsey's 0-18 Rosenallis 1-12
Laois Senior Football Championship Round 2 Winner's Section
Mark Barry and Matthew Finlay scored 11 points between them as O'Dempsey's saw off Rosenallis this evening.
Five points separated the sides by half time with O'Dempsey's in the lead...
After the drama of the last three days, the action continues in the Laois SFC in O’Moore Park this evening with two more games down for decision.
The last two are in the winners section – so unlike the games...
Ballyroan-Abbey 2-7 St Joseph's 1-9
Laois SFC Round 2
There's never been much between St Joseph's and Ballyroan-Abbey over the years with their last two meetings seeing both record a one-point win each.
And it followed a similar trend in O'Moore Park...
Irish Water in partnership with Laois County Council is appealing to the public in Mountmellick town and surrounding areas to conserve water where possible as reservoir levels are dropping following a mechanical breakdown of a pump.
The borehole pump at...
Portarlington 2-14 Courtwood 0-9
Laois SFC Round 2
2020 Laois SFC winners Portarlington are safely through to the quarter-finals of this year's championship following a relatively comfortable win over Courtwood in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Courtwood - who had shocked Portlaoise in...
After the drama of the last three days, the action continues in the Laois SFC in O'Moore Park today with four more games down for decision.
All four are in the winners section - so unlike the games on Thursday,...
O'Moore Park has seen a lot over the years but hundreds of children from the Portlaoise parish receiving their confirmation there on Saturday was certainly a new one.
Due to the large volume of children to be confirmed from the...
The Laois SFC action continues at pace today with four more games down for decision in two double headers in O'Moore Park.
The games on Thursday-Saturday were in the qualifiers section, meaning the losers were knocked out - but today's...
There are a number of jobs in Laois being advertised on LaoisToday at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday in the last two weeks. In each instance you can click through to the...
Killeshin 4-9 St Paul's 2-4
Laois U-15 ‘B’ Football Championship Final
Blake Rice's stunning tally of 3-3 led Killeshin to a fine victory over St Paul's in the U-15 'B' Football Final.
Killeshin started the better of the two sides from the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Grace O'Brien (née O'Toole)
Glasthule Road, Glasthule, Dublin / Cross, Mayo / Emo, Laois
O’BRIEN Grace (née O’Toole) (Glasthule Road, Co. Dublin formerly Cross, Co. Mayo and Emo Co. Laois), September 17,...
Video footage has emerged of some of the fight that broke out at the end of the Arles-Killeen v Killeshin Laois SFC game in O'Moore Park this evening.
Killeshin won the local derby by 1-17 to 0-15 after extra time,...
Camross 1-18 The Harps 1-14
Minor 'A' Hurling Championship Semi Final
Camross qualified for the Minor 'A' hurling final after edging a tight encounter with The Harps this afternoon.
There was very little between the teams throughout the game with Emmet Bergin's...
Emo 2-10 The Heath 0-15
Laois Senior Football Championship
Emo struck late to snatch victory from The Heath in this pulsating Laois SFC Round 2 clash in O’Moore Park on Saturday night.
Trailing by two with a minute or normal time left,...
Ballyroan-Abbey have booked their place in the Laois JFC ‘A’ quarter-finals while Portarlington are back in the mix after wins over Barrowhouse and Castletown respectively today.
But there has been further disruptions to the competitions with two more walkovers given...
Arles-Killeen 0-15 Killeshin 1-17
Laois Senior Football Championship
Killeshin got the better of Arles-Killeen after extra time to keep their Laois SFC hopes alive in 2021 after a dramatic encounter on Saturday night.
A strong second half of extra time eventually got...
It is an extremely busy Saturday on the Laois GAA front with no fewer than 14 significant games down for decision.
We have two SFC games, two IFC games, three JFC matches, two Ladies SFC matches, both MHC semi finals...
Arles-Kilcruise 3-26 Portlaoise 0-7
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Arles-Kilcruise progressed to the Quarter-final of the Intermediate championship tonight following a 28 point win over Portlaoise.
However, for Portlaoise on the other hand, they will now face The Rock in the relegation final.
Arles-Kilcruise...
Mountmellick 6-23 O’Dempsey’s 2-8
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Mountmellick have joined Park-Ratheniska in the IFC semi finals following a routine 27 point win over O'Dempsey's in McCann Park this evening.
Gordon Lalor's charges didn't have to get out of second gear as...
St Joseph's 4-14 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-8
Laois U-15 ‘A’ Football Championship Final
A scintillating second half display saw St Joseph's sweep to their second successive U-15 'A' football championship title in the Centre of Excellence this afternoon.
The Kellyville outfit were...
