Annanough 3-8 Killeshin 1-10
Laois JFC 'A' Group D Round 1
The Laois junior football championship has got off to a patchy start with the first three games scheduled during the week all falling by the wayside with three walkovers given.
But...
Arles-Killeen 1-8 Stradbally 4-13
Senior Football Championship Round 1
Darragh Carolan and Gary Comerford combined to see off the challenge of Arles-Killeen in O'Moore Park on Sunday evening.
The Stradbally duo combined for 4-6 of their teams total, with all of Carolan's...
After two exciting games, we will bring you all the action from two more to finish out the day.
The games continue at 4pm as Arles-Killeen take on Stradbally in the third match this Sunday.
There hasn’t been a massive amount...
Ballylinan 2-11 Rosenallis 3-13
Senior Football Championship Round 1
Rosenallis will not have to worry about relegation this year as they are off to a winning start following a pulsating game with Ballylinan.
Their opponents were without two of their key players...
Clough-Ballacolla 2-23 The Harps 0-17
Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
Clough-Ballacolla's defence of the Bob O'Keeffe Cup is off to a winning start after they saw off neighbours The Harps in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
This game was very competitive...
It is an incredibly busy Sunday on the GAA front and we will be in O'Moore Park for the next EIGHT hours.
We have four live games to bring you updates from and we will split them into two Live...
A packed programme of events on Culture Night in Laois, Friday 17th of September – FREE EVENTS happening live and online across the county.
Make it a Night to Remember and help celebrate Culture Night in Laois. Free live...
With students able to access results from home, Portlaoise College bucked the trend and decided to stick with tradition.
The Leaving Cert class of 2021 were invited to an outdoor celebration where students could meet up with one another...
Well-known Cullohill woman Nancy Roberts is the subject of short video production by local photographer and videographer Terry Smeaton as she looks back on her life and times and the history of the local area.
Born in 1932, she will...
‘May you live in interesting times’, it’s said, is a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. Sometimes, like the present, we discover we could do with less interesting times.
Apart from the usual, everyday litany of life’s problems in the...
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...
The busy run of Laois GAA club championship games continues today with three more senior football games, a delayed senior hurling clash and a handful of junior football fixtures.
Laois SHC Round 1 - Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps
In O'Moore Park...
If your friend said they spent their time deliberately annoying other people, how would you react?
Be happy that their life was obviously productive and satisfying or worried that something in it was seriously missing?
Now imagine they said that they...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth Howard (née Styles)
Drim, Mountrath, Laois, R32 EY11/Portlaoise, Laois
Formerly of No1 Marian Ave. Beloved wife of the late Joseph and much loved mother of Sandra, Una, Tricia, Fiona, Pamela, Carina,and...
It was a busy Saturday on the GAA front with three senior matches and one IFC game down for decision.
Portarlington, Graiguecullen and Ballyroan-Abbey were the winners in the senior.
While O'Dempsey's scored a 14 point win over Portlaoise in the...
In association with the Square Bar, Portlaoise
Ballyroan-Abbey 1-18 Killeshin 1-12
Senior Football Championship Round 1
Rated by many people as the outside bet for the 2021 Laois SFC, Ballyroan-Abbey showed just why with a commanding performance in O'Moore Park this evening.
Padraig...
Graiguecullen 1-14 The Heath 1-10
Senior Football Championship Round 1
Teenager Conor Kelly began life as an adult in fine form as 2020 defeated finalists Graiguecullen saw off The Heath.
The victors built up an early lead in the first half and...
Ballyfin 0-12 Portarlington 1-12
Senior Football Championship Round 1
Portarlington's defence of the Laois SFC is off to a winning start after they edged by Ballyfin in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
The first quarter of this game started in a similar fashion...
There are three big games in the Laois SFC today.
Before last month, Ballyfin and Portarlington had never played against each other in the championship and now they are set to do it again.
The 2020 championship semi final was a...
1 - Silver medal for Nicole Turner at 2020 Paralympics
After reaching two finals in her first two events, Nicole Turner made it third time lucky in the early hours of Monday morning when she claimed silver in the S6...
Laois GAA have released tickets for this weekend's championship matches on general sale.
Secretary Niall Handy confirmed that clubs involved had now availed of their allocations.
The capacity for games in O'Moore Park remains at 500 for each game.
Mr Handy said:...
The Laois GAA action continues today with four more games down for decision.
We have the three Round 1 games from the SFC and the final Round 1 game from the IFC
Below, we will take a look at how the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patricia Donoher (née Bentley)
The Rock, Mountmellick, Laois
Patrica passed, peacefully, surrounded by her loving children at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. Predeceased by her husband Tommy Donoher. Deeply regretted by her...
O'Dempsey's 2-18 Emo 0-14
Laois SFC Round 1
O'Dempsey's are comfortably into Round 2 of the Laois SFC following an impressive win over neighbours Emo in O'Moore Park this evening.
Mark Barry was in top form for the winners and kicked a...
The Laois Senior Football Championship continues tonight as Emo and O'Dempsey's face each other in the second game of the Round 1 fixtures.
It is a 7.45pm throw-in in O'Moore Park for the battle of these two.
For the third time...
Following consultation with the Health Service Executive (HSE), Irish Water can confirm that the Boil Water Notice impacting customers supplied by The Strand Public Water Supply has been lifted with immediate effect and the water is safe to drink.
The...
Works are set to commence in making this growing tourist attraction an even better place.
Derryounce Lakes recently received €190,000 in funding for improvement works.
The first phase of that will commence on Monday as a 2km walking track will be...
History has been made in St Fergal's College in Rathdowney today as the school recorded its first ever 625 points result.
Darragh Hogan, who hails from Ballacolla, achieved the stunning result this morning as the Leaving Cert results were revealed.
Speaking...
The 2021 Leaving Cert results are out and the fantastic news from Laois students continues.
Portlaoise CBS have confirmed that eight of their boys have achieved more than 600 points.
Cian Aird, Darragh Beere, Jack Delaney, Richard Okpala, Cian Territt, Mohammed...
For a school to have one student get maximum points in the Leaving Cert is a big deal - but Scoil Chríost Rí in Portlaoise are celebrating four 625-pointers today.
Sinead Buggy (Timahoe), Katherine Finnegan (Killenard), Kate Westlake (Portlaoise) and...
