The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all of us - but one section of society who has really been adversely affected is those living in nursing homes and long-term residential care facilities.
When the virus arrived here last March, these two...
Park-Ratheniska 3-7 Ballylinan 1-5
2007 Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Final
This week’s Remember the Game takes us back 14 years to when Park-Ratheniska faced Ballylinan in the ladies Intermediate football championship final in O’Moore Park.
Park-Ratheniska had featured in the previous three...
Just under three weeks ago, the lives of one Laois family were turned upside-down with the news of a cancer diagnosis.
Cathail Dooley is a four-year-old from The Rock in Laois and just a day before his birthday, he was...
Two Laois restaurants have been the victims of crime in night time raids recently.
Both restaurants are located in Portlaoise and both break-ins occurred in the middle of the night.
On Saturday morning, Chill & Grill Restaurant was broken into at...
This Saturday the Laois hurlers will make the short trip to Nowlan Park in Kilkenny for their All Ireland Qualifier game against last year’s beaten finalists Waterford.
While last Saturday’s win over Antrim in Parnell Park was heart-warming, Laois will...
We have results from Portarlington and The Heath this week.
While Mountmellick GAA club also had their golf classic in Portarlington golf club on July 9.
It was a huge success and there were some fantastic prizes for the four best...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Kane
Tennisrath, Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Laois
Michael Kane, Tennisrath, Ballickmoyler, Carlow, passed away, at his home, on 11th July 2021. Beloved husband of Teresa, much loved father of Lisa, Mary and...
It was a very busy Tuesday evening on the GAA front with a host of games taking place in Division 2 of the hurling league and Divisions 3A and 3B of the football.
The big game on the night took...
Laois 1-15 Kilkenny 1-18
Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship Quarter Final
The Laois U-20 hurlers are out of the Leinster hurling championship following a thoroughly entertaining clash with Kilkenny in Nowlan Park this evening.
Kilkenny went into the game as 1/20 favourites but...
For the third time in the last month, we are back in Nowlan Park to watch a Laois hurling team.
Ollie Hally’s Laois U-20 hurlers are back in action this evening at 7.30pm as they aim to take a place...
The dates for the outstanding 2020 football and hurling championship competitions have been confirmed by Laois GAA.
As it stands, the Senior and Junior 'B' football championships plus the Senior and Premier Intermediate hurling championships are still to be completed.
They...
Planning permission to construct 99 new homes on a similar site to where it had once been proposed to build 262 new homes has been lodged.
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group had previously submitted an application to An Bord Pleanala...
A new food and craft market got up and running in Vicarstown on Sunday last as a number of local community groups came together to host what they plan will be a regular monthly event.
The Vicarstown Canal Artisan Foods...
Have the sunglasses, shorts and barbeques at the ready – as this weekend is expected to be glorious.
Well in fact, from tomorrow really, we will notice an improvement in our weather that continues right through the weekend.
Temperatures of 27...
Ollie Hally’s Laois U-20 hurlers are back in action this evening as they aim to take a place in the Leinster semi final.
Nowlan Park is the destination for a clash with Kilkenny and the bookies have the home side...
We're into the middle of the summer now and the GAA matches keep coming.
On the county scene this week, the Laois U-20 hurlers are out on Tuesday while the senior hurlers are in action in Kilkenny.
Fresh from their Division...
Funding for emergency heating works at a Laois primary school has been granted.
Clough National School has qualified under the Emergency Works Scheme.
While the funding is approved, the total amount has not been disclosed as the price of the job...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Baby Charlie Ray Cooper
The Square, Durrow, Laois
Born sleeping at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise in their wonderful care and to whom we will be eternally grateful.
Forever loved by his parents George...
After the weekend’s action on the inter county front, tonight saw underage football matches take centre stage.
The the first two groups of the minor football league had matches taking place.
The final round of group action in the U-13 football...
Gardai are seeking the public's assistance following a hit and run incident in a Laois town.
A cyclist and a vehicle collided this afternoon in Portarlington - but the driver of the vehicle fled the scene before Gardai arrived.
This happened...
Six Laois senior hurlers have been named on the GAA's hurling team of the week.
The lads have been chosen following a dramatic encounter with Antrim on Saturday.
Enda Rowland has been named in goals with Donnchadh Hartnett and Jack Kelly...
It is very rare that you have the manager of a team speak so passionately about the fate of another team that they have just beaten - but then again you'd expect nothing less from Cheddar Plunkett.
Laois's win over...
A Laois village has retained its Post Office after a location for a new shop was found.
Back in February, An Post sought a 'retail partner' for the Post Office in Borris-In-Ossory.
Postmaster Mary Kavanagh departed the role this but rather...
There were joyous scenes in Fairyhouse yesterday as a young Laois jockey steered home her first winner in just her third ever race.
Julie McDonald, who hails from Spink, was on board Miss Louise in the first division of the...
The Laois hurlers will face Waterford in Round 1 of the All-Ireland Hurling Qualifiers following this morning’s draw on RTE Radio 1.
This game is scheduled to take place this weekend in a neutral venue - with details to be...
There is a deep sadness in the Pike of Rushall, Castletown and surrounding areas this week following the untimely passing of Hannah Delaney.
Mrs Delaney (nee Keaveney) was a highly-respected member of the local community and in Portlaoise Hospital where...
What's Batman without Robin?!
Two Laois men are going to take on a very novel challenge later this month as they attempt to cycle and drive as far as they can in 24 hours.
Patrick Kelly from Castletown, who is both...
Being injured is never good - and it is even more frustrating when you're named as the captain of your county team and then pick up one a week before championship is set to begin.
That is exactly what happened...
There's only one place to start after that weekend of sporting action and that's with the Laois hurlers, who recorded a thrilling win over Antrim in Parnell Park on Saturday.
It's a result that sends Laois into an All Ireland...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Hannah Delaney (née Keaveny)
Knockbrack, Pike of Rushall, Laois / Moate, Offaly
Hannah Delaney (nee Keaveny), Knockbrack, Pike of Rushall, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and formerly of Parkvilla, Moate, Co. Offaly. July 10,...
