Laois 1-23 Wexford 5-31
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final
The Laois hurlers face an All-Ireland senior hurling championship relegation playoff with Antrim in two weeks time after they were comprehensively beaten by Wexford in Nowlan Park this evening.
This was Seamas...
The Laois senior hurlers face Wexford in the quarter final of the Leinster championship 6pm in Nowlan Park in Kilkenny this evening.
Unlike the football, there is a backdoor system in senior hurling once again this year.
If Laois win this...
St Brigid's 3-14 Graiguecullen 1-6
2020 U-16 'B' Ladies Football Final
The first of the long awaited 2020 U-16 ladies football championship finals took place today at in Annanough between St Brigids and Graiguecullen.
And it was a day to remember for...
Laois 1-11 Wexford 0-14 (AET) Laois win 4-3 on pens
Leinster Minor Football Championship Round 1
Conor Brown was Laois's hero as he pulled off two saves and scored a penalty as Laois reached the Leinster minor quarter finals following a...
Of life’s more devastating crises, losing your job can feel like it’s up there with the worst of them. It’s no wonder as the vast majority of us rely on our pay packet to make ends meet.
Suddenly facing into...
The Laois minor footballers face Wexford in Round 1 of the Leinster championship 2pm in O’Moore Park in Portlaoise this afternoon.
This is a very new look minor team with just two players featuring from the team that lost the Leinster...
There was sadness in Castletown recently following the passing of Brother Augustine (Gus) Freeley.
Originally from Mayo, Brother Gus came to Castletown at the age of 16.
At his funeral mass in Castletown on June 11, Brother Martin Curran paid tribute...
1 - In Pictures: Wild celebrations as Rathdowney-Errill claim 2020 Laois intermediate hurling crown
On full time in the 2020 intermediate hurling final, Rathdowney-Errill’s players celebrated with the 50 of so fans that were lucky enough to secure tickets.
Photographer Paul...
Park-Ratheniska's six season stay at junior level is over after they were crowned 2020 champions last night.
Kieran Kelly's charges have been the nearly men on so many occasions since they were relegated in 2014.
On every occasion aside from 2019,...
Togher Woods on the edge of Portlaoise town has been a much-visited local landmark for years - but even more so over the past 16 months during the various Coronavirus-related lockdowns.
And now a group of enterprising young local girls...
Even though it’s summer, this has the feel of spring about it. We seem to be like calves released from our winter hibernation, stampeding around the place, throwing our heels in the air, excited and delighted that we can...
February 29 2020 was the day that the first Covid-19 case was officially detected in Ireland.
It was a dark day for the country but it was a very dark day for an entirely different reason for Laois ladies footballer...
Two Laois county teams begin their 2021 championships today.
The Laois minor footballers are up first against Wexford in O'Moore Park and then the hurlers will take on the same opponents in Kilkenny.
Below, we will give you all the information...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jack O'Connell
Coolroe, Ballybrittas, Laois / Roscrea, Tipperary
Late of Sean Ross Abbey, Roscrea County Tipperary. Peacefully surrounded by his family in the loving care of the staff of Oghill Nursing Home,...
Laois ladies manager Donie Brennan has named his starting 15 for Sunday's Ladies National Football League Division 3 final.
Laois will face neighbours Kildare in Baltinglass on Sunday at 4pm.
Manager Brennan has opted to pick the same team that defeated...
It was another busy evening on the GAA scene in Laois with 14 games down for decision.
The big game of the evening was in O'Moore Park where Park-Ratheniska and Portlaoise battled it out for 2020 junior football honours.
Kieran Delaney...
Park-Ratheniska 1-8 Portlaoise 0-9
2020 Junior Football Championship Final
Park-Ratheniska were crowned 2020 junior football champions after defeating Portlaoise in O'Moore Park this evening.
The scoring touch of Kieran Delaney and the creativity of James Connolly was the difference on the evening...
Laois GAA have made great progress on their delayed 2020 championships over the past couple of weeks and they'll cross another final off their list this evening in O'Moore Park when neighbours Park-Ratheniska and Portlaoise meet in Junior 'A'...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has called for an emergency three year nationwide rent freeze.
The Sinn Fein TD was speaking on the matter in the Dail recently where he hit out at the government's handling of the matter.
According to deputy...
The plight of dogs fouling on graves in a Laois cemetery has been highlighted by a County Councillor.
Fine Gael's John King called the act of leaving the dog faeces on a person's grave 'disgusting' at this morning's meeting of...
Music Generation Laois will receive €12,000 of funding for cross-border cultural projects under Cooperation with Northern Ireland Scheme 2021.
Started in 2012 Music Generation Laois is part of Music Generation – Ireland’s National Music Education Programme, initiated by Music Network...
Starting today, three employees of Powerpoint Engineering in Portlaoise will commence a three-day, 575km cycle from Malin Head in Donegal to Slea Head in the Dingle Peninsula in aid of DEBRA Ireland.
Conor McGarry, David Phelan and Johan Erasmus are...
A call has been made for Laois County Council to investigate the possibility of erecting a car park in a Laois village.
Independent Cllr Ollie Clooney made the call in relation to Durrow at a recent meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick...
A talented Laois teenager has released a brand new single. Stradbally’s Ross Molloy, ‘Rossi M’, has released An Old Man's Wish, a cover of an old song about a emigrant's love for his native county Laois.
The song is about...
After a sometimes bruising league campaign, the Laois senior hurlers are gearing up for the 2021 championship which gets underway this weekend against Wexford in Nowlan Park.
Seamas 'Cheddar' Plunkett's second coming has not quite gone to plan thus far...
Park-Ratheniska v Portlaoise
2020 Junior Football Championship Final in O’Moore Park at 7.30pm
The delayed 2020 junior football championship will come to a conclusion tonight as Park-Ratheniska and Portlaoise meet in O'Moore Park.
This is Park-Ratheniska's first team against Portlaoise's third team...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tom Westman
Connolly Street, Mountmellick, Laois
Died peacefully in the loving care of the staff at St. Vincent’s Nursing Centre, Mountmellick and in the company of his loving family. Predeceased by his...
A quieter than usual night on the GAA scene with just six matches down for decision.
The highest grade of those took place in Division 3 as Castletown's second team took on Rathdowney-Errill's third.
Joe McCormack scored 1-2 for Castletown while...
Laois minor football manager Mark Bates has named his starting 15 for Saturday's Leinster championship opener against Wexford.
This is a very new look minor team with just two players featuring from the team that lost the Leinster semi final...
A call has been made for Laois County Council to cut down trees that 'are costing them a fortune'.
Fine Gael Councillor John King made the call in relation to trees close to Belady cemetery.
He asked the Council to contact...
