Dundalk will begin their second ever Europa League adventure tonight when they take on Molde in Tallaght Stadium in Round 1 of the group stages.
And just as he has been throughout this European adventure, Laois man Shane Keegan will...
Emergency Services are attending the scene of an accident in Laois this morning.
The accident happened around 10am this morning on the N77 on the Abbeyleix side of Laois.
Gardai, ambulances and a helicopter are at the scene.
While the road, which...
Two leading agencies have announced a joint initiative which will see Clonamore House Hotel in Tullamore developed as an enhanced center for the provision of supported accommodation for homeless people.
The facility has been purchased by Sophia, a leading provider...
There are some people that go over and above for their community and the late Niall McElwaine in Portarlington was one such man.
The Donegal native was principal of St John's Vocational School in the town from the mid 1950s...
Laois minor football manager Mark Bates has called on the GAA to provide clarity on what they plan to do with the championship.
Yesterday, it emerged that in Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, GAA is only permitted to take place at...
The way the world operates is changing all the time - and you'll struggle to find a better example of that than this Laois man's business.
Gaastockshop is an Instagram based clothing business which is owned and operated by Laois...
From this morning, Gardai have launched a major high visibility operation as Ireland's six week lockdown gets underway.
This will see the force introduce a range of measures including a large of number of static and rolling checkpoints, high visibility...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eoin Bergin
Earlsgarden, Attanagh, Laois / Attanagh, Kilkenny
Unexpectedly, beloved son of Martin and Noreen and dear brother to Liam and Aisling; deeply regretted by his loving family, grandparents,...
Just because the Level 5 restrictions have begun doesn't mean you can't treat yourself.
And what better way than the beautiful Croft Alley, a traditional neopolitan woodfire pizza restaurant in the heart of Portlaoise.
They're doing take aways from Thursday to...
Laois 1-15 Carlow 0-15
Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship Round 1
Laois U-20 hurlers set up a date with Galway in the quarter-finals of the Leinster U-20 HC, after Mark Hennessy's second half goal saw them past Carlow.
When that game might be...
These are certainly unprecedented times.
We've heard that phrase before but never has it been more aptly fitting as it is tonight.
The Laois U-20 hurlers face Carlow in Round 1 of the Leinster hurling championship tonight - but the winners...
A further 1,167 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further three additional deaths.
Of today’s cases, 19 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people is now 212.5 from 199.5 which it was...
"It's like you went into your kitchen and took the light out of the ceiling and replaced it with a lamp - that's how bad these lights are."
Not for the first time - the issue of lighting raised its...
Haven't we suffered enough?
Well, apparently not as now a local forecaster is predicting some rather nasty weather to head our way over the coming 10 days.
Offaly native Cathal Nolan predicted the bleak looking forecast on his Facebook page -...
Here we go again. Another extended period of Coronavirus restrictions that will limit where we can go, have businesses closed and many people out of work.
While it's not quite as hard a lockdown as we experienced back in the...
In normal circumstances, some of the extended Tuohy family would have been hopping on a plane to Australia this week to watch Zach in the Australian Rules grand final in Brisbane.
His Geelong side play Richmond in the final with...
"People that have contacted me are depressed. Some say they have never been as lonely as they are now - never felt as isolated.
"Some could go the whole week before they talk to another person. They can't go to...
Portarlington senior football manager Martin Murphy has described as 'absolute bullshit' the rumours that the club's players have been discouraged from playing with Laois this year.
Portarlington are one of four clubs remaining in the 2020 Laois senior football championship,...
The Laois U-20 hurlers face Carlow in Round 1 of the Leinster championship this evening - but their manager is still not sure what team will actually take to the field.
Manager Enda Lyons named his team last night, but...
The Government has agreed to introduce additional enforcement powers for Gardai to deal with breaches of Covid-19 regulations.
The new Health (Amendment) Bill 2020 will amend the Health Act 1947 to allow for a system of fixed penalty notices. It...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eoin Bergin
Earlsgarden, Attanagh, Laois / Attanagh, Kilkenny
Unexpectedly, beloved son of Martin and Noreen and dear brother to Liam and Aisling; deeply regretted by his loving family, grandparents,...
First year students in Mountrath Community school participated in the international Crocus Project, organised by the Holocaust Education Trust, recently.
This is a project for young people aged 11 years and over remembering the children who died in the Holocaust.
The...
A further 1,269 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further 13 additional deaths.
Of today’s cases, 14 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people is now 199.5 from 186.5 which it was...
Laois GAA have announced that all remaining club games have been cancelled for 2020.
Two weeks ago, the GAA announced the suspension of all club matches with immediate effect as the inter-county action got underway.
It had been mooted that club...
Gardai in Laois have been extremely busy over the past couple of days ranging from traffic offences to seizures of fireworks.
On Monday, Gardai arrested a driver after they turned away from a Covid checkpoint and was subsequently found to...
There are eight patients being treated for Covid-19 in Portlaoise Hospital.
Three of the patients are being treated in a critical care unit while the other five are fighting the virus from general beds.
One of these patients was admitted in...
A fundraiser has been launched for a Laois man who is battling Covid-19 on a ventilator in a British Hospital.
Tommy Ring, who is originally from Abbeyleix, lives in Northampton in the East Midlands with his wife Krystyna.
The 58-year-old, who...
It was a disappointing weekend of GAA action for Laois teams with the senior footballers beaten by Westmeath in Division 2 of the Allianz Football League while the minor hurlers were knocked out of the Leinster championship by Offaly.
Steven...
On the face of it, it's a strange arrangement.
Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan, a young female TD and a former primary school principal, teaming up with the Healy-Raes and Mattie McGrath to be part of a grouping in the Dáil.
Yet...
Laois manager Mike Quirke has said it would be 'sensible' for the GAA to move matches to neutral venues to alleviate long distance travelling and the risk of playing matches in counties with a high prevalence of Coronavirus.
The Kerry...
