Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship Relegation Final Arles-Kilcruise v Courtwood
In the LOETB Centre of Exellence at 7.30pm
Arles-Kilcruise and Courtwood face a battle for their lives tonight in the senior football championship relegation final.
Both of the teams come here...
Laois has the ninth lowest 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 in Ireland.
The latest figures from the Department of Health shows the O'Moore County has an average 34.2 cases per 100,000.
These are figures from midnight on Tuesday September 29 and...
This weekend sees the first men's adult county final of the year down for decision as Crettyard and Clonaslee do battle for intermediate football honours.
We're joined by a former manager of each club to look ahead to the game...
12 months ago, Cormac Murphy led his side into the final that nobody wants to be in.
After flirting with relegation for a few years, Crettyard faced off against The Heath in the senior relegation final and lost.
It's never nice...
A new Garda Divisional Protective Services Unit in Laois/Offaly has been created.
The establishment of the unit will ensure the county has a consistent and professional approach to the investigation of sexual and domestic crime, according to Deputy Charlie Flanagan.
Crime...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kay Walsh (née O'Gorman)
Oaklawn, Portlaoise, Laois
Beloved wife of the late Anthony and much loved mother of Tony, John, Caitríona and Luke. Deeply regretted by daughters in law...
As we all adjust to the new normal of living alongside Covid-19, there are many things we cannot do at the moment.
Around now, photographers would be busy capturing snaps from events like debs and county finals but that has...
There has been a total of 429 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That means that there is now a total of 36,155 cases notified in Ireland.
Of these, 189 cases are in Dublin, 60 in Cork,...
The awards just keep coming for the Portlaoise Panthers basketball club and Scoil Chríost Rí as they won six awards at the Basketball Ireland annual awards recently.
Ciara Byrne led the way at the awards as she picked up the...
Two Laois Schools have been designated Creative Schools, while four others have become part of a Creative Cluster.
Welcoming the news, Minister Pippa Hackett explained how the six will now receive funding for arts, culture and creativity.
Newtown NS, Crettyard, and...
Laois GAA hope to be able to switch on their brand new floodlights in MW Hire O'Moore Park next week.
Laois GAA secretary Niall Handy informed clubs recently that the expected completion date of the biodiversity project is Wednesday October...
There are two patients being treated in critical care units for Covid-19 in Portlaoise Hospital.
The hospital had been Covid free on September 25 but since then, another two patients have been admitted and are fighting the virus.
These are the...
Four Laois lads are getting on their bikes on the opposite side of the world in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Former Laois senior football captain Stephen Attride, along with Graiguecullen twins Conor and James O'Regan and...
'The day after the first senior final we were in, we came home and seen the gear bag and I was like put it away, I don't want to see it until next year'.
The Portlaoise Ladies footballers made history...
The average time taken to sell a house in Laois has fallen by half the time in the last quarter.
The REA Average House Price Survey found that the average time taken to sell across the county fell over the...
After a short pre season for many clubs the CCFL is back in action this weekend with a full round of fixtures.
Most Laois clubs are back in action and you can check them out below:
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3
First-named team at...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Foley
Beechfield Manor Nursing Home, Shankill, Dublin / Laois / Athy, Kildare
Formerly of Barrowhouse, Athy. Deeply regretted by her loving family and friends.
Rest in Peace
Removal by Rigney's...
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"School days are the best days of your life." It’s a phrase many of us have heard before.
In order to make sure this statement remains true for students on the cusp of entering post-primary school, the decision as to...
Sporting organisations across Laois are to receive €108,040 from Dormant Accounts funding.
Five different bodies will benefit from the funding.
The funds will be spread across Laois to different organisations and are in the list below:
Local Sports Partnership in Rathdowney...
There has been a total of 363 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That means that there is now a total of 35,740 cases notified in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today; 154 cases are in Dublin,...
Independent Laois-Offaly TD Carol Nolan has called for the Forestry Bill to be passed this week to deal with what she says is a 'major sectoral crisis'.
Ms Nolan has confirmed that she has submitted a number of amendments to...
A game that had absolutely everything - it was an All-Ireland rounders semi-final to savour and it lived up to all expectations.
It will probably go down as one of the best men’s semi-finals you could ever see.
The Heath men...
On what was supposed to be a hurling weekend, there was a fair bit of football action too.
The two minor finals, A and B, were played on Thursday night with Ballyroan-Abbey getting the better of Portlaoise and Rosenallis doing...
It was another huge weekend of GAA action in Laois with big games down for decision in both hurling and football.
Our latest Talking Sport Podcast begins with a review of the ladies football championship final.
It was history for Portlaoise as they...
A brand new playground is on its way to a Laois village - after a plan to construct it was given the green light by Laois County Councillors yesterday.
The brand new facility will be constructed in Ballinakill and it...
There will be no U-20 club football or hurling championships in Laois this year.
The competitions would usually be getting underway in the coming weeks but Laois GAA secretary Niall Handy informed clubs that these would not take place this...
After a mixed weekend of hurling and football last week, the action predominantly switches back to football this week.
The minor hurling final between The Harps and Abbeyleix takes place on Friday night but after that it is all about...
The Irish Wheelchair Association in Laois is appealing for your support after they decided to cancel their annual street collection because of Covid-19.
The charity has launched an online appeal called ‘Without You, We’re Stuck’ and is asking people to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anna (Nana) O'Connor (née Buggy)
Courtwood, Ballybrittas, Laois
Died in the loving care of the staff of Portlaoise General Hospital.
Funeral Arrangements Later
Sr. Dorothy Bennett
Portadown, Armagh / Mountmellick, Laois
Bennett, Sr....
Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme (2017-2022) in partnership with Laois County Council is delighted to announce new opportunities for cultural and creative practitioners and organisations in Laois as part of the Department of Culture,...
