The death has occurred of John Phelan from Ballyfin, a highly-respected barrister for many years.
Aged in his mid 70s, Mr Phelan was a former...
Funeral details for a young man who tragically died following a fatal road collision in Laois in the early hours of Wednesday morning have...
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ACHL Division 2 Final - Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps
On Friday, June 27, in the Centre of Excellence at 7.30pm
A sure sign of the health...
The latest episode of the Laois Football and Hurling Podcast is here with plenty to talk about for the next 50 minutes.
Steven Miller is...
The National Children's Games and U-12 Championships were held in Tullamore recently with St Abban's excelling.
As with any National Championship, the standard is extremely...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Colm Lynch O'Sullivan
Cloncourse, Ballaghmore, Laois/Roscrea, Tipperary
Colm passed tragically on the 26th of June, 2025.
Pre-deceased by...
Castletown 1-14 The Harps 1-13
ACHL Division 5 Final
Three scores in the dying embers of the game saw Castletown overturn The Harps to win by...
Ballyfin 3-19 Borris-Kilcotton 2-15
ACHL Division 6 Final
Ballyfin were crowned Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 6 champions following victory over Borris-Kilcotton this evening.
This was a...
A public meeting over a proposed windfarm which is planned between Durrow, Ballyragget and Lisdowney will take place next week.
The meeting will take place...
Gardai are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Laois in the early hours of the morning.
At around 3.15am, a single-vehicle...
A huge crowd turned out at The Swan Community Hall to celebrate the career of a much loved member of the area.
Kathleen Boland officially...
And with that, Leaving Cert 2025 is over. It's in the past.
For the exam students they can take a well-earned collective sigh of relief.
Over...
Independent TD Brian Stanley has spoken about a shortage of GPs in Laois in the Dail recently.
Speaking directly to Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Deputy Stanley...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Betty) Dooley (née Ryan)
Rockview, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Elizabeth (Betty) Dooley (née Ryan), Rockview, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois. Died...
Arles-Kilcruise 1-13 Timahoe 1-9
ACFL Division 3 Relegation Playoff
Arles-Kilcruise have maintained their ACFL Division 3 status for another season after they got the better of...
Mountmellick 2-21 Portlaoise 0-11
ACFL Division 3 Semi-Final
Mountmellick are through to the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 3 final after cruising past Portlaoise in Pairc...
Laois Libraries officially launched this year’s Summer Stars Reading Programme with special guest, children’s author Sarah Webb in Portlaoise Library.
Sarah joined Cathaoirleach of Laois...
In this careers series, Martina Mulhall, Gold Star Careers, speaks with high-profile figures across a range of industries to explore the stories behind their...
Laois PPN, in collaboration with Healthy Laois, received a heartfelt welcome from the Portlaoise Men’s Shed, Mountmellick Men’s Shed, and Knock Vintage and Men’s...
The various hard-working communities in Castletown are coming together this Sunday to host a summer festival in the village which promises to be a...
A big crowd gathered in the Talbot Hotel in Carlow recently as a Laois soccer club came together to celebrate a brilliant season.
Graiguecullen club...
On Friday evening last, the Cosy Choir delivered an a performance to celebrate their ten year anniversary in front of a sold out audience.
Held...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marie Graham (née O'Rourke)
Kylebeg, Stradbally, Laois, R32 Y5P6
Peacefully, at home, surrounded by her loving family....
Ballyroan-Abbey 5-16 Stradbally 0-6
ACFL Division 4 Semi final
Ballyroan-Abbey clinched promotion to Division 3 for 2026 following a comprehensive win over Stradbally this evening.
Relegated last...
Students at a Laois primary school recently gave the first performance of their new song 'The Day the Music Died'.
The children of St Colmcille's...
Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix, were named as regional Water School of the Year at the An Taisce Green-Schools awards, which were held in Dublin last...
There was one happy Laois winner at the third Annual National Dairy Awards which took place in The Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise.
21 Awards were...
Children with autism in Laois are taking part in a ground-breaking initiative to explore science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in a way that...
Ireland’s longest-surviving person battling the most severe type of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has received over 2,000 birthday messages ahead of her 41st birthday on...
