St Brigid’s and O’Moore’s will meet in the Laois Camogie championship final this afternoon at 12.30pm in MW Hire O’Moore Park.
It is the third successive year that the final has been staged at Laois GAA HQ and sees the...
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St Brigid’s and O’Moore’s will meet in the Laois Camogie championship final on Saturday at 12.30pm in MW Hire O’Moore Park.
It is the third successive year that the final has been staged at Laois GAA HQ and sees the...
The Combined Counties Cup is the biggest domestic soccer competition in this part of the country.
On Sunday, the final of the 2019-2020 edition will take place in Mountmellick at 3pm as Portlaoise outfit Towerhill Rovers take on Senior Division...
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Laois Shopping Centre SHC Group A R3 Castletown v Clough-Ballacolla
MW Hire O'Moore Park at 3.30pm
The weekend's hurling action gets underway with the meeting of Clough-Ballacolla and Castletown.
No matter what...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Graham
Dundrum, Dublin / Portlaoise, Laois
Formerly of Rathbrennan, Portlaoise. Beloved sister of Fintan, Gerry and Joan (Sreenan). Deeply regretted by her loving family brothers-in-law, Pat and Jim,...
There has been a total of 210 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
Of these, 121 are in Dublin, 17 in Louth, 10 in Limerick, 8 in Cork, 7 in Westmeath, 7 in Wicklow, 6 in...
Sport behind closed doors continues this weekend - and two sporting bodies have come up with ways to bring the action to their supporters.
On Saturday, the Laois Camogie championship final will take place between O'Moore's and St Brigid's in...
The National Lottery has encouraged Laois sports clubs, community organisations and projects to enter the National Lottery Good Cause awards where there is a prize fund of €95,000.
These awards were set up to honour the inspiring work and achievements...
A 27-acre parcel of "prime agricultural land" in Clough, Ballacolla, sold for over €400,000 at auction last week.
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Laois will receive funding of €108,900 for projects under the second round of the enhanced Town and Village Renewal Scheme
The focus of the funding is on measures and interventions that help Laois towns and villages to adapt to social...
There are more than 7,000 men and women in the Irish Defence Forces - and hundreds of them are serving abroad at any one time.
There are Laois people dotted all over the world serving their country right now and...
The fascinating life and work of Helen Roe is celebrated in an outdoor immersive audiovisual projection by artist, Caroline Conway for Culture Night on Friday, September 18, 8-11pm, at Fitzmaurice Place Plaza, Portlaoise.
The video work will be projected onto...
O'Moore's and St Brigid's will meet in the Laois Camogie championship final in MW Hire O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon at 12.30pm.
It is the eighth time in the last nine years that O'Moore's have reached the camogie showpiece and...
For the first time since 2010, Camross aren't in the Laois camogie final as O'Moore's and St Brigid's get set to do battle in Saturday's decider in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
To look ahead to the game on this week's...
All the recent golf results from Mountrath and The Heath as well as a selection of photos from Liam Kearney's Captain's Prize in Portarlington.
The Portarlington photos were taken by club member Frank Smith.
MOUNTRATH
Thursday Open Singles Stableford on September 3
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Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bridie (Bunty) Connell
The Rock of Dunamaise, Stradbally, Laois
Connell, Bridie (Bunty), The Rock of Dunamaise, Stradbally, September 9th 2020, peacefully, after a short illness. Deeply regretted by her...
If for whatever reason you're thinking of going back to repeat your Leaving Cert, then Portlaoise College is well worth considering.
Opened in 2006, Portlaoise College is a state of the art, co-educational college offering a wide range of facilities.
Student...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Megane Grand Sport Tourer.
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €69 per week.
This car is priced at €22,950.
This is another...
There has been a confirmed case of Coronavirus in the Dunamase College secondary school in Portlaoise - but only students who have been deemed close contacts are being asked to stay at home and the school is in a...
There has been a total of 196 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
Of these 107 are in Dublin, 12 in Waterford, 11 in Limerick, 8 in Wicklow, 7 in Meath, 7 in Kildare, 6 in...
The Mountmellick United soccer team will join the big boys of the CCFL next season after they claimed league glory last night.
Going into last night's game against fellow Laois side Towerhill Rovers, Mountmellick knew a win would see them...
"May you live in interesting times" is an old proverb that rings true at this particular time.
But there is something comforting about speaking to people who have lived through all sorts of different times. And it's important that those...
Today is world suicide prevention day and I decided to pen a piece about one of the greatest problems in this world - suicide in men.
Suicide in men is one of the greatest problems of our time and yet...
Portarlington-based musicians The Hearty Boys have just released their new album 11 Love Songs.
The album consists of 11 original songs taken from albums and unfinished work from studios down through the years.
Various artists sing on the album and The Boys would like to pay...
Three Heywood Community School students have recorded incredible results in Leaving Cert 2020.
Lucia Mezzapelle, Sarah McMahon and Jessica Barrett each received final tallies in excess of 600 points - with two of them receiving the maximum.
Ballyroan native Sarah McMahon...
'Not all superheroes wear capes' - that was the idea behind the 'Draw Your Hero' art competition which began during lockdown.
It encouraged children across the country to get creative and draw a picture of their hero - their parents,...
People First Credit Union - who have branches in Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Stradbally, Ballinakill and Athy - are planning on rolling out a new current account service for their members.
Speaking on a video interview with Bernie Everard of Laois Chamber...
St Brigid's and O'Moore's will meet in the Laois Camogie championship final on Saturday at 12.30pm in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
It is the third successive year that the final has been staged at Laois GAA HQ and sees the...
