There is incredible sadness in Portlaoise at the death of Breda Daly, who passed away this week after a short illness at the age of just 46.
Breda, who was originally from near Ballylinan, lived with her husband Pat on...
What a weekend of club championship action.
The Laois hurling 2020 season is up and running at last with a selection of highly competitive games in all three grades.
And our Talking Sport Podcast looks back on all the games in...
There have been Coronavirus cases recorded at two Direct Provision Centres in Laois.
This is according to Bulelani Mfaco who is a spokesperson for the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI).
According to Mr Mfaco, there has been more than...
The Intermediate football championship gets underway on Thursday with plenty at stake once again.
Eight teams line up with six 'first' teams and the second string of Portlaoise and O'Dempsey's competing.
The competition has been stalled after a positive Coronavirus case...
Two Laois women have raised almost €3,000 in aid of two very special charities as they prepare to cut off their hair.
Friends Lindsey McFall and Amanda Lalor, who both hail from Portlaoise, plan to cut off around 20 inches...
Clough-Ballacolla made history at the weekend as they played their first ever adult camogie championship match.
The club fielded their first Junior team. A panel of over 30 girls were present on Sunday night as they took on The Harps.
In...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Breda Daly (née Dunne)
Cooloultha, Galmoy, Kilkenny / Ballylinan, Laois
Breda Daly (nee Dunne), Cooloultha, Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny and formerly Ballylinan, Co. Laois. August 1st 2020. Peacefully at home...
Around now, the town of Stradbally would normally be a hive of activity.
The annual Steam Rally should just have come to an end and attentions would quickly be coming to the Electric Picnic which would begin in just under...
There have been no new Coronavirus death reported today – meaning 1,763 is the death toll in Ireland still.
While there has been a total of 45 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That means there is...
Laois GAA have postponed two championship matches which were due to take place this week due to a confirmed Coronavirus case.
The Intermediate football championship match between Timahoe and Crettyard will now take place on Monday August 10. The Round...
And the Laois hurling championship is back with a bang.
A series of competitive games took place around the county over the past week and we had reports on all the games in the top three grades as well as...
Take a good measure of community resolve, add a helping of nature’s resilience and sprinkle sufficient portions of common sense and co-operation, a reasonable layer of sound research and science and you have the winning formula.
These are the vital...
On June 20, there was six new confirmed cases of Coronavirus announced by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).
One of them was in Laois, bringing the county's overall number of cases since March up to 265.
The graph for...
Lilly's Bar and Restaurant in Portlaoise is hoping to re-open next week, almost five months since it closed its doors back in March.
Owner Kieran Lillis explained in a video interview with Bernie Everard of Laois Chamber that because they...
MOUNTRATH
Ladies 18 Hole Weekly - On July 21-22
Winner - Joan Dowling 33pts (back 3)
Thursday Open Singles Stableford on July 23
Seamus Armshaw (5) 43pts
Stuart Carter (2) 40pts
Evan Maher (9) 39pts (back 9)
CSS - Men 37pts; Ladies 35pts
Jurgen...
The Laois GAA games continue to come and thick and fast with over 50 competitive games to be played in the county over the next seven days.
The Laois Shopping Centre SFC is obviously the big one and the first...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Breda Daly (née Dunne)
Cooloultha, Galmoy, Kilkenny / Ballylinan, Laois
Breda Daly (nee Dunne), Cooloultha, Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny and formerly Ballylinan, Co. Laois. August 1st 2020. Peacefully at home...
The Heath Golf Club are holding their Open Week, beginning on Saturday, August 8, and running until Sunday, August 16.
Entry fees for 18-hole competitions are €15 for visitors and €10 for members while the 12-hole competitions are €5 across...
There have been a further 46 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ireland - with nine more of them in Laois.
Today's nine new cases continues an upward trend of cases in the county, following on from 19 on Sunday and...
There were five adult hurling games down for decision today in Laois, bringing the curtain down on a busy weekend of club championship action in the county.
The Harps, last year's beaten finalists in the Laois JHC 'A', were big...
Laois GAA clubs Park-Ratheniska and Timahoe have informed members that they are shutting down all club activities for the coming days after an adult player tested positive for Coronavirus.
The clubs play together in hurling and separately in football.
They have...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in March 2019, ahead of a decisive National Football League game between Laois and Carlow
The Laois and Carlow footballers are set to do battle this afternoon in a crucial game for both counties.
Laois...
This piece by John Whelan originally appeared on LaoisToday in the run up to this year's General Election.
The general elections of the 1990s were in sporting parlance, a game of two halves, with a major incident in the tunnel...
O'Loughlin off to winning start with Sarsfields in Kildare
Former Laois U-20 manager and Arles-Killeen man Billy O'Loughlin sees his managerial star continue to rise as he got his championship season off to a good start with Sarsfields in Kildare.
Having...
Four Laois towns will benefit from new Covid-19 supports under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
Abbeyleix, Mountrath, Mountmellick and Portarlington will share €107,500 under the scheme announced by Minister Heather Humphreys today.
The aim of the scheme is to provide...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has has said that "some simple changes to the current system will make a major difference to people's lives" when he was speaking during a debate on the Health Bill in the Dáil...
Ballyfin Demesne and Roundwood House near Mountrath have been named among Ireland's top hotel in the recently-published awards as chosen by contributors to the travel website Trip Advisor.
Chosen on the five-star reviews on Trip Advisor, Ballyfin Demesne was listed...
Bull Lane Deli not re-opening
The Coronavirus has claimed another business in Portlaoise with Bull Lane Cafe/Delicatessen announcing last week that they won't be re-opening.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have to announce we won’t be opening...
The 2019-2020 edition of the CCFL continued at the weekend and there was plenty of league and cup action involving Laois teams.
In Division 1, Towerhill Rovers lost top spot as they were beaten by new league leaders Mullingar Town.
However,...
Fifty Seven Boutique have started a brilliant 1/2 Price Summer Sale in all their stores.
With stores located in Portarlington, Athy and Durrow, now is the perfect time for a spot of retail therapy and an opportunity to bag yourself...
