Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Dermot Leahy
Ballyreilly House, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Dermot Leahy, Ballyreilly House, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois, February 25. 2020 unexpectedly and peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Sadly missed by his...
The draws have been made for this year’s Laois football championships.
Portlaoise will begin their quest for four-in-a-row with a meeting with Ballylinan, who will be managed for the 2020 season by former Laois and Portlaoise manager Mick Lillis.
The other...
Defending Laois SHC champions Rathdowney-Errill have been drawn with neighbours Clough-Ballacolla, Abbeyleix and Castletown in the 2020 Laois SHC.
The draws were made tonight in Laois Shopping Centre - who sponsor the Laois GAA championships.
The other group will see last...
More than 140 students from 1st Year exhibited forty four projects in SciFest@School in Portlaoise College recently.
This was the school’s first time hosting the event and it proved to be a great day for all involved.
Students demonstrated their knowledge...
Laois Offaly Garda Síochána posted to their facebook page yesterday about checkpoints carried out on school buses.
Laois Roads Policing Unit carried out a checkpoint with RSA Inspectors on School Buses at Schools in Laois yesterday February 26.
Several major obvious...
A fundraising fun run will take place in Emo this weekend in aid of a young Laois nurse who was injured in Australia before Christmas.
Sarah Louise Fitzpatrick from Cappakeel near Emo was injured when a branch of a tree...
The students and teachers at Holy Family Senior School are preparing to release a CD in aid of suicide prevention charity Teac Tom.
'Tomorrow's a New Day' will be officially launched on Friday March 6 in the Nano Nagle hall...
Scoil Chríost Rí 53 Loreto Abbey 41
Schools U-19 ‘A’ Girls League Final
Just over a month since they last tasted All-Ireland basketball success, Scoil Chriost Ri have done it again.
Pat Critchley’s team are All Ireland Champions for a second time...
Local forecaster, Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather, predicts that another storm is on its way to Ireland.
The storm is predicted to hit this Saturday February 29 and bring strong winds, more rain and even snow as it crosses the...
The Leinster Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards took place in the Knightsbrook Hotel last night where the top restaurants in each county for 2020 were announced.
Establishments in Portlaoise, Mountrath, Emo, Durrow, Borris-In-Ossory and The Heath received awards...
Supermac’s are seeking Full-Time Catering Assistants to join the team for their new Portlaoise Plaza which will open in May 2020.
This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the Plaza Group – The Barack Obama Plaza, The...
The scenario.
It’s the week or so after Christmas or New Years.
You load up the wine, beer and mineral bottles in boxes in the boot of your car.
You head for the bottle bank. There are 43 of them in Laois.
You...
Former Laois senior football manager Mick Lillis has been appointed as the new Ballylinan boss for the 2020 season.
Lillis, who was over the Laois senior team in 2016, takes over from Kildare's Niall Carew who was in charge of...
To help improve respiratory hygiene in schools and crèches, the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has developed eye-catching new posters which have been distributed to all schools as part of a resource pack.
Teaching children to sneeze and cough...
The next generation of All Star hurlers and camogie players were put through their paces by a true camogie legend to mark the launch of a new Portarlington GAA kit sponsored by Connected Health.
Former Antrim captain and five-time All-Ireland...
St Conleth's LGFC are running a 5k road race on Sunday March 1 at 11am.
This is the first of what they hope will be a successful annual event for the club.
The run starts from McCann Park Portarlington GAA and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Rita Norton (née Malone)
Roseberry Court, Newbridge, Kildare / Portlaoise, Laois
Formerly of Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Peacefully, at home surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late...
St Colmans NS in Stradbally are hosting a Lip Sync battle as part of a series of fundraisers organised to develop the school’s pitch and get the sporting facilities the school and wider community of Stradbally needs.
The Lip Sync...
DB Promotions presents 'Songs For Charity' concert in aid of of the Cuisle Centre, Portlaoise.
The Charity concert will take place on Friday, March 13 at 7.30pm in the Dunamaise Arts Centre with all proceeds (Including raffle and bucket collection) will...
Heywood CS 1-16 Ballymahon VS (Longford) 1-11
Top Oil Schools Leinster ‘C’ Senior Football Championship Semi Final
Heywood are through to the Leinster 'C' Senior schools final following a five point win over North Leinster champions Ballymahon.
This will be their second...
The Laois hurlers have forfeited home advantage for their final league game against Kilkenny on Sunday.
Eddie Brennan's charges had been due to face The Cats in MW Hire O'Moore Park on Sunday but the venue has now been changed.
With...
One of the highlights of the local social calendar is set to return to The Heritage in Killenard this Friday night, February 28, for the 14th annual Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball.
The event has raised over €300,000 for local...
The Main Street in Portlaoise should be pedestrianised was the view expressed by both a retail expert and a landscape designer during Newstalk's Down to Business programme which was broadcast live from the Killeshin Hotel on Saturday morning.
The popular...
The Coronavirus or COVID19 is starting to spread across the globe.
After originally breaking out in China, in Wuhan to be exact, it has now spread to more than 30 countries.
In mainland China, 2,715 people have died from COVID-19, as...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 181 Renault Kadjar.
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Laois County Council are holding a competition to recognise farmers for the excellent and good environmental practices which they carry out on a daily basis on their farms.
This is the second year that Laois County Council has held such...
Camogie is one of the fastest growing sports in Laois and now one of it clubs has announced that it will enter an adult team for the first time.
Clough-Ballacolla have announced that they will enter a team into the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patricia Lynch (née Ruschitzko)
Chapel Street, Mountmellick, Laois
Patricia Lynch (née Ruschitzko), Chapel Street, Mountmellick Co. Laois died in the loving care of the staff at Oakdale Nursing Home,...
Local Enterprise Week takes place from Monday 2nd March to Friday 6th March with several free events and clinics taking place throughout the week which are designed to help you plan, start or grow your business in 2020!
There are still few...
Primary School students from Gaelscoil Shlí Dála, Ballaghmore were on stage in Visual Theatre, Carlow at the annual Coirm Gael Linn festival on Thursday, 13 February last.
Coirm gives primary school pupils a chance to shine on stage, whether singing,...
