There's a new club in town - and it'll be officially opened this Saturday, February 29.
Mustangs, which is in O'Loughlin's Hotel, is holding its Grand Opening this Saturday under new owners John and Sally McDonald.
Doors opening at 11pm, there...
The Heath Golf Club completed the Ladies Winter League last week end.
Nine teams of seven golfers registered for the event over a period of 14 weeks. The organisers gave us great names; Cockatoos, Peacocks, Magpies, Pigeons, Woodpeckers Pheasants, Flamingos,...
Portlaoise CBS 0-4 Tullamore 1-4
Top Oil School's Senior 'B' South Leinster Semi Final
Colaiste Choilm Tullamore proved to be too strong for Portlaoise CBS once against as they ended their South Leinster football journey for the second year running.
The Offaly...
Christmas 2019 was one to remember in Naíscoil Kantara, Timahoe as the children were treated to a massive surprise in the lead up to the holidays.
Santa Claus arrived early, laden down with a sack full of beautiful hand-made...
Approval has been given for work to advance on a major new social housing development and ancillary services in the heart of Portlaoise town.
The project at Church Avenue in Portlaoise is made possible by the gifting of the site...
Gardai in Laois have made three arrests following two separate incidents in recent days.
Last night, two drivers who were disqualified were detected driving by the Garda Mobility App.
Gardai say: "Laois Roads Policing Unit on patrols last night arrested two...
Not surprisingly there have been a flood of concerns over flooding across Laois this week.
Virtually non-stop rainfall and water-logged land have combined to put many local communities on high alert with sandbags at the ready.
Worst affected again is Mountmellick...
Ten year old Ben O'Doherty from Rathdowney has written a fantastic poem for former Kilkenny hurler Aidan 'Taggy' Fogarty.
Aidan is dancing weekly and going strong on RTE's Dancing With The Stars.
Ben goes to Scoil Bhríde Rathdowney where Aidan's sister...
Laois hurling manager Eddie Brennan has said he is in favour of the GAA looking at a rule change that punishes cynical play ahead of the association's annual congress this week which will discuss the possibility of adding the...
Foróige in Laois is looking for adult volunteers to support them in their work.
If you have a skill to share or are passionate about working with young people, they are encouraging you to attend one of their volunteer information...
Laois Martial Arts were on the road again, this time to The Mugendo Open in Co Sligo.
The team competed in both Light Contact and Point Fighting as always. Seven fighters took to the mats to test their skills.
Peter McInerney,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fr. James Dollard
Cullohill, Laois / Johnstown, Kilkenny
Funeral Arrangements Later
Paddy Vousden
Scotchrath, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully, at the Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving family, relatives and friends, and...
The hugely popular Three Tenors performed a concert in St Fintan’s Church in Mountrath on Friday, February 21 in front of an audience of 700 people.
Direct from the National Concert Hall, a Three Tenors performance is an amazing experience...
Portarlington Further Education are holding an Open Day tomorrow, February 25, with a number of courses on offer.
Among the courses on offer are ‘Access to Further Education’ and ‘Healthcare Support’.
The ‘Access to Further Education’ includes modules on Maths through...
Ballyroan Ladies are celebrating after they claimed Páidí Ó Sé Intermediate Ladies glory over the weekend.
This was the 31st staging of the competition and saw GAA clubs from Orange County in California, Edinburgh, London and 14 counties across the...
After another busy week of action, Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett look back on brilliant wins for the Laois senior hurlers, senior footballers and U-20 footballers.
In a positional change this week, Alan presents the show but we discuss the...
The latest batch of new Gardai passed out recently at a ceremony in Templemore.
A total of 201 Gardai were conferred at the ceremony – with four of them hailing from Laois.
Emo brothers Shane and Nigel Murphy were two of...
A group of Laois vets saved the life of a young dog that was left abandoned on the side of a road.
Alys, a Patterdale dog, was found in a ditch weighing half of what she should and being so...
There have been a series of objections and expressions of shock and disapproval to a planning application for a new quarry in the county.
Booth Precast Products Ltd have applied to Laois County Council for permission to open and develop...
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke was relieved to see his side emerge from Ennis with a one point win over Clare yesterday.
Laois led by eight points at one stage but Clare made a real game of it in...
Contractors who carry out work for Laois County Council - but don't engage or respond to complainants after they have finished should not get further council work.
That was the view of Portarlington-based Sinn Féin councillor Aidan Mullins speaking at last...
Laois U-20 manager Eddie Kinsella hailed his players after they turned in a brilliant performance to overcome Kildare in the EirGrid Leinster U-20 semi-final on Friday night.
Playing their second game in five days, Laois defied the elements and their...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Vousden
Scotchrath, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully, at the Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving family, relatives and friends, and the staff of Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home, Portlaoise.
Reposing...
Laois County Council has released a warning for flooding across the county ahead of expected rainfall tonight.
Met Eireann have placed Laois in a 'Yellow Warning' for rain with between 20-30 millimeters expected to fall.
Director of Services Simon Walton says...
The weather was the winner again this weekend as a number of games fell victim to it today.
Just a handful of matches were played in the CCFL, Carlow league and Kilkenny league involving Laois teams.
We have reports on big...
Laois 4-6 Kildare 3-14
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 Round 4
Meaghan Dunne scored four goals for the Laois Ladies but it wasn't enough as neighbours Kildare made it four wins in a row in Division 3.
Donie Brennan's charges...
The Laois footballers were forced to endure a nervous finish in Ennis this afternoon but they won't mind too much as they held on to record a vital win over Clare in Round 4 of their Allianz Football League...
Laois 1-12 Clare 1-11
Allianz Football League Division 2
The Laois senior footballers returned to winning ways thanks to a very hard-earned win over Clare in Cusack Park in Ennis this afternoon.
Laois won by a point in the end, having been...
After picking up three points in their first three games, the Laois footballers have made the trip to Ennis today where they take on Clare in Cusack Park.
Laois sit in mid table but the tight nature of the Allianz...
Laois 0-5 Tipperary 1-6
Littlewoods Camogie League Division 2 Group 3
The Laois Camogie team suffered a narrow defeat to Tipperary in their opening game of Division 2 this morning.
Played in Golden GAA grounds, this young Laois side battled gamely against...
