The Laois Celtic Challenge team are set to face Mayo in the Division 3 final on Sunday, June 2 at 1pm in Abbotstown, Dublin.
Reaching this final is a culmination of hard work since Christmas as they now get the...
The June Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us and the latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are here where they are joined by Liam Cunningham and Cormac Deegan.
The lads are just...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Singleton (née Cogley)
Portarlington, Laois
Singleton (née Cogley), Margaret, (Late of Portarlington, Co. Laois). Peacefully, surrounded by her family. Beloved mother to Glen and Gavin. Sadly missed by her loving family,...
Ballyroan-Abbey 2-7 Portarlington 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 6
Ballyroan-Abbey got their fourth win of this years league at the expense of Portarlington this evening where the final ten minutes of the first half proved the difference between...
Pauline Flanagan missed out on a seat at her first attempt in 2019 when she was then a Fianna Fáil candidate and running under her maiden name Madigan.
Now she is an Independent and looking to build on that experience...
Dom Dunne came within just over 50 votes of winning the final seat in the Portlaoise Municipal District in 2019, then as a candidate for the Renua party.
He is back on this occasion as an Independent where he is...
Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down - but fights this election in his own right.
The Ballyroan man talks about his involvement in various community groups, how...
Bolaji Adeyanju is an Independent candidate running in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
A Nigerian native, he chats about how he came to live in Ireland, his involvement in the African community here and his experiences of settling in Ireland.
He also...
Rosie Palmer is a first-time candidate, from Ballinakill, running for the Green Party in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Part of Minister Pippa Hackett's parliamentary team, she chats about how she became involved with the Greens, the projects she would like...
Maria McCormack is a new candidate for Sinn Féin in Portlaoise. Originally from Tipperary, she moved to Ballyroan at a young age and has lived in Portlaoise for a long number of years.
She brings considerable political heritage through her...
Caroline Dwane-Stanley was first elected to Laois County Council in 2014 and is seeking a third term in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
In this wide-ranging chat she chats about how she first got involved in local activism and some of...
Thomasina Connell was elected to the Portlaoise Municipal District in 2019, taking the last seat after a mammoth battle as a first-time Local Election candidate.
She has since served five years on the council, including a year as Cathaoirleach and...
The first time Willie Aird was eligible to vote, he voted for himself! That was way back in 1979 when he was elected to the then Portlaoise Town Commission and he duly won a seat on Laois County Council...
Marie Tuohy is no stranger to the election campaign trail - having been a key figure alongside her husband Noel when he was successfully elected to Laois County Council in 2014 and 2019 and in the 2020 General Election.
But...
It was a hectic day of action in O’Moore Park today as the last day of this year’s Cumann na mBunscol hurling and camogie finals took place.
Four finals were down for decision and they featured eight different Laois schools.
The...
Ballinakill 4-6 Castlecuffe 2-7 (AET)
Division 5 Camogie Championship
The excellent Leah Dunphy was the difference as Ballinakill saw off the challenge of Castlecuffe following extra time in the Division 5 camogie final.
The victors looked to have the match wrapped up...
Ballyroan 6-11 Clonaslee 5-9
Division 3 Hurling Championship
Ballyroan have left O'Moore Park as the Division 3 hurling champions, as the curtain comes down on the 2024 Cumann na mBunscol.
Peter Keane scored a remarkable 6-6 - all from play - as...
Rathdowney 4-7 Killadooley 4-6
Division 1 Hurling Shield
Daniel Keeshan was Rathdowney's hero as his last gasp point led them to Division 1 hurling shield glory against Killadooley.
With the sides level in injury time, he took his tally to 1-6 for...
Killanure 8-3 (19) Mountrath 8-1 (17)
Division 2 Camogie Championship
Killanure eventually got the better of Mountrath after a crazy back-and-forth final to be crowned Division 2 Camogie champions.
This was the curtain-raiser for the final day of Cumann na mBunscol action...
The Graigucullen-Portarlington Municipal District does, as the name suggests, stretch from one side of the county to the other, from the Carlow border to the Offaly border and runs right alongside Kildare at a number of junctures.
Graigue and Port...
Laois County Council and Laois Community Development Committee have launched their Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) and Local Authority Climate Action Plan (LACAP).
The LECP outlines a comprehensive strategy for economic growth, enhancing community development and well being as...
A Laois GAA club are set to get on their bikes for a 24 hour fundraiser once again this weekend.
Clonad GAA will be at the Portlaoise Plaza at Junction 17 from 5pm on Friday until 5pm on Saturday.
Those taking...
A Laois GAA club is set to host a fundraising golf classic next month.
Mountrath Golf Club will be the venue for this Slieve Bloom GAA fundraiser.
Golfers are set to tee off on Saturday, June 15 with all funds earmarked...
Mountrath Badminton Club celebrated a very successful first season after being set up by Joe Hargroves last September.
The club has brought together former clubs in adjacent communities such as Abbeyleix, Camross, Trumera and Castletown.
They train every Tuesday and Thursday...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick.
Predeceased by her daughter Evelyn, sisters Nuala and Una, brothers Pat and John.
Deeply regretted by...
Vivienne Phelan from Stradbally is running for Fine Gael in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District and is hoping to make up for the disappointment of missing out on her first attempt in 2019.
A vet by profession, she chats about her...
From a family steeped in Fianna Fáil, locally and nationally, Padraig Fleming has been a Laois County Councillor since 2009 and is seeking a fourth term in the upcoming elections.
He chats about his early interest, his working career in...
Aisling Moran is a sitting county councillor, running as an Independent on this occasion, having been elected for Fine Gael in 2019. She discusses why she left Fine Gael and her early memories working with her father who was...
Having first been elected in 2009 in the old Luggacurren area, Ben Brennan is now contesting his fourth Local Election. The independent councillor from the Crettyard area first decided to run as an independent when he was overlooked by...
Charlie Hackett from the Green Party is one of the youngest candidates in the country. A student in UL, he comes from a family immersed in politics currently as his mother Pippa is a Senator and Minister, while his...