In our latest Talking Sport Podcast, Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are joined by our man in Carlow Kevin Regan.
The controversy surrounding the Laois U-20 footballers is a hot topic as it brings focus again on a dysfunctional GAA...
Abbeyleix has a new yoga and fitness studio which opened its doors to the community in October 2019.
It is a self-fulfilling dream of husband and wife team Stuart Fidler and Laura Kirwan, which was first imagined during a conversation...
The Sunday Independent released the top 250 wealthiest people in Ireland at the weekend and a Laois couple came in on the list at number 205 with a net worth of €84m.
Cathal and Paula Jackson own the landmark Dublin...
O'Dempsey's celebrated their success as they held their dinner dance last Saturday in The Heritage Hotel, Killenard.
O'Dempsey's won Junior 'A' football final in 2019 defeating Castletown 3-8 to 2-9.
Eoin Finlay was subsequently named junior player of the year.
Killenard NS...
Defeated Laois-Offaly General Election candidate John Leahy has said that left-leaning parties have a mandate to form a Government and that their policies should now be tested.
Leahy ran as an independent on this occasion, having been with Renua in...
As the fallout continues from the 2020 General Election, we continue our look at how the Laois-Offaly constituency voted.
Today we venture across the county border to the other side of the constituency and look at the Birr-Ferbane Municipal District...
There was Monday night football in MW Hire O'Moore Park as the Laois U-20s took on Westmeath in their re-fixed Leinster championship clash.
And it took extra time and penalties to separate the sides as Laois won the shootout 4-3...
Portlaoise Ladies 1 Three Rock Rovers 3rd 0
Leinster Ladies Hockey League
Following on from their 5-0 win last weekend, Portlaoise Ladies Hockey club came away with another win this weekend against Three Rock Rovers 3rd in Kilkenny.
The conditions were far...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Shane Lalor
Cashel, Ballyroan, Laois
Shane is deeply regretted by his heartbroken parents, Christy and Catherine, partner Jessica and daughter Hailey, brother Christopher, sister Brid, uncles, aunts, grandmother, brother...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Megane.
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €87 per week.
This is another Exceptional Offer From JOE MALLON MOTORS.
Why buy from Joe...
** No longer taking applications **
The Portlaoise Plaza, which will open in May 2020, is seeking Retail & Forecourt Supervisors to join the team of the new Portlaoise Plaza.
This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the...
** No longer taking applications **
The Portlaoise Plaza which will open in May 2020 is seeking a Pizza Supervisor for our Papa Johns in our new Portlaoise Plaza.
This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the Plaza...
** No longer taking applications **
Supermac's are seeking Grill staff 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...
** No longer taking applications **
Supermac's are seeking a Deli Supervisor for our Delicatessen & Bakery in the new Portlaoise Plaza which will open in May 2020.
This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the Plaza Group...
** No longer taking applications **
Supermac's are currently looking to recruit a Deli Cook for Macs Place Deli in the new Portlaoise Plaza which will open in May 2020.
This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the...
What a night that was!
The Laois U-20 footballers have reached the Leinster semi final following a dramatic penalty shoout-out win over Westmeath in MW Hire O'Moore Park this evening.
Eddie Kinsella's charges were pushed to the pin of their collar...
Laois 0-13 Westmeath 1-10 (Laois win 4-3 on pens)
Leinster U-20 FC quarter-final
Laois and Westmeath footballers have a long and dramatic history of drawing with each other and they played out another chapter in O'Moore Park again this evening -...
Storm Dennis forced this to be postponed on Saturday but we're back here in MW Hire O'Moore Park for the Leinster U-20 quarter final between Laois and Westmeath.
Laois reached the final of this competition last year but were beaten...
The Laois senior hurlers had to contend with Storm Dennis, an Orange weather warning and hailstones in Ennis on Sunday as they were defeated 0-17 to 0-9 by Clare.
It was freezing and speaking to Midlands 103 afterwards, manager Brennan...
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke was very disappointed with the manner of his side's defeat against Cavan on Sunday.
This was Laois's first league defeat of the season and the Kerry native pulled no punches in his assessment of...
How time flies. Q & R Sublime hairdressers celebrate their first birthday this week on Bridge Street in Portlaoise with mother-and-daughter duo Bernadette Rigney and Meghan Quinlan thrilled with how the past 12 months have gone.
And they're looking to...
The popular businessman, Dragon, entrepreneur and radio presenter, Bobby Kerr is in town next weekend.
Bobby Kerr’s, ‘Your Town Your Main Street’ show has been touring the country for the last few years.
On Saturday next, February 22, the programme will...
There is an opening for a Deli/Bakery Manager for the Macs Place Deli & Bakery in the new Portlaoise Plaza.
The Portlaoise Plaza will open in May 2020. This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the Plaza...
The St Patrick's Day parade in Portlaoise has been cancelled by organizers.
Citing 'numerous obstacles', PRO Paul Downey has released a statement on behalf of the committee announcing the news.
PRO Paul Downey said: "In January every year, a small group...
** No longer taking applications **
A full-time baker is sought for the Delicatessen & Bakery in the Portlaoise Plaza, which will open in May 2020.
This plaza will join the other motorway service stations in the Plaza Group - The Barack...
The popular RTE gameshow Winning Streak will have another Laois person on our TV screens this weekend.
Mountmellick native Brendan Lynch will become the second Laois person to take part in the latest series when he takes to the RTE...
After a two-day delay, the Laois U-20 footballers are set to face Westmeath this evening in the quarter final of the Leinster championship this evening.
The game, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, was called off after the pitch in MW...
Portlaoise Panthers and Scoil Chriost Ri basketballer Ciara Byrne is the worthy recipient of ‘Sports Star(s) of the Month’ as she picked up her award in Property Partners Buggy.
The award honours outstanding individuals in local sport on a monthly...
The Republic of Ireland U-17 Women's team played two friendlies against Iceland over the weekend in Waterford.
And two Laois women were in the thick of the action in the games played in the RSC and Tramore.
Portarlington's Della Doherty and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Shane Lalor
Cashel, Ballyroan, Laois
Shane is deeply regretted by his heartbroken parents, Christy and Catherine, partner Jessica and daughter Hailey, brother Christopher, sister Brid, uncles, aunts, grandmother, brother...
