All GAA activity, club and county at all levels, is off until March 29 at the earliest as the country attempts to get to grips with the Coronavirus outbreak.
The Government announced earlier today that all schools, colleges and pre-schools...
Good news for cyclists and cycling enthusiasts in Laois this week as there are plans to increase and improve cycle lanes and other bike friendly initiatives too.
The local authority have plans to invest as much as €450,000 in Portlaoise...
With colleges, schools and pre-schools set to close from tomorrow, Friday, March 13, until March 29 and restrictions placed on public gatherings due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, a long list of events locally.
The Government has banned public gatherings...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that schools, colleges and public facilities are to close until March 29 as massive attempts are being made to restrict the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
Any facilities effected will close from 6pm on Thursday.
Indoor gatherings...
Laois GAA will hold the first of the annual €130 county board ticket draws behind closed doors on Friday evening and have outlined a schedule (outlined below) for clubs to return their tickets.
The first of the four monthly draws...
In a bid to reach the most critical demographic and support in consent education, the Rape Crisis Centre has announced that they are venturing into new territories by collaborating with 20 of Ireland’s leading TikTok-ers.
Leading Irish TikTok-er from Laois,...
The Ladies football colleges semi finals are set to take place in the next few days with the fixtures being getting this Friday.
The O'Connor Cup is the female equivalent of the Sigerson Cup for college football and it will...
Portarlington based Fianna Fail Cllr Eddie Fitzpatrick is seeking
additional funding for the resurfacing of the R420 from Gracefield to Portarlington.
The proposal under the 2020 roads programme is to resurface 200 meters which will continue on from last year's works.
But...
The incredible season for Scoil Chriost Ri basketballers continues when their 1st and 2nd Year A teams won the Regional Championship Double at the finals in St Mary’s Sports Hall on Wednesday March 10.
The school have now won three...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Séan Clancy
Old Knockmay Rd., Portlaoise, Laois, R32 FV1X
Beloved husband of Kathleen and much loved father of Caroline, Martin, Maria, Colin and Patricia. Deeply regretted by his loving...
Laois’s official representatives who were due to go to New York for St Patrick’s Day have pulled out of the trip amid the outbreak of the Coronavirus across the world.
Borris-in-Ossory based Fine Gael councillor Conor Bergin and Chief Executive...
The 14th annual Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball was held in the Heritage Hotel recently.
The event, which took place on February 28, was attended by RTE's Claire Byrne who was the special guest.
The event has raised over €300,000 for...
Slightly later than usual, the lads are back with their latest Podcast.
Coronavirus, Jedward, the power of the hi-viz jacket and getting blocked on Twitter - but yes this is a sports Podcast!
Alan Hartnett is joined by Steven Miller once...
The first death in Ireland from the Coronavirus has been confirmed.
The Irish Times and the Irish Independent are reporting that a woman has sadly passed away from Covid-19.
According to the papers, she is from the east of the country...
400 primary school children from across the region descended on Institute of Technology Carlow last Friday to participate in the VEX IQ Robotics competition.
St. Fintan’s Boys School, Mountrath was one amongst the winners on the day, taking home third...
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the first lineup for Electric Picnic 2020 has been announced.
Snow Patrol, The Chemical Brothers, Picture This and Lewis Capaldi are all headlining the festival.
The line-up was announced at at The Complex...
A Laois school who were due to go to Italy on Friday have cancelled their trip.
100 students from Portlaoise CBS were due to go skiing in Northern Italy for a week from Friday March 13 - the epicenter of...
Last week saw Scoil Chriost Ri in Portlaoise bring sustainability to the fore of all classes this week.
Students were taught a different theme daily in their 9am classes as part of Sustainability Week. All teachers rowed in to bring...
Laois County Council is seeking expressions of interest from Qualified Building Contractors to carry out building/construction works under the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, Mobility Aids Grant and Housing Aid for Older People Grant.
All interested Qualified...
The Clonaslee St Patrick's Day parade has been cancelled in line with parades all over the country amid fears of a further spread of the Coronavirus outbreak.
A hard-working committee had been in place in Clonaslee over the last couple...
Sinn Féin have seen a huge rise in membership nationally since the 2020 General Election - a surge that has also been experienced by the party locally in Laois.
Sinn Féin enjoyed their best ever General Election performance across the...
A brand new school is on the way to Portarlington - according to newly elected TD for Kildare South Cathal Berry.
The Independent's first parliamentary question saw him ask Minister for Education Joe McHugh to outline what his plans are...
There's a selection of new stock in Des Hughes Motors on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise - and you can check out a selection of this week's top five here.
Trade-Ins are more than welcome on all of these cars...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 201 Renault Megane
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €60 per week
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Why buy from Joe...
The Leinster Semi-finals of Scór took place last weekend and Laois were represented in Clonroche by very talented acts.
Ballyfin's Paddy Fitzpatrick represented us in Solo Singing and Recitation with his own compositions.
We were represented in Instrumental Music by Kilcavan...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth (Bess) Curtis (née O'Keeffe)
Larkfield, Athy, Kildare, R14 DH24 / Stradbally, Laois
Mother of the Late Cath. Deeply regretted by her loving husband Johnny, sons Mick, Bren, John,...
On Wednesday March 4, the prefects in Mountrath Community school held a most successful coffee morning for their classmates.
A prefect is a pupil who has been given certain responsibilities in the school.
It was an annual tradition, and always enjoyed...
Students from Portlaoise, Vicarstown and Ballylinan have excelled in the field of athletics recently.
Canice Whearty is a 6th year student in Knockbeg College and was also the recipient of the Laois award of the Leinster Athletics Star awards for...
The Republic of Ireland’s UEFA EURO 2020 Play-Off against Slovakia on March 26 will be played behind closed doors on the instruction of the Slovakian government.
The decision was relayed to the Football Association of Ireland by the Slovakian FA...
The death has occurred of Sean Miller, originally from Vicarstown, but a long-time resident of Derrygarron outside Portlaoise.
Fondly remembered as a gentleman and highly-regarded, he passed away last week after a long illness.
His funeral took place in Portlaoise on...
