There are mounting calls for the government to reduce the social distancing guidelines from two metres to one.
Last week, the World Health Organisation changed...
Laois County Council and Gardai are trying to deal with groups of people who continue to gather in large groups despite the current social...
Carlow football and Laois hurling are not two things that you would expect to come together - but that is exactly what happened on...
Laois 1-12 Offaly 1-12
2003 Leinster SFC Quarter-final
The 2003 inter-county football season will never be forgotten in Laois.
A first Leinster title in 57 years, a...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus Gorman
The Borness, Mountmellick, Laois
Seamus Gorman, The Borness, Mountmellick, died May 26th...
One new case in Laois
For the first time in five days, Laois has recorded a new case of Coronavirus.
That brings the total infected here...
1,615 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of nine from yesterday.
Not all of these people passed away today –...
A number of short-term measures in the coming weeks will be introduced as funding is awaited for a major upgrade of the busy Mountmellick...
Steph is a Laois mammy of 3 small kids. She has started a blog to document her life as a mammy muddling through parenthood and...
Laois County Council have received €500,000 from Failte Ireland in a bid to enhance tourism in Portlaoise.
Chief Executive John Mulholland confirmed the news at...
The Rathdowney church online concert has increased in popularity since it began nine weeks ago - and it is back once again today.
This week’s...
Warm tributes have been paid to nine-year-old Laois girl Hollie Brown-Quail who sadly passed away recently.
The Portlaoise girl passed peacefully at her home, holding...
Portlaoise Musical Society have been nominated for seven Association of Irish Musical Societies awards.
All of the nominations relate to their smash hit show 'Ragtime'.
Shane...
With the country in lockdown, it has been an age since there has been any athletics action.
But the athletics community at all levels are...
There was plenty of stars of the future on the display in the Laois Cumann na mBunscol football finals 20 years ago in the...
The Portarlington-based online business FreeTV.ie has been uniquely positioned to cater for the new reality of the Coronavirus.
They have been supplying everything from smart...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Kelly (née Rowan)
Coole Raheen, Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully in St. James' Hospital Dublin....
No new Coronavirus deaths
1,606 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – a decrease of two from yesterday.
Two of the previous deaths have...
1,606 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – a decrease of two from yesterday.
Two of the previous deaths have been denotified while...
Our latest Talking Sport is here and we are continuing with the same format as the previous three.
Alan Hartnett is in the presenter’s chair...
The HSE are considering closing the Laois Coronavirus Assessment Hub due to exceptionally low demand it has been revealed.
Laois County Council Chief Executive John...
An investigation is underway after prison officers in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise were reported for drinking cans of beer during their lunch break.
The...
It’s almost a month since the country came together and did it for Dan Donoher the young baby boy the captured the nation's heart.
With...
Seamus McDonald is Fianna Fáil’s longest-serving county councillor in Laois, the Rosenallis man first having been elected in 1985.
Indeed only current Cathaoirleach Willie Aird of Fine...
The Heath Golf Club opened up on Monday last, May 18, much to the delight of many of the members who are eligible to...
Members of Clough-Ballacolla GAA and camogie clubs ran, walked, cycled and shaved their heads in a series of novel challenges over the weekend to...
Joe Mallon Motors Ltd is a family owned and run business in since the 1960s. Joe Mallon Motors has been selling Renault cars and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Hollie Brown-Quail
Chantiere Gate, Portlaoise, Laois / Castlewellan, Down
Hollie Brown-Quail, aged nine, Chantiere...
Clough-Ballacolla 2-9 Ballinakill 0-6
2004 Laois U-21 HC Final
Not for the first time, an U-21 championship went overtime and into the following year.
On St Patrick's...
This time last year, we were all in the throes of the 2019 Local Elections.
In all it took a marathon three days of counting...
