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...
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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...
A 24 year old boy looking out the train window shouted … ‘Dad, look the trees are going behind!’
Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behaviour with pity, suddenly he again...
It is nothing if not ironic that the man that the Labour Party will most likely chose to save the day in the face of the relentless and inexorable electoral onslaught of Sinn Féin is someone who delights in...
The Laois senior footballers saw their unbeaten start to life in Division 2 come to an end in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
Cavan were the victors and here we take a more in depth look at the game:
1 - Man...
Laois 3-6 Longford 2-6
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3 Round 3
The Laois Ladies football team have recorded their first win of the league campaign under new manager Donie Brennan after a three-point victory over Longford.
A late Erone Fitzpatrick...
Laois 1-6 Cavan 3-10
Allianz Football League Division 2
Two goals either side of half time saw Laois's unbeaten start to Division 2 ended by Cavan in MW Hire O'Moore Park this afternoon.
In very difficult conditions, Cavan goals through Evan Doughty...
Clare 0-17 Laois 0-9
Allianz Hurling League Division 1B
The Laois hurlers are still without a win after their brave performance in awful conditions fell just short against Clare in Ennis this afternoon.
Having lost to Wexford and Dublin in their opening...
Storm Dennis is still raging out there but we are live as the Laois footballers take on Cavan in Round 3 of Division 2 of the National Football League.
After a seven day delay, the Laois senior footballers are set...
Laois people never let us down on Twitter!
And this week is no different.
Check out our selection below:
We feel your pain Gráinne
I want to be healthy and look after myself and be productive but I also just want to hop...
This week for Property Watch we look at homes in Laois for sale for approximately €250,000.
If that sounds like your budget, then we recommend you look at the five houses we have listed below, all for sale in Laois.
No.6 Forest...
Brian Stanley's dominance across the Laois-Offaly constituency, and in particularly in Laois, was again evident in the Borris-in-Ossory/Municipal District when he took in over 31% of the vote, according to the tallies seen by LaoisToday.
Stanley, who got over 16,500...
The Laois senior hurlers continue their Allianz League Division 1 campaign this afternoon when they make the trip to Ennis to take on Clare.
Laois have lost both games to date - to Wexford and Dublin - with games to...
It might be pushing it a bit far to call it a miracle, but the re-election of one local TD last weekend was against the odds.
Most pundits, including myself, had written Carol Nolan off and gave her little chance...
After a seven-day delay, the Laois senior footballers are set to face Cavan this afternoon in Round 3 of the National Football League.
Results last weekend mean the stakes are very high here.
A win will leave Laois top of the...
For Fianna Fail's Peter Ormond, last week's General Election was a new experience.
Not only was it his first time going for the Dail, but it was the first time he ever experienced defeat in an election campaign. First elected...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Bolger
Sliebh Bloom Heights, Rathdowney, Laois
Bolger, Sleibh Bloom Heights, Rathdowney and formerly Cuffsboro, Ballacolla, Co. Laois. February 14th 2020, following a brief illness. Joe, sadly mourned by...
Renowned inspirational and business speaker Gerry Duffy will speak in Laois on Wednesday, March 4, as part of Local Enterprise Week when he will deliver a seminar entitled ‘Goal setting made easy – Daily habits of High Achievers’.
Gerry will...
