The good times just keep on coming for a great group of young basketball players from Portlaoise.
A little over two days after helping the school Scoil Chriost Rí win a prestigious All Ireland U-19 'A' title, most of them...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Elizabeth (Lil) Cahill (née Bowden)
Oldtown Lower, Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully in her 95th year at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny after a long period of care in the Sacred Heart...
Portlaoise Panthers 76 Waterford Wildcats 53
Hula Hoops U-18 Women‘s National Cup Final
What an incredible week it has been for some of these players. Their second All-Ireland medal in the space of three days.
Ciara Byrne, Sarah Fleming and Jasmine and...
Eddie Brennan has name his squad for tomorrow evening's Allianz National League opener against Wexford.
Having named his captain and vice-captain for 2020 during the week, Brennan is positive as his side welcomes the yellow bellies to O'Moore Park at...
Mike Quirke has named his team for the Laois footballers opening game of the Allianz National League.
They will travel to Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon on Sunday for a 2pm throw-in.
Speaking in the build up to the opening game,...
Revenue Officers at Portlaoise Mail Centre seized a large sum of drugs worth an estimated €59,000.
The seizure was made today.
Approximately 118kgs of KHAT was seized at the Portlaoise centre.
The illegal drugs were concealed in parcels originating in Ethiopia.
They had...
Portarlington resident Dr Cathal Berry launched his bid for a Dáil seat in Kildare South in front of 150 people in the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge last night and declared: "We're going to be the story of General Election...
Weather charts are showing an icy blast to hit Laois and most of the country next week.
Cathal Nolan of Ireland's Weather Channel has issued a warning for potential snowfall next Monday and into Tuesday.
He said: "In what has been...
O’Neill Foley, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, are expanding.
The firm currently has in excess of 50 professional partners and staff providing a wide and varied range of accounting, audit, tax, wealth management and corporate finance services.
The culture of the...
In 2016 the big issues on the doors, in the media and the hustings were unemployment, emigration, pay cuts, austerity cutbacks and the most dreaded of all … water charges.
In just four years the political landscape has changed dramatically....
The weekend we've all been waiting for is finally here.
It's an exciting weekend as Portlaoise Panthers travel to the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght to compete in the Hula Hoops National Cup finals.
The U-18 and Senior women will take...
Noel Tuohy first ran for Laois County Council back in 2014 he was elected and re-elected in 2019. Here he answers questions on his decision to run for the upcoming General Election:
Why did you decide to run?
"We (Labour) didn’t...
In a special bonus Talking Sport Podcast, Steven Miller is joined by Laois football manager Mike Quirke who was recently unveiled as brand ambassador for Joe Mallon Motors.
We looked ahead to the 2020 season which begins with Sunday’s Allianz...
Laois senior football manager, Mike Quirke, announced his squad's captain and vice-captains during the week.
Portlaoise's Kieran Lillis was named captain while John O'Loughlin and Colm Begley take on their roles as joint vice-captains.
Lillis is the current Laois Senior Footballer...
The Laois senior hurlers are positive heading into Saturday's Allians National League Division 1 opener against Wexford in MW Hire O'Moore Park at 7pm.
Manager and former Kilkenny hurler, Eddie Brennan, believes the young guns bring a lot to this...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Noel Conroy
28 Grange Hall, Mountmellick, Laois / Rosenallis, Laois
Noel Conroy, 28 Grange Hall, Mountmellick and formerly of Johnsgrove, Rosenallis, Co. Laois. Died peacefully at home, in the...
Pauline Flanagan is seeking a number of firsts in the upcoming General Election - as she bids not only to be the first female TD to ever represent Laois but also the first female to win a seat for...
Mountrath CS Transition Year launched their first ever Transition Year Musical recently.
This year's Transition Year group launched 'Grease the Musical' to a packed school gym.
The entire school community took part in a Dress Up Day as part of the...
A horse with big Laois connections galloped to glory in Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran this afternoon.
'Total Recall' won at odds of 16/1 and he is owned by the Slaneyville Syndicate.
That syndicate has eight members and one of...
The counting of votes for the Laois-Offaly Constituency in General Election 2020 will take place in Portlaoise.
The premises being used for the count is the Powerpoint Engineering unit at Kea-Lew Business Park. It is the same venue that was...
Portlaoise CBS 4-18 Bunclody (Wexford) 0-4
Top Oil South Leinster ‘B’ Senior Football Championship Round 2
Conor Goode, Darragh Carolan and Paddy Hosey were on fire as Portlaoise CBS made it three straight wins to qualify for the semi finals of...
Knockbeg 2-8 St Mel's (Longford) 4-14
Top Oil Schools 2nd Year Leinster 'A' Football Final
Knockbeg's 2nd Year Leinster dreams were ended by a rampant St Mel's in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
The Longford side, led by Patrick Moran and Andrew Flynn,...
After a remarkable first foray into the GAA Masters football championship - the Laois Masters are back for 2020.
In their maiden voyage in 2019, Laois were drawn in a group with Dublin, Westmeath, Kildare, Tyrone and Clare.
Laois were so...
Crowds gathered in Portlaoise last month to cycle around the town in aid of Teac Tom.
This is a community based suicide prevention mental health awareness and bereavement support charity providing services in Stradbally for the county of Laois and...
Laois TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has today confirmed that over €12m in funding has been allocated to assist the repair of regional and local roads in Laois.
Speaking this morning, Minister Flanagan stated: “I warmly...
General Election 2020 in Laois-Offaly is a whole new ball game and like no general election ever held before in this constituency.
It is certainly an entirely different kettle of fish to Election 2016, when the election in Laois in...
With just over two weeks to go to the General Election, the candidates for the Kildare South district have been confirmed.
Kildare South is very relevant to Laois as it’s no longer just a neighbouring constituency but it now actually...
Every day between now and Election Day on Saturday, February 8, we'll be bringing you a daily bulleting from the campaign trail - from Laois-Offaly, Kildare South and various snippets from around the country.
Big names lined up as launches...
The Allianz National football League is kicking off this weekend and Laois will travel to Dr Hyde Park to take on Roscommon on Sunday at 2pm.
Manager, Mike Quirke, said the team have been struck with multiple injuries but players...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Niall Mac Giolla Bháin
Portarlington, Laois / Fanad, Donegal
Niall Mac Giolla Bháin Bóthar an Stáisiúin, Cúl an tSúdaire Contae Laoise / Baile Láir, Fánaid Contae Dhún na nGall...
