For Science Week 2019, Dublin Zoo challenged primary and secondary school children to design a sustainable giraffe habitat for the growing giraffe herd in Dublin Zoo.
Dublin Zoo organised this challenge along with their sustainability partner, SSE Airtricity.
The participants in...
Portlaoise Panthers 73 Griffith Templogue 67
Women’s Division 1 National League
Wow, what a game!
These women are always on the go! Just off the back of securing their place in the National Cup final, the Panthers Division 1 National League girls...
It’s not too often you get a Civic Reception but Scoil Chríost Rí footballers are more than worthy.
Laois County Council held the reception for the Scoil Chríost Rí All-Ireland Post Primary School Senior ‘A’ Champions after Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald...
There was a huge turnout this morning as Operation Transformation came to Emo!
The show’s doctor, Dr. Sumi was joined by Claire Beakhurst to lead the walk in Emo Court & Parklands and this was part of the nationwide initiative...
LAOIS 1-10 DUBLIN 2-10
U-20 John Kerins Cup Round 3
The Laois U-20 footballers suffered their third defeat of the John Kerins Cup this afternoon as they welcomed Dublin to the LOETB Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise.
The side were without key...
RTÉ's Dancing with the Stars is now in full swing and one Kilkenny man is looking for your votes.
Just on the border in Urlingford, former All-Ireland hurling champ Aidan 'Taggy' Fogarty spoke to us about his experience on the...
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With the General Election now called and the date set for Saturday, February 8, we take an early look at the battle that is set to unfold in the re-formed Laois-Offaly...
Knockbeg 3-7 Malahide CS (Dublin) 2-6
2011 Leinster Colleges 'A' SFC Round 1
For this week's Remember The Game, we go back nine years to the first Round of the Leinster school's Senior Football championship where Knockbeg took on Malahide.
Knockbeg had...
With a lot of cold weather still to come before the warmer weather kicks in, now is a great time to bag yourself a bargain and update your winter wardrobe in the Fifty Seven Winter Sale.
Many lines are now...
A Laois man who appeared on the Australian version of Love Island is back in town and we got the chance to talk to him about his childhood and experience moving to Australia.
Eoghan Murphy moved from Portlaoise to Australia...
A second class student in primary school recently wrote the following wisdom………
One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things...
Portlaoise Pantomime Group will stage their 36th pantomime 'Robin Hood' in Dunamaise Arts Centre this year from Saturday January 18 till Saturday January 25.
Shows are nightly at 8pm with matinees on Saturday 18th, Sunday 19th and Saturday 25th at...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
William Hughes
Oaklawn, Portlaoise, Laois / Johnstown, Kilkenny
Hughes, Oaklawn, Portlaoise and late of Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny. William, beloved husband of recently deceased wife Ann and dearly loved mum...
Laois's first home water birth of the year took place earlier this month and mum Colette Duff says it was a positive experience that she'd happily recommend to other mothers-to-be.
Little Jenny Duff entered the world on Thursday, January 2,...
The Laois U-20 footballers will bring the curtain down on their pre-season John Kerins Cup competition tomorrow afternoon when they welcome last year's All Ireland finalists Dublin to the LOETB Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise.
Manager Eddie Kinsella has made...
Heritage House have organised a lovely event to mark Brigid's Day, or Imbolc, 2020.
All proceeds go towards the upkeep of The Old North School building (Charity Number 12025) which requires huge maintenance and repairs.
Why not come and gather together...
A whole litany of issues which need to be tackled in a Laois village have been well ventilated this week.
The matters concerning Ballaghmore were first thrashed out at an Area Municipal meeting of the Council and later last night...
Another attack on sheep, carried out by three dogs, took place yesterday and Laois Dog Warden Services are urging dog owners to ID Tag.
The attack took place yesterday in Fermoyle, between Durrow and Ballinakill.
The farmer is still locating his...
This one is for the die hard Laois fans!
The Rock of Dunamase features in a new app that aims to 'bring history alive'.
The castle has been included in TimeTour, which allows users to explore the current day ruins of...
A table quiz is being held in the Deadmans Inn, Ballyfin on Friday January 24 at 8.30pm.
The table quiz is being organised by Ballyfin Vintage & Veteran Club. An entry fee of €40 applies for a table of 4...
January is one of the biggest months of the year in the insurance industry according to experts at the online insurance broker group.
The insurance experts say that hundreds of thousands of people throughout Ireland either take out or review...
A proposal to introduce a one-way traffic system for the town of Durrow has been greeted with an emphatic thumbs down by the local councillor.
The suggestion was floated this week by Cllr John King, but was quickly knocked on...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patricia (Pat) KELLY (née Grehan)
Clonskeagh, Dublin / Mountmellick, Laois
KELLY (née Grehan) Patricia (Pat) (Clonskea and formerly of Mountmellick, Co. Laois) January 15, 2020 - in her 103rd year,...
Ballyroan-Abbey U-14s were presented with their Feile winning medals at a ceremony recently.
The lads triumphed in the Laois 'B' competition back in April.
They took on The Harps where they ran out narrow one point victors.
There was little or nothing...
Laois GAA have launched their new kit vans for 2020, sponsored by Downey’s Autostop.
The Downey family have for years been proud supporters of Laois GAA and we delighted to continue that tradition.
This is the second year they have sponsored Laois...
Paddy Bracken spelled it out in no uncertain terms.
Someone is going to be killed at Turley’s Corner in Mountmellick unless something is done with the junction of the R422 and R423, better known local as the roads to Garryhinch...
Secondary students across Laois are dreaming of a Final appearance in Croke Park in 2020 as the Local Enterprise Offices’ Student Enterprise Programme for 2019/2020 was launched.
The programme, which is Ireland’s largest business and enterprise programme for second level...
The draw for the Leinster minor football and hurling championships have been made.
Mark Bates' footballers and Liam Dunne's hurlers are both drawn in groups and there are slight changes to both competitions for this year.
MINOR FOOTBALL
The Laois minor footballers,...
Tickets for the Hula Hoops National Cup final are on sale now!
They went on sale this afternoon after the fixtures for the fixtures for the finals were announced at the beginning of the week.
All games will be played in...
Gardai are investigating a number of burglaries in Laois yesterday.
They happened between 9am and 6pm in the Ballyroan and Attanagh areas in Laois.
Gardai are appealing for information and have launched the following appeal.
They say: "Gardaí in Portlaoise are investigating...
