A huge gathering of friends and founders celebrated the 60th anniversary of Ballyfin AC in the Deadman’s Inn on Saturday November 9.
The club honoured members past and present who had contributed to its outstanding success down the decades.
Frances Harney...
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois, Seán Fleming, says he has received assurances from the Courts Service that they signed a contract to purchase a two-acre site on the new ring road in Portlaoise for a new courthouse.
Deputy Fleming was...
The Laois camogie team will have a new man on the sideline next year.
Former All-Ireland Junior club championship winning hurler Kieran Delaney will take charge of the side in 2020.
He joins as manager after coaching roles in camogie with...
Laois was among eight counties that had premises raided by members of the Criminal Assets Bureau today.
Its part of an Garda operation against an organised crime group in the region.
Six cars and almost €20,000 in cash was seized along...
Mr Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has today announced funding of almost €1.5 million to support the continued roll-out of the My Open Library service to 17 further branches.
And Portarlington Library is the Laois one...
Laois man Larry O’Loughlin recently visited Kenya as part of a mid-term strategic review of Misean Cara - the umbrella body for Irish Missionaries across the world involved in community development.
Misean Cara is an international and Irish faith-based missionary movement...
It's the second week of November but yesterday gave us a taste of what this winter may have in store.
What began as rain, quickly turned to snow around mid-afternoon and just didn't stop.
The snow began slowly and then became...
A significant amount of infrastructural investment is earmarked by the Council for Portlaoise over the next 3 years.
The projections presented in the local authority’s Indicative Capital Programme for 2020 through to 2022 outlines just where the bulk of the...
Barrowhouse GAA will launch a book to celebrate 100 years in existence at a Dinner Dance in The Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow on Saturday night next, November 16.
The book is the culmination of much work by a club...
Award winning artist Gemma Guihan will hold an exhibition of her paintings for one night only in The Pantry, Portlaoise on Thursday, November 28 at 8pm.
This is the third successive year that the Mountmellick based artist has staged an exhibition...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret (Madge) Byrne (née Cruite)
Margaret (Madge) Byrne (née Cruite) Cabinteely, Dublin and formerly of Balytarsna, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, 11th Novemeber 2019 peacefully, with family and in the wonderful care...
Music Generation Laois welcomed over 130 young harpers and pipers to Portlaoise for their 4th annual Tionól, held in Portlaoise recently.
Music Generation Laois is a performance music education programme, part of Music Generation, Ireland's national music education programme, initiated...
Parts of Laois are covered in a blanket of snow this evening and it is making driving conditions very dangerous.
Met Eireann and AA Roadwatch are asking drivers to exercise extremely caution on the roads as they make their way...
Tributes have been paid to a member of Laois Civil Defence who passed away following a battle with illness.
Nicola Dollard (nee Kelly), from Rathevan, Portlaoise, a married mother of one, was laid to rest yesterday.
She is survived by her...
What a great to top off an already spectacular game!
Galway will see itself become the European Capital of Culture in 2020, however the first weekend in November saw it become a festival of basketball as it hosted Galway Masters...
Laois’ Pat Kelly was honoured at the ‘Volunteers in Sport Awards’, hosted by the Federation of Irish Sport in partnership with EBS, yesterday in Farmleigh House Dublin.
Pat received the Laois sports volunteer of the year award for his commitment...
We're back with another Podcast and by God do we have loads to talk about.
First off, we have a brand new guest as our newest employee Aedín Dunne joins the panel.
She is joined by regulars Steven Miller and Alan...
Laois is one of seven counties to have been hit with a rainfall warning for today as heavy rain is expected to turn to sleet and snow.
Met Eireann has issued the Status Yellow caution, and warned that persistent rain...
With just over €78 million at its disposal Laois County Council has set out its stall and agreed on its spending priorities for next year.
In addition to its revenue budget the local authority also has a projected capital allocation...
They say in life you should never go back - but this Laois club and their new manager will be hoping for a happy reunion in 2020.
Ballyroan-Abbey have appointed a new manager for the 2020 season - and it...
The Republic of Ireland U-17s made a brilliant start to their European Championship Qualifying campaign as they defeated Andorra in Turners Cross last night.
Portlaoise teenager Colin Conroy started the game in midfield and was in the thick of the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret (Madge) BYRNE (née Cruite)
Margaret (Madge) Byrne (née Cruite) Cabinteely, Dublin and formerly of Balytarsna, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, 11th Novemeber 2019 peacefully, with family and in the wonderful care...
Here are all the latest results and fixtures from the CCFL.
Results
Friday November 8
Senior Division
Derry Rovers A 0 Tullamore Town 3
Saturday November 9 2019
Division 1
Mullingar Town 1 Gaels Utd 1
Longford Town Cruisers 2 Castlepollard Celtic 2
Ballymahon AFC 2 Gallen Utd...
A part of the N80 between Portlaoise and Stradbally is closed this evening following a serious accident.
Emergency services are on the scene of the incident and the road is closed on the N80 just before the Sawmills as you...
The launch of the first Integration Strategy for County Laois took place in the Parish Centre, Portlaoise recently by Charlie Flanagan TD, Minister for Justice and Equality.
Laois Partnership Company, and specifically the AMIF steering committee oversaw the production of...
A great group of Laois athletes travelled to Ferbane in Offaly on Saturday at the weekend to compete in Juvenile Uneven Ages (U-11 to U-19) and Women and Men’s Senior Championships.
Just like the last day out it was a...
They met at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month and Laois County Councillors set aside any political differences or misgivings they may have, called a truce, temporarily at least and passed their Budget to...
Portlaoise 1 Genesis 2
Leinster Hockey Division 9/10 Cup
It was a beautifully sunny day for Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club’s first game of the Leinster Division 9/10 Cup competition in Kilkenny on Saturday.
The game started with high tempo from Portlaoise in...
What a great send off!
There was great celebrations recently when the staff of Portlaoise College came together to acknowledge the retirement of one of its long serving members and local person Regina Brennan.
Accompanied by her husband Louis, daughters Rena...
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