Portarlington Boys 5-6 Ballyadams 0-12
Roinn 1 Boys Shield Final
An hour after scooping Division 6 championship glory, Portarlington claimed the Division 1 Boys Shield final as goals saw them past the challenge of Ballyadams.
They scored five goals and kept a clean...
There was sadness in the Killenard and Portarlington areas this week following the sudden death of Mick Terrett.
Mick worked in JJ Behan's, Bord na Mona, Butler's and later B&I in Dublin until retirement, at which point he set up...
Holy Family 5-9 Portarlington Girls 0-3
Roinn 5 Girls Champ Final
Its day two of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals in O'Moore Park.
Following a great win for Holy Family Senior School in the Roinn 1 Girls Championship final who were...
Holy Family 1-3 Portarlington Boys 7-5
Roinn 6 Boys Champ Final
Portarlington derailed Holy Family's bid for three Cumann na mBunscol finals on Day 2 of the finals with a comprehensive win in the Division 6 decider this afternoon.
With two victories...
Frankie's Hairdressing in Mountmellick is known far and wide - and they recently celebrated 15 years in business.
It's been quite the journey since Frankie Horan, a native of Mountmellick, opened it in 2004 when he was still only 20.
Now...
Emergency services are at the scene of an accident on the M7 motorway in Laois after a trailer overturned.
The accident occurred this morning on the M7 southbound between Junction 14 at Monasterevin and Junction 15 at the Gandon Inn...
A contract has been signed to begin work on a detailed design and implementation of a Flood Relief Scheme in Mountmellick, a town that has been badly hit in recent years.
The contract is between Laois County Council and JBA...
Holy Family 1-6 St Fiacc's 3-1
Roinn 1 Girls Champ Final
Holy Family were crowned Division 1 Girls champions this morning in O'Moore Park as they got the better of a tough St Fiacc's side in the first of three finals...
Lights, camera, action - well not quite yet but if last night was anything to go by, this Lip Sync Battle may draw one of the biggest crowds ever seen.
More than one hundred people turned up in St Colman's...
Yesterday was a bittersweet day at Scoil Mhuire Fatima as the community of Timahoe celebrated the retirement of Deputy Principal Martina Mulhall.
In what was a very emotional afternoon, glowing tributes were paid to the Stradbally native after her 34...
New Laois football manager Mike Quirke will have to plan without the services of Stephen Attride for 2020.
The Killeshin clubman, who has been Laois's captain for the past three seasons, departed for Australia on his travels this week and...
The Laois club championships at adult level may be over but attention now switches to provincial action which gets underway this weekend for some of the Laois sides.
The Rosenallis hurlers are away to Carlow's Bagenalstown Gaels in the Leinster...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Billy Rogers
Borris Court, Portlaoise
Rogers, Billy, Borris Court, Portlaoise, October 23rd 2019. Peacefully in the care of St. Vincent's Hosp. Mountmellick. Son of the late Billy and Elizabeth...
Choices for midlands students transitioning from post-primary into third level education were plentiful at Portlaoise College’s fifth annual Career and College exhibition recently.
Parents and guardians from Laois and surrounding counties accompanied hundreds of students to the college in preparation...
Mountmellick Utd FC are celebrating 50 years as a club in the style of a Dinner Dance in the Killeshin Hotel this Saturday.
The night will see the club publish their book which looks back on where it all began...
Na Fianna 1-14 Ballinakill 1-9
Midlands Park Hotel Laois U-15 'B' HC Final
An outstanding performance in the first-half from Na Fianna saw them crowned Laois U-15 'B' hurling champions in a lively encounter against Ballinakill in terrible weather conditions at...
Day 2 of the Downey's Suzuki Laois Cross Country Championships was held in Blackhill, Abbeyleix recently and hosted by Ballyroan, Abbeyleix and District Athletics Club on the Cass family grounds.
All club members were there on hand to make sure...
Portlaoise 1-13 Castletown 1-8
Midlands Park Hotel Laois MHC 'B' Final
Portlaoise have been crowned Laois Minor 'B' hurling champions following an impressive second-half showing against Castletown in the LOETB Centre of Excellence this evening.
Portlaoise trailed by 0-5 to 0-1 at...
It was a busy day in O’Moore Park as the Cumann na mBunscol football finals got underway.
Teams from all across the county took park in some very entertaining games.
With plenty of talent on display, it was a thoroughly enjoyable...
Ger Alley, General Manager of The Heritage hotel in Killenard, was among the winners at the Hotel Awards Ireland this week.
The Durrow native, who was appointed to the role in The Heritage in January, was named General Manager of the...
The construction of the long-awaited new library on Main Street in Portlaoise is on course to start in the coming months following news today that the Government has approved the tender for the €5 million project.
Laois County Council will...
It was a busy day in O'Moore Park as the Cumann na mBunscol football finals got underway.
Teams from all across the county took park in some very entertaining games.
With plenty of talent on display it would be a shame...
Killeshin 1-7 Killenard 2-10
Roinn 1 Boys Championship Final
As the rain started to pour down, the last game of the day got underway in O'Moore Park where Killeshin took on Killenard in the Roinn 1 Boys Championship Final.
Killeshin were not...
Where does the time go at all?
Jeremiah Grant Bar & Eatery on Main Street in Portlaoise is one of the most popular establishments around – and it’s not hard to see why.
Great food, beautiful setting, a fantastic outdoor area complete...
Mountmellick 4-6 Ratheneska 1-8
Roinn 2 Boys Shield Final
Ratheniska and Mountmellick went to battle this afternoon in the Roinn 2 Boys Shield Final where Mountmellick came up trumps.
Mountmellick got the game up and running with a free from Shane Conran....
The Heath 8-7 Ballyroan 10-2
Roinn 2 Girls Shield Final
The Heath edged an 18 goal thriller against Ballyroan to claim the Division 2 Girls Shield in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Forward Elle Beere was The Heath's hero as her tally of...
Athy Tennis Club, Match Maker Tournament took place on Saturday October 19 and it was a very enjoyable afternoon of tennis, food and chat.
Results:
Winners Group 1. Kristian Redmond & Gabriel Marinda.
Winners Group 2: Martin Farrell & Leo Tinkler.
Winners Group...
Kileshin 1-6 Ratheniska 3-6
Roinn 1 Girls Shield Final
Ratheniska got the better of Killeshin to claim Division 1 Shield glory in the penultimate game of Day 1 of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals for 2019.
Clodagh Fingleton's first half goals...
Paddock 10-10 Derrylamogue 6-10
Roinn 3 Boys Shield Final
As the Cumann na mBunscol finals ran on throughout the afternoon, it was both Paddock and Derrlamogue's time in the spotlight.
Paddock came away with the win after a close game after a...
Shanahoe 3-5 Knock 2-4
Roinn 4 Girls Champ Final
It was a spectacular day for Shanahoe as, following on from the success of the boys, the girls repeated the trick to claim the Division 4 championship.
In a close encounter, a fast...
