Winning one county final is a big deal - but to win two in the one day is on a different level altogether.
So it was for Camross on Saturday as they not only won back the intermediate camogie title...
It's another busy day of Laois club hurling action with four championship games down for decision.
O'Moore Park hosts a triple header of the two Senior 'A' quarter-finals and the second senior quarter-final between Borris-Kilcotton and Ballinakill.
Meanwhile, Abbeyleix and Portlaoise...
House prices in Laois have fallen once again according to the latest Daft.ie figures.
In Laois, prices in the third quarter of 2019 were 1% lower than a year previously, compared to a fall of 11% seen a year ago....
There's nothing like the first!
The hurlers of Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe won the Laois JHC 'A' title in O'Moore Park on Saturday evening - their first adult championship success since the new club was formed ahead of the 2018 season.
They suffered a...
Slieve Bloom 3-13 Clonaslee 0-17
Laois Shopping Centre SHC ‘A’ Relegation Final
Slieve Bloom preserved their Senior 'A' status as they prevailed agaisnt a tough Clonaslee side in the Relegation Final in Mountrath this evening.
Clonaslee got the aid of a gale...
Camross 3-18 Borris-Kilcotton 0-13
Laois Shopping Centre IHC Final
What a weekend for Camross!
Four championship games all won, three of them county finals and one of them a senior quarter-final against their greatest rivals.
Twelve months on from losing the intermediate final...
Park Ratheniska-Timahoe 4-11 The Harps 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre JHC Final
Laois's newest hurling club Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe have claimed their first title following a hard-earned win over The Harps in O'Moore Park this evening.
Park-Ratheniska and Timahoe had soldiered for years separately as...
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After a bumper afternoon of Camogie, attentions now switch to hurling as two more finals take place in O'Moore Park.
A really busy day in Laois GAA HQ will come...
St Brigid's 0-9 Camross 1-11
Laois Intermediate Camogie Final
Camross have been crowned the Laois Camogie Intermediate champions for 2019 after a stylish performance against St Brigid's.
Camross got off to a perfect start as three frees; two from Sarah Ann Fitzgerald...
Camross 5-2 Portlaoise 3-5
Laois Camogie Junior Final
Camross are the Laois Camogie Junior champions for 2019 after a superb victory over a brilliant Portlaoise side.
In a match overshadowed by thunder and lightning, it was Camross who got off to a...
It is a huge day for Laois Camogie with both the Junior and Intermediate championship finals down for decision.
O'Moore Park is the venue for both games this afternoon with the action underway from 1pm.
The Junior final is up first...
It's going to be a busy evening in O'Moore Park with two hurling county finals down for decision.
We look ahead to the action here.
Laois IHC Final - Camross v Borris-Kilcotton
In O'Moore Park at 7.30pm
Twelve months on from losing to...
Traditionally in Ireland family farms in Ireland have been passed onto the next generation on death.
In recent times social and economic changes have resulted in more transfers taking place during the owner’s lifetime. It is a very personal decision...
This weekend marks the penultimate stages of the Laois adult camogie championship.
Four teams battle it out in the junior and intermediate finals in O'Moore Park on Saturday, September 21.
Firstly, the junior final between Portlaoise and Camross’s second team will...
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned...
25 years on from Park-Ratheniska intermediate hurling success
Laois's newest GAA club - Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe - face into their first county final this evening when they take on The Harps in the Laois JHC decider.
It's a big occasion for the club...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Thomas (Noel) Delaney
Derryguile, Mountmellick, Laois
Thomas (Better known as Noel) Delaney, Derryguile, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, died 20th September 2019, peacefully at Naas General Hospital, surrounded by his loving...
Laois camogie has seen a significant and welcome number of relatively new clubs competing at different age groups over the past decade - Portlaoise being one of these.
2019 marked the club's first year to compete at adult level, and...
Camross 0-24 Castletown 2-13
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Quarter-final
Camross's hopes of winning a third Laois SHC title in a row remain on track after surviving a stern challenge from their neighbours Castletown in the quarter-final in O'Moore Park this evening.
They...
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We're down to serious business now.
After a couple of rounds of shadow boxing, proper championship hurling gets underway tonight.
And in Laois, what better way to kick things off than...
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Laois SHC Quarter-final - Camross v Castletown
In O'Moore Park at 7.45pm on Friday, September 20
It will be a case of Friday night lights in O'Moore Park this evening as neighbours and...
Laois Martial Arts were in action again at the Tallaght Open recently.
The team of 7 competed in both Light Contact and Point fighting.
The youngest member of the team, Peter McInerney Under 6 Novice, competed in the Light Contact under...
SuperValu Abbeyleix and Rathdowney employ over 100 staff specialising in fresh foods and excellent customer service. Exciting plans for the coming months include renovations, extensions and online shopping which have created the need for a HR & Payroll position...
The students at Errill NS pulled out all the stops on Friday morning to welcome the Joe McDonagh Cup which was brought to the school by Laois hurling captain Paddy Purcell and his Rathdowney-Errill and Laois team-mates Ross King...
There was disappointment for Portlaoise's Zach Tuohy in today's Australian Rules Preliminary Final as his Geelong side were beaten by Richmond - and so miss out on a place in next weekend's Grand Final.
They were beaten 85-66 by Melbourne...
Hollybrook Homes, renowned for their quality and integrity within the building industry in the United Kingdom and Ireland, are delighted to bring the Mount Stewart estate near the centre of Portlaoise to the market through Hume Auctioneers.
Mount Stewart is...
Mountrath Community School will hold their Open Night on Tuesday, October 1, on Tuesday, October 1.
The night will entail a tour of the school and information for parents and intending first years for the for the academic year 2020-2021.
Registration...
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This weekend is all about Culture Night. There are over 20 free events all around the county.
There are free tours in Emo Court and Donaghmore Famine Workhouse.
Puppet shows in Abbeyleix, pop up Gaeltacht in...
St. Joseph’s in Mountmellick was packed to standing room only all the way out into the church yard.
They had come from near and far to pay a final tribute and bid farewell to a loyal friend and a colleague.
The...
2004 - Destiny's Child was in full swing, 'Mean Girls' had just been released and low-waist jeans were regularly seen on the red carpet.
2004 also marks the last time St Brigid's camogie club (comprising of Rathdowney, Errill, Borris-in-Ossory and...
