Portlaoise boxer Michael Nevin will fight for a place in the World Championship quarter-finals in Russia today.
Nevin beat Lithuania’s Vytautas Balsys on Friday having earlier beaten Andre Verme from Moldova in the opening round.
The 21-year-old earned three 10-8 rounds...
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s (ASI) Mobile Information Service will be hitting the 88th National Ploughing Championship 2019 in Carlow this week.
This is an attempt to bring awareness, support and information to people living with dementia and their families...
Does your child want to be an entrepreneur? A survey revealed 63% of Laois children said that they would like to be an entrepreneur in the future.
This survey was done after 8000 Primary School students spent 12-16 weeks starting...
The Laois Camogie finals will take place in O'Moore Park once again this year.
Last year, the senior (intermediate) final between Camross and O'Moore's was played at Laois GAA HQ while this year the second tier final will also take...
Portlaoise Ladies 4 Naas 2
So Fresh Entertainment Womens Division 1 Soccer League
Portlaoise Ladies AFC played their last game of Division 1 on Sunday afternoon against Naas AFC. A win would see them finish top of the table and level...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Edward (Ned) Hogan
Ballinakill Road, Abbeyleix, Laois
Passed away peacefully at Ysbty Glan Clwyd Wales in the loving arms of his daughter Carol. Sadly missed by his daughter Carol,...
First Choice Bathrooms and Tiles will be holding a re-run of their sale this Saturday, September 21, with a massive blowout of all remaining stock left.
Due to popular demand and the successful amount of people who passed through the doors,...
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The draw for the semi final of the Laois Senior Football Championship has been made.
We will have to wait until later next week to get the confirmed line up as Portarlington and Graiguecullen...
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Killeshin 0-15 Ballylinan 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Quarter Final
Killeshin are through to their first Laois senior football championship semi final in more than 60 years as they defeated Ballylinan in O'Moore Park this...
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O'Dempsey's 1-11 Ballyfin 1-14
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Quarter Final
Ballyfin have caused the shock of the championship by dumping 2018 defeated finalists O'Dempsey's out of the Laois Senior Championship.
Ricky Quillinan, James Finn, James Moore,...
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We're back in O'Moore Park for the final two football games of the weekend.
We'll be back here tomorrow night to find out who will join Clonaslee in the Intermediate final but for this...
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Portarlington 2-11 Graiguecullen 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Quarter Final
Graiguecullen and Portarlington will have to meet once again after a crazy game ended in draw in O'Moore Park.
We had a red card, two managers...
We look back at our most viewed stories over the past seven days.
New Laois senior football manager revealed.
After John Sugrue stepped down, it was revealed that Kerry's Micheál Quirke would take his place.
2. People queuing for Electric Picnic...
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Portlaoise 1-9 St Joseph's 1-6
Laois Shopping Centre SFC
Portlaoise's bid for three titles in a row remains on track after they narrowly edged out a spirited St Joseph's outfit in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Niall...
Castletown 0-11 Park-Ratheniska 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre JFC
The Castletown footballers will play in a county final for the third year running as they held off Park-Ratheniska to cause a shock in the semi-final of the Laois JFC today in Stradbally.
Castletown,...
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We're midway through September now and by the end of today, we will be left with just four teams standing (barring a draw).
The Laois Senior Football Championship Quarter Finals are down for decision...
Bowe's Foodhall, Durrow
Bowe’s Foohall and Cafe in Durrow have vacancies for the following role: Front of House Staff Position
Front of house staff required for immediate start, daytime waitressing in Durrow Monday – Friday 9am-5pm.
The successful candidate must have:
Waitressing...
What an achievement this is - and what an incredible person this young Laois athlete is.
Portarlington teenager Nicole Turner is a World Paralympic medalist following a stunning performance in London late last night.
Having qualified for the final of the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Edward (Ned) Hogan
Ballinakill Road, Abbeyleix, Laois
Passed away peacefully at Ysbty Glan Clwyd Wales in the loving arms of his daughter Carol. Sadly missed by his daughter Carol,...
Lions AFC is a vibrant soccer club in Durrow and that was very evident at their family fun day on Sunday last.
With an array of entertainment for their many young players, they used the occasion also to present medals...
St Brigid's 2-11 O'Moore's 2-9
Laois Camogie Semi-Final
St Brigid's upset the odds in Mountrath this afternoon as they deservedly beat Laois camogie champions O'Moore's to book their place in the final against Camross.
Both sides were even from the off, but...
Camross 1-11 The Harps 0-9
Laois Camogie Semi-Final
The second semi-final today saw Camross through to yet another Camogie county final after a hard fought win over The Harps.
Alice Walsh took this game by the scruff of the neck from the...
The vibrant community of Shanahoe put on quite the show last Sunday as their delayed 'Taste of Shanahoe' event proved to be well worth waiting for.
This was originally meant to be held back in July but the success of...
St Joseph's 1-13 Portlaoise 1-8
2000 Laois SFC Final
This weekend St Joseph's and Portlaoise do battle in the quarter-final of the Laois SFC.
It's the latest chapter in a great Laois rivarly though in recent years it's one that Portlaoise have...
Kerry people cast a long shadow over Gaelic football.
Today they travel to Croke Park seeking to deny Dublin an historic five-in-a-row in the All Ireland football final replay.
The Kerry links are everywhere. Earlier this week we broke the story...
So the Electric Picnic has sold out again in record time. Early-bird, loyalty, family camping, campervan tickets all gone, and once they’re gone they’re gone. Well that is until they come back on sale again, or re-sale again.
But then...
It will be a big ask and a hard station, but there is a campaign underway to have the railway line to Mountmellick re-opened.
Initiating the ambitious proposal is Mountmellick man, Paddy Brazil.
He has launched a petition via Change.org on...
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, the minister...
Today is a big day for the Laois club camogie scene with the two championship semi-finals down for decision in Mountrath this evening as part of a double header.
O'Moore's v St Brigid's
In Mountrath at 4pm
The first game sees county...
Zach Tuohy is now just one game away from playing in the Australian Rules Grand Final following Geelong's win over the West Coast Eagles on Friday.
Geelong suffered a setback when they lost last week to Collingwood in the qualifying...
