For lunch or dinner with work colleagues, family, social group or a reunion of friends, The Gandon Inn has a sumptuous menu for you...
McElwee Pharmacies are here to stay as they announce new partnership with totalhealth Pharmacies.
McElwee totalhealth Pharmacies, under Peter, James and Mary McElwee, have outlets...
Portlaoise GAA held reunion and social night in Lilly's Bar in Portlaoise on Friday night.
They were celebrating anniversaries of three of their most successful...
Heywood CS 47 Colaiste Lorcain Castledermot 35
Midlands Schools Basketball 'B' Final
Heywood Community School are celebrating this evening after their senior basketball team claimed Midlands...
This Christmas Scoil Chríost Rí are calling on all staff, students and parents to donate their once loved children’s books to those who are...
Close on 200 people attended this morning's Laois Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast in the Killeshin Hotel which featured a sitdown interview with Pat...
A group of TY students from St. Marys CBS established themselves as a Young Saint Vincent de Paul group at the beginning of the...
The team at ROC Recycling Solutions Limited in Portlaoise, in partnership with Coca-Cola Hellenic, are celebrating after being named as one of the big...
One Laois Councillor has called on the Government to give the people of Laois the perfect Christmas present - guarantee that they will not...
Due to our continued expansion and upcoming new projects, Martin Reddin Ltd currently have the following fulltime positions available in our Portlaoise Office.
Senior...
Hundreds of jobs are going to be up for grabs in the new year in Laois.
A huge jobs fair, with up to 30 companies...
Seven Laois women were honoured recently for incredibly dedicated volunteerism with Laois Riding for the Disabled.
Abbeyleix duo Ann O'Hanlon and Magareth Pratt, Portlaoise duo...
Portlaoise RFC 19-13 Edenderry
Leinster League Division 2A
Portlaoise RFC took home three points after a six point win over Edenderry at the weekend, their fifth...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Megane.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...
This is an extract from Pat Critchley’s latest book Bruno – a collection of stories, yarns and poems – that is being published this week.
The Giant drank Guinness,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Catherine (Kitty) Browne (née Brennan)
Ballinakill (The Rushes), Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Laois
Peacefully at...
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Portlaoise's dreams of claiming an eight Leinster football title ended in MW Hire O'Moore Park on Saturday evening...
Approximately 2,000 Laois farmers across 20 different branches are entitled to vote as the IFA presidential election gets underway today.
IFA members vote for a...
Portlaoise 3 Corinthians 3
Leinster Ladies Hockey League Division 9
Saturday’s game was a high scoring and exciting encounter between Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club and Corinthians...
The Christmas season has begun - and the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel will definitely get you in the festive mood this week.
Taking place in the...
The rain cleared for a few hours to make way for fantastic racing at Sundays National Championships where Laois athletes excelled.
None more so the...
We are almost exactly a month out from Christmas Day and the festive spirit cranked up a few notches as Portlaoise officially opened its...
Mike Quirke's Laois footballers and Eddie Brennan's Laois hurlers now know exactly the order that they will play their National League fixtures after the...
John McDonald, the new owner of O'Loughlin's Hotel in Portlaoise, says he has plans for a music venue and late bar where Club 23...
There is a spate of opposition after being lodged against plans to provide new housing in Mountmellick.
Dozens of objections have been made by other...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John (Johnny) Maguire
3 Cottage Gate, Ballylinan, Laois / Curragh, Kildare
Formerly Blackrath Riding...
The recently re-named MW Hire O'Moore Park is to host the Leinster senior club hurling final this weekend when Kilkenny giants Ballyhale Shamrocks take...
The second finals of a brand new Laois GAA initiative will take place in the LOETB Centre of Excellence this evening.
Back in October, Laois...
Fifty Seven Boutique are excited to unveil changes coming soon to their Portarlington store.
A Pop Up Sale Shop will open in their Portarlington Store...
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The Heath 1-12 Park-Ratheniska/Spink 3-3
Laois Shopping Centre Under-20 B Football Championship Semi-Final
A late, late goal from Aaron Thornton...





































