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...
Shanahoe 11-4 Borris In Ossory 11-1
Roinn 5 Boys Champ Final
Shanahoe edged out Borris-In-Ossory in a 22 goal thriller to claim the Division 5 Boys title this afternoon.
Five players scored hat-tricks with Shanahoe's Christopher Cullen getting a double hat-trick in...
Borris-in-Ossory Kilcotton may have lost the county final, but that won't stop them in doing something for the community.
They are launching "BK Connects" on Friday 25th October in St. Joesphs School Hall in Borris-in-Ossory at 8pm.
"BK Connects" is a...
Kileen 10-7 The Swan 6-3
Roinn 4 Boys Shield Final
The Killeen boys followed up the girls as they took on The Swan in the Roinn 4 Boys Shield Final this morning.
The first goal of the game came early from Énnae...
Gaelscoil Portlaoise 1-6 Durrow 6-11
Roinn 3 Boys Champ Final
Durrow claimed the Division 3 Boys championship title following a powerful display against Gaelscoil Phortlaoise this morning.
The victors built up a big lead in the first half and although their opponents...
Cullohill 5-3 Durrow 5-1
Roinn 4 Girls Shield Final
Cullohill keeper Isabel Delaney was the hero as her saves helped Cullohill claim the Division 4 Girls Shield title to get the Cumann na mBunscol series underway.
The keeper pulled off a number...
Kerry native Mike Quirke was officially ratified as the new Laois senior football manager at last week's County Board meeting.
The former All-Ireland winner though, speaking to the media for the first time in his new role, admits that it...
Despite extensive objections from numerous residents in the area, Laois County Council have sanctioned plans for a new social housing development on the Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise.
Individual families and resident’s associations in the locality had opposed the provision of...
At the GAA's Special Congress at the weekend, the biggest ever change to the way inter-county football is played was made.
The 2020 All Ireland football championship will see a major change introduced – with Division 3 and 4 counties...
The Abbeyleix Manor Hotel has been putting on big acts over the past while and this Bank Holiday Sunday will see the hugely popular Tansmitter band on stage.
With over 15 years of experience on the live music circuit, Transmitter...
A community-based project to save the Medieval Church at Kilmanman near Clonaslee has had a very successful first stage, with the help of funding from the Creative Ireland Laois Programme.
Fears for the survival of the medieval church ruins had...
