Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maurice O’Toole
Moneygall, Offaly/Rhode, Offaly/Rathdowney, Laois/Moneygall, Tipperary
In his 95th year. Deeply regretted by his loving family, his wife Lily, children Michael, Kieran, Anne (Maher), Maurice, Elizabeth (Liz, Kinane)...
Portlaoise 3 Our Lady’s 2
Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club came away with another league match win following a tough battle against Our Lady’s 3rd in Terenure on Saturday 19th October.
This match had the usual level of rivalry between clubs in...
They know how to put on a show in the Anvil Inn in Portarlington and this Sunday night, October 27, the place should be hopping for their Halloween Fancy Dress party.
With spot prizes on the night for the best...
TV star Majella O’Donnell, wife of country music superstar Daniel, was speaking at a Laois Hospice Foundation Public Meeting recently.
The talk took place in the Killeshin Hotel, October 16, in Portlaoise.
There was a big crowd there to listen to...
And so we've come to the end of the local GAA championships - but there is still plenty to talk about in our latest Podcast.
Over the weekend, we saw the conclusion of the club hurling championships as the Senior...
Portarlington based Fianna Fail Cllr Eddie Fitzpatrick is seeking
clarification on the proposed Bog Road Flood Relief Project for the
Town
Eddie said: "These works should have been completed this year 2019 but now it is anticipated works will not take place...
PETNS 3-10 Clonenagh 5-2
Roinn 5 Boys Shield Final
Portlaoise Educate Together NS took on Clonenagh NS in the Roinn5 Boys Shield Final this afternoon.
Portlaoise Educate Together NS took home the trophy after a great battle.
The first score of the game...
The double header of Laois county hurling finals in O'Moore Park brought the curtain down on the adult club scene in Laois and with it comes one of our last Team of the Weeks of the year.
Unsurprisingly the two...
Killeen 3-7 Castletown 3-4
Roinn 3 Girls Shield Final
One of the first games of the morning at the Cumann na mBunscol finals saw the Roinn 3 Killeen girls play Castletown in an entertaining game.
While in the girls games a goal...
The GAA's decision not to have a 'Champion 15' selection for the Joe McDonagh Cup this year has been met with anger in Laois today.
Last year, in the first year of the competition, the GAA announced a Champion 15...
Join us for a night in the Orchard for the Samhain Masked Event in Ballintubbert House on Friday, November 1 from 7pm to midnight.
Awakening ancient traditions and spirits, feast on a five-course tasting menu, focused around wild game and...
Laois-Offaly TD Brian Stanley has introduced Sinn Féin’s Beef Price Transparency Bill into the Dáil.
As things stand meat processors do not have to share the price of cattle or quantity being purchased to anyone including the farmers.
If this bill...
The Laois hurlers will be without the services of two of their top forwards for the 2020 season as Cha Dwyer and Ben Conroy have decided to go travelling abroad.
Dwyer had a great championship season with Laois during the...
Kavanaghs pub in Portlaoise recently won 'Best Live Music Venue' prize for the Eastern Region.
They were awarded this title by the IMRO Ireland and the Irish Pub Awards.
The Irish Pub Awards prides itself in celebrating the best in Irish...
Mike Quirke met with members of the local media in the LOETB Centre of Excellence over the weekend where he unveiled a brand new member of his backroom team.
Former Killeshin manager Maurice Browne was confirmed by the new Laois...
'Let's Look at Ammonia' was this year’s big winner at the Intel Mini Scientist Exhibition at Timahoe NS.
The annual showcase which took place on Thursday 17th of October was another resounding success as the young scientists of Timahoe showcased...
On Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 October, the Cumann na mBunscol football finals will take place in O'Moore Park.
There had been fears that the competition would not go ahead due to the state of the playing surface in Laois...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maurice O'Toole
Moneygall, Offaly/Rhode, Offaly/Rathdowney, Laois/Moneygall, Tipperary
In his 95th year. Deeply regretted by his loving family, his wife Lily, children Michael, Kieran, Anne (Maher), Maurice, Elizabeth (Liz, Kinane)...
The Midlands Park Hotel are a huge local employer in Portlaoise and their recruitment evening on Tuesday, October 22, from 6 to 8pm will give you a taste of what it would be like to be part of their...
County final day in O'Moore Park is always a special occasion and so it was again on Sunday in O'Moore Park when two titles were up for grabs and the supporters of four clubs showed up in large numbers.
Rathdowney-Errill...
Courtwood man Eddie Kinsella is set to be announced as the new Laois U-20 football manager, filling the vacancy left following the departure of Billy O'Loughlin last month.
Kinsella, who has been over Courtwood for the past three seasons and...
Rathdowney-Errill have been crowned Senior Hurling champions for the first time since 2014.
In that five years, they lost two finals, firstly against Borris-Kilcotton in 2016 after a replay and against Camross in last year’s final.
It caps off a great...
Rosenallis completed the double on Sunday afternoon in O’Moore Park as they overcame a spirited The Harps side.
Rosenallis looked to be cruising when they led by eight points with 15 minutes to go but a goal from Eoin Clancy...
Minister For Justice and Laois TD Charlie Flanagan has written a letter to the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl over the "illegality" of the recent voting scandal.
His letter comes after it emerged that Fianna Fail TD Niall Collins voted...
Rathdowney-Errill have been crowned Senior Hurling champions for the first time since 2014.
In that five years, they lost two finals, firstly against Borris-Kilcotton in 2016 after a replay and against Camross in last year’s final.
Following the win, forward Ross...
This really isn't what we need to hear.
Local weather forecaster Cathal Nolan is predicting that we will see snow in Laois this week.
The Midlands Weather Channel man says that a very active system is set to clash with another...
The programme for this year’s Leaves Festival of Writing and Music programme, the festival of writing and music is a real page turner.
Celebrating the literary arts the festival builds on the success of previous years and is organised by...
Portlaoise Panthers 83 Phoenix Rockets 66
Women’s Division 1 National League Basketball
The Portlaoise Panthers women added another win to their season at home in St Mary's Hall as they beat Belfast's Rockets by 17 points.
This puts them second on the...
This bank holiday weekend one Laois GAA club are running a rather unique fundraiser.
Clonad juvenile club and CRG camogie are combining to run a pumpkin patch at the GAA grounds in Clonad.
This was the brainchild of club member Denis...
The curtain came down on the Laois club hurling scene at the weekend with Rathdowney-Errill winning their sixth Laois SHC title and Rosenallis completing the double and winning the Laois SHC 'A'.
We look back on some of the main...
