Louise Phelan, the former vice-president of Paypal Europe, will be the keynote speaker when the Laois Chamber of Commerce will be officially launched at the Heritage Hotel Killenard later this month.
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan, CEO of Laois County...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Angela Larkin (née Baldwin)
176 St. Brigid's Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Predeceased by her sister Maureen. Beloved wife of the late Patrick (Paudge) and much loved mother of PJ and...
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The curtain closes on the ladies football championships as the junior, intermediate and senior finals all take place this weekend.
O'Moore Park hosts the junior and intermediate finales on Saturday, September 7.
Ballyfin...
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It's a busy day of Laois club hurling action with no fewer than five championship games down for decision across the county.
We look ahead to games and will be...
Have you children in school in the Portlaoise area but could do with availing of an after-school service?
Little Treasures preschool and after-school facility has recently opened on the Borris Road in Portlaoise under owner Elaine Gavin and are offering an...
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After weeks of deliberations, thousands of nominations, all sorts of campaigns and new categories to showcase the finest Laois men that are out there, we have whittled it down to...
Mountrath 0-15 Clonaslee 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A'
Mountrath are through to a Laois SHC 'A' quarter-final after a hard-fought victory over Clonaslee in O'Moore Park this evening.
The big turning point being the red card given to Glenn McEvoy mid-way...
Laois County Councillors have voted unanimously to leave the Property Tax Rate in the county unchanged.
The Council earned €495,000 from the tax last year and that was used to service roads, graveyards, playgrounds and much more.
Director of Services Gerry...
The weekend of 24th/25th of August saw Emo Rounders travel to the University of Limerick with 5 teams to take part in the last underage national rounders All-Ireland Championships of the year.
First up on Saturday were the U15 competitions.
Emo...
High Court injunctions against a number of local farmers protesting at Dawn Meats in Rathdowney have been dropped - but the protests will continue at the factory "until we get what we want", according to one of those involved.
Farmers...
Classically elegant and comfortably luxurious, The Heritage in Killenard invites you to celebrate the hotel’s Autumn Wedding Showcase on Sunday, September 15, from 12pm until 4pm, at which they will have a 5-night Spanish getaway for one lucky couple...
People have started queuing already for Electric Picnic tickets in Portlaoise, almost 24 hours before they are set to go on sale.
Eager concert goers have already taken their places outside Colgan's in Portlaoise, who also have a Ticketmaster outlet...
A young man who went missing from Electric Picnic earlier this week has been found safe and well, according to Gardaí.
Cameron McClements, from Co Down, was working with a group who were clearing the Electric Picnic site on Tuesday...
This was a brilliant competition last year and we are delighted to see that plans are well underway to bring it back.
Laois GAA have unveiled that the Divisional Football Championships will take place later this year.
Like last year, the...
Heritage Week in Laois this year has been the biggest and best with over 50 events all over the county, ranging from bat walks and history talks, to weekend festivals celebrating the high nelly and garden heritage.
Catherine Casey, Heritage...
The 28th Annual Luggacurren 10K Road Race is set to take place this Sunday, September 8.
The Luggacurren 10k, is one of the longest running road races in Laois, and will get underway at 1pm sharp.
Weather conditions are forecasted to...
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Sarsfields 1-10 Timahoe 0-6
2008 Laois Ladies SFC Final
The ladies footballers from Sarsfields may be the dominant force in Laois now - but a little over a decade ago they were growing...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Agnes (Daisy) Dooley (née Grehan)
Cloncannon, Mountmellick, Laois
Predeceased by her loving husband Martin, Brothers Jim and Tom, sisters Freddie, Evie and Maureen. Sadly, missed and lovingly remembered by...
Castletown 2-11 The Harps 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre JHC Semi-final
Castletown recovered from a sloppy second half display to salvage a draw in the Junior Hurling Championship semi-final against the Harps in the LOETB Centre of Excellence on Thursday evening.
This is...
Mountmellick Development Association Ltd. was founded in 1982 and is a non for profit organisation comprising of a Voluntary Board of Directors working to improve the economic, social and cultural development of the town of Mountmellick and the surrounding...
Portlaoise GAA star Zach Tuohy is less than 24-hours away from the game of his career.
Zach’s Aussie Rules football club, Geelong, have finished top of the table in the AFL table after the 23-round regular season.
It’s been a roller-coaster...
There is plenty of hurling this weekend but there is also a huge calendar of Ladies Games to follow.
The season comes to a crescendo this weekend with two games on Saturday and another on Sunday.
O'Moore Park is the venue...
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After a brief Electric Picnic break, we are back with our latest Podcast.
This week, it is all about hurling as the top four grades in the hurling championship get down to real business.
The...
For over 20 years Wilbay has been one of Ireland’s leading meat distributors, specializing in Irish Beef, Pork, Bacon and Poultry supplying directly to our customers across multiple channels. It is our passion, expertise and understanding of food that...
The Laois Hospice coffee morning takes place on Thursday September 19 - and organisers are looking for your help to host one.
Would you have an hour to spare on the 19th to host a coffee morning or evening? Or...
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It’s a busy September weekend with lots going on. Check out Free Market in Mountmellick all weekend.
It’s an architecture exhibition and ongoing research project that explores the importance of small towns. Free Market will...
An appeal has been launched to locate a man who went missing two days after the Electric Picnic.
Cameron McClements is missing from the Stradbally area in Laois, after working at the Electric Picnic music festival over the weekend.
There are...
For over 20 years Wilbay has been one of Ireland’s leading meat distributors, specializing in Irish Beef, Pork, Bacon and Poultry supplying directly to our customers across multiple channels. It is our passion, expertise and understanding of food that...
One of Ireland's most popular folk bands have a new member - and he is a Laois man.
Rathdowney's Paul O'Brien has become the fourth member of The High Kings and he will link up with them just in time...
There is considerable disappointment in Laois ladies football circles that this year's senior county final won't be played in O'Moore Park - instead the Sarsfields v Timahoe clash being fixed for Crettyard this coming Sunday.
The Laois ladies football junior...
