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All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Graiguecullen v Stradbally  Laois JFC 'C' Final in the COE at 7.15pm The second adult football championship title of the season will be up for...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Mary Donoghue (née O’Dea) Tara, Tullamore, Offaly/Abbeyleix, Laois Formerly of Ballypickas, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. Predeceased by her parents Thomas and Christina and her brother Ned. Mary passed away peacefully after an illness bravely borne,...
Mountrath Community School opened its doors 17 years ago and is an amalgamation of three local schools, Patrician Brothers, Ballyfin, Brigidine Secondary School, Mountrath and St Aengus Vocational School, Mountrath.  Our school is dedicated to helping every student reach...
The ongoing saga between Rathdowney-Errill and Colt-Shanahoe in the Laois Shopping Centre Premier IHC appears to be at an end. That is after Rathdowney-Errill offered to replay their quarter final match ‘in the interest of Laois GAA’. The controversy arose after...
Laois emergency services were called into action last night when a tractor entered the Grand Canal near Vicarstown. The driver was transporting a load when their tractor entered the water around 7pm. The driver managed to escape out the back of...
There was big Laois success in Navan over the weekend as Ade Boy romped to victory in the bumper. The horse is owned by former Laois hurler John Rowney and former Offaly footballer Vinny Claffey. Trained by Andy Slattery, Ade Boy...
Killeshin are back in the LOETB Junior County Final for the second year in a row, eager to right the wrongs of 2024 when they suffered a heartbreaking one-point defeat to St Paul’s in Annanough. The club haven’t lifted the...
The Laois Football Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB Our latest Laois Hurling Podcast is here and this one focuses exclusively on the senior grade. Barry McEvoy joins Alan Hartnett to look back on four games. The SHC...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise We are hurtling towards the end of September and the GAA season is getting down to the business end. This week will see six...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Mary Donoghue (née O'Dea) Tara, Tullamore, Offaly/Abbeyleix, Laois Funeral Arrangements Later Richard (Dick) Holohan Middlemount, Rathdowney, Laois/Roscrea, Tipperary Richard (Dick) Holohan, Middlemount, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly Kennedy Park, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, September 21st. 2025,...
 Ballyroan-Abbey 4-11 Mountrath 0-9 Laois U-13 'C' Football Championship Final  Ballyroan-Abbey were crowned the Midlands Park Hotel U-13 'C' football champions overcoming Mountrath in an entertaining affair in the Centre of Excellence tonight. After an even enough first half, Ballyroan-Abbey upped the...
On Friday, September 19, the Clonad GAA clubhouse was filled with warmth and community spirit they marked Culture Night. This was done with a memorable screening of the acclaimed film An Cailín Ciúin. Guests were welcomed with complimentary refreshments and the...
The Laois Football Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB Our latest Laois Hurling Podcast is here and this one focuses one the lower grades. Steven Miller joins Alan Hartnett to look back on the action - both...
A huge crowd turned out in Laois yesterday to mark World Alzheimer’s Day. Ballyroan-Abbey GAA club was the venue for a Memory Walk which took place at 11am. Families, friends, and neighbours walked side by side in solidarity with the 64,000...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise ‘The Future Looks Bright!’ is the only text on the photo.  How right it was.  In some ways the image is no different than countless...
The CAO 2026 Handbook has landed, and with it, the next stage of the Leaving Cert journey.   For many students, that handbook can trigger a sense of anxiety. It can feel like a bundle of choices, decisions and deadlines...
The Iar-Iománaithe na hÉireann, the Inter County Hurlers Golfing Society, held their third Outing of the year recently with big Laois success. The competition is affectionately known as the “Team Inter-County Event” and it took place the picturesque Thurles Golf...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Timothy (T.J.) O'Sullivan Donnybrook, Dublin/Portlaoise, Laois O’SULLIVAN – Timothy (T.J.) (Donnybrook and late of Port Laois, Co. Laois), September 20th 2025 – T.J. died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family....
Park-Ratheniska 6-16 Shanahoe 1-8 Laois Ladies SFC Relegation Playoff  Park-Ratheniska ladies have retained their senior status for 2026 as they ran out convincing winners over Shanahoe in Stradbally this evening. Park-Ratheniska were full value for their win as they dominated from start...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Ballinakill 0-22 Rosenallis 0-19 Laois SHC Quarter Final  Ballinakill's amazing run will continue to a semi-final after their defeat of Rosenallis today in the Laois...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Mountrath 4-19 Trumera 2-24 (after extra time) Laois IHC Semi-final The Mountrath hurlers have a county final to look forward to in two weeks' time...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Camross 3-14 Borris-Kilcotton 0-22 Laois SHC Quarter Final  Camross will head to the semi-final stage of the Laois SHC once again as they did just...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Clonad 3-16 Slieve Bloom 0-14 Laois IHC Semi Final  Clonad are through to the Laois Shopping Centre IHC final after defeating Slieve Bloom in Rathdowney...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise There are four games down for decision this afternoon and we will bring you updates from all of them. There are two IHC semi...
Recently, Pope Leo XIV declared Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young Italian from the 20th century who died at the age of 24, and Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager from the 21st century, saints of the Catholic Church. It is good...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Laois SHC Quarter-final - Borris-Kilcotton v Camross In O'Moore Park at 2pm Borris-Kilcotton and Camross renew rivalries in the Laois senior hurling championship this afternoon...
Laois PPN, in collaboration with Healthy Laois, hosted the launch event for European Mobility Week. This year's theme emphasizes the importance of reducing car dependency and promoting more sustainable travel choices. Walking, cycling, and using public transport not only reduce emissions...
Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Tom Mullally No. 7 Lower Woodview, Stradbally, Laois Tom passed away peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Saint Vincent’s nursing home Mountmellick in the company of his beloved daughter...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise Abbeyleix 0-19 Portlaoise 0-16 Laois SHC 'B' Semi Final  Abbeyleix are safe in the senior grade for another year after a three point win over...
St Conleth’s 2-11 Ballyroan 0-8 Laois Ladies SFC Semi Final This year’s LOETB Laois LGFA SFC County Final will be a repeat of last year’s as St Conleth’s defeated Ballyroan on Saturday evening to get revenge, having lost by six points...
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