The transition year group from Mountrath CS completed a Bogathon on October 15 in Errill, on the 7 km long route, over a variety...
There’s not a sign of a poster, or the hint of a date, much less a vote cast, but the drama surrounding the build-up...
Portlaoise CBS 4-11 Gorey 0-11
South Leinster 'B' Schools Senior League Final
Portlaoise CBS' senior footballers have made a brilliant start to the new season as...
The largest-ever programme of events for National Women’s Enterprise Day has taken place across the country recently.
An annual initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices...
To celebrate their 40th year in Business, Finline Furniture will be sponsoring Ireland's biggest interiors fair, the Ideal Homes Show, in the RDS this weekend.
The...
The story of Abbeyleix Bog continues to woo audiences nationally and is set to feature yet again on TV.
The ongoing success of the heritage...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to stop wasting time and public money and to engage with the ESB to...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Clio.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...
There are some things that are almost too heart-breaking to think about and the tragedy that befell Stradbally native Daragh McEvoy and his wife...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Browne
Monkstown, Dublin / Portlaoise, Laois
BROWNE Margaret (Monkstown Farm, Co. Dublin and...
After an exciting Round 1 last weekend, Round 2 of the Divisional Football Competition takes place tonight with another double header.
Crettyard was to the...
And so the Cumann na mBunscol has come to an end for 2019.
It was two busy days as O’Moore Park was the venue for...
Last Sunday, Rathdowney-Errill claimed the Bob O'Keeffe Cup as they defeated Borris-Kilcotton in the decider.
But just over a week before the final, one of...
The Heritage Office of Laois County Council is holding a conference on the theme " Laois Heritage Matters", on Saturday November 23 at the...
It was another busy day in O’Moore Park hosted day two of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals.
Teams from all across the county took...
Newtown 1-7 Mayo 10-8
Roinn 4 Boys Champ Final
The last game of the day saw Crettyard out in force with Mayo taking on Newtown.
It looked as...
Clonaghadoo 5-10 Ballylinan 9-8
Roinn 2 Boys Champ Final
Ballylinan's ability to find the back of the net proved the difference in the end as they got...
Teacher Dr Mary Kelly and the students of Mountrath Community School remembered the 1.5 million Jewish children whom perished in the Holocaust which coincides...
Scoil Bhride Knockmay 9-6 Clonaghadoo 2-9
Roinn 3 Girls Champ Final
Scoil Bhride Knockmay (Portlaosie) and Clonaghadoo took centre stage this afternoon in the Roinn 3 Girls...
Ballyadams 2-8 The Rock 6-9
Roinn 2 Girls Champ Final
The Rock were rampant as they defeated Ballyadams to claim the Division 2 Girls title in style...
Portarlington Boys 5-6 Ballyadams 0-12
Roinn 1 Boys Shield Final
An hour after scooping Division 6 championship glory, Portarlington claimed the Division 1 Boys Shield final as...
There was sadness in the Killenard and Portarlington areas this week following the sudden death of Mick Terrett.
Mick worked in JJ Behan's, Bord na...
Holy Family 5-9 Portarlington Girls 0-3
Roinn 5 Girls Champ Final
Its day two of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals in O'Moore Park.
Following a great...
Holy Family 1-3 Portarlington Boys 7-5
Roinn 6 Boys Champ Final
Portarlington derailed Holy Family's bid for three Cumann na mBunscol finals on Day 2 of...
Frankie's Hairdressing in Mountmellick is known far and wide - and they recently celebrated 15 years in business.
It's been quite the journey since Frankie...
Emergency services are at the scene of an accident on the M7 motorway in Laois after a trailer overturned.
The accident occurred this morning on...
A contract has been signed to begin work on a detailed design and implementation of a Flood Relief Scheme in Mountmellick, a town that...
Holy Family 1-6 St Fiacc's 3-1
Roinn 1 Girls Champ Final
Holy Family were crowned Division 1 Girls champions this morning in O'Moore Park as they...
Lights, camera, action - well not quite yet but if last night was anything to go by, this Lip Sync Battle may draw one...
Yesterday was a bittersweet day at Scoil Mhuire Fatima as the community of Timahoe celebrated the retirement of Deputy Principal Martina Mulhall.
In what was...
