September is an exciting month for Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club as the club returns to training and as the 2019/2020 season kicks off.
The first training session of the season will take place on Tuesday, September 3 at 7.30pm...
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Laois SFC Relegation Playoff - Stradbally v The Heath
In O'Moore Park at 1pm
Stradbally and The Heath open proceedings in O’Moore Park in today’s first game with the winners safe from relegation but...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Martin Lawless
Tinahinch Stud, Rosenallis, Laois
Beloved Partner of Nikki. Predeceased by his four brothers and two sisters. Cherished father of Katie and Stephanie.
Deeply regretted by his loving family,...
The Harps 3-9 Barrowhouse 0-17
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 3
A late goal from Lee Campion snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for The Harps against Barrowhouse in a dramatic encounter in Timahoe.
Right from the start both sides went...
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Kilcavan 3-17 Portlaoise 1-9
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 3
It's extremely difficult for any third team to come up against a first team in football, and the footballing men of Kilcavan showed what...
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Ballylinan 1-15 Courtwood 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
Gary Walsh hit 11 points just days after returning from a summer playing football in America as Ballylinan recovered from a dreadful first half...
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Killeshin 2-12 Spink 1-15
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 3
It was a game which Killeshin will feel they could have crossed the victory line, but two late Daniel Bergin points in the dying...
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The Heath 2-13 Camross 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 3
The Heath are through to the quarter-finals of the Laois JFC 'A' after overcoming Camross in Raheen on Saturday night.
They were made to...
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Ballyfin 5-17 Arles-Killeen 3-13
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
Ballyfin are through to the Laois SFC quarter-finals for the first time ever following a stunning win over Arles-Killeen in an eight-goal thriller in...
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Arles-Kilcruise 2-16 Crettyard 2-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Relegation Semi-Final
Arles-Kilcruise are safe for another season as Ross Munnelly inspired them to a victory over Crettyard in O'Moore Park this evening.
Kilcruise led by eight...
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We're back in O'Moore Park for another weekend of football as Round 3 of the Laois SFC gets underway.
We also bring you the first of the relegation semi-finals with Arles-Kilcruise taking on...
Bishop Denis Nulty and members of the Diocesan Ploughing Steering Group gathered on Thursday on the site of the National Ploughing Championships at Ballintrane, near Fenagh, Co Carlow to launch the Kildare & Leighlin Diocesan Stand.
Bishop Denis is delighted...
As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most importantly,...
Applegreen have opened for business at Junction 17 at the Midway outside Portlaoise.
Open 24 hours a day, it brings the number of full-time and part-time jobs they have at the Midway to 49 which also includes Subway, Chopstix, Fresh...
The death has occurred of Mary-Emma Fergus (nee Davis) in Portlaoise, who was well-known through the long-standing family camera and photography business on Main Street in Portlaoise.
Originally from Renmore in Galway, Mary-Emma and her husband Bryan run a camera...
Four Laois men have been selected for the Leinster and Connacht 'A' teams for this year's Celtic Cup.
Two Laois men take to the field for Leinster under coach Noel McNamara today, Saturday, at 2.30pm, while two togged out for Connacht...
Two Laois music acts are amongst the stellar lineup announced for the new ‘Made By Music’ stage at this year's Electric Picnic.
Portlaoise men Kean Kavanagh and Curtis Walsh will be two of the acts performing in the area across...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Martin Lawless
Tinahinch Stud, Rosenallis, Laois
Beloved Partner of Nikki. Predeceased by his four brothers and two sisters. Cherished father of Katie and Stephanie.
Deeply regretted by his loving family,...
An Garda Síochána at the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau wish to alert the Public to an ongoing Text Message Scam focused on gaining access to personal bank accounts.
An Garda Síochána are advising consumers to be on the alert...
Christianity is the only religion which worships the scapegoat, the one who is hated, excluded, spat upon, blamed for everything, ridiculed, shamed, and made expendable.
Christianity is the only religion that focuses on imitating the victim and which sees God...
Laois SFC Relegation Semi-final - Arles-Kilcruise v Crettyard
In O'Moore Park at 4.30pm
The senior football action gets underway in O'Moore Park on Saturday in a game that nobody ever wants to be in - a relegation playoff.
But after losing their...
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Clonaslee St Manman's 4-17 The Rock 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Quarter-Final
A clinical display from Clonaslee, orchestrated by Niall Corbet, was enough to see them safely into the semi-finals of the Laois IFC...
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Annanough 1-6 Portlaoise 1-16
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Quarter-Final
Portlaoise are through to the Intermediate football championship semi finals following a ten point win over Annanough in Ratheniska this evening.
Alan Daly's charges took control...
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We're back for another weekend of hectic action in the Laois football championships.
We have Round 3 of the SFC and JFC as well as the quarter-finals of the IFC.
The SFC relegation semi-finals...
Some brilliant pictures here.
As part of National Heritage Week, Castletown hosted an informative bat walk.
On Saturday evening last, a crowd gathered at the bridge in Castletown and walked over the River Nore until 11pm.
Anna Collins of Kildare Bat Group...
Thursday August 23 saw 144 young boys and girls starting their secondary school journeys at Portlaoise College.
Students were greeted by their Year Head Mr Murphy who told students and their parents that all teachers at Portlaoise College are there...
The Heath senior men and mixed rounders teams remain on course for An All-Ireland double after producing two stunning performances against Limekiln of Dublin in the men and Adamstown of Wexford in the mixed.
First up on Saturday morning in...
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It's the grand reveal of our latest and final category for Laois's Hottest Men... it's Laois's Hottest sportstars!
Do you know anyone from your club that likes to think they are...
A Laois TD has said the new reforms announced for An Garda Síochana will result in the downgrading of Garda resources in Laois and Offaly.
Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming said the restructuring of An Garda Síochana is important but ...
The Errill footballers captured the Junior 'B' football crown last night in a convincing victory over Mountmellick.
They ran out 12 point winners in what was their third final win in the last four years.
Laois hurling star Paddy Purcell scored...
