What a great sight to see.
Laois camogie player Rosemarie Bermingham may just have recruited over 30 eager young players to her club and county team with this offering of jerseys in Uganda.
Rosemarie put old O'Moores camogie club jerseys to...
Laois GAA are rolling out the red carpet for the official opening of the LOETB Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise on Wednesday, August 7 at 8pm.
Uachtarán Cumann Luthchleas Gael, John Horan, will be conducting the official opening of the...
You know the feeling.
Everyone’s been there at some stage or other.
Those dreaded words: “It’s not you, it’s me.”
Well, there is a political equivalent at Council meetings, those dreaded words, when you know that nothing is going to happen and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Shane Brophy
Doonane Road, Crettyard, Laois
15 Cois Na Habhainn, Green Mill Lane Portlaoise. Shane will be sadly missed by his loving “Ma” Elaine, brother Scott and sister Layla,...
Tonight saw the opening game of the senior hurling championship unfold in O'Moore Park, along with plenty of other games across the junior spheres of both football and hurling.
Castletown walked away with their heads high after seeing off the...
Castletown 2-20 Portlaoise 0-17
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 1
It was meeting between the two teams involved in this year's relegation battle - with the same outcome occuring as Castletown eventually cruised to victory tonight in O'Moore Park.
Castletown were first...
We're here in O'Moore Park for the opening game of the Laois senior hurling championship.
Portlaoise take on Castletown at 7.30pm this evening in the first game of this year's senior hurling championship. Both teams are in Group B.
The other...
A fault in Pallas, Portlaoise, is affecting 3,035 customers this evening.
The fault began at 6.06pm and is due to last until 7.15pm.
A message on the ESB website states: "We apologise for the loss of supply. We are currently working...
There is deep sadness following the sad passing of a former Laois senior hurling manager.
63-year-old Kilkenny native Brendan Fennelly died yesterday.
The Ballyhale clubman is a member of the famous Fennelly hurling dynasty, he enjoyed a successful playing career at...
A Laois County Councillor has questioned if there is a need for 62 new local authority houses in Stradbally.
Under the rebuilding Ireland Construction Programme, it is planned to construct 62 local houses in Carrigglass in Stradbally.
Fine Gael Cllr Tom...
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It’s another busy weekend in Laois with so much on for everyone in the family.
The 10th Durrow Scarecrow Festival is in full swing while the Stradbally Steam Rally is in its 55th year...
The football championship has resumed and you know what that means – it is our first installment of the Team of The Week for 2019.
We had action in the first, second and third grades of the club football championship...
The most important competition in club hurling in Laois gets underway tonight as the Senior hurling championship begins.
There are four games to look forward to this weekend – with one on Thursday, two on Saturday and one on Sunday.
Camross...
Retail giant JYSK (pronounced “yoosk”) is set to open at Laois Shopping Centre at 9am on Thursday, August 8.
The store fit-out is almost complete with local staff now working on filling the shelves with stock and getting ready for...
As Debs season is upon us in all its glory, we thought it might be suitable to mention the 17 different types of people, or 'characters', you see at the Debs.
From the lad rocking up in the tractor, to...
The Bob O'Keefe Cup gets underway on Thursday as Portlaoise go into battle with Castletown in Group B.
Camross are looking to win the Bob O'Keefe Cup for the third-year running. Camross defeated Rathdowney-Errill in last year's final after a...
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise will be the place to be this coming Saturday as it hosts a massive All Ireland double-header.
The first game is between Cork and Kilkenny in the All Ireland U-20 hurling semi-finalwhich throws in at 2pm with...
Graiguecullen and Clonaslee St Manman's ladies have claimed the division 2 and division 3 league titles respectively.
Graiguecullen came up against St Joseph's in the division 2 final, while Clonaslee faced Ballyfin in the division 3 decider.
It marked the second...
It’s been another long running saga but the danger of a derelict Laois property inflicting serious injury on an unsuspecting member of the public has been highlighted once more.
Cllr Conor Bergin has called on Laois County Council to take...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 171 Renault Kadjar Dynamique.
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €68 per week
This is another Exceptional Offer From JOE MALLON MOTORS.
Why buy from...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Shane Brophy
Doonane Road, Crettyard, Laois
15 Cois Na Habhainn, Green Mill Lane Portlaoise. Shane will be sadly missed by his loving “Ma” Elaine, brother Scott and sister Layla,...
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Courtwood 4-14 Arles-Kilcruise 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship Round 1
Courtwood marked their return to the top table of Laois football in serious style tonight as Eddie Kinsella's charges ran out...
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We’re back in O’Moore Park this evening for what is now the penultimate installment of Round 1 of the Laois senior football championship.
Courtwood take on Arles-Kilcruise at 7.45pm this evening with...
Per tradition, the students of Knockbeg College turned up outside of their Alma Mater in droves before embarking on their journey to the debs.
As always, Knockbeg brought their A – Game when it came to suits, while the dates...
The senior and senior A hurling championships get underway on Thursday evening and our latest Podcast is here to guide you through it all.
The action begins on Thursday as 2018 senior A champions Portlaoise take on Castletown in O’Moore...
The Midlands Regional Portlaoise spent a massive €4.4 miliion on temporary agency staff in first five months of 2019.
Speaking this morning, Laois TD Brian Stanley said that agency staff spending, 'is out of control' for 2019 at the Midlands...
The changing face of office work was on show in Mountmellick as the new Web Mill Digital Hub was officially opened by Minister Charlie Flanagan.
Based at Irishtown, the premises and site is run by the community group the Mountmellick...
After two years in charge of the Laois senior footballers, the County Board announced yesterday that John Sugrue had stepped down as Laois football manager.
The manager was non-committal about his future following Laois’s All-Ireland Round 4 Qualifier defeat to Cork...
Furniture retail giants JYSK (pronounced ‘Yoosk’) open their doors for business in Portlaoise next Thursday.
The Danish company - who have stores in 54 countries, employ over 23,000 people and have a turnover of almost €3.6 billion - only recently...
The light at the end of the motorway is in sight.
Three lanes will be open in both directions on the M7 in Kildare this Friday.
The reduced speed limit of 80 km per hour will still be in place ,...
