Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Nuala Coffey (née Fitzgerald)
Lisín Bishopswood Road, Portarlington, Laois / Ballybrittas, Laois
Formerly Old Pound, Ballybrittas County Laois. Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Oakdale Nursing...
Rathdowney-Errill 0-19 Clough-Ballacolla 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1A Final
Theo Fitzpatrick scored 11 points as Rathdowney-Errill won ACHL Division 1A title tonight in Mountrath.
In what was a keenly contested game, the winners showed a greater hunger to win by...
Mountmellick 0-10 Timahoe 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Round 1
Mountmellick and Timahoe would be regarded as two of the stronger sides in this year’s Laois IFC but it was Mountmellick that did just enough to get the win when they...
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O'Dempsey's 2-15 St Joseph's 0-11
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Having appeared in their first final last year since 1983, O'Dempsey's have got this year's Laois SFC campaign off to a winning...
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Portarlington 0-19 The Heath 0-7
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Portarlington have got their Laois SFC campaign up and running thanks to a comfortable win over The Heath in O'Moore Park this...
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We're back in O'Moore Park once again for another two games in the Laois senior football championship.
On the conclusion of these, exactly half of the 16 teams taking part in the...
Laois 3-6 Offaly 2-9
Leinster U14 'B' camogie final
A thrilling encounter in this Leinster final saw Laois and Offaly leave with everything to play for after finishing all square in Killurin 15 years ago.
Two last-gasp points from midfielder Siobhan Flannery...
The Courtyard Venue in Kavanagh's Portlaoise played host to a Trad Summer School recently.
The Trad Summer School was ran by Music Generation Laois.
The summer school is an annual event that allows young people to take part in workshops. These...
Recently elected local councillor Aisling Moran saw a hattrick of her motions passed at her first ever Graiguecullen-Portarlington municipal district meeting as a sitting councillor.
Three out of three motions were passed for cllr Moran, for issues at Wolfhill, Crosneen...
Two Laois parks have picked up awards at the Green Flag Award for Parks.
Páirc an Phobail Portlaoise and the Peoples' Park, Portarlington, were rewarded for exceeding tough environmental standards in green space management, and excellence of visitor attractions.
The Green...
A Laois woman has become one of Bord Bia Talent Academy's new recruits.
Eimear Gill from Portarlington is one of 69 new recruits to the Bord Bia Talent Academy – Bord Bia’s largest ever investment in talent acquisition for the...
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The Laois intermediate football championship gets underway this week with eight teams vying for glory.
This grade has been one of the most intriguing and enjoyable football grades in years gone by.
Clonaslee...
The fine folks at Watergrasshill GAA in Cork have plenty of sporting heroes they can turn to - but their attentions were firmly on two Laois senior hurlers at their recent Cul Camp in the club.
Laois senior hurling captain...
A new wheelchair parking bay and 'Stop' sign will be installed in Stradbally, as two motions requesting both were passed at the recently Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting.
Councillor Tom Mulhall asked that Laois County Council erect a stop sign and...
Recently I was greatly inspired by the kind gesture of a neighbour calling with a bag of fresh vegetables from their garden.
There is something very fulfilling eating fresh vegetables that you have nurtured and cultivated with your own hands.
Harvest...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Hanley
11 Waterfront French Church Street, Portarlington, Laois / Newbridge, Kildare
Formerly 1616 Páirc Mhuire, Newbridge, County Kildare and late of Irish Prison Service. Peacefully at his residence....
The Laois U-15 football team will play in the semi-finals of a prestigious national competition this afternoon in Portlaoise.
Laois will play Cork in the LOETB Centre of Excellence in the Adam Mangan Cup and Shield, a highly regarded competition...
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Killeshin 3-14 Stradbally 2-6
Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship Round 1
Killeshin advanced to the Round 2 Winners Section in style following an 11 point win over Stradbally in O'Moore Park this...
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The Laois senior football championship began this week and the second game down for decision in the premier division is that of Stradbally versus Killeshin.
Stradbally will be hoping for a better...
‘Welcome to Laois’ Tour is an innovative initiative of the Creative Ireland Laois 2019 programme in partnership with Laois Asylum Migration and Integration Support Services in association with Laois Partnership.
The aim of the programme is to introduce Laois to...
The Camross area are in mourning following the death of Micheál Moore, a hugely well-liked and respected member of the local community.
He passed away peacefully early this morning at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore following a short illness.
Micheál...
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The Cul Camps continued this week as Clonad played hosted to a Cul Camp.
A mass amount of young GAA fans came out to show off their skills and improve...
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With the Laois senior, intermediate and junior football championships getting underway this week, we felt it was timely to have a look at the LaoisToday club rankings once again.
These have caused...
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The second most important competition in club football in Laois gets underway this week as the intermediate championship begins.
There are a total of four games to look forward to this weekend...
There was celebrations all around for five Laois stores as they came out on top at the recent 2019 Centra Food Quality Awards.
Each store was recognised for excellence in the fields of hygiene and food safety within their businesses,...
The Laois Republic of Ireland Soccer Supporters Club are hosting their AGM tonight, July 26.
Tonight is the last chance for any members to renew their season tickets or for new members to buy one.
The 2019 / 2020 Season Ticket...
The secret ingredient of super star golfer Shane Lowry’s success is revealed.
The elusive X-factor is not his caddie or dedicated training on the putting greens … but his wife Wendy!
And she is of course a Laois woman.
Laois councillors this...
Parents and those affected by the loss of baby are invited to attend a family day taking place in Portlaoise this weekend.
'Together is Better' is a group for parents who are dealing with issues like miscarriages, postnatal depression, stillbirth,...
A Laois mother has set up a GoFundMe page to grant her son Cian access outside when he attends preschool.
Portlaoise woman Olivia O'Donovan set up the page for her son Cian as he is due to start preschool in...
Three Laois representatives will be playing in the hollowed ground of Croke Park this weekend during the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals.
Annie Dunne, Aoife Kirby and Emer Conroy will all be playing at half-time during the All-Ireland semi-finals between Kilkenny and...
