The Laois senior footballers kept their chances of reaching the Super 8s alive following a hard-fought win over Derry in Owenbeg yesterday evening.
In front of a packed stand in the Derry Centre of Excellence, John Sugrue's side eked out a...
The Green Party are riding on the crest of a wave in Ireland at the moment as a fantastic showing in the Local Elections has been backed up by a huge rise in the polls.
The Green Party won 49...
In April of this year, the news broke that the JJ Kavanagh’s bus route from Dublin to Limerick serving Borris-in-Ossory, Mountrath and Castletown would no longer stop and collect from these locations.
It was revealed that they would stop servicing Borris-in-Ossory,...
Music Generation Laois played three concerts at three different Laois schools recently.
Scoil Bhride Rathdowney, Scoil Bhride Knockmay and Rath NS were visited by the talented musicians on Tuesday June 11.
Music Generation Laois explained: "We started in Scoil Bhride, Rathdowney...
The second round of the Laois LGFA senior championship commences this weekend and today, Sunday June 23, sees Shanahoe and Portlaoise play off in the top tier.
Last year’s intermediate winners Shanahoe ended 12 years of hurt by conquering the intermediate...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sr. Francis Conway
St. Leo’s Convent, Carlow Town, Carlow / Ballylinan, Laois
Sr. Francis Conway died June 20th 2019 (peacefully) in the loving care of the sisters and staff...
Two intercounty games and a number of club games were down for decision on Saturday both inside and outside of the county.
Two Laois teams made the trip up north, the Laois senior footballers coming away with a hard-fought win...
The Laois footballers recorded a thrilling win away to Derry this evening to book their place in Round 3 of the All Ireland Qualifiers.
That draw will take place on RTE Radio 1 on Monday morning at 8.35am - with...
Laois 1-8 Down 0-16
All Ireland intermediate camogie championship round 2
A similiar trip up north but a different result today as Laois came up against the Ulster champions Down in Fr Lynch Park, Ballyholland.
It was marked as a tough task...
Today saw the Laois senior footballers power past Derry into round 3 of the All-Ireland qualifiers, with an Eoin Lowry goal being the crucial final difference between the sides.
John Sugrue’s men kept Derry in the game by their failure...
Laois 1-13 Derry 0-12
All-Ireland Football Championship Qualifiers Round 2
Laois missed a hatful of second half goal chances but Eoin Lowry scored the one that mattered as they defeated Derry in Owenbeg to reach Round 3 of the All Ireland...
Two Laois senior hurlers - Podge Delaney from The Harps and Eoin Gaughan from Camross - have been named in the Laois U-20 hurling team to face Kilkenny in the opening round of the Leinster hurling championship on Monday...
The Laois senior footballers are back in action this evening as they face Derry in Round 2 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
John Sugrue’s men are looking to get back on track against the Division 4 champions after their Leinster campaign...
A teenage girl who was arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the investigation into the whereabouts of Laois man William Delaney has been released.
The teenager and a man in his 30s were detained regarding an investigation on...
The sun shone brightly for the U12 Heather Cowan tournament as three games took place in Rathleague today.
Sixth class pupil Heather Cowan was a bright young footballer who passed away tragically after a battle with cancer last year. Today's...
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,...
It was a bittersweet day in Clonaghadoo NS on Thursday as teacher Mary Treacy bid adieu to the school where she taught for 25 years.
Ms Treacy was the resource teacher, having come on board to the quaint country school...
A very clever dog!
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dog along for company. One day, the dog starts chasing butterflies, and before long, he discovers that he is lost....
There's not too many people reach their 100th birthday but that's what Jack Kelly will celebrate today.
From Portnahinch, just outside Portarlington on the Laois-Offaly border, he got an early birthday present on Thursday evening when a number of members...
Today saw the official opening of the Legal Aid Board’s new co-located Law Centre and Mediation Centre in Portlaoise.
In attendance at the official opening, was Minister for Justice and Equality andvLaois TD Charlie Flanagan, among others.
The Legal Aid Board...
The Laois senior footballers are back in action this evening as they face Derry in Round 2 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
John Sugrue’s men are looking to get back on track against the Division 4 champions after their Leinster campaign...
There are plenty of fixtures laid down for this weekend in the Laois LGFA adult championships, with Killeshin and Sarsfields being among them.
The two teams face off in the junior tier in round three of the junior championship.
Killeshin enter...
The Laois intermediate camogie team face another long trip up north as they face Down in Ballyholland, county Down on Saturday, June 22.
However their will be a pep in their step as they travel to Down off the back...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sr. Francis Conway
St. Leo's Convent, Carlow Town, Carlow / Ballylinan, Laois
Sr. Francis Conway died June 20th 2019 (peacefully) in the loving care of the sisters and staff...
A turnup for the books in two games tonight means that it's still all to play for in the bottom half of division 1 in the ACHL.
Abbeyleix proved worthy nine point winners over Clough-Ballacolla to get their first win...
The Laois footballers look set to remain without the services of two of their key defenders for Saturday’s trip to Derry in Round 2 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
Mark Timmons (broken hand) and Colm Begley (Achilles) are not named to...
Laois 1-6 Kildare 0-12
Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Football Championship Semi Final
For the second year in a row, Laois have bowed out of the Leinster minor football championship.
Donncha Phelan's men went down to Kildare by four points in O'Moore Park...
The Laois minor footballers will look to claim their place in the Leinster final for the first time since 2016 tonight when they host Kildare.
On Thursday, Laois minor football boss Donncha Phelan named an unchanged team from the one...
Gardai and members of the Defence Forces have suspended their search for a missing Laois at the Rock of Dunamase.
The team of searches have withdrawn from the tourist attraction 'pending a review of their investigation' into the disappearance of...
If you were one of the adventurous souls who gathered at 4.45am for the summer solstice in Laois today, your positive attitude most definitely paid off when sampling some of the great tastes the county has to offer.
'Dawn To...
