We're almost at the midpoint of 2019 and the Laois GAA inter-county season simply couldn't be going any better.
None of the four Laois teams - senior and minor footballers plus senior and minor hurlers - have suffered defeat in...
Embrace FARM the support network for those affected by farm accidents will host its Annual Ecumenical Remembrance Service in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary in Abbeyleix on Sunday 30 June 2019 at 2pm.
Everyone who wishes to remember...
One of Laois’ most innovative Irish food and drink producers has won a new contract to supply Aldi’s 137 stores through its Grow with Aldi supplier development programme.
Their exciting products will now go on sale nationwide as part of...
This year Laois Hospice Sunflower Day takes place on Friday, June 7.
Do you have an hour to spare on that day to help?
Laois Hospice Foundation will be selling Sunflowers on that day throughout the county and is seeking volunteers...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sheila Crawford (née Wall)
Graigue, Mountmellick, Laois
Sheila Crawford (née Wall) formerly of Graigue, Mountmellick, Co Laois. Died May 27th 2019 Peacefully in the wonderful care of the nurses...
Cllr Tom Mulhall would like to thank all those who canvassed and campaigned with him during his successful 2019 Local Elections campaign.
The Emo man was elected on the first count for Fine Gael in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District with...
Nuvo Personnel has been providing temporary staff across the Leinster region since their establishment in 2010 and they are currently recruiting for a number of roles:
General Operative
Warehouse operative with a reach truck certification that has basic computer skills and...
Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington are looking to fill the following position:
Health Care Assistant
Required for: Part-Time Shifts (Mornings, Weekdays & Weekends)
Requirements:
Be passionate about caring for our residents
FETAC Level 5 in Care of the Elderly or equivalent
To apply:
Send CV to:...
The Portlaoise Panthers Basketball Club have recorded another extremely successful year and marked this in style at their annual awards nights in the Midlands Park Hotel last Friday night.
In addition to individual player awards, they also made their first...
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Day 2 of the hurling and camogie Cumann na mBunscol for 2019 has come to a close and what a day it has been.
We had a total of 9 finals...
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Rushall 5-9 Paddock 4-11
Roinn 2 Hurling Championship
What. A. Game.
Paddock led by six points with five minutes to go only for Rushall full back Ryan Peters to move forward and score...
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Killadooley 9-11 Paddock 5-4
Roinn 2 Camogie Championship Final
A superb individual performance from Amy Daly capped off an overall impressive team display for Killadooley as they beat Paddock to claim the...
Kelly Machine Spares are celebrating 40 years in business this year and are marking the occasion this Friday, May 31, with an Open Day in their premises in Borris-in-Ossory from 3 to 7pm.
The business was set up in 1979...
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Killenard 4-7 Ballyadams 4-2
Roinn 3 Hurling Championship
A John Whelan inspired Killenard, who scored all but one point of his sides total, defeated Ballyadams to claim the Roinn 3 hurling title...
St Joseph's NS Ballyadams 6-2 Ballyfin NS 4-3
Roinn 4 Camogie Shield
What a thriller this was. Nothing could seperate these teams at the end of normal time and only a mere point could seperate at the end of extra-time.
Ava Shanahan...
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Ardough 9-13 Castlecuffe 4-3
Roinn 4 Hurling Plate
Muckalee man Ewan Buggy scored a stunning total of 5-12 as he led Scoil Bhride Ardough to a historic Cumann na mBunscol victory in...
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Mountrath 4-8 Raheen 6-6
Roinn 3 Camogie Championship Final
Raheen just edged out Mountrath in a classic encounter between the local rivals. The game ended a draw despite all looking lost for...
Wednesday, May 15 saw the Annual Awards Day in MCS celebrated in style.
Almost 800 students gathered in the school hall, along with school staff and invited guests, to celebrate the academic, sporting and extracurricular achievements of the students of...
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Knock 5-1 Castlecuffe 3-2
Roinn 3 Camogie Shield
Knock NS have won the roinn 3 camogie shield in the first year they have fielded a Cumann na mBunscol camogie team since 1953.
Three...
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Knock 2-5 The Heath 12-8
Roinn 2 Hurling Plate Final
The Heath outgunned Knock this morning in the Roinn 2 Hurling Plate Final and it was star forward David Brown who grabbed the...
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Gaelscoil Phortlaoise 3-4 The Heath 2-2
Roinn 4 Camogie Plate
The dreary day didn't dampen the spirits of either of these two teams as they began a day of jam-packed Cumann na...
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We're back in O'Moore Park for day two of Cumann na mBunscol action.
Today sees a total of nine matches being played in the county grounds, from 10am until the final...
Have you got some Paw Patrol fans in your house? Peppa Pig? PJ Masks? Snow White?
Well, if you do the Midlands Park Hotel is the place to be this Bank Holiday Monday, June 3, for a special production of...
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Brendan Phelan from Rathdowney will long remember the 10th count in the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area in the 2019 local election.
He will have time on his hands to ponder it.He is...
Drug drivers are set to be the target of this June bank holiday road safety safety campaign.
This was announced at the launch of a bank holiday safety drive by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána and the...
The Heritage Hotel, Killenard has been awarded ‘Best Overall Hotel’ at the 2nd annual Midlands 103 Hospitality Awards.
The Midlands 103 Hospitality Awards recognise hotels and tourist attractions in the Midlands region that go above and beyond to deliver a...
The Laois ladies football intermediate panel get their Leinster campaign off to a start this weekend against Meath and there are a number of changes to the panel which started the 2019 league campaign.
Among those no longer on the...
Laois County Council, together with Laois Partnership Company and Laois African Support Group, has a jam-packed programme of events to mark Africa Day from Thursday May 30 to Saturday June 1.
Africa Day is an initiative of the African Union,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sheila Crawford (née Wall)
Graigue, Mountmellick, Laois
Sheila Crawford (née Wall) formerly of Graigue, Mountmellick, Co Laois. Died May 27th 2019 Peacefully in the wonderful care of the nurses...
Bloom takes place in the Phoenix Park over the June bank Bank Holiday weekend and Ballykilcavan Brewery will be making its first appearance at the hugely popular event.
What started out as a gardening show has now grown much larger...
