Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kathleen Donovan (née Ryan)
Liogard, Portlaoise, Laois
Donovan (nee Ryan) Liogard, Portlaoise, May 23rd 2019. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen, beloved wife of the late Jack. Dearly...
National Children's Hospice Week runs this week until Sunday May 26, was launched with the help of two Laois footballers earlier this week.
Hurlers and footballers from the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) were on hand to help launch the fifth...
You don’t just wake up one morning, light streaming in from the window, birds fluttering about, and jump from your bed with exuberance declaring, “I have a faith!”
No, it’s more like a slow crawl from your bed as you...
The Laois senior football team to face Westmeath in the Leinster quarter-final this Sunday has been named.
Manager John Surgue has named four changes from the side which played the division three league final against the men in maroon in...
It was an evening full of league matches across division 1A, 1B and division 2.
The upset of the night came from bottom side Arles-Kilcruise defeating top of the table mainstays Portlaoise 2-7 to 11 points in Rathleague.
Meanwhile there was...
Laois 3-30 Westmeath 0-6
Leinster MHC
The Laois minor hurlers have a Leinster championship quarter-final to look forward to after they proved much too strong for Westmeath in a one-sided affair in O'Moore Park.
Twelve different Laois players were on the scoresheet...
There was a large turnout in the Ballyroan GAA grounds last weekend for the popular annual Vintage Rally, now in its 29th year.
As ever there was a considerable selection of vintage machinery and cars as well as range of...
The Laois minor hurlers take on Westmeath in O'Moore Park this evening bidding to win their fourth game of this year's Leinster championship and book a quarter-final place.
Laois have already beaten Westmeath in the opening game of the group...
Irish comedy collective, Club Valentine, have created a hilarious musical number about JK Rowling.
Created and performed by the Valentine Boys, made up of Laois man Jimmy Kavanagh and Dubliners Robbie Doyle and Sam Killian, it is a satirical musical...
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A wedding, an election and a Leinster championship football match.
This is certainly no ordinary weekend for the Scully family in Ballyroan.
This afternoon Amanda Scully, daughter of Richie and Pauline Scully,...
For the second time in six years, the students from Cistercian College Roscrea have won the All Ireland German Debating Competition, organised by the Goethe-Institut Irland (the German Culture Institute) and sponsored by Siemens.
The competition is in its 23rd...
Portlaoise CBS 2-13 Cnoc Mhuire Granard 4-13
Top Oil Leinster Schools U-16 Football 'C' Championship Final
Portlaoise CBS came out the wrong end of a six goal thriller in Ferbane this afternoon as their Leinster journey ended at the final hurdle.
Granard...
Back in 2016, Jody Dillon scored a goal for Stradbally with virtually the final kick of the Laois senior football championship final that ended Portlaoise's dreams of winning ten titles in a row.
Now, almost three years on, he is...
Forty years ago in 1979 the first ever direct elections to the European Parliament were held in tandem with the local elections on June 7 that year.
Back then the EU was better known as the EEC, the European Economic...
Louise Boyle is a Dublin native, putting down roots in Portlaoise with her family almost 20 years ago. As a person with disabilities, and a mother of a child with a disability, Louise’s interests revolve around advocacy, community and...
Laois senior footballer Daniel O'Reilly has opened up about the attack which left him fighting for his life last year - and called for people to be aware of the dangers of throwing a punch.
The Graiguecullen man is in...
The Cedar Clinic on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise is a well-established medical centre - but they are always adding new services.
In recent times they have opened the Anti Wrinkle and Filler Clinic, overseen by Dr Sharon Delaney, a...
The Laois minor hurlers take on Westmeath in Round 2 of the Leinster championship this evening.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
When, where, what time?
Laois take on Westmeath 7.pm on Friday May 24 in O'Moore Park,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kathleen Donovan (née Ryan)
Liogard, Portlaoise, Laois
Donovan (nee Ryan) Liogard, Portlaoise, May 23rd 2019. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen, beloved wife of the late Jack. Dearly...
The Laois minor hurlers have named their team to face Westmeath in Round 2 of the Leinster championship.
Manager Enda Lyons has made three changes and a number of positional switches from the side which hammered Antrim last time.
Into the...
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Posters versus no posters has been a topic raised in council chambers and on door steps, and has divided opinions over local election campaigns.
In this local election for a Laois...
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This time five years ago - Friday, May 23, 2014 - a total of 33,333 people cast their vote in the Local Elections in Laois.
Something similar will do so tomorrow...
A directly elected mayor, restoring town councils and a referendum on water ownership - these are just some of the main points included in the 'More Power To You' campaign which has been launched across the country recently.
Three Trade...
Paddy Casey and Daft Punk Tribute are two of the big names set to play FREE gigs in Jeremiah Grant during the Live Music Pub Trail on the last weekend of June when the Old Fort Festival is on...
One Laois school has taken on the challenge of being the first ever secondary school in the country to take part in Hell and Back in Kilruddery House, Wicklow, and all for a very worthy cause.
On Wednesday May 1...
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If there is any such thing as a handy Council seat, well then there’s one going down the road in Castlecomer.
Castlecomer is one of four electoral areas in County Kilkenny.
There...
This is definitely a date for the diaries for any music lover out there.
The renowned Laois band 'Transmitter' are set to rock The Forge at The Anvil Inn this June bank holiday, June 2.
This looks set to be a...
A crowd of around 20,000 are expected to attend the Leinster football championship double header scheduled for O'Moore Park on Saturday evening.
The action gets underway at 5pm on Saturday May 25 as Meath face Carlow in the first of...
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It’s the weekend and as usual it's hustle and bustle around the county.
The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing with lots of events around the county including a production of John B Keane’s...
Tributes have been paid to a Clonaslee man who made Malaga, Spain, his home, after his sudden death on Sunday, May 19.
Sean 'Schillaci' Corcoran was described as, 'a son of Clonaslee' and pillar of the Clonaslee St Manman's GAA...
