Here are the golf results for the week in Laois.
MOUNTRATH GOLF CLUB
Captains Drive In 17-02-19
Morning
1st John Hill, Jim Cooney & Jim Lyons 43 1/2
2nd Martin Dooley, Declan Walsh & Bernard Connolly 44 5/6
Afternoon
1st Paschal Dunphy, Patricia O'Connor, Tom Moore...
This is certainly good news for the village of Ballybrittas.
Hybla Transport Ltd have submitted planning permission for a housing development in the area.
They plan to build 27 houses in Tullaghan, Ballybrittas. This is directly beside the Graigavern housing estate.
The 27...
Both Alison Miller and Emma Hooban are ready to do battle as part of the starting 15 in the Irish Women's Rugby Six nation game against Italy this weekend.
The two former Portlaoise rugby players have been named in the...
A Portlaoise bar and venue has been nominated for the prestigious honour of the Hot Press live music Venue of the Year award.
Kavanagh's Bar and Venue was nominated among major venues for the title for 2019.
Hot Press made the...
A Laois business owner has said that they don't see their play centre existing next year after her business insurance costs doubled for 2019, despite having no claims in ten years.
Portarlington business owner Elaine Mullally opened Clown Around play...
One Laois GAA club is taking it upon themselves to give back to their players and the wider community with a free exam workshop for Junior Cert and Leaving Cert students.
Borris-Kilcotton Juvenile GAA Club enlisted the help of their...
There is a sewage effluent problem in Ballyroan and local councillor Mary Sweeney is trying to get to the bottom of it, before it gets worse or impedes housing development in the area.
However, when she raised the issue this...
St Fergal's College have been involved in not one, but two All-Ireland semi-finals in recent weeks.
The second of these semi-finals is taking place this Saturday, February 23, as the junior side face Scoil Pól, Limerick, at home in Rathdowney.
On...
You can check out the full local CCFL soccer fixture list of this week’s action below:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
First-named team at home and all games at 2.30pm unless stated otherwise
Under 17 Premier Division
Mullingar Ath v Willow Park; Gainstown Mullingar; Midlands
Emo...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bríd Whelan (née Ryan)
Bishopswood Road /Marian Hill, Portarlington, Laois
Formerly Marian Hill, Portarlington. It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Brid at her home...
Sweet treats, heart shaped cupcakes and many creative bakes filled the school hall at Portlaoise Educate Together N.S. on Valentines Day.
This fundraising event never disappoints, as parents, grandparents and guardians of the children go above and beyond to make...
University of Limerick 2 University College Cork 0
Rustlers Colleges and Universities football IUFU Harding Cup Final
Portlaoise AFC duo Sean McCormack and Ronan Corr are celebrating Harding Cup glory with their University of Limerick Freshers side in the UCD Bowl...
A Portlaoise business has expressed their concerns over the proposed 23 percent increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) on all food supplements.
The Fruit N Nut Place in Lyster Square have began a petition which owner Bernadette Cass says has...
According to figures released to Sinn Féin, Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise was the second highest spender on agency staff in the country.
According to a statement from TD Brian Stanley, €10.8 million was spent on agency staff by the Portlaoise hospital...
Portlaoise man Kean Kavanagh has been crushing it in the Irish music scene and even further afield for the last number of years.
His hard work and talent is paying off, and Kean is likely to feature alongside Kojaque in...
Two Laois men will be on the sideline for one of Kilkenny's leading senior club teams this year.
Ballinakill's Seamus Dwyer and Portlaoise's Seamus 'Cheddar' Plunkett will take charge James Stephens' club this year.
A club official confirmed the news to...
Gardai are investigating following two separate incidents in Ballyfin in recent days.
Just last night, Ballyfin Community Alert is reporting that there was an attempted break in last night at house in Irey Ballyfin.
The alarm went off and woke the...
An ancient Norman and Gaelic chieftain stronghold on the banks of the River Barrow will one day be the centre-piece of a Barrow Blueway walk, that’s a big ambition of the Lea Castle Conservation Project.
The worthy aspiration will be...
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It’s the weekend again and as usual there is a very varied schedule of events running across the county.
There’s great live music in Kavanagh's Bar and Venue, A Gala Ball in the Heritage...
It is another busy weekend of GAA action with action across all of the codes.
We have hurling, football, camogie and ladies football action to look forward on Saturday and Sunday.
The action begins on Saturday as St Fergal's camogie team...
The Department for Housing, Planning and Local Government has announced a new investment programme for water services in rural areas. The Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme will run from 2019 to 2021.
Laois County Council invites applications from interested parties to...
Entrepreneurs, inventors and investors are always on the lookout for the next big thing.
With climate change and the plague of plastic swamping the planet, businesses are becoming acutely aware that they had better go green or go home.
Enter Ballybrittas...
Whatever about being short-taken, Portlaoise councillors certainly feel they are being short changed and given the run-around over their efforts to have the public toilets in Portlaoise reopened.
The lack of a public convenience in the county Town is far...
It’s not only mid-term for schools this week, but it’s also the halfway point in the Allianz Division 3 football league.
So far, John Sugrue’s Laois have won two of their opening three games and sit second in the table...
One member of Portlaoise Boxing Club will be hoping to win a National title on Saturday at Dublin’s National Stadium.
Christian Cekiso will hope to emulate the heroics of Michael Nevin from 12 months ago when he takes to the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paul Brady
Bantry, Cork / Rathdowney, Laois
Brady, Bantry, Co. Cork and Rathdowney, Co. Laois, February 18th, unexpectedly, at his home. Paul, predeceased by his wife Trisha. Deeply regretted...
They stole hearts at the Portlaoise College Lip Sync and they were at it again in St Colman's NS in Stradbally.
Members of 'The Greatest Show' act who won the Lip Sync a few weeks ago performed at the school's...
The backbone of St Abban's exceptionally strong Senior Ladies team were on show in Abbotstown over the weekend where the female athletes gathered no less than four National medals.
First up, on Saturday was Ruby Millet who continued her exceptional...
Laois woman Sharon Whelehan says she is extremely excited and proud to be opening a salon in Portarlington tomorrow, Thursday February 21.
Sharon, from Killenard and educated in Portarlington, decided to take the leap of faith and follow her dreams...
Any of you who live or have travelled through Stradbally recently will have noticed Laois County Council out in full force laying down some brand new footpaths.
The works actually began before Christmas and are now almost complete.
The matter arose...
