Carlow 14 Portlaoise 32
U-15 Rugby Cup Round 1
Portlaoise RFC U15s travelled to Carlow at the weekend for the opening round of the cup and after a hard fought match they progressed to the quarter final stage.
The first ten minutes...
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My, my, my. We think this might have been one of our most far-reaching and eagerly anticipated competitions to date.
The Sweet Bakery opened its doors in Portlaoise on February 12, much to the joy of people all around the...
A Laois county councillor has said that Mountrath and Castletown have been 'abandoned' by Bus Éireann.
Cllr James Kelly made the statement at the latest Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting.
He asked for date as to when 'promised' bus shelters would be...
Someone, or a group of people, are waking up this morning in Ireland a lot richer than they were this time yesterday.
The EuroMillions jackpot of more than €175 million was won in Ireland somewhere last night.
The winning numbers were...
Prison is a intimidating place to be. Even filming in prison can understandably expose oneself to things they've never seen before.
However that is exactly what director of Inside Ireland's Biggest Prison Aoife Kelleher undertook when her all-female cast shot...
It's not only mid-term for schools this week, but it's also the halfway point in the Allianz Division 1B hurling league.
So far, Eddie Brennan's Laois suffered two defeats at the hands of Galway and Waterford but then recorded a...
An amateur archaeologist says that he has discovered over 40 ancient sites in Laois.
Midlands 103 have reported that amateur archaeologist Simon Dowling identified the sites after they appeared on Google Maps when the website updated with images from June.
The ringforts and...
Two Laois clubs have confirmed their managers for the 2019 season.
2018 Intermediate champions Slieve Bloom have turned to Camross native Mattie Collier to take the reigns their year.
Collier previously managed Rosenallis in the Senior A grade back in 2015...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Georgina (Ena) Dobbin
Stradbally, Laois / Dublin
Dobbin Georgina (Ena) (Stradbally, Dublin, Brownstown) peacefully on 19th February at Droimnin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Dearly loved Aunt of Anne (Nolan) Mark...
Rory O'Connor, the man behind the hugely popular Rory's Stories is one of the guest speakers at an information evening for Leaving Cert students and parents being organised by People First Credit Union in Portlaoise.
The free Practical Information Evening...
Two men were arrested following a number of burglaries in Portlaoise in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, February 16.
The two males, aged in their 20s and 30s were stopped in a vehicle in the town.
Some of the...
What an event this was.
The streets around Graiguecullen were thronged with athletes on Sunday as the annual Graiguecullen Race took place.
This year organisers added a 10k element to the race and that was extremely well received.
A total of 299...
Two Laois athletes took part in the prestigious Armagh International Roadraces on Thursday evening last.
Cian Kelly, the 19 year old St Abbans runner set a massive personal best, running the 5,000m in 15 minutes and 9 seconds – knocking...
Laois Martial Arts (LMA) were on the road again this time to the Mugendo Open in Sligo.
A team of eight competed on the day in Light Contact and Pointfighting.
An ever-popular event, the Mugendo Open was officiated by...
The 'Field of Dreams' for Laois Down Syndrome has come a step closer as Laois County Council is now carrying out a study to see if the project is feasible.
Back in August 2018, the Local Authority agreed to give the...
There was shock among the community in Abbeyleix as an overnight fire occurred in Quinn's Tea Rooms in the early hours of Monday morning.
Laois Fire Service units from Abbeyleix and Durrow were called to the scene at 5.35am were...
The 2019 Sigerson Cup final has been re-scheduled to be played in O'Moore Park on Wednesday, February 20.
University College Cork will take on St Mary's College Belfast in the new format of the standalone fixture rather than the traditional...
One of the county’s most popular and best known community activists has thrown his hat in to the ring for the local elections.
It’s no surprise that Ollie Clooney will be on the ballot to contest the Council elections, what...
When a handful of ‘petrol heads’ sat down in 2003 to plan a centenary commemoration for the famous Gordon Bennett race little did they know where the road would take them.
Now after years of painstaking work, plodding the hard...
Graiguecullen GAA have accused their neighbours Killeshin of 'poaching players' and 'bringing the GAA into disrepute' and Killeshin have said Graigue have 'totally over-reacted'.
The row between the two clubs made it to County Board level on Monday night following...
GAA Congress takes place this weekend when delegates from around the country - and from the association's overseas units - gather to vote on a number of proposed rule changes.
One of the motions that will be put to the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Dan O'Shaughnessey
Kilcronan, Ballinakill, Laois
Dan died unexpectedly at The Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Predeceased by his late wife Eileen. Deeply regretted by his wife Alice,sons Brian, Eamonn and Denis,...
The Laois footballers are back in action this weekend after they had a break last week.
Manager John Sugrue's side have won two of their first three games and currently sit second in the table behind Longford.
They defeated Down and...
Laois GAA people are being urged to support their local club ahead of the first All County Clubs Members Draw next month.
There is over €126,000 euro prizes to be won across four draws with tickets costing €130 each.
For many...
Five Laois schools have reached the regional finals of the Junk Kouture creative fashion contest.
The eastern regional final will be taking place in The Helix, Dublin on Monday 4 March, where nine Laois entries will walk the catwalk.
Scoil Chríost Rí...
SVT Activity and Wellness Hub (based in Stradbally, Vicarstown and Timahoe) has presented a shield for Junior parkrun.
Junior Parkrun is a 2k run along the Grand Canal bank for 4 to 14 year olds. It takes place every Sunday...
It looks like this spring won't match last year's heavy snow as Met Éireann have announced that Ireland is set to be hotter than the French Riviera with temperatures to reach 15C.
From Wednesday, warm air currents from Africa up...
Renua Ireland has confirmed that they will run a second candidate in the Portlaoise constituency in the 2018 Local Elections.
A few weeks ago, well-known community activist and business owner Dominic Dunne decided to run for the party.
And now, party leader...
Moments before the Laois Camogie team ran out on the field to face Kilkenny in their first league game of the season on Sunday, manager Donie Franks announced his captain for the season.
O'Moore's defender Alison McEvoy will lead the...
