Laois woman Ava O'Connor had a highly successful weekend at the national indoor athletic championships, bringing home two gold medals in the 1500 metres and 800 metres.
had a very successful weekend at the National indoors in athlone I won...
The transfer of excess profits in your business to an executive pension arrangement is perhaps the most tax efficient way to move company profits into personal wealth and provide key future benefits for Company Directors, spouses and family members employed in the business.
Over the last...
Former Laois hurling boss Seamus 'Cheddar' Plunkett has questioned just how positive club amalgamations are in Laois.
Speaking recently on the Joe.ie GAA Hour with fellow Laois man Colm Parkinson, Plunkett says he believes that while amalgamations certainly has upsides, they...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus Sheehan
Glasnevin, Dublin / Portlaoise, Laois
Sheehan Seamus (Glasnevin and late of Portlaoise and Eircom) April 5th, 2019 (peacefully) in the loving care of his family and the...
April is the month for the clubs and there were five games played in the top two Divisions of the Hurling league today.
Camross, Borris-Kilcotton and Castletown were victorious in Division 1 while Colt and Ballinakill triumphed in Division 1A.
Here...
It was an immensely busy day across the board in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football with national league, Leinster and club fixtures all being marked down for today.
Laois ladies finished their league campaign with a loss away to...
There were a number of dramatic encounters in the local soccer leagues today.
In Carlow, Crettyard United kept themselves in the hunt for Premier Division glory as a Lee Salter hat-trick along with an Aaron Morris strike helped them to...
This week we look back on a historic day for Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix when the president at the time, Mary McAleese, paid a visit to the school in March 2008.
When President McAleese arrived at the primary school, she was...
Na Fianna 1-7 Rosenallis 0-1
Feile na NGael final group B
Na Fianna will be the second hurling team heading to Cork to represent Laois this summer.
A goal and three points from corner-forward Jack Weston and a further three from centre-forward...
Camross 1-6 The Harps 0-3
Laois Feile 'A' Hurling Championship Final
Ben Deegan accuracy from frees was crucial as Camross claimed Feile hurling 'A' glory in the LOETB Centre of Excellence this evening.
Deegan hit six unanswered second half scores from placed...
This week's Property Watch focuses on five of the best apartments currently for sale in Portlaoise.
Among the locations covered are; Stradbrook, Bridle Walk, Ashbrook Gardens and the Parkside apartments.
Here is our Property Watch of the week:
2B Stradbrook, Portlaoise
€165,000
This spacious...
The people of Laois have been in cracking form on Twitter this week.
The year is 2021:
Tiger Roll has just won his 4th National.
Laois are in the Division 1 league final after 3 consecutive promotions.
Mick Ram is still downing pints...
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Laois households among the lowest disposable incomes in the country
Laois has placed 20th of 26 counties in terms of the average household disposable income per person in the Republic of Ireland.
Laois animator nominated for distinguished Emmy award
Barrowhouse native Seamus...
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Laois senior football manager John Sugrue pulled no punches in his post-match interview following yesterday's Division 3 league final loss against Westmeath in Croke Park.
The Kerry native blamed 'poor execution' and...
On Friday 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, Castletown and...
RTÉ and Rose of Tralee presenter Dáithí Ó Sé is calling on the nation to host a Tea Day in aid of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI).
Alzheimer’s Tea Day is the charity’s largest annual fundraising campaign and takes...
A Brexit-style billboard has been posted in Portlaoise, encouraging Irish people to follow suit of our counterparts across the Irish Sea and leave the EU.
The Irish Freedom Party have erected posters making the case against EU membership around the...
This weekend sees Laois travel to their last game of the league, playing Cavan.
Here is all you need to know before the game:
When, where, what time?
This round seven fixture takes place in Crosserlough, Cavan, on Sunday April 7 at 2pm.
What...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus Sheehan
Glasnevin, Dublin / Portlaoise, Laois
Sheehan Seamus (Glasnevin and late of Portlaoise and Eircom) April 5th, 2019 (peacefully) in the loving care of his family and the...
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Sometimes sport fades into the background and with something like this - it is certainly the case.
Those of you who were in Croke Park today will have seen people around the...
It was a disappointing day for the Laois footballers in Croke Park as Westmeath won the Division 3 league final in Croke Park on a scoreline of 1-13 to 0-13.
While there wasn't the same excitement as there was for...
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The Laois senior footballers wrapped up their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign in Croke Park this afternoon - but it wasn't to be a happy ending as Westmeath won 1-13...
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Laois 0-13 Westmeath 1-13
Allianz Division 3 Football League Final
Wastefulness in front of goal and uncharacteristic error from keeper Graham Brody cost Laois as they went down in the Division 3 final...
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The Laois senior football team go for their second league title in 12 months this evening in Croke Park.
This will be Laois fifth time in the last year to play in Croke Park...
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...
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Laois and Westmeath have played out many big battles over the years but the one that really brought the rivalry on to a new level was the famous 1995 minor saga,...
A doting dad and Mountmellick Glanbia CountryLife branch manager, Paddy Marsh, running the Ultra Marathon for Temple Street.
The busy father of four is to run the full 200km long Ring of Kerry this September as part of a grueling...
Laois and former Irish international rugby star Alison Miller has received a call up from the Barbarians team, one of the biggest honours in rugby legacy.
The Barbarians have called up Alison and other players from nine different nations for...
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The Laois football team will play Westmeath in the Allianz Football League Division 3 final in Croke Park this afternoon as John Sugrue's men go for a second successive league title having won...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bridie O'Brien
15 New Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Bridie O’Brien 15 New Road Portlaoise Co. Laois died 4th April in Naas Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Deepley regretted by...
