A raft of new playing rules are currently being trialled in this season's Allianz Football League - but Laois manager John Sugrue isn't a huge fan of the new offensive mark, which sees a player awarded a free if...
Scoil Chriost Ri 3-2 St Finnian's College Mullingar 1-5
Ladies School's Senior D South Leinster Football Semi Final
Football in Scoil Chriost Ri continues to scale new heights as, following on from recent Leinster success for their Seniors and Juniors, the...
Twenty Laois families in mortgage arrears have been rescued by housing group i-Care over the last year.
This is according to i-Care CEO and vulture fund opponent David Hal.
i-Care was established by the Irish Mortgage Holders’ Association in 2017 to buy...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maud O’Sullivan (née Rigney)
Orchard Close, Countess Road, Killarney, Kerry / Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of St Josephs Nursing Home, Kenmare, Maud, beloved...
Cistercian College Roscrea will hold an Open Day and Introductory Weekend on Friday, February 8.
The event will showcase all boarding options available. Students considering full 5 Day or 7 Day Boarding and Day Boarding (8.15am to 8pm daily) are...
2018 was another remarkable year in the history of Sarsfields Ladies football club.
The Mountmellick outfit continued to pick up honours at all grades last year.
Portarlington Golf Club was the place to be on Saturday night as the Ladies came...
Scoil Dara Kilcock 2-5 Portlaoise CBS 3-11
Top Oil South Leinster PP Schools Senior Football “B” Semi Final
Portlaoise CBS have qualified for the Senior South Leinster 'B' football final following a nine point win over Kilcock in Enfield this afternoon.
Killian...
RTÉ 2fm's Game On is trading Donnybrook for Portlaoise on Thursday night for a very special Six Nations preview show.
Hugh Cahill will be presenting live from the Midlands Park Hotel with a range of guests on Thursday 31 January...
The Arles Kilcruise Couch to 5K will be kicking off this week and people of all ages and abilities are encouraged to come along to the training sessions.
Whether you're a beginner or a professional runner, the Couch to 5K...
Fianna Fail Local Election candidate Donal Kelly has highlighted an anti-social behaviour problem at one of Portlaoise's leading local amenities.
Posting a video on his Facebook page, Mr Kelly told how the skate park outside the Portlaoise Leisure Centre has...
The Heritage Hotel in Killenard was the place to be on Saturday night as O'Dempsey's celebrated a stellar 2018 in style.
The club reached a total of four adult finals, winning two, and also claimed U-21 'B' success.
For the second...
Nurses and midwives are set to go on strike for 24 hours on Wednesday January 30, with further days of striking in February if their issues are not addressed.
The strike will see INMO members stop working for a 24-hour...
Local TD Fiona O'Loughlin recently visited Rath National School to view the new purpose built ASD unit that is almost completed.
The new building incorporates two classrooms with associate classroom safe bases, a para-educational room, a multi-sensory room, an office,...
One of the most violent prisoners in the country is set to move to Portlaoise Prison, according to the Irish Sun.
27-year-old Celyn Eadon, who is currently in Wheatfield, will become the latest violent criminal to move to the new high...
There were a few old sores opened as Fianna Fáil were warned that they should pull the plug on the Fine Gael led government at this week’s monthly January meeting of Laois County Council.
Two former FF men, Cllr Brendan...
The Camross hurlers will go for an historic three-in-a-row in the Laois SHC in 2019 - and will do so with a new man in charge.
Brendan Lowry, who was a selector during Arien Delaney's time at the helm, has...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maud O'Sullivan (née Rigney)
Orchard Close, Countess Road, Killarney, Kerry / Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of St Josephs Nursing Home, Kenmare, Maud, beloved...
Following a longer than normal winter break this season, The Combined Counties Football League gets back to full action this weekend with a full programme of fixtures.
The month of January was not completely without football however as the League...
Are you aged between 18 and 35 and have a business - or indeed a business idea?
Laois business people under the age of 35 are being encouraged to put their name forward for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) award...
The future of beef farming came under the spotlight at the Laois IFA AGM in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Monday night, with chairman Francie Gorman saying that the industry is heading for extinction unless further supports come from...
The Ballylinan Panto Group were back in action in St Anne’s Hall over the weekend with their panto Little Red Riding Hood.
Back after a five year break from the stage, rehearsals started in late October with a wonderful cast...
In its heyday it was a hub of social activity on the Main Street but for years now it’s been one of the Town’s biggest eyesores. Even murals extolling support for the Town’s successful GAA teams have only partially...
In a significant breakthrough for town centre regeneration in Portlaoise it has been confirmed that the Christian Brothers site at Tower Hill is set for a €20m development.
Combined with the plans already in motion for the nearby Convent site...
It has been a dreadful week on the country's roads.
In the last seven days alone, ten lives have been lost.
On Thursday, a male pedestrian aged in his 40s was killed in Monasterevin in Kildare while just last night, a man in...
A public information session on the new national heritage plan will be held on the 7th and 15th of February in Portlaoise.
Speaking this morning from the county hall, Minister Flanagan described the new national heritage plan for Ireland as...
Three Laois teams in three different sports received the Sportsfile treatment over the weekend.
The Laois footballers made a brilliant start to their Allianz Division 3 campaign in Newry on Saturday.
They produced a wonderful second-half performance to get the better...
Fianna Fail TD for Offaly Barry Cowen has expressed concern at the number of non-specialised consultants working in the Midlands Health Services.
A parliamentary response by Fianna Fail showed that there are 161 doctors working as consultants in public hospitals...
Building on the recent success of the new Portlaoise branding and gift card, the Portlaoise Town Team today unveiled the new branded gazebos proudly displayed by the Portlaoise farmer’s market traders.
Laois County Councils Business Support Unit worked closely with...
This report in the Irish Daily Mail is truly something else.
The paper has obtained records via the Freedom of Information which detail the litany of threats and abuse which traffic wardens across the country have been exposed to in...
It was a dreadful weekend on our roads.
There was a terrible tragedy in Donegal as four young men were killed in a single vehicle collision on Sunday night and Gardai are also appealing for witnesses to a crash which...
