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It could be argued that midfield was the least competitive area on the Laois team in 2018.
John O'Loughlin and Kieran Lillis were nailed on to start every game and except for...
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A Division 3 league final will never be the biggest deal in the GAA calendar - but the Laois footballers haven't won enough over the years to turn their nose up...
All roads lead to Raheen on Sunday, April 14 for their highly anticipated annual Vintage Road Run.
Vintage cars, vintage and modern tractors, motorbikes and lorries are welcome on the day.
Raheen Vintage Club was established in 2009 and are celebrating...
This weekend sees the Laois ladies footballers take on Cavan in Cavan in their final group game of the division 2 league.
Although Laois are relegated from the second-flight division, this is a make or break game for Cavan, as...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Niall Phelan
15 Cluin Inn, Mountrath, Laois
Niall (Nally) Phelan 15 Cluin Inn, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 1st April 2019. Sadly missed by his partner Tara, children Aaron, Ella, and...
An Garda Síochána, in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service, has today opened a recruitment competition for Garda trainees.
The competition, which is open from today until 3pm on April 24 2019, is seeking to attract candidates from across society...
The 10th annual Tri Laois organised by the local Trilogy Triathlon Club is set to take place this weekend.
The Tri Laois will take place on Saturday April 6 with registration at 8am at Portlaoise Leisure Centre.
There are two options...
He was the most sought after man in Dublin yesterday, but only one journalist in the country got to have a one-to-one chat with Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
LaoisToday columnist and writer, John Whelan says it all happened by chance...
One Laois secondary school will have two teams competing in the All-Ireland Volleyball finals this week.
Mountrath Community School are heading for University of Limerick on Thursday April 4 to bid for All-Ireland glory.
One team will compete in the Cup finals...
This is a great opportunity for those who are over 50 and would like to return to the game or those wishing to take up the sport.
Laois Sports Partnership, in partnership with Abbeyleix Tennis Club, announced the opening of...
BirdWatch Ireland’s Project Lapwing is calling for the public and farmers to help collect breeding Lapwing records from around the county.
If you know of Lapwing nesting in your area, they want to know about them.
The survey, funded by the...
Laois woman and Irish rugby player Emma Hooban was honoured for her contribution to sport as a whole at the Dublin City University (DCU) Club Life Committee awards last week.
Irish hooker Hooban received the coveted 'Overall Sports Scholar Of...
Laois has placed 20th of 26 counties in terms of the average household disposable income per person in the Republic of Ireland.
This is according to latest figures released by the CSO on Wednesday, April 3. The figures gathered relate...
The evenings are getting longer and this athletics club have come up with the perfect activity.
Ballyroan/Abbeyleix and District Athletics Club will hold Race 1 in their 'Fit For Life' series this evening.
The is part one of a four part...
The end of the Junior Cycle gives young people an opportunity to assess their academic path and possible career choices.
To ensure they have the widest range of options available to them, students may decide to change school. This decision...
One talented Laois man is set to fly over to America to take his place among the global television industry's best and brightest at the 71st Primetime Emmy awards.
Barrowhouse native Seamus Malone received the prestigious Emmy nod for his work...
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The Laois senior footballers will take on Westmeath in the Division 3 league final on Saturday in Croke Park at 4.45pm.
And ahead of the game, there is largely positive news on...
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Spice girls clash for local election candidate
We've all been there, Spice Girls are playing a reunion concert in Dublin while voting for the Local Elections is taking place.
Okay well maybe we...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Niall Phelan
15 Cluin Inn, Mountrath, Laois
Niall (Nally) Phelan 15 Cluin Inn, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 1st April 2019. Sadly missed by his partner Tara, children Aaron, Ella, and...
Cups galore this weekend.
SATURDAY APRIL 6
Lambe Brothers CCFL Youths Cup Quarter Finals
Portlaoise v Abbeyleix Ath; Rossleighan Park Portlaoise; Offaly
Willow Park 17’s v St Francis; Willow Park Athlone; Midlands
Kinnegad Juniors v Mullingar Ath 17’s A; Lagan Park Kinnegad; Midlands
Clara Town...
Are you commuting to college in Dublin, Carlow or Athlone? Are you commuting to Dublin for work?
The team in Martleys Bus and Coach Hire can get you there - and to a whole lot of other destinations too, no...
A Laois teenager has been chosen to take part in an international hockey competition this weekend.
Abbeyleix teenager Daniel Brain has been selected on the Leinster Development Boys U-17 squad for the HOD hockey International tournament in Holland at Easter.
Leinster...
Portlaoise 4 Navan 1
Leinster Hockey League Division 9
Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club finished up the 2018/2019 season with a convincing win over Navan 2nd on Sunday in Navan.
Portlaoise started the last game of the season strongly, scoring a goal in...
Rathdowney Macra member Colin Dowling to set to represent Laois at the 14th Annual Mr. Personality Festival at the Springhill Court Hotel in Kilkenny.
Twenty-five year old Colin is a primary school teacher, farmer and active member of Rathdowney Macra na...
Cork City defeated local rivals and neighbours Cobh Ramblers 4-1 victory last night in the EA Sports Cup.
City were two up after 74 minutes when Comerford unleashed a half volley which sailed into the top corner of the net.
He...
One of Ireland’s leading experts in hygiene is calling on businesses throughout Laois to provide sanitary disposal facilities in their male public restrooms, for the disposal of incontinence products by men suffering from this condition.
While many businesses provide sanitary...
A man has been arrested following a high speed chase in Laois last night.
The Irish Sun are reporting that a man in his 30s was arrested following the incident.
Gardai attempted to stop the driver on multiple occasions but were...
The ding-dong war of words between Joe.ie's Colm Parkinson and Carlow football coach Stephen Poacher continues to rumble on.
Three weeks ago, Down native Poacher called JOE.ie’s Parkinson ‘sensationalist’ and ‘irrelevant’ in an explosive interview with Pundit Arena.
Poacher made the comments in...
The Traveller Pride Awards are back once again this year and it's time for Traveller organisations, families and friends to consider nominating individuals and groups.
The 2019 Traveller Pride Awards will take place on Thursday May 30 in Dublin.
The aim...
Gardaí at Birr are investigating the theft of lead roofing from Drumakeenan NS, Roscrea which is near the Laois border.
The incident happened at the weekend and Gardai are looking for people who have information to contact them.
They say: "Did...
