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The Laois hurling team to face Limerick in the Allianz Division 1 quarter-final in O'Moore Park at 7pm has been announced.
Three changes have been made to the side which was narrowly defeated...
Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music held their sixth annual music festival on Sunday, March 3 at Laois Music Centre in Portlaoise.
Over 120 performers took to the stage on an array of instruments.
These included the; harp, uilleann...
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To celebrate International Women's Day and the nationwide 20x20 campaign to promote women in sport - we have begun a new interview series.
This series of interviews has been conducted...
Ballacolla business Hanlon Woodcraft have been named as the Laois Enterprise of the Year at the Laois Enterprise Awards which were held today, Friday 8 March in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise.
Hanlon Woodcraft is a growing business based in Aghaboe,...
Louise Phelan is arguably one of the brightest business people to come out of Laois.
Formerly the global vice-president of PayPal, she held responsibility for the multinational company in western, central and eastern Europe, Ireland, the Middle East and Africa.
The...
Today MEP and leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament Sean Kelly has today marked the 108th International Women’s Day by calling for increased support for survivors of gender-based violence.
Speaking from Warsaw, where Mr Kelly is representing Ireland...
It's all systems go as Electric Picnic has revealed the time and date of its first line-up announcement for this year's festival.
Organisers have revealed that the first line-up announcement will be revealed on Wednesday, March 13.
Set your alarms for...
A Laois man has recently been appointed as General Manager of the 5 Star Heritage Hotel and Spa in Killenard.
Ger Alley from Durrow began his role in January having previously worked in a number of other high-profile hotels around...
Five young Laois men are among the newest recruits to have joined the Gardaí.
Luke Doyle, Shane Nerney, Adam O'Toole, John Bowe and Ruslan Nazipov are among those lining out in today's passing out ceremony at Templemore Garda College, Tipperary.
There...
Heywood 4-9 St. Colmcille’s CS (Dublin) 3-9
Top Oil Leinster PP School's U-14 'C' Championship Semi Final
Heywood have an U-14 Leinster final to prepare for after they defeated Dublin champions St Colmcille's of Knocklyon by three points in Leixlip this afternoon.
Timahoe...
The Camross branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann are excited to introduce their music workshop which will be held on Saturday, March 9 in Camross School and Hall.
Tuition will be given by the All Ireland Senior Ceili Band winners 2018...
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Knockbeg 0-8 St Pat's Navan 0-11 (AET)
Leinster College's Senior 'A Football Final 2004
They came so close to upsetting the aristocrats of Leinster college's football.
Knockbeg College did all in their...
While there is plenty of national league action building up inside of county as the Laois senior hurlers take on Limerick, three Laois men are preparing for three different league finals of their own.
Mountrath man Paddy Carroll plys his...
One Laois woman embarked on what she describes as being, ' an experience of a lifetime' when she travelled to Panama for World Youth Day in January.
Charlene Duff made the 8,000km journey to the central American country and spent...
Are you tired of unneccesarily early starts and late finishes? Are you fed up of driving long distances to work or rushing to make the train?
Would you like to have more time in the evenings to spend with your...
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Ahead of Laois's quarter-final clash against Limerick this weekend, we spoke to the former Laois All Ireland minor football winner is now leading Limerick's underage scene as intercounty minor hurling manager.
Diarmuid...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
James (Jim) Fitzpatrick
Hartstown, Dublin / Castleknock, Dublin / Dunshaughlin, Meath / Laois
James (Jim) (Hartstown), Dublin 15 and formerly of Castleknock, Dunshaughlin and Killinure, Co. Laois) March 7th,...
It is less than three months until the Elections and our fourth Election Diary is now here.
We look at the latest political pieces as the countdown continues to this year’s Local Elections.
Bobby bows out of Fine Gaels
A Fine Gael stalwart...
The Cheltenham Racing Festival begins next Tuesday and one GAA club has come up with a novel way to keep you interested in the four day event.
Erin's Own, from Castlecomer in Co Kilkenny, have teamed up with fantasycheltenham.ie to...
There was great excitement in Portlaoise FET Centre as they celebrated both National Adult Learners week and Pancake Tuesday.
Portlaoise FET Centre we offer adult literacy courses, intensive literacy courses, ESOL classes, QQI modules at Levels 1-5 and a range...
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It’s another busy weekend in Laois with the launch of our first large festival of the year, the Mountmellick Drama Festival.
This festival brings eight nights of the highest quality amateur drama to Laois and...
Birr 15 Portlaoise 17
Leinster U-15 Division 1 league
Portlaoise RFC U-15s travelled to Birr at the weekend for the last of the regular league games, a match that would determine the quarter final seedlings.
Portlaoise went into this game four points...
Laois woman Nancy Poulain and her Irish Wolfhound Lobo are all set for this year's international Crufts show.
In March, the best trainers and dogs from all over the world gather to compete in the UK competition.
Lobo is 16 months...
International Women's Day 2019 will be an important day for Midlands 103 as the radio station will be presented by women all day.
The compelling story of Kathleen Chada, a Carlow mum lobbying for law reform following the murder of...
The best places to eat and drink in Laois were chosen at an awards ceremony in the Killashee Hotel, Kildare.
Establishments in Portlaoise, Portarlington, Emo, Ballyfin, Rathdowney, Stradbally and The Heath received awards in a range of different categories.
Batonis of...
As it stands, Portlaoise has one of the highest rates of declared female candidates of any local election area in the country.
According to research collected by Maynooth University lecturer Adrian Kavanagh, Portlaoise has five selected/declared female local election candidates so...
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Laois dressing rooms after games with Kilkenny haven't been the most joyous of places over the years, but the tide changed as Laois recorded a famous victory over the Cats, who...
It is less than three months until the Elections and our third Election Diary is now here.
We look at the latest political pieces as the countdown continues to this year’s Local Elections.
Minister for Justice and Local Election candidate visit local...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
William Murphy
Knockbawn, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the wonderful care of The Community Nursing Unit, Abbeyleix, surrounded by his loving family. Devoted husband to Breda, loving father to Henrietta...
Cara Phelan from Portlaoise camogie club entered a recent Liberty Insurance Ireland competition.
The prize was to attend the Women in Sport event in Fallon & Byrne in Dublin on Tuesday.
Cara really enjoyed the event and was delighted to meet...
