A Castletown man has been awarded the prestigious honour of Laois Carer of the Year,
John Bergin has being caring for his wife, Kathleen for the past five years.
Kathleen has suffered from two strokes and John gave up his job...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Martin Cunningham
Abbeyleix rd., Portlaoise, Laois / Athlone, Roscommon
The death has occurred of Martin Cunningham. Late of Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon. Beloved husband of the late Maureen.
Funeral arrangements will...
The Order of Malta is involved in first-aid medical services at local community events, emergency transportation in the harshest of weather conditions, training in life-saving skills and delivering essential community care initiatives.
During harsh conditions last Winter, 12 members of...
A darts exhibition with one of the world's top players is coming to Racket Hall in Roscrea in December.
And it is for a very good cause too - as the event is in association with Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.
Simon 'The...
There is deep sadness tonight as the founder of the Electric Picnic has passed away.
John Reynolds, who was behind the festival the has become the most popular in Ireland, died suddenly tonight.
National media are reporting that he passed away...
What a great day was had here by all.
Punters gathered to beautiful autumn sunshine recently to take part in the Barnashrone NS Fun Run
This was in aid of the school of the school and a substantial sum was raised.
Barnashrone...
Portlaoise 1-8 Graiguecullen 0-9
Portlaoise u16 Ladies Football team stormed home with a fantastic win against a resilient Graigecullen side on Thursday evening in Annanough.
In atrocious weather conditions the standard of Football served up by both teams was spectacular and...
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It’s a long weekend, it’s a Halloween weekend and there is so much to do.
Catherine Fulvio is in Abbeyleix Thursday evening for a cookery demonstration and artisan food and craft market. The Spooky Express...
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has announced an allocation of €956,000 in funding to assist the repair of regional and local roads in Laois.
“Many of the regional and local roads in County Laois have...
Laois football manager John Sugrue is currently on the look out for new members of his backroom team following the departure of selector Eoin Kearns and coach Jerome Stack.
Kearns, a former senior championship winner with Ballyroan-Abbey and who was...
Laois hurling captain and Rathdowney-Errill hurler Ross King has given his first interview since the county final defeat to Camross.
King was forced off just before half time after an incident left him with a severe facial injury.
And now King has...
The Portarlington After Schools Project is the latest charity to benefit from Aldi’s 2018 Community Grants programme.
Aldi’s Portarlington store staff have awarded the charity a €500 grant in recognition of its tremendous work within the local community and to...
The Ballyroan community spirit is a very strong one - and that will be shown in abundance this weekend at a local event to support Mary Claire Knowles, a young girl who suffers from Dravets Syndrome, a severe form...
A young Laois rugby player is making his presence felt with highy-regarded Limerick club Young Munster after only joining them a couple of months ago.
Mikey Doran, a Camross native, has impressed up through the age grades with Portlaoise and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eve Haenschke (née Lewis)
Stradbally, Laois
Eve Haenschke (neé Lewis) (formerly of Stradbally, Co. Laois and New Jersey, USA). October 22, 2018 (suddenly) in Dublin. Predeceased by her husband...
Back on Tuesday, we brought you the news that the Laois GAA Award winners for 2018 had been confirmed - well all of them bar one that is.
The camogie award remained outstanding but Laois GAA have confirmed that this...
The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) Portlaoise has launched its part in their largest national fundraising campaign.
The highly popular 'Angels' campaign is back.
Angel pins will be sold on streets throughout Ireland, and the IWA are looking for volunteers to sell...
The Racket Hall in Roscrea is one of the best known hotels in the region.
Located on the outskirts of the Tipperary town, on the busy N7 road and right beside Roscrea Golf Club, it has 40 bedrooms, two restaurants...
Two days of madness and brilliant football have come to an end.
We had 21 finals over the last two days and 13 of them took place today - and some of them were truly dramatic affairs.
Holy Family NS girls...
Well what a day this was.
Twenty-six teams, thirteen finals and hundreds of excited children flooded into O'Moore Park for Day Two of the Cumann na mBunscol finals.
Holy Family NS girls took the first honours of the day, winning their...
Killeshin 2-10 Ballyadams NS 5-10
Roinn 1 Boys Championship
Ballyadams NS brought the 2018 Cumann na mBunscol series with a win over Killeshin that saw them crowned Division 1 winners.
This was a Killeshin team that had won championship honours at U-11...
Derrylamogue 7-2 Ballyadams 2-9
Roinn 2 Girls Final
A second half comeback consisting of an astounding six goals paved the way for Derrylamogue girls to claim the Roinn 2 title.
The game began with both games displaying their strong defensive qualities, with...
Durrow 6-8 Cullohill 1-5
Roinn 3 Boys Championship
Durrow made it a brilliant day for Our Lady's Meadow school as their boys joined their girls in tasting Cumann na mBunscol success.
They were far too strong for their neighbours in Cullohill as...
Four Laois primary schools and another in nearby Athy are among 42 schools in the country that will have to be examined to determine if they are structurally safe.
An investigation into schools built by Tyrone-based Western Building Systems between...
Durrow 6-4 Knock 4-7
Roinn 4 Girls Shield
Durrow withstood a ferocious Knock comeback to the Roinn 4 Girls Shield this afternoon.
Paige Boyhan was the star of the show as her five goals proved to be the difference between the teams...
Timahoe 5-10 Derrylamogue 3-2
Roinn 3 Boys Shield
A physically strong, powerful Timahoe side overcame their Derrylamogue competitors to claim the Roinn 3 Shield in O'Moore Park today.
Adam Bennett led the way for goals, while PJ Daly served up a treat...
Killenard 6-2 Timahoe 2-4
Roinn 6 Boys
Killenard's first half performance proved enough to claim the Roinn 6 boys title in O'Moore Park today.
Killenard were first out of the starting blocks as Lucas Prendergast sent a rocket into the net.
The skillful...
Bord na Mona have announced their intentions to cease peat production in Ireland within the next decade, which is likely to mean job loses in Laois and the Midland region, according to AgriLand.
As part of its decarbonisation plan, Bord...
The Rock 13-7 Ballyroan 3-9
Roinn 2 Girls Shield
The Rock proved to be unstoppable in this match, particularly in the second half - never letting their foot off the pedal as they claimed the Roinn 2 Girls shield.
Captain Ciara O'Neill...
Timahoe 6-5 The Rock 1-1
Roinn 5 Girls
Timahoe strode towards Roinn 5 victory after some immense scoring displays in O'Moore Park today. Timahoe NS will be hoping that this is the first of many as they have three teams out...
