What would have been an exhilarating finale for Laois club camogie has been marred by the fact that Portlaoise are being made play the game this Sunday, after asking for a postponement due to a fixtures clash.
The Portlaoise side...
A young Laois mum, who was left completely stranded following the robbery of her car last week, has had her car returned to her.
Portlaoise native Martina Graham discovered that her car had been stolen from outside her front door...
Portlaoise 0-16 Glenealy 1-10
Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Quarter Final
Teddy Fennelly's Portlaoise hurlers have made a winning start to their Leinster campaign with a fine win over Wicklow senior champions Glenealy in Aughrim.
And keeper Eoghan Nealon was their hero...
Right, Halloween is over get out your Christmas trees ?
— Aedín (@_Aedin) November 1, 2018
You heard it here first.
Can’t believe that I waited ELEVEN hours in A&E last night to see if I’ve fractured my rib only to be...
Three Laois women are aiming to complete a magnificent feat - do secure a league and a cup double this weekend with their Wexford Youths side.
Kylie Murphy, Orla Casey and Ciamh Gray (formerly Dollard) are all lining out for...
As part of a running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’ – a little bit later than usual owing to the Bank Holiday.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different...
Ballylinan-Glenmore 0-8 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-6
Laois Minor 'A' Football Championship Final 2004
Ballylinan-Glenmore ground out a two point win over Stradbally Parish Gaels to claim the 2004 MFC 14 years ago.
The victors, who were made up of Arles-Kilcruise, Arles-Killeen and...
On each of the last two Laois hurling county final Sundays, a Camross captain has stood in the stand in O'Moore Park - surrounded by joyous team-mates and looking down on the happy scenes below - and referenced the...
A rural school has taken it upon themselves to write a letter to the Laois County Council regarding road safety during cold snaps.
St Patrick's National School, Ballylinan, wrote the letter dated September 28, 2018 about the lack of gritting...
An extremely busy weekend of GAA is ahead of us - and it all gets underway this afternoon.
Portlaoise begin their Leinster hurling campaign away to Wicklow champions Glenealy in Aughrim at 1.30pm.
And then attention switches back to Stradbally where...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Conroy
Clonboyne, Portlaoise, Laois
Joe Conroy, formally of Clonboyne, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Died 17th October 2018 in Canada (unexpectedly) sadly missed by his wife Ann, daughters Catherine and...
Generosity is a wonderful gift. To have a big heart is a blessing, that is to be open and compassionate in love to the needs of others. Generosity is contagious and beneficial. Fact.
The more we give the more we...
What a crew we have here!
The PWC GAA All-Stars Banquet is currently underway at the Convention Centre in Dublin.
And there is a considerable Laois presence at the event in support of Graham Brody who was nominated for the goalkeeper position...
The Dunamaise Arts Centre was a hive of activity this evening as the Portlaoise Musical Society launched their latest production - a suitably ambitious production to mark the group's 20th anniversary.
Titanic - The Musical is on stage from Saturday, November...
Le Chéile Mentoring and Youth Justice Support Services have seen their Board of Management expanding with the recent appointment of Richard McElwee to the position of Director.
Le Chéile works with vulnerable young people throughout Ireland that have offended or...
One Laois hurler and a Mountrath man who plays intercounty hurling for Westmeath have been named on the 'Champion 15' team of the Joe McDonagh championship in 2018.
Rathdowney man Ross King and Paddy Carroll from Mountrath have received the...
The new Laois Ladies football manager has been confirmed.
Kildare man David Gibson has been announced as the new Laois Ladies manager.
Gibson has been involved in training both men's and women's teams in Dublin and Meath, and was most recently...
The annual Ballinakill Classic Indoor Car Show took place at the weekend with a huge crowd in attendance.
The Laois Shopping Centre car park was the venue as hundreds of patrons headed underground to check out what was on show.
There...
Western Building Systems has insisted there were no, 'short cuts or penny pinching' in its construction of schools.
Three of the four Laois schools built by WBS were identified as possibly requiring “urgent structural assessments”.
This follows the discovery of “significant...
Fianna Fail members in Offaly have chosen Barry Cowen to represent the party once again in the next General Election following their Selection Convention in the Tullamore Court Hotel on Thursday night.
Cowen, who has been a TD for the...
Gardaí investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 34 year old man that occurred on Thursday 1st November 2018.
A man in his late 20s is currently detained at Kildare Garda station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice...
One of Laois's longest serving politicians has revealed that he will not contest the 2019 Local Elections.
Fine Gael Councillor for the Portarlington/Graiguecullen District John Moran has told LaoisToday that he will not seek re-election next year.
It will bring to...
The Portlaoise hurlers begin their Leinster intermediate championship campaign tomorrow in Wicklow.
The Town face Wicklow senior champions Glenealy in Joule Park, Aughrim at 1.30pm on Saturday.
The Senior A Hurling Championship in Laois came to a conclusion a few weeks ago...
Over forty Scoil Chríost Rí students headed to Germany on Thursday morning for the school’s first overseas Leaving Cert History school tour.
The number of students taking History at Senior Cycle in the school has increased steadily over the past...
Do you struggle to manage your anger?
Are your partner and children afraid of you? Are you serious about change?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, there is help.
Men Ending Domestic Abuse (MEND) work in a radical way with...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Thomas Donoher
Rath, Ballybrittas, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Oakdale Nursing Home, Portarlington. Deeply regretted by his loving sister Phyllis, brother-in-law Al, nieces, nephews,...
Sarsfields are back in the Leinster Senior Club Final, for the first time since 2015, where they take on familiar foes Foxrock-Cabinteely of Dublin.
This will be the fourth successive meeting of the two clubs, with the Dublin Champions coming...
Two hurlers from Laois have been selected to represent Ireland in the annual U21 Hurling/Shinty International clash.
Rathdowney-Errill's Mark Kavanagh and Conor Phelan from Castletown have been announced on the setup for this year's squad.
Kavanagh has been a key member of...
The annual Vicarstown Beat the Barge event was back was a bang on Monday, October 29.
This year the 4km run had a spooky Halloween theme – a Beat the Barge Zombie Run.
Participants were invited to dress up and run...
Young Harry Potter fans are in for a treat.
Abbeyleix Heritage House are holding a School of Wizardry and Magic for all fans of the mystical series to indulge in.
Young witches and wizards aged 3-7 years will get to choose your...
