The final week of adult GAA fixtures is ahead of us.
The minor and senior finals will take place this weekend.
Check out all of the fixtures below:
MONDAY OCTOBER 8
Midlands Park Hotel MHC “B” Shield Final (Extra time if necessary)
Portlaoise v...
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We've reached the end of our hurling Podcasts for 2018 - and what a season it was.
Yesterday saw the culmination of the domestic calendar with the Minor, Senior A...
Plans are advancing toward the demolition of the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall located off the Ballyfin Road, Portlaoise.
The county council is also preparing tenders to knock down the nearby old squash club, with preliminary plans completed for the construction...
According to an article in the Irish Examiner this week, we are now paying more tax in this country as a whole than we were 10 years ago.
In this week’s news we talk about the opportunity employees have to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Peter Delaney
Trumera, Mountrath, Laois
Peter Delaney, Trumera, Mountrath, Co.Laois. – Died 4th October 2018, (peacefully), in the loving care of matron and staff of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick....
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Camross manager Danny Owens and corner back Joe Phelan were in jubilant mood following yesterday's win over Rathdowney-Errill.
Joe Phelan was joint captain with Zane Keenan for the triumph last year...
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It seems light years ago that Portlaoise were regularly contesting senior hurling finals in Laois.
But between 2003 and 2011, they were in six finals and won one of them. However,...
There is another busy week of CCFL soccer action on the way with a number of games down for leagues and cups.
Saturday, October 13
All games at 2.30 unless stated otherwise
FAI Youth Cup 1 Round 1
Willow Park v Parkville Utd
Killeshin...
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Rathdowney-Errill manager John Delaney has hit out at the refereeing decision that saw only yellow cards handed out following an incident in the first half of Sunday's Laois SHC final...
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It was a typically hectic county final Sunday in O'Moore Park as a triple header of games kept us all enthralled for the afternoon.
In the opening game, the rather unusual...
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What an incredible achievement by the lads from Camross.
No club has managed to retain the Bob O'Keeffe Cup since Castletown in 2003 but that has now changed as Camross reigned...
O’Moores 3-8 Cuala 1-9
Leinster intermediate camogie preliminary round
The fruits of O’Moores labour were made worthwhile today as they defeated Dublin intermediate champions Cuala to make it to the next stage of the Leinster championship.
Playing into a strong breeze in...
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Portlaoise are back at the top table of the hurling pyramid following a fine win over The Harps.
It means an instant return to the top table of Laois club hurling...
Our top stories this week looked at everything from the funding for the new library to an attempted burglary.
Of course there was a huge emphasis on all things county final, as our reporters took trips to the primary schools...
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Camross 2-15 Rathdowney-Errill 0-19
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Final
Camross have been crowned Laois SHC champions for the 26th time following a gripping final in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
It's the first time...
Clubs from across the county continued their league and cup campaigns with Clonaslee Utd and Mountmellick Utd securing wins.
Below are all of this weekends soccer results.
DIVISION 1
Towerhill 0 Rovers Horseleap Utd 3
Towerhill Rovers took on Horseleap Utd this morning...
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The biggest day in Laois club hurling is upon us and if recent years are anything to go by then we are in for quite a treat.
Champions Camross and Rathdowney-Errill...
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Portlaoise 1-13 The Harps 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A' Final
Portlaoise have been crowned Laois SHC 'A' champions for the second time in four years following a win over favourites The Harps...
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Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath 0-10 The Harps 0-8
Midlands Park Hotel U-17 Hurling Championship Final
Teenage sensation Cillian Dunne put in a simply stunning display to lead Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath to the MHC title in O'Moore Park...
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The Harps are involved in two finals this afternoon and this Live Blog will be focused on both of those games.
Up first at 12.15pm in O'Moore Park is the meeting...
There is a number of job vacancies being advertised in Laois at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday in the last two weeks. In each instance you can click through to the full...
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The biggest day in Laois club hurling is upon us and if recent years are anything to go by then we are in for quite a treat.
Champions Camross and Rathdowney-Errill...
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We’re back in O’Moore Park this afternoon for the final three games of an extremely busy weekend of GAA.
After the drama of yesterday’s U-15 football finals, attention now swings...
A Laois TD has claimed rent controls don’t work.
A national emergency surrounding the housing crisis was declared on Thursday, October 4. The government was defeated in the Dail yesterday after opposition parties supported the motion.
Deputy Brian Stanley says there’s...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Peter Delaney
Trumera, Mountrath, Laois
Peter Delaney, Trumera, Mountrath, Co.Laois. – Died 4th October 2018, (peacefully), in the loving care of matron and staff of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick....
Portlaoise Panthers 67 WIT Vikings 64
Men's Division 1 National League Basketball
Away from the women's first game of the season, Portlaoise Panthers Men were back to winning ways beating WIT Vikings by 3 points.
Panthers have lost their last three games...
Portlaoise Panthers 77 St Mary's Castleisland 61
Women's Division 1 National League Basketball
The Portlaoise Panthers Women got their National League season campaign off to a winning start as they welcomed Castleisland to St Mary's Hall this evening.
The beginning of the...
There are 2,622 cohabiting couples living in Laois who do not have the same legal rights as married couples or civil partnerships.
The warning comes from the Law Society of Ireland (LSI), as latest figures show that the number of...
Sarsfields 0-20 Eadestown 1-8
Leinster Ladies senior football championship
The Laois senior ladies championship winners came from being one point down at half-time to finishing the match nine points ahead today.
Sarsfields went in 0-8 to 1-6 against the wind at half-time,...
Rosenallis 3-8 Clonaslee St Manmans 2-5
Midlands Park Hotel U15 Football “B” Championship Final
These two neighbouring clubs have certainly seen football grow right up through the age rankings and were behind some fine displays in the LOETB Centre of Excellence...
