We’re back in O’Moore Park this afternoon for the final two games of an extremely busy weekend of football.
After the drama of yesterday’s finals in the lower grades, attention now swings back to the top table of Laois football.
Champions...
What a night it was for Courtwood GAA club.
Just a couple of years after they were promoted from the Junior ranks, Eddie Kinsella's men will play at the top grade next year.
It has been a remarkable transformation and one...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick Ryan
Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully, after a short illness, at Naas Regional Hospital. Paddy, beloved husband of the late Eileen and loving father to Benny, Thomas, James,...
Portlaoise Panthers 77 Scott's Lakers St Paul's Killarney 94
Mens Division 1 National League Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers welcomed Scott’s Lakers St Paul’s Killarney to St Mary’s hall this evening where Panthers lost out by 17 points.
The loss means that Panthers have...
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Mountmellick Gaels 1-9 Courtwood 0-16
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Final
Sean O'Flynn, Niall Dunne, Cian Doyle, Matthew Byron, Alan Kinsella and Rory Doyle.
These are just some of the young men from Courtwood who put in...
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Annanough 0-12 O'Dempsey's 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre Junior Football Championship Final
Teenagers Damien McCaul and Killian Horgan kicked almost all of Annanough's total between them as they ended the club's 40 year wait for championship...
It's game day!! For four Laois clubs, today is the day they've been waiting for all year - and particularly for the last two weeks.
The Laois intermediate and junior football finals take place in O'Moore Park this evening and...
The regeneration of Hepburn Court was discussed a length at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District meeting on Wednesday, Spetember 26.
Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley asked the council to give an update on, "the progress made with the regeneration of Hepburn...
I was in the middle of my make up last night when I slipped and hit my head off the wall and now there’s a huge foundation mark on it ahahahaha
— Lauren from Tonga (@Lauren0809) September 25, 2018
The bruise...
Stradbally 1-12 Parish Gaels B Spink 0-8
Midlands Park Hotel U13“C” Football Championship Final
Smart play and convincing runs from Stradbally Parish Gaels (who donned the underage Laois jerseys for this match) earned them this county final win in the Centre...
Killeshin Crettyard 2-8 St Paul's 0-3
Midlands Park Hotel U13 Football Championship Final
You couldn't pick out just one or two names from this winning Killeshin Crettyard performance, as players 1-15, indeed 1-27 all played their part in bringing the trophy...
Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington are always the last school in Laois to hold their debs and they stuck once again with their late September date this year.
Students from the mixed school right on the Laois-Offaly bordered gathered in town's...
As part of a running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most importantly, it’s...
This evening in O'Moore Park is a big day for four clubs of Laois - as Annanough, O'Dempsey's, Courtwood and Mountmellick bid to win a championship final.
The Laois junior and intermediate football finals are being held in O'Moore Park...
As part of his tour of Portlaoise yesterday, presidential candidate Gavin Duffy visited Portlaoise College on the back of an invitation by principal Noel Daly and teacher Mr Travers.
The entrepreneur and Dragons Den star spoke to business and politics...
At the latest Portlaoise Municipal District meeting, a motion was put forward for the council to give an update on any progress made with the regeneration of O'Moore Place and the adjoining field.
Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley put forward the...
Heart ER Ambulance Service is officially opening their new ambulance base in Laois on Monday, October 8.
The private ambulance service premises is located at Unit 1, Clonminam Industrial Estate, Portlaoise, and will be officially opened with special guests in...
Two ladies football sides and one camogie side are gearing up for the forthcoming Leinster campaigns.
Sarsfields represent the senior championship tier in Laois for ladies football, while Shanahoe will play in the intermediate championship.
St Paul's ladies side have already...
Current debate and reflection regarding school patronage is both necessary and relevant. Recent Census statistics however regarding the vast majority of citizens subscribing to faith membership needs serious analysis.
What exactly does it mean to be a member of a...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Malachy Byrne
New Road, Portlaoise, Laois / Killeigh, Offaly
Recently of Fenter, Killeigh. Peacefully at the Regional Hospital, Tullamore. Malachy will be sadly missed by his loving family Colm,...
There's nothing like the excitement of a county final to grip local communities and clubs.
That's very evident this week in Mountmellick, Courtwood and Annanough as they prepare for county finals while the good folk in O'Dempsey's have double reason...
If there were county finals for the most excited supporters - St Patrick's Boys national school in Mountmellick would definitely be in contention to climb the steps.
Blue and white poured through the Mountmellick school as pupils eagerly told LaoisToday...
There was county final fever all through Rath NS today as children and teachers alike cheered on their local club Courtwood ahead of the intermediate football final this weekend.
Black and white flags and bunting filled the halls of Rath...
After the hurling last week, our My Club & I segment swings back to football this week.
And O'Dempsey's junior manager Ross Behan is our subject today as he will be in charge when they face Annanough in the JFC...
There's not too many official functions you'll attend where a local politican will lead a sing-song - but that's exactly what happened in Emo on Thursday night as the old schoolhouse was officialy re-opened following its recent restoration project.
Cathaoirleach...
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It's getting serious now. The first major weekend of county football finals (apologies to the Junior 'B' and 'C' final contestants!) is here and our latest Podcast looks ahead...
On October 26 - this day four weeks - the Irish electorate will go to the polls to decide whether to send Michael D Higgins back to Aras an Uachtaran for another seven years or choose one of the...
A Laois TD has stated that information gathered by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) reveals 120 of the 480 wealthiest people in Ireland declared taxable income below the average industrial wage.
Another 201 of this group reported taxable income below...
The issue of a lack of CCTV cameras in Donaghmore and Mountmellick was raised in the Dáil this week.
Laois TD Brian Stanley raised the matter in the House of the Oireachtas, "Page 97 of the programme for Government states...
The latest motion to reopen the public toilets in Lyster Square was raised by councillor Noel Tuohy at Portlaoise Municipal District meeting on Wednesday, September 27.
Cllr Tuohy stated: "Four tourists - two adults and two kids - were looking...
