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St Paul's Portarlington 3-2 Ballinakill 1-5
Under 13 Hurling B Championship Final
What a thriller this was. Last year's winning U12 St Paul's Portarlington side did it again for their club, bringing the...
Eighteen years ago. Where does the time go at all?
Our Remember the Game this week looks back on a novel football pairing - the clash of Stradbally and Rathdowney in the Laois JFC 'B' final.
In the days before there...
This Saturday, Slieve Bloom will look to complete a football and hurling championship double.
They face Camross in the IHC final at 7pm in O'Moore Park where they will be looking to win again after triumphing in the Junior C...
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What a day of hurling this promises to be.
We have semi finals in the Senior A hurling championship in Mountrath.
While silverware will be up for grabs in O'Moore Park as the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Cynthia (June) Dickinson
Mountmellick, Laois
Dickinson, Cynthia (June) – September 20, 2018, peacefully at home in Mountmellick, aged 93. Sadly missed by sisters Hazel and Lila, brother Robin, brother-in-law...
Intolerance and harsh judgments always create a sense of division, separation and exclusiveness. Those who cannot conform to the confines of acceptability often find what it is to experience exclusion. The addict, prisoner, foreign-national, homeless, and many more know...
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Last night saw the conclusion of the Laois camogie championship - and what a final it was.
For the sixth year in a row, O'Moore's and Camross went head-to-head in the decider.
Dermot...
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The latest installment of our podcast series sees attentions turn to the small ball.
On episode 11, host Brian Moss is joined by LaoisToday's Siun Lennon, Alan Hartnett and our...
The village of Stradbally is in deep mourning with the sad news that one of its most popular sons has passed away.
Michael 'Mick' Mulhare was the President of Stradbally GAA club and his loss will be felt by everyone...
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Camross 0-12 O'Moore's 1-11
Laois Camogie Intermediate Hurling Championship Final
O'Moore's have been crowned Laois camogie champions for just the second time in their history as they dethroned the reigning champions Camross in...
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A big weekend with the small ball gets underway this evening.
Camross and O’Moores will meet for the sixth year in a row this Friday to see who will become intermediate county...
A young Portlaoise student who sat his Leaving Cert in June has been awarded with a prestigious scholarship.
Luan Fletcher-Calt, who was is a past pupil of Portlaoise CBS, was given the award.
Each year 36 students are awarded Naughton Scholarships.
There...
There were great scenes of excitement as the LaoisToday car pulled up outside of Paddock NS today, where from junior infants up to sixth class were cheering on the Slieve Bloom intermediate hurlers.
Hurlers past and present including Ben Conroy,...
One Laois town has over 2,400 homes and businesses without electricity this afternoon and evening.
Mountmellick experienced a power cut this afternoon, Friday September 21. The fault occurred just before 3pm.
Repairs due by 9pm tonight
ESB Networks says 2,403 customers have been...
In efforts to alleviate to possibilty of severe flooding in Mountmellick/Rosenallis during the winter months, ongoing river and drain maintenance works have taken place.
A notice of motion at the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District Meeting asked for an update on the...
Two Laois men will be gracing RTÉ One with their presence this weekend.
'Supervet' Noel Fitzpatrick will be appearing on the Late Late Show, while Portlaoise man Vincent Keegan will be one of the first five players in appear in...
Works carried out on the ageing water mains on the R445 between Castletown and Mountrath received strong backlash from councillors at the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal district meeting today.
Cllr James Kelly called the contractor over the works, 'a disgrace' and claimed...
"What we're building now are ghettos," said Cathaoirleach of Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district Paddy Bracken in relation to people not being able to afford houses around the county.
This response came from a notice of motion raised by councillor John King...
Rosenallis GAA are looking forward to hosting their second ever fashion show on Friday, September 28.
Watch the senior hurlers and footballers strut their stuff down the catwalk and turn a few heads, all for the cause of course.
Some of...
Matt Dunne Auctioneer is offering for sale 6.37 Ha/15.75 acres of excellent arable land on the Athy Road, just outside Monasterevin.
This elevated holding with magnificent views of the surrounding countryside is renowned for its deep brown soil and high...
Camross and O’Moores will meet for the sixth year in a row this Friday to see who will become intermediate county champions.
Camross hold the honours of being the current title holders after beating Dermot McGill's side 2-12 to 1-11...
A recently published report has highlighted
MyClinic published the report and based their survey on almost 500 people, hailing from Laois and throughout the country. Respondents ranged in age from 18 to 60+.
The survey findings show almost 40 per cent...
A distinguished Cork inter-county player is hoping to guide his adopted team of Slieve Bloom to success as they face neighbours Camross in the IHC final in O'Moore Park on Saturday evening.
Former Cork hurler of the 1980s and 1990s...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Baxendale
Grand Canal View, Kilmainham, Dublin / Ballinakill, Laois
Baxendale (nee) Margaret, September 18th 2018, late of Grand Canal View, Kilmainham and formerly of High Street House, Ballinakill,...
Garda Chief Superintendent John Scanlan has said "one-man garda stations" in Laois are set to become a thing of the past.
There has been a substantial increase in the number of Garda in the past year, and so the superintendent...
A Laois school has been granted permission for a planned extension by Laois County Council.
St Colman's NS in Stradbally has been granted the application for the building of two classrooms, which principal Mr Andy Hanrahan hopes will be completed...
The Ploughing Championships have been extended by an extra day due to the postponement on Wednesday.
And while that means more time for punters to come through the doors, it also means that one Laois school has been forced to...
The third staging of The Battle of Laois, a full day of rugby matches and blitzes played between Portarlington RFC and Portlaoise RFC, took place at Lea Road Portarlington last Saturday.
The day kicked off at 11.00am with a minis...
Portlaoise Ladies 59 CYM J1 5
Leinster Rugby Women's Division 4
Portlaoise Ladies got their season off to a great start with a 59–5 win at home to CYM J1s on Sunday.
With a difficult end to last season having narrowly missed...
A much-loved pub in Mountrath is set to open its doors for the last time this weekend.
'The Pub', or 'Ollie's' as it was fondly called, has been in operation on Mountrath's main street for 16 years since December 21,...
