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Portarlington 0-13 Stradbally 2-13
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
Jody Dillon's late goal was the difference as Stradbally upset last year's beaten semi finalists Portarlington to progress to the last eight of...
The draw for the quarter finals of the JFC has been made.
They come as a result of the Round 3 games which took place throughout this week.
Camross, Ballyroan-Abbey, Killeshin and O'Dempsey's came through those games to reach the last...
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Graiguecullen 0-21 Crettyard Gaels 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
Graiguecullen became the fifth team to book their place in the quarter finals of the SFC following a fine win over...
After another pulsating SFC Round 3 game ended in a draw once again last night, the final two games take place this evening.
Arles-Kilcruise and Ballyroan-Abbey, plus O'Dempsey's and Ballylinan, will have to meet again after they played out stalemates...
Laois 0-18 Waterford 0-13
Arrabawn Tier 1 shield
The Laois U15 hurlers capped off their extremely successful Arrabawn tournament by defeating Waterford in the Tier 1 shield final.
Laois saw off Wexford in a high-scoring game of 5-13 to 3-16 to reach...
The whole of Abbeyleix and beyond got involved to raise huge funds for a Spina Bifida charity in honour of little Laois girl, Lucy Hutchinson.
A large number of Laois businesses organised a fundraising drive for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Ireland...
Clough-Ballacolla 5-2 Banrion Gaels 1-2
U14 camogie shield final
The first of today's triple header of action in Mountrath saw two relatively new camogie teams, Clough-Ballacolla and Banrion Gaels, go head to head in the U14 shield final.
Leaders stepped up for...
This week we saw our stunning Laois Rose do us proud in Tralee, the Portlaoise Panthers playing a blinder in the World Championships and unusual offers for Electric Picnic tickets.
It's our tweets of the week.
@plaoisepanthers Shauna Dooley leading tonight’s...
The Laois U15 hurlers have had an extremely successful Arrabawn tournament so far, capped off by defeating Wexford to reach the final.
Laois saw off Wexford in a high-scoring game of 5-13 to 3-16 to reach the final.
Here they will...
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...
The Heath 1-7 Ballyfin 1-6
2009 Laois JFC 'A' Final
This was a game that many said never lived up to the billing, but the excitement that this game carried was second to none towards the finish, and it took a...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has claimed that waiting lists for Ophthalmology (eye) services in Laois/Offaly are, 'the symptom of a dysfunctional in health system'.
A total of 1307 people are on waiting lists for Ophthalmology/ Ortoptist services at Portlaoise Hospital.
The...
The Friends of the Portlaoise Hospital, a voluntary committee recently donated four Doppler Fetal Monitors to the Maternity Unit of The Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Doppler Fetal Monitors are handheld ultrasound devices used to detect the baby’s heartbeat during pregnancy.
Ita...
Following two dramatic draws in the Laois SFC during the week, the action resumes in O'Moore Park this evening with an attractive double header of Round 3 games.
Arles-Kilcruise and Ballyroan-Abbey played out a dramatic clash on Wednesday evening when...
The National Ploughing Association Managing Director Anna May McHugh, moderated a ‘World Meeting of Families’ panel discussion in the RDS in advance of the upcoming Papal visit.
The session was titled: ‘Handing on the Faith between the Generations: the role...
Could we see these on the next Popemobile?
This weekend, Pope Francis will visit Ireland for the first time for the World Meeting of Families event. This visit comes almost forty years after Pope John Paul II came to Ireland...
Per tradition, the students of Clonaslee College turned up on Main Street, Clonaslee, in droves before embarking on their journey to the debs.
As always, Clonaslee brought their A – Game when it came to dresses, this year many opting...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fiona Kelly (née McFarlan)
Old Borris Road, Castletown, Laois
Fiona Kelly, (neé McFarlan), Old Borris Road, Castletown, Co. Laois. Died 23rd August 2018, at The Beacon Hospital Dublin, surrounded...
A Rathdowney man was honoured for his role as the Irish international clay shooting captain last Friday night in Ray's Bar, Errill.
Paddy Peters was commemorated for his achievements by Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council John King and by friends...
The quarter-finalists in the Laois JFC are now known following this evening's championship action around the county.
Camross, Killeshin and Ballyroan-Abbey all booked their places in the last eight, joining O'Dempsey's, who confirmed their last eight spot on Thursday evening.
Camross...
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Ballylinan 1-15 O'Dempsey's 1-15
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
Ballylinan and O'Dempsey's will have to meet again after playing out a thrilling draw in O'Moore Park tonight.
This is the second successive Laois...
In the latest round of Friday night Laois GAA games, the stakes are extremely high.
The big game of the evening is the second of the SFC Round 3 games - between O'Dempsey's and Ballylinan at 7.45pm in O'Moore Park.
The...
Laois's first championship county final of the year between Kyle and Camross went right down to the wire last night, with Kyle managing to hold their one point lead until the end.
The elation from the Kyle players, management and...
The latest game in the Laois SFC takes place tonight when league champions O'Dempsey's take on last year's beaten finalists Ballylinan.
Laois SFC - Ballylinan v O'Dempsey's
In O'Moore Park at 7.45pm
While Portlaoise have been the dominant force in Laois since...
A whiskey tasting evening will get underway this evening, Friday August 24, as part of Laois Heritage Week.
Lea Castle Conservation have organised whiskey tasting to take place at Clanmalire House, Ballybrittas from 8pm to 9pm this evening.
Representatives of Irish Distillers...
Yes, you read that correctly - there is a European camogie championship, and it's most recent winners are visiting Laois this weekend.
Hamburg GAA Club are visiting Laois to watch and play camogie matches in its native land.
The Hamburg senior...
The Heath senior rounders teams just fell short of completing an All-Ireland treble last weekend but the mixed team retained their crown with an impressive victory over Glynn/Barntown.
Unfortunately for The Heath women Glynn/Barntown just had to much firepower with...
The Prize Bond's weekly draw has been won in Laois for the fourth time this year.
This week's Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number YR119266 held in Laois.
The lucky bond was purchased in 2015....
Emergency services had to deal with the second fire in two days on the motorway in Laois.
The fire happened between Junction 15 Ballybrittas and Junction 16 Portlaoise East just before 12 noon on Friday.
The incident was quickly dealt with...
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The sun shone brightly on Mountmellick GAA as the budding young stars of the future sharpened their footballing skills under the guidance of their Cul Camps mentors.
From the basics...
