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Downey and Warjak lead the way at Laois Schools Track and Field Championships
On a blustery and sometimes wet day, Laois Secondary Schools athletes had a fine days competition on the new Carlow IT South Campus.
Sprints, Middle...
Eight more young Laois people graduate from the Foróige Leadership for Life Programme
Eight teenagers from Clonad GAA Club graduated from the Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative recently.
The programme is a partnership between Foróige and the GAA...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, April 8, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Mulhall
Graiguenoe, Holycross, Tipperary / Thurles, Tipperary / Rathdowney, Laois
John Mulhall, Graiguenoe, Holycross, and formerly...
A day at the races – Point-to-Point takes place in Stradbally this Sunday
Laois Foxhounds hold their first spring Point-to-Point next Sunday, April 10, on the grounds of Stradbally Hall, the venue for the fixture for over...
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar set to come to Laois on Friday for business visit and...
Tainaiste Leo Varadkar is set to come to Laois tomorrow, Friday April 8, to visit a local business and chair a virtual meeting.
The Fine...
SOLAS – Easter events, sunshine and good food
As we get ever closer to Easter, the focus of SOLAS moves more and more to the summer season and hopefully a busy farmer's...
Laois pub named in Ireland’s Top 20 for ‘pints, music and the time of...
A Laois pub has been named in the list of the top 20 in Ireland for 'pints, music and the time of your life'.
The...
Laois gardai issue warning to dog owners with lambing season underway
Gardai in Laois have issued a warning to dog owners asking them to secure their pets now that lambing season is underway.
According to Gardai,...
Final disappointment for Cistercian Roscrea in Leinster Schools Junior Cup final
St Michael's 26 Cistercian Roscrea 19
Leinster Schools Rugby Junior Cup Final
Cistercian College Roscrea came up agonizingly short in the Leinster Schools Junior Cup rugby...
Defeat for Mountrath CS as Mullingar CBS hold on to win Second Year title
Mountrath CS 2-6 Mullingar CBS 1-11
North Leinster 'C' Second Year Hurling Championship Final
Played in dreadful conditions in Clara in Offaly on Wednesday, Mountrath CS...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, April 7, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Anthony (Tony) O'Gorman
Abbeyleix, Laois
London and Bath, England. Peacefully in England. Deeply regretted by his...
All of Wednesday evening’s Laois GAA results
It might have been a wild and wet evening but a number of Laois GAA games in the lower levels of the club leagues...
Laois groups gain insight into EU funding opportunities at online meeting
Laois Public Participation Network held their first County Plenary of 2022 for their Member Groups recently.
This was an online event, which was chaired by...
24 Laois farmers hit with burned land penalties in 2021 Basic Payment Scheme
A total of 24 Laois farmers were hit with deductions to their 2021 Basic Payment Scheme after it was proven that land had been...
Talking Sport Podcast: County minor and U-20 action, famous poets and club leagues in...
The volume of our Podcasts has decreased to one per week at present but we have another jam-packed show here.
While the senior inter-county teams...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Gerry Kealy
Ashfield, Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballickmoyler, Laois
Gerry Kealy, Ashfield, Ballickmoyler, Carlow, passed away peacefully, surrounded...
JOB VACANCY: Distribution company in Portlaoise seeking to hire Warehouse Manager/Forklift Driver
Distribution company in Portlaoise are looking for a Warehouse Manager/Forklift Driver.
Good organisational skills
With or without forklift licence
Full training given
Full clean...
After two year Covid-19 enforced absence – TriLaois is set to return this weekend
Trilogy Triathlon Club have announced that their annual race - TriLaois - is back.
After a two year break, due to Covid, the much loved...
Explained: With €10,000 up for grabs, how does Ireland’s Fittest Club competition at Shine...
A crowd of 5,000 people is expected to attend Shine 2022, a new one-day business and sport extravaganza in the grounds of the spectacular...
Vicarstown junior parkrun returns this Sunday with a ten-minute challenge for girls
Vicarstown junior parkrun is back up and running again, after the Covid pandemic break.
Junior parkrun is a weekly timed 2k run, and there are about...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures as Division 1 hurling league gets underway
It's another busy week of action on the Laois GAA club scene with games across the county in both codes and at adult and...
All-Laois derby goes Killeshin’s way as they claim Carlow U-19 Cup glory
Killeshin FC 3 St Pats Boys 1
Carlow Football League U-19 Cup Final
The Carlow U-19 Cup was an all Laois parish derby on Saturday night...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Gabriel Murphy
Kellyville, Athy, Kildare / Laois
Deeply regretted by his wife Pauline, children Eugene, Therese, Joe,...
JOB VACANCY: Rolleston McElwee Solicitors seeking to hire Legal Secretary/Executive
Rolleston McElwee Solicitors LLP are looking for a Legal Secretary/Executive and/or Trainee for their general practice firm in Laois.
This successful candidate will work closely...
In Pictures: Glorious weather as special event in Abbeyleix draws the crowds
Celebrating the return of audiences to the arts, Dunamaise Arts Centre presented ‘A Sunday Afternooon’ in Abbeyleix as part of re:CENTRING Laois last weekend.
Abbeyleix...
Magic Mountrath Community School claim Second Year All-Ireland Volleyball title
Mountrath Community School are All-Ireland Second Year Volleyball champions.
The girls and their coach Katie Wallace won the All-Ireland title in the Sports Arena in...
Back-to-back wins for Laois Camogie U-16s in Leinster championship
Laois 2-10 Westmeath 1-4
Leinster U-16 'B' Camogie Championship Round 2
The Laois U-16 camogie team continued their winning start to the Leinster championship with a...
New Business Sustainability & Environmental Studies course now being offered at Portlaoise Institute
Portlaoise Institute is delighted to offer a new QQI Level 5 in Business Sustainability & Environmental Studies.
This course will give learners the opportunity...
League glory for Portlaoise RFC U-18s as U-14s progress to the final
Portlaoise RFC 50 Enniscorthy 20
Leinster Rugby U-18 Division 2 League Final
Portlaoise RFC U-18s travelled the short distance to Athy for Leinster League final on...
In Pictures: Inclusivity the key to new upgrade at Portlaoise Leisure Centre’s Playground
Inclusivity was the central message as a brand new upgrade to the playground at Portlaoise Leisure Centre was unveiled recently.
Laois County Council Cathaoirleach Conor...