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STATUS RED: Schools set to close on Friday as Met Eireann extends highest storm...
Schools in Laois are set to close on Friday as Met Eireann has extended its Status Red warning to include Laois.
This is as the...
Status Orange warning announced as Storm Éowyn to batter the country on Friday
Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for the entire country as Storm Éowyn is set to batter the country on Friday.
The...
Basketball: All-Ireland success as Portlaoise CBS defeat Mayo side to claim U-19 ‘A’ glory
Portlaoise CBS 67 St Muredach’s College (Mayo) 58
Schools All-Ireland U-19 'A' Basketball Final
Portlaoise CBS lifted the All-Ireland U-19 'A' Boys Schools Cup in the...
Laois Football and Hurling Podcast: Schools update, managers, new rules and various Laois teams
In the week that the inter-county action returns, we are back with an early Podcast to keep things over.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan...
In Pictures: Two golds, two silver and a bronze on busy weekend for St...
Leinster Juvenile Cross-Country Relays
The Leinster Juvenile Cross-Country Relays took place in Offaly on Saturday, January 18, with five teams representing St Abban’s AC across...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Martin Cuddy
Ballinrally, Camross, Laois
The death has occurred of Martin Cuddy, Ballinrally, Camross, Portlaoise, Co. Laois,...
Portlaoise appoint Carlow duo to manage senior footballers
Portlaoise have appointed Turlough O'Brien as their new senior football manager for the 2025 season.
The former Carlow manager and Eire Og club man will...
Justin McNulty: ‘I like the game just the way it was’
The Laois footballers make the long trip to Ballinamore in Leitrim this Saturday for the opening round of the National League.
Given its 2.30pm throw-in...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tunde (Christopher) Nwagwe
Tallyho, Grennan Attanagh, Durrow, Laois
Peacefully at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore.
Deeply regretted by...
REVIVE by Finline: Finline Furniture’s unique take-back scheme
At Finline Furniture, we’ve always championed quality, durability, and sustainability. With over 500,000 Finline sofas in circulation, we recognise the responsibility to keep these...
Laois-Offaly Families For Autism receives AXA Community Award
Laois Offaly Families For Autism (LOFFA) recently received an award of €2,500 as part of the AXA Community Awards, an initiative which aims to...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, January 20, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Betty Maher (née O’Brien)
The Donahies, Dublin/Rathdowney, Laois
Maher (née O’Brien), Betty (The Donahies, Dublin 13 and...
In Pictures: Serious style and awards handed out as Laois camogie remembers 2024
There was a serious buzz in the Killeshin Hotel on Friday evening as the Laois Camogie awards for the 2024 season took place.
With brilliant...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, January 19, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Betty Maher (née O’Brien)
The Donahies, Dublin/Rathdowney, Laois
Maher (née O’Brien), Betty (The Donahies, Dublin 13 and...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven...
1 - ‘Snowman Killer’ wreaking havoc across Portlaoise as children ‘left in tears’
A bizarre situation unfolded throughout Portlaoise recently as a man carried out...
Ladies Football: New Laois captain Andrea Moran aiming for success in 2025
Their preparations for the game might have been disrupted by the recent heavy weather conditions, but Andrea Moran is nevertheless excited by the prospect...
Laois Football Podcast: Catching up with Laois football manager Justin McNulty ahead of 2025...
The Laois footballers begin the 2025 competitive season next weekend when they make the long trip to Ballinamore to play Leitrim in the opening...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, January 18, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Betty Maher (née O'Brien)
The Donahies, Dublin/Rathdowney, Laois
Maher (née O’Brien), Betty (The Donahies, Dublin 13 and...
LoveLaois Podcast: Friday Panel returns – new Government, Seanad elections, New Year’s resolutions and...
The first Friday Panel of 2025 as presenter Steven Miller is joined by regular guests Brian Phelan and Gavin Deering while Alan Hartnett makes...
Portlaoise, Killenard, Spink, Ballybrittas and Rathdowney – A look at the Top Ten properties...
On Monday, we revealed the full list of the top 100 properties that were sold in Laois in 2024.
Homes from every part of the...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Interview with new Laois hurling manager Tommy Fitzgerald
As the 2024 GAA season was beginning to wind down last autumn, being involved with the Laois senior hurlers certainly wasn't on Tommy Fitzgerald's...
Panel and captains confirmed as Laois ladies minor footballers prepare for championship
The Laois ladies minor football panel - as well as its joint captains - have been confirmed ahead of their upcoming Leinster championship campaign.
Manager...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, January 17, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joan Sheehan
Blackrock, Dublin/Abbeyleix, Laois
Joan passed (peacefully) in the wonderful care of the staff at St...
Camogie: Leinster senior success as Heywood CS see off Rosbercon to claim glory
Heywood CS 4-7 Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School Rosbercon (Wexford) 2-8
Leinster Colleges Camogie 'C' Senior Championship Final
Heywood Community School were crowned Leinster 'C'...
1st Year Football: Work rate crucial as Heywood through to South Leinster ‘C’ final
Heywood CS 8-6 St Kevin's Dunlavin (Wicklow) 4-6
First Year South Leinster 'C' Football Championship Semi Final
Heywood are through to South-Leinster 'C' First Year football...
Ballylinan turn to former player as new manager as they seek immediate return to...
Ballylinan have appointed former player Cathal Leonard as their intermediate football manager ahead of the 2025 season as they seek an immediate return to...
Killeshin men face off as UCD defeat DCU in Sigerson Cup clash
Killian Roche and Conor Heffernan are teammates the vast majority of the time when they take to the field - but that wasn't the...
Soccer: Nine-star Heywood CS smash St Conleth’s to claim U-17 school league success
Heywood CS 9 St Conleth's Newbridge 0
U-17 Secondary Schools Soccer League Final
Heywood Community School were crowned U-17 Secondary School South Leinster Soccer league champions...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, January 16, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael J. O'Brien
Main Street, Stradbally, Laois
Michael passed away peacefully in his 91st year surrounded by...
Cha returns with plenty of new faces involved as Laois hurlers play Tipperary in...
Cha Dwyer has returned to the Laois senior hurling set up for the first time since 2022 as the new season edges ever closer.
The...