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Laois Communities Shine at Tidy Towns Awards 2024
The SuperValu Tidy Towns Awards ceremony, recently held at Croke Park, celebrated the exceptional efforts of communities nationwide in enhancing their local environments.
Laois Tidy...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, November 11, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Cuddy
Derrynaseera, Camross, Laois
November 10th 2024, peacefully in the wonderful & loving care of the...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, November 11, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patricia (Pat) Cuddy, (née Mullagh)
Killanure, Mountrath, Co Laois
Pat passed away peacefully on the 8th November...
Laois U-20 ‘B’ FC: Portarlington and Killeshin to meet in championship decider following semi...
Killeshin 3-14 O'Dempsey's 2-6
Laois U-20 'B' Football Championship Semi Final
Killeshin are through to the Laois U-20 'B' football championship final following an 11 point...
The week that was – our top stories of the week
1 - Deep sadness in Emo following the passing of Ned Ryan
There is deep sadness in Emo this week following the passing of Ned...
Aghaboe Abbey celebrating 50 years of unison and friendship with Salzburg Cathedral
50 years ago, Bishop Jakop Mayr of Salzburg Arch Diocese, Austria, visited Ireland in pursuit of the roots of Virgilius, an iconoc monk from...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, November 9, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Stephen Byrne
The Orchard, Maryborough Village, Portlaoise, Laois/Mountmellick, Laois
The death has occurred of Stephen Byrne, The...
Laois Ladies MFC: Sarsfields finish season in style to claim Minor championship over Portlaoise
Sarsfields 3-11 Portlaoise 0-4
Laois Ladies MFC
Sarsfields have claimed the final Laois LGFA trophy on offer this season.
Their minor team were excellent in Annanough on...
Laois U-20 FC: Graiguecullen take big step towards semi final with win over Stradbally...
Graiguecullen 4-9 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-8
Laois U-20 Football Championship Group B Round 2
Graiguecullen have taken a giant step towards the Laois U-20 semi finals...
‘It takes a village’ – Laois farmers urgeded to help teachers deliver farm safety...
AgriKids and Irish Rural Link have urged Laois communities to register their interest in a new farm safety education manual designed to support primary...
From Broadway to Portlaoise – Beloved musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ set to dazzle the...
Portlaoise Musical Society celebrate their 25th Anniversary this year with their most spectacular show yet – 'Guys and Dolls' - at Dunamaise Arts Centre...
In Pictures: St Brigid exhibition launched at Laois Arthouse
The official opening ceremony for 'Finscéal - The legend of St Brigid in words and images' took place this week at Laois Arthouse and...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, November 8, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jackie Burke
Mountmellick, Laois
Died peacefully surround by her loving family.
Reposing in Moloneys Funeral Home, Mountmellick (R32...
Long-serving Laois footballer Lillis announces inter-county retirement
Long-serving Laois footballer Kieran Lillis has announced his retirement from inter-county football.
The Portlaoise man, who operated on almost every line of the field for...
Abbeyleix Bog Project takes Pride of Place with All-Ireland Climate Award
A Laois grouo was honoured at the recent Pride of Place community awards at a gala ceremony in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan.
Abbeyleix Bog Project...
In Pictures: St Abban’s athletes excel as Laois crowned Cross Country champions
The Leinster Cross Country championships took place over the weekend in the new venue of in Tinahely, County Wicklow.
Conditions were perfect, with good underfoot...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, November 7, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ned Ryan
Morette, Emo, Laois
Ned Ryan. Morette . Emo. Co. Laois Peacefully at home surrounded by...
Laois U-20 FC: Brennan penalty crucial as Portlaoise edge past Mountmellick Parish Gaels
Portlaoise 1-11 Mountmellick Parish Gaels 0-11
Laois U-20 Football Championship Group A Round 2
Portlaoise have made it two wins from two in the Laois U-20...
CONFIRMED: Taoiseach Simon Harris confirms date for 2024 General Election
After weeks and maybe even months of speculation, we finally have a date for the 2024 General Election.
Speaking on RTE News this evening, Taoiseach...
Deep sadness in Emo following the passing of Ned Ryan
There is deep sadness in Emo today following the passing of Ned Ryan.
Aged in his early 20s, Ned passed away today following a long...
Hockey: Laois advance in Leinster Women’s Cup after big win in Dublin
Laois HC 2 Botanic HC 0
Leinster Women's Division 5/6 Cup Round 1
Laois Hockey Club travelled to Glasnevin, Dublin on Saturday where they beat Botanic...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Nonjabulo Makhanya
Lios an Óir, Charleville, Cork/Portlaoise, Laois
Lios an Óir, Charleville, formerly of Buttercup, Portlaoise, Co....
Laois icon Anna May McHugh awarded honorary doctorate by SETU
Anna May McHugh, managing director of the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and a trailblazing advocate for the Irish agricultural industry, was awarded an honorary...
Major Independent boost for Aisling Moran’s General Election campaign
In a significant development which will have a defining impact on the forthcoming general election in Laois, the Aisling Moran campaign has received a...
Laois Hurling Podcast: St Brigid’s reach Leinster final plus U-20 semi final review
The Laois Hurling Podcast returns and there are two items on the agenda - camogie and U-20.
St Brigid's reached the Leinster Club Intermediate camogie...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, November 4, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen McEvoy (née O'Sullivan)
"Sunberry", Abbeyleix, Laois/Ardpatrick, Limerick
The death has occurred of Kathleen McEvoy (nee O'Sullivan)...
Laois Football Podcast: Portarlington, Crettyard and Kilcavan in Leinster plus U-20 update
It was a busy weekend on the GAA scene and the Laois Football Podcast is here to look back on it all.
Portarlington bowed out...
Laois ‘Live Well’ Project shortlisted for 2024 National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards
Healthy Laois and Age Friendly Laois are finalists for the Age Friendly Communication Award at the 2024 National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards.
Their...
Laois schools invited to apply for solar panel project that could save thousands in...
All schools in Laois can now apply for free solar panels under a new programme that could see schools save thousands of euro on...
In Pictures: Classy Cahill wins Hurlers’ Captain’s Prize in Rathdowney sunshine
Seamie Cahill is this year's winner of the Laois Hurlers Golfing Society Captain’s Prize after a fantastic event in Rathdowney.
There is nothing more glorious...