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Remember the Game: Stradbally dethrone champions Portlaoise in gripping 2005 Laois senior football final
Stradbally 1-10 Portlaoise 1-9
2005 Laois SFC Final
Stradbally knocked Portlaoise off their thrown in the Laois Senior Football Championship in 2005, where Colm Kelly kicked...
Bank Holiday Beat the Barge event in Vicarstown should be a big draw again
Oughaval Athletic Club hosts its annual Beat the Barge 4k run in Vicarstown on this Bank Holiday Monday, October 28.
Now in its eighth year,...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, October 26, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Kirwan
Donaghmore, Laois
Kirwan, Donaghmore, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. October 25th 2019. Peacefully at...
Laois company sponsoring Ideal Homes Show in the RDS this weekend
To celebrate their 40th year in Business, Finline Furniture will be sponsoring Ireland's biggest interiors fair, the Ideal Homes Show, in the RDS this weekend.
The...
Thousands of households and businesses in Laois-Offaly let down again by lack of progress...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to stop wasting time and public money and to engage with the ESB to...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 191 Renault Clio from €49 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Clio.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, October 25, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Browne
Monkstown, Dublin / Portlaoise, Laois
BROWNE Margaret (Monkstown Farm, Co. Dublin and...
In Pictures: All of the images from the Cumann na mBunscol Football Finals for...
And so the Cumann na mBunscol has come to an end for 2019.
It was two busy days as O’Moore Park was the venue for...
Tributes paid to Errill great Jimmy Bergin
Last Sunday, Rathdowney-Errill claimed the Bob O'Keeffe Cup as they defeated Borris-Kilcotton in the decider.
But just over a week before the final, one of...
Here are all the results and reports from Day 2 of the Cumann na...
It was another busy day in O’Moore Park hosted day two of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals.
Teams from all across the county took...
10 star Mayo down neighbours Newtown in Division 4 final
Newtown 1-7 Mayo 10-8
Roinn 4 Boys Champ Final
The last game of the day saw Crettyard out in force with Mayo taking on Newtown.
It looked as...
Ballylinan edge Clonaghadoo in 14-goal thriller to be crowned Division 2 champions
Clonaghadoo 5-10 Ballylinan 9-8
Roinn 2 Boys Champ Final
Ballylinan's ability to find the back of the net proved the difference in the end as they got...
Hat-tricks and five-goal wonders help Scoil Bhríde Knockmay to win the Roinn 3 Girls...
Scoil Bhride Knockmay 9-6 Clonaghadoo 2-9
Roinn 3 Girls Champ Final
Scoil Bhride Knockmay (Portlaosie) and Clonaghadoo took centre stage this afternoon in the Roinn 3 Girls...
The Rock on top as they claim Division 2 Girls glory
Ballyadams 2-8 The Rock 6-9
Roinn 2 Girls Champ Final
The Rock were rampant as they defeated Ballyadams to claim the Division 2 Girls title in style...
Double up for five-star Portarlington as they claim Division 1 Boys Shield
Portarlington Boys 5-6 Ballyadams 0-12
Roinn 1 Boys Shield Final
An hour after scooping Division 6 championship glory, Portarlington claimed the Division 1 Boys Shield final as...
Sadness in Killenard and Portarlington areas following death of Mick Terrett
There was sadness in the Killenard and Portarlington areas this week following the sudden death of Mick Terrett.
Mick worked in JJ Behan's, Bord na...
Blake-Dunne the leader as Holy Family win Roinn 5 Girls title
Holy Family 5-9 Portarlington Girls 0-3
Roinn 5 Girls Champ Final
Its day two of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals in O'Moore Park.
Following a great...
Portarlington upset the Holy Family treble bid to claim Division 6 glory
Holy Family 1-3 Portarlington Boys 7-5
Roinn 6 Boys Champ Final
Portarlington derailed Holy Family's bid for three Cumann na mBunscol finals on Day 2 of...
15 years and growing – Frankie’s Hairdressing goes from strength to strength
Frankie's Hairdressing in Mountmellick is known far and wide - and they recently celebrated 15 years in business.
It's been quite the journey since Frankie...
Emergency services at the scene as trailer overturns on Laois motorway
Emergency services are at the scene of an accident on the M7 motorway in Laois after a trailer overturned.
The accident occurred this morning on...
Contract signed for implementation of Mountmellick Flood Relief scheme
A contract has been signed to begin work on a detailed design and implementation of a Flood Relief Scheme in Mountmellick, a town that...
Holy Family too strong for St Fiach’s to claim Division 1 Girls Championship glory
Holy Family 1-6 St Fiacc's 3-1
Roinn 1 Girls Champ Final
Holy Family were crowned Division 1 Girls champions this morning in O'Moore Park as they...
In Pictures: Legendary Laois teacher retires after 34 years of service
Yesterday was a bittersweet day at Scoil Mhuire Fatima as the community of Timahoe celebrated the retirement of Deputy Principal Martina Mulhall.
In what was...
Blow for Laois footballers as key player heads Down Under
New Laois football manager Mike Quirke will have to plan without the services of Stephen Attride for 2020.
The Killeshin clubman, who has been Laois's...
Leinster club championships taking shape as Laois sides begin provincial action this weekend
The Laois club championships at adult level may be over but attention now switches to provincial action which gets underway this weekend for some...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, October 24, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Billy Rogers
Borris Court, Portlaoise
Rogers, Billy, Borris Court, Portlaoise, October 23rd 2019. Peacefully...
Record crowds attend Portlaoise College’s Career and College Exhibition
Choices for midlands students transitioning from post-primary into third level education were plentiful at Portlaoise College’s fifth annual Career and College exhibition recently.
Parents and...
In Pictures: Busy day of action at Laois Cross Country intermediate and underage championships
Day 2 of the Downey's Suzuki Laois Cross Country Championships was held in Blackhill, Abbeyleix recently and hosted by Ballyroan, Abbeyleix and District Athletics...
In Pictures: All the best images from Day 1 of the Cumann na mBunscol...
It was a busy day in O’Moore Park as the Cumann na mBunscol football finals got underway.
Teams from all across the county took park...
Top national award for Laois hotel manager
Ger Alley, General Manager of The Heritage hotel in Killenard, was among the winners at the Hotel Awards Ireland this week.
The Durrow native, who was...