Mark Comerford
ACFL Division 3: Third consecutive victory for Arles-Kilcruise as Crettyard and St Joseph’s also...
ACFL Division 3 Round 3
Arles-Kilcruise 2-12 Kilcavan 3-3
Arles-Kilcruise kept up their 100% start to the League on Saturday with a nine-point win at home...
CCFL Division 1: Game of two halves as Rosenallis win eight-goal thriller in Portlaoise
Portlaoise 3 Rosenallis 5
CCFL Division 1
Rosenallis have come out on the right side of an eight-goal thriller in Rossleighan Park this afternoon, picking up...
Laois youth club ‘committed to preserving the best interests of younger children’ honoured at...
A Laois youth club has has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
The Senior...
National Camogie League Division 3A: Late late drama as Armagh break Laois hearts
Laois 2-7 Armagh 0-14
National Camogie League Division 3A Final
Armagh have won Division 3A of the National Camogie League this afternoon, beating Laois in the...
The week that was – our most read stories of the last seven days
1 - Electric Picnic announcement due ‘soon’ as speculation mounts over line-up
The 2024 Electric Picnic is just over four months away and although we...
Sharp decline in new car sales figures for March amid ‘ongoing challenge of transitioning to...
The number of new car sales in Laois fell by over 26% in March of this year compared to the same month in 2023,...
Laois County Councillor ’embarrassed’ by 15-year wait for rural bridge repairs
A local County Councillor has said he is "embarrassed" in raising his motion, which he said he first raised 15 years ago.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Seamus...
ACFL Division 4: Third consecutive wins for Portlaoise and Barrowhouse while Portarlington put on...
ACFL Division 4 Round 3
Portlaoise 6-13 Annanough 0-7
Portlaoise made light work of Annanough this evening, earning their third straight win at the beginning of...
Laois County Council could use green spaces in towns and villages to alleviate car...
Car parking facilities in Laois was a topic of much discussion at April's meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District this week.
Independent Cllr Ollie Clooney...
Commitment demanded for safety improvements on ‘absolutely lethal’ road that has seen five young...
A local County Councillor has demanded a commitment from the Council to make safety improvements on a road that has seen five young people...
Darts: Laois reach All-Ireland B quarter-finals but come unstruck against Wexford
The Laois darts team have reached the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland B championships, continuing the good form of the County's darts teams.
The B All-Ireland...
Iconic Woodenbridge over the River Erkina will officially reopen to the public this Sunday
The iconic Woodenbridge over the River Erkina will reopen to the public on Sunday, April 14, with the ribbon cutting ceremony at 2pm.
Laois County...
‘Dire traffic problems’ in one of Laois’s biggest towns requires ‘urgently needed, necessary investment’
A local County Councillor has called for "urgently needed, necessary investment" to alleviate "dire traffic problems" in one of Laois's biggest towns.
Fianna Fáil Cllr...
Public lighting under scrutiny with calls for contactors to be penalised
Public lighting in County Laois came under scrutiny again this week, this time at the April meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Fine Gael Cllr...
Demands on staff, volunteers and committees continue to grow across Laois cemeteries
The County's cemeteries took centre stage this week at the April meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Independent Cllr James Kelly raised the issue, calling...
Election Diary: Labour candidates critical of national Government while Green candidate calls for councillors...
The 2024 Local Elections are fast approaching and things are heating across the county ahead of polling day on June 7.
Labour candidate says local...
Rainbow Gathering could make sensational return to Rosenallis more than 30 years on from...
The year is 1993 and approximately 2,000 people have descended on the small townland of Ballyhupahaun, Rosenallis.
On August 25, a group of ‘Rainbow Gatherers’...
News in Brief: Proposed renovations for rural Laois national school and popular tourist accommodation
Barnashrone National School
The Board of Management of Barnashrone National School have sought planning permission from Laois County council to redevelop the rural school nestled...
Bord na Mona ‘very open to proposals’ for tourists attractions in Laois according to...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has led a Sinn Féin party delegation in a meeting with the senior management team of Bord Na...
Order of Malta Cadets honoured at Garda Youth Awards for their commitment and community...
Two young people from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Ciara Long...
Election Diary: Independents Day as TDs lend support to Laois candidates – plus calls...
The 2024 Local Elections are fast approaching and things are heating across the county ahead of polling day on June 7.
Wexford TD to launch...
ACFL Division 2: Wins for O’Dempsey’s, Rosenallis and The Heath, while Clonaslee-St Manman’s win...
ACFL Division 2 Round 2
O’Dempsey’s 2-17 Killeshin 0-7
O'Dempsey's are top of Division 2 of the football league after a barnstorming win away to Killeshin...
CCFL: Dramatic cup wins for Rosenallis, Maryborough and Portlaoise while Clonaslee win in Division...
Division 1 Cup Quarter-Final
Rosenallis 3 Mullingar Town 1 (AET)
Rosenallis are through to the semi-finals of the Division 1 Cup after an extra time win...
CCFL Division 3 Cup: Hat-trick from super sub Cahillane send Portlaoise through to semi-finals
Portlaoise AFC 'B' 3 Gracefield FC 2
CCFL Division 3 Cup Quarter Final
Paul Cahillane came off the bench to score a ten-minute hat-trick as Portlaoise...
Young Laois volunteer honoured at Garda Youth Awards for dedication to helping her community
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Rachel Fennelly of...
The week that was – our most read stories of the last seven days
1 - Legendary rock group AC/DC to perform rare intimate gig in Laois
The April fools joke that had everyone talking this week as LaoisToday...
Young Laois person described as ‘the very definition of quiet leadership’ honoured at Garda...
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Matty Doyle...
Laois becoming a hot-bed of darts – one of Ireland’s fastest growing sports
Darts, the sport that everybody loves for a week at Christmas, is currently on the rise across Ireland, with Laois fast becoming a hot-bed...
Planning permission granted for major new development at busy Laois national school
Planning permission has been awarded for a major new project in Portlaoise at Summerhill and Aghnaharna, near Holy Family National School at a total site...
Laois player graduates from Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s BUA Programme
A footballer from Laois has been named as a graduate from the Ladies Gaelic Football Association's Believe, Unlock Potential, Achieve (BUA) Programme.
Grace Cunningham, 17...