Mark Comerford
Leinster League: Exciting weekend of rugby sees mixed results for Laois clubs
Portlaoise 28 Clane 10
Leinster League Division 2B
Portlaoise's unbeaten start to their Leinster League Division 2B campaign continues, after an impressive bonus-point win at home...
CCFL: Defeat for Abbeyleix and Stradbally as Portlaoise eke out a draw
Abbeyleix Ath 2 Birr Town 3
CCFL Senior Division
Birr Town picked up their first points of the season on Sunday morning at the expense of...
Laois mobility scooter user outlines issues accessing local primary care centre due to space...
A Laois woman, who is a mobility scooter user, has outlined the problems she has accessing her local primary care centre.
Sarah McDowall, who is...
Laois JFC ‘A’: Kilcavan off to the final after impressive victory over The Rock
Kilcavan 1-14 The Rock 0-5
Laois JFC 'A' Semi-Final
Kilcavan are through to the 2024 Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'A' final after a comprehensive win over...
Ballinakill and Ballacolla seeking to become bastions for wellness in Laois
Two villages in Laois are seeking to become bastions for wellness in the county as the planning process gets underway.
Adam Brennan has applied to...
News in Brief: Events unveiled for Laois Climate Action Festival and Science Week in...
Laois Climate Action Festival
The Laois Climate Action Festival 2024 will showcase 50 climate-positive events and initiatives across the county from October 6 to 23.
The...
Stagnant car sales in Laois during September as national decline continues
New car sales plateaued in Laois during September, with the figure stagnant from the same month in 2023 according to figures released by the...
Mountmellick bridging the gap between old and new with two community developments planned
Major new developments have been planned for one of Laois's biggest towns, with funding allocated for two community development projects.
Mountmellick United AFC have applied...
CCFL Fixtures: Big weekend ahead for Laois soccer clubs after disastrous start to new...
It has been something of a false start to the season for Laois's top soccer clubs.
All six of the county's teams in the top...
Neurologist needed in Portlaoise to avoid ‘stressful and exhausting experience’
The lack of a Neurologist or a Neurology Department in Portlaoise Hospital is causing to people having a "stressful and exhausting experience" when receiving...
Portarlington Rugby Club set to host children’s ‘Give it a Try’ event this Saturday
Portarlington Rugby Club have announced they will host a ‘Give it a Try’ event for children on Saturday, October 12.
The event is designed for...
13 community projects in Laois to share almost €575,000 in sport and outdoor-facility supports
13 community projects in Laois will share €575,415 under the CLÁR programme to support the development of sports and outdoor facilities in the County.
The...
Potential for sport and agriculture partnerships with Laois sister city, Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee has been Laois's 'Sister City' since the twinning agreement was signed in March 2008.
The Agreement commits both parties to work together to...
King, Simms and Scully confirmed as Top Scores in 2024 hurling championships
A bumper weekend of hurling finals ended with Clough-Ballacolla lifting the Laois SHC for the fourth time in the last five years.
That came less...
Abolishing USC for under 30s would incentivise young people to ‘stay, live and work...
The Government need to look at ways of incentivising young people to stay, live and work in Ireland.
One way of doing this would be...
Pressure mounts on Government to intervene following Oasis ticket fiasco
Pressure continues to mount on the Government to put measures in place that would control Ticketmaster's "exclusionary" practices.
This has been a hot topic among...
CCFL: Crisis emerging in Laois soccer as Mountmellick, Clonaslee, Rosenallis and Portlaoise all well...
Willow Park 8 Mountmellick Utd 1
Senior Division
Mountmellick United got a harsh dose of reality on Saturday night in Athlone, losing 8-1 to the defending...
Laois IHC: Abbeyleix and Mountmellick will go again as intermediate final goes to a...
Abbeyleix 0-12 Mountmellick 1-9
Laois IHC Final
The 2024 Laois Shopping Centre IHC Final will go to a replay after Abbeyleix and Mountmellick finished all square...
‘Scandalous’ lack of Domestic Violence refuge for Laois described as ‘a potentially deadly situation’
The "scandalous" lack of a Domestic Violence Refuge for Laois has been described as "a potentially deadly situation" this week.
That is the view of...
Laois MFC ‘B’: Phenomenal second-half comeback gives Park-Ratheniska victory over Heath-Colt-Shanahoe
Park-Ratheniska 1-8 Heath-Colt-Shanahoe 0-7
Laois MFC 'B' Final
A sensation second half from Park-Ratheniska has seen them come from behind to win the Midlands Park Hotel...
Council chaos as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil accused of ‘not wanting transparency’
There were chaotic scenes in Laois County Council this week as Government parties Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were accused of 'not wanting transparency'.
The...
Portlaoise Service Station set to be demolished and redeveloped
There have been a number of industrial planning applications submitted to Laois County Council recently, the most high-profile of which are in Portlaoise and...
Selections made to help shape Laois’s future over next five years
Laois County Council this week assigned Chairs and Elected Members to the main Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) in the county.
SPCs are local authority committees...
Laois to support Occupied Territories Bill opposing ‘Israeli genocide in Palestine’
Laois County Council has agreed to support the Occupied Territories Bill with a view to opposing the ongoing Israeli war in Palestine.
There have also...
HSE awarded planning permission for new Ophthalmology Unit and apartment news in Portlaoise
The Health Service Executive (HSE) have been granted planning permission to construct a new Ophthalmology Unit in Portlaoise.
The development will be at Portlaoise Family...
Shouting match at Laois County Council as councillors let fly over disposal of land
A routine part of proceedings at Laois County Council descended into a shouting match this week as opposition councillors let fly.
Elected members and Council...
Laois County Councillors support new proposal to increase Local Property Tax
The Local Property Tax (LPT) is set to increase by 5% in Laois after County Councillors were close to unanimous in their support of...
Planning: Local developer seeking planning permission to build 40 houses in Portarlington
A local developer has applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to begin a new residential development in one of the county's biggest...
In Pictures: ‘Fall Foraging’ in Slieve Boom Mountains with Wild Food Mary
Laois PPN welcomed member groups to the majestic grounds of Roundwood House in the Slieve Bloom Mountains recently for a ‘Fall Foraging’ event.
Foraging for food...
CCFL: Defeat for Mountmellick and Portlaoise as the goals rain down in Division 3
St Peter's 6 Mountmellick Utd 0
CCFL Senior Division
Mountmellick were totally overpowered this afternoon in Westmeath, beaten by six having trailed 3-0 at half time.
This...