Mark Comerford
HSE approve funding for primary care centre at St Fintan’s Campus, Portlaoise
The HSE have announced that progress is underway in the form of funding for a significant development in Laois.
The funding has been allocated for...
Laois minor hurling boss McEvoy left ‘bitterly disappointed’ after last-minute defeat to Offaly
“It’s fierce hard on them young lads walking into the dressing room,” a visibly devastated Glen McEvoy said after the Laois minor hurlers were...
CCFL Results: Rosenallis out on penalties, Abbeyleix relegated and Clonaslee up to second in...
Division 1 Cup Semi Final
Rosenallis AFC 1 Temple Villa 1 (Temple Villa win 5-3 on penalties)
Rosenallis have missed out on a spot in the...
CCFL Division 1 Cup Semi-Final: Heartache for Rosenallis who go out on penalties
Rosenallis AFC 1 Temple Villa 1 (Temple Villa win 5-3 on penalties)
CCFL Division 1 Cup Semi-Final
Rosenallis have missed out on a spot in the...
CCFL Division 1: McDermott goal sends Clonaslee United into second place
Clonaslee Utd 1 Monksland Utd 0
CCFL Division 1
Clonaslee United are up to second place in Division 1 - four points off top spot, but...
Laois youth group honoured at Garda Youth Awards for work with refugees, asylum seekers...
A group of young people from Laois have been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in...
Leinster MHC: Offaly break Laois hearts with two goals in last two minutes
Offaly 4-16 Laois 4-13
Leinster MHC Preliminary Quarter-final
Offaly have brought an end to Laois's Minor Hurling Championship after a breathless clash this evening.
Laois were four...
ACFL Division 1 and 2: Graiguecullen earn first win in Division 1, while Arles-Killeen...
Graiguecullen 1-12 Portarlington 0-11
ACFL Division 1 Round 4
With the other three games in Division 1 all postponed this afternoon, Graiguecullen and Portarlington took centre-stage...
Thrilling season ends with Abbeyleix Athletic crowned CCFL Division 3A Champions
Abbeyleix Athletic B have collected the first piece of silverware in the CCFL's season, getting their hands on the Division 3A trophy this week.
A...
Laois County Council set out path to deliver over 600 social houses across next...
Laois County Council have set out a path to deliver 631 social houses across the next two years in all areas of the County.
Laois...
30 homes to be constructed at historic Laois site described as an ‘eye-sore’ in...
A historic site in Laois, labelled an "eye-sore" and in a "total state of dereliction" has been earmarked for a new 30-home development.
The Irishtown...
Laois Councillors fear ‘a mish-mash of different speed limits’ could follow Department of Transport’s...
Laois County Councillors have called for updates and clarification from the Department of Transport regarding their planned speed review process.
Fine Gael Cllr Barry Walsh...
Regulations should be ‘relaxed’ for voluntary groups and sports organisations applying for developments under...
A local Councillor has called for an easing of regulations for developments under €500,000 which come from voluntary groups and sporting organisations.
Fine Gael Cllr...
Temporary medical cards demanded for people with a terminal or long-term illness
A Laois County Councillor has called for the introduction of a temporary medical card for people with a terminal illness or long-term illness.
Fine Gael...
Outgoing Chief Executive of Laois County Council bids farewell to Laois with ‘understated elegance’
Chief Executive of Laois County Council, Mr John Mulholland has said his farewells to the Council and the County, saying Laois is 'blessed in...
Laois boss McEvoy confident ahead of provincial knockouts after six-point win over Carlow
Goals from Tony Mahony, Tom Og Phelan and Ross Deegan helped Laois overcome Carlow in O'Moore Park on Saturday as Glen McEvoy's side booked...
CCFL: Clonaslee and Mountmellick crash out of Counties Cup quarter-finals and disarray in Division...
Combined Counties Cup Quarter Finals
St Peter's 6 Clonaslee Utd 1
McCarthy Park in Athlone was the final stop on Clonaslee United's journey in the Combined...
CCFL Division 1: Four goals in ten minutes as Portlaoise breeze past Stradbally Town
Stradbally Town 1 Portlaoise AFC 6
CCFL Division 1
Division 2-bound Stradbally Town welcomed Portlaoise to the T&S Grounds in Timahoe this afternoon, with Stradbally looking...
ACHL Division 1: First win for Abbeyleix as Rathdowney-Errill’s perfect start is ended
Abbeyleix 1-25 Rathdowney-Errill 4-15
ACHL Division 1 Round 3
Abbeyleix picked up their first win in Division 1 this afternoon, and in doing so ended Rathdowney-Errill's...
List of events announced for Laois Bealtaine Festival for older people in May
Laois County Council Arts have partnered with the Dunamaise Arts Centre and Laois Library Service to present a selection of creative projects during the...
Leinster MHC: Laois through to provincial knockouts after six-point win over Carlow
Laois 3-12 Carlow 0-15
Leinster MHC Tier 2 Group 2 Round 3
Laois are through to the preliminary quarter-finals of the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship, after...
Additional funding announced for some of the special schools around Laois
In a very welcome piece of news, it has been announced that three special schools across County Laois have been allocated new funding.
The schools...
Full list of properties sold in Laois during March, including two sold for over...
There were 73 residential properties sold in Laois in the second month of the year according to the Property Price Register, a significant decrease...
Laois soccer club resurrected after 33 years claim historic League title
Laois soccer club, Grange United are the newly crowned North Tipperary and District League champions.
33 years after the club was disbanded, the County's western-most...
Darkness Into Light Portarlington set to host ‘the most important sunrise of the year’
"The most important sunrise of the year" is less than three weeks away, as the Darkness into Light 5km walks will get underway across...
Election Diary: Candidates call for new health centre, improved climate control planning, and public...
The 2024 Local Elections are fast approaching and things are heating across the county ahead of polling day on June 7.
Sinn Féin candidates call...
International business students from SETU Carlow identify major tourist potential of Laois town
A group of international student's from one of the region's leading universities have given a presentation to Laois County Council this week, offering ideas,...
Young Laois person receives Garda Youth Award for his ‘commitment to choosing the right...
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Danny Talbot,...
Féile Hurling: Two early goals help Ballinakill-Ballypickas overpower The Harps in thrilling final
Ballinakill-Ballypickas 2-11 The Harps 0-9
Laois Féile 'A' Hurling Final
Two goals in the opening two minutes gave Ballinakill-Ballypickas the ideal platform to go and win...
Sadness in Mountmellick at death of popular retired Postmistress, Eithne Burns
There is great sadness in Mountmellick following the death of Eithne Burns the town's retired Postmistress, who served in the role for a long...