Mark Comerford
Leinster Intermediate Camogie: Higgins the hero as Wexford break Laois hearts in Tullamore
Laois 0-15 Wexford 0-16
Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final
Laois have come up agonisingly short this afternoon in the Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final, losing out...
Laois students claim All-Ireland glory – setting new national record as first ever double...
Two Laois students have claimed All-Ireland glory, setting a new national record in the process.
The students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned All-Ireland champions at...
Minister for Health urged to intervene to help resolve ‘very strange’ situation in Laois...
Laois County Council have been urged to make contact with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to address "a very strange" situation in the County.
Fianna...
ACFL Division 1: Courtwood move top of the league while Graigue see off Ballyfin
Courtwood 1-14 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-12
ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Courtwood have won an incredibly tense, physical battle at home to Ballyroan-Abbey this evening, sending them top,...
Raw sewage coming through manholes and onto residential properties in Laois
Raw sewage is coming up through manholes and onto residential properties according to a local County Councillor.
Independent Cllr Ben Brennan made the claim at the...
Preparations well underway for Leinster Camogie Championship final as Laois face Wexford this weekend
Laois are currently preparing for the Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final, following a blockbuster win last week against Dublin.
Looking forward to the game, Laois...
Planning Permission granted for new residential development in Portarlington
Laois County Council have awarded planning permission to Kingscroft Developments Ltd for a residential development in Cooltederry, Portarlington.
The development is to comprise of 67...
Young man from Laois honoured at Garda Youth Awards for ‘giving back to the...
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Patryk Paszkiewicz,...
‘Millions of euro being wasted through outsourcing to private companies’ says Laois County Councillor
A Laois County Councillor has said the Irish State is not 'getting value for money from private agencies'.
According to Independent Cllr Aisling Moran, Ireland...
New Independent candidate for Local Elections focussed on farming and rural communities
A new candidate has thrown their name in the hat to contest the upcoming Local Elections, scheduled for June 7.
Kevin Drennan, from the Coolrain/Camross...
Car sales in Laois up slightly in April, while Diesel Electric Hybrids continue significant...
The number of new car sales in Laois rose by 4.5% in April of this year compared to the same month in 2023, according...
Laois camogie’s Collier ‘thrilled for the group’ as Leinster final looms next weekend
Joint managers, Pat Collier and Robert Jones, gathered their Laois camogie players on the pitch after the game on Saturday to congratulate them on...
CCFL Division 3 Cup: Portlaoise through to cup final thanks to goals from Collins...
Cloneygowan Celtic 0 Portlaoise AFC 2
CCFL Division 3 Cup Semi-Final
Goals from shane Collins and Paul Cahillane were enough for Portlaoise to book their place...
CCFL Division 1: Title race going down to the wire after Mountmellick and Clonaslee...
Mountmellick Utd 1 Clonaslee Utd 1
CCFL Division 1
Conor Davis Park was the location this morning for the Division 1 showdown between Mountmellick United and...
ACFL Division 3: Arles-Kilcruise maintain perfect start while St Joseph’s and Ballyroan-Abbey also win
ACFL Division 3 Round 5
Arles-Kilcruise 4-11 Clonaslee-St Manman's 2-11
Arles-Kilcruise have maintained their perfect start to Division 3 with a hard-earned win at home to...
Leinster Intermediate Camogie: Amazing comeback as Laois beat Dublin to book their place in...
Laois 0-17 Dublin 1-11
Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-Final
Laois have a Leinster final to look forward to after an outstanding performance this afternoon.
Pat Collier and...
Petition presented to Laois County Council demanding pedestrian crossing for rural community
Laois County Council have been presented with a petition containing over 500 signatures this week, as a rural community aims to send a strong...
Call made to rectify several drainage and flooding issues throughout Laois
Laois County Council have been urged to remember the importance of roadside drainage systems and the important part such drains play with regard to...
Importance of roadside drainage system highlighted by Laois County Councillor
The importance of drains, road-side drainage and drainage maintenance was highlighted this week in Laois County Council.
Fine Gael Cllr Conor Bergin made the passionate...
Laois golf course described as ‘an invaluable asset for the area’ amid calls for...
Calls have been made for improvement works to be carried out at a popular Laois golf course described as "an invaluable asset for the...
New Darkness into Light walk confirmed for Laois this weekend
"The most important sunrise of the year” is taking place this weekend, as the Darkness into Light 5km walks will get underway across the...
ESB operations in Laois branded ‘a disgrace’ by local County Councillor
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the ESB, describing some recent actions by the company as "a disgrace."
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paddy Bracken...
ACFL Division 1: Powerful St Joseph’s end Courtwood’s perfect start
St Joseph's 0-17 Courtwood 1-10
ACFL Division 1 Round 4
The last two unbeaten sides in Division 1 of the football league faced off tonight in...
More support needed for important facilities in Laois, local Councillor says
This week marked the final monthly meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District, with a Laois County Councillor hoping to improve "a very important facility"...
New candidate hoping to become Laois’s first ever Aontú County Councillor
One of the newest political parties in Ireland will have a candidate in Laois in the Local Elections, which are set to take place...
REVEALED: Where Laois ranks overall in numbers of refugees and asylum seekers taken in...
The county-by-county breakdown of Ukrainian refugees and other applicants for international protection (asylum seekers) shows that Laois has taken some of the lowest numbers...
Laois-based rugby player selected for Belgium U-20 squad ahead of Rugby Europe Championship
A Laois-based athlete will compete on the international stage, having been recently selected to represent the Belgium U-20 rugby team.
19-year-old Sacha Olivier from in...
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...