Mark Comerford
Election Diary: Rail beds retained, Emo solar farm, and €2.4 million for Laois SMEs
Sinn Féin has confirmed that the rail beds connecting the three bogs that Bord Na Mona owned in Laois will now be retained for...
Laois County Council appoint interim CEO following departure of John Mulholland
Laois County Council have confirmed the appointment of an interim CEO following the departure of John Mulholland.
Back in February, Mr Mulholland signalled that he...
CCFL Division 3 Cup: Two goals each from Cahillane and Rogers guide Portlaoise to...
Portlaoise AFC 4 Killeigh FC 3
CCFL Division 3 Cup Final
The CCFL season has come to a close in Conor Davis Park, Mountmellick, this afternoon,...
ACFL Division 2 and 3: Wins for Arles-Killeen , St Joseph’s and Kilcavan, while...
Park-Ratheniska 0-7 Arles-Killeen 0-11
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2 Round 6
Arles-Killeen are up to third place in Division 2 after a hard-earned win away...
All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship: Dominant second half as Laois overwhelm Cavan in Mountrath
Laois 3-15 Cavan 0-6
All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship Group 2 Round 1
Laois have started their All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship with a comfortable win...
Weekend Read: Portlaoise ideal location for Regional Sports Centre according to newly released report
Talk of building a state-of-the-art, custom-built, national sports complex in Portlaoise is never far from the headlines in the Laois media.
It was confirmed in...
‘The biggest concern is that lorries are being diverted past the school’ says local...
Calls have been made for Roadstone Management to liaise with local people in the vicinity of the company's site in Laois "in the interest...
REVEALED: Most popular new cars sold in Laois during first quarter of 2024
New car sales figures are up - both nationally and here in Laois; but how are the trends looking after the first quarter of...
Election Diary: Rural roads, Laois taxis, Town Teams and another hole in the head
The single biggest issue in the rural areas is the poor state of local roads according to Paddy Buggy, Fine Gael candidate in the...
Laois Invincibles: Grange United complete League, Cup and Shield treble to cap off historic...
A Laois soccer club has brought the curtain down on a remarkable season, smashing all kinds of records along the way.
Grange United put the...
In Pictures: Heywood Community School launch first annual Interfaith week
Heywood Community School recently launched their first annual Interfaith week, with a number of inclusive initiatives taking place.
The week comprised of a talk for...
Well-known Laois property sells for over half a million euro – one year after...
A well-known Laois property has sold for over half a million euro, more than a year after it first went on the market.
Bed and...
Full list of properties sold in Laois during April, as average house-price remains below...
There were 80 residential properties sold in Laois in April according to the Property Price Register, a marginal decrease on the 2023 figure.
Last April...
Laois County Councill urged to purchase plot of land with ‘huge potential for future...
A Laois County Councillor has urged the Local Authority to purchase a plot of land with "huge potential for future development."
Fine Gael Cllr PJ...
Laois camogie’s Jones says ‘The future is bright for this team’ after last-gasp defeat...
For the second time this season, the Laois camogie team lost a final by to an injury-time point.
Joint managers, Pate Collier and Robert Jones...
Improvements called for in public infrastructure across four locations in south-east Laois
Laois County Council have been called upon to make several improvements to public infrastructure across the south-east of the County.
Independent Cllr Aisling Moran raised...
ACHL Division 2 and Division 3: Wins for Abbeyleix in Division 2 plus Mountrath...
Abbeyleix 3-17 The Harps 2-14
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 Round 4
Abbeyleix continue to rise win Division 2 with their second victory in five...
CCFL Division 1: Mountmellick crowned league champions as Portlaoise are relegated
Portlaoise AFC 0 Mountmellick Utd 4
CCFL Division 1
Mountmellick United are the 2024 CCFL Division 1 champions after a dominant 4-0 away to Portlaoise.
It was...
Laois Councillor calls for investigation into ‘long delays’ in ‘basic public infrastructure’
Laois County Council have been called on to conduct an investigation into "long delays" in "basic public infrastructure" in the County.
Speaking at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington...
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...