Mark Comerford
Laois County Council to seek funding for “urgently needed” safety works in Durrow
At the February meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal Distric, Laois County Council announced that they would be seeking funding for "urgently needed" safety works...
Road improvements ‘a matter of urgency’ in Ballyfin and Kilcavan local Councillor says
A local County Councillor has called for improvements to be made in two rural areas "as a matter of urgency."
The areas in question are...
Laois County Council set to establish Town Team for Mountmellick to address address ‘economic...
Laois County Council will soon begin the process of establishing a Town Team for Mountmellick.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paddy Bracken proposed the motion at the...
Prospect of “long awaited” progress for Driver Test waiting times and Electronic Scooter regulations
After a prolonged period of Laois TDs and County Councillors raising the issue, there is finally the prospect of progress on both Driver Test...
In Pictures: Busy weekend at all grades and internationally for St Abban’s and St...
It was another incredibly busy weekend for the athletes of St Abban’s AC competing up and down the grades and even internationally.
National Juvenile B...
56 houses sold in Laois in first month of the year – down 28%...
There were 56 residential properties sold in Laois in the first month of the year according to the Property Price Register, a significant decrease...
Basketball: Portlaoise Panthers back to winning ways in Division 1
Team North West 65 Portlaoise Panthers 74
Men's Division 1, 23-24
Defeat last week to SETU Carlow knocked Portlaoise Panthers off the top of Division 1...
Leinster League Division 2B: Narrow misses continue for Portarlington as Balbriggan steal victory
Portarlington 25 Balbriggan 26
Leinster League Division 2B
Portarlington suffered an incredibly narrow defeat at the hands of Balbriggan on Saturday afternoon, losing out by a...
CCFL Division 3A: Points shared as Mountmellick United and St Aengus continue push for...
Mountmellick Utd ‘B’ 1 St Aengus 1
CCFL Division 3A
St Aengus remain second in Division 3A, two points ahead of today’s opponents Mountmellick United B,...
Leinster Colleges SFC ‘D’: Provincial dream over for Mountmellick Community School as Ferbane crowned...
Mountmellick Community School 1-5 Gallen Community School Ferbane 0-13
Leinster Colleges SFC ‘D’ Final
Mountmellick Community School's dream of a provincial crown has come to an...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Demolition of two houses in Portlaoise set to pave the way for many more and a new road
Two houses on the Stradbally...
490 social homes delivered by Laois County Council in 2023, up 50% on 2022...
Laois County Council delivered a total of 490 social houses in 2023, up from 326 the previous year.
Of the 490 houses, 286 were newly builds,...
Mountmellick Community School set to contest Leinster Colleges SFC ‘D’ final
Mountmellick Community School are set to contest the Leinster Colleges senior football 'D' final later today.
They will face Gallen Community School Ferbane in Gracefield at...
Laois receives 1% of funding for Active Travel Projects and bus stop enhancements
€290 million in funding has been announced for local authorities across Ireland to support the rollout of walking and cycling infrastructure in 2024.
Laois has...
Demolition of two houses in Portlaoise set to pave the way for many more...
Two houses on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise are currently being demolished with big plans in place for their replacements.
The two vacant and derelict...
Laois County Council to develop tourism hub at former pre-school in Portlaoise
Laois County Council have announced they are to develop a tourism hub at the former Ha'Penny Babies School at Chapel Street in Portlaoise.
The location...
Leinster Colleges SHC ‘B’: Dramatic final sees Heywood lose out to Banagher in extra...
Heywood Community School 4-15 Banagher College 2-27 (AET)
Leinster Colleges SHC ‘B’ Final
Heywood Community School have come up agonisingly short in Rosenallis this afternoon, missing...
Laois County Council agree to sell four sites in Ballyroan for €120,000
The January meeting of Laois County Council saw the sale of eleven Council sites across the county, delivered under Section 183 of the Local...
Rugby: Portlaoise and Portarlington safely through to Towns Cup Round 2
Portlaoise 21 Newbridge 16
Leinster Towns Cup Round 1
Portlaoise came from behind in Togher this afternoon to dispatch Newbridge and advance to Round 2 of...
CCFL: Rosney the hero as Clonaslee knock out Abbeyleix on penalties
Abbeyleix Ath 1 Clonaslee Utd 1 (Clonaslee win 4-3 on penalties)
CCFL Combined Counties Cup Round 2
Seamus Rosney was the hero as Clonaslee United advanced...
Ladies NFL Division 2: Tipperary too strong for inexperienced Laois side
Laois 0-5 Tipperary 2-8
Ladies NFL Division 2 Round 3
The Laois Ladies have fallen to a third consecutive defeat in Division 2 of the National...
Six Talking Points as the Laois senior footballers make it two wins from two...
The Laois senior footballers made it two wins from two in Division 4 last night.
Laois made the trip down to Wexford Park where they...
Houses and a filling station potentially on the way to Durrow as land worth...
The January meeting of Laois County Council saw the sale of eleven Council sites across the county, delivered under Section 183 of the Local...
NFL Division 4: Impressive first half helps Laois win away in Wexford
Laois 1-19 Wexford 0-12
NFL Division 4 Round 2
A powerhouse performance in the first half has given Justin McNulty's Laois side a well-deserved win this...
‘I was out in Heywood in Ballinakill, and to be honest, I was absolutely...
The Laois Climate Action Plan 2024 - 2029, which was drafted last year, was formally adopted by Laois County Council earlier this week at the...
South Leinster Colleges SFC ‘D’: Hunt and Lawlor lead dominant Mountmellick to regional glory
Mountmellick Community School 6-13 Coláiste Craobh Abhann (Wicklow) 2-10
South-Leinster Colleges SFC ‘D’ Final
Mountmellick Community School are South-Leinster Colleges senior football champions, after a whirlwind...
Boxer with strong Laois connections turns pro and signs with Anthony Joshua’s management team
An emerging Irish talent with a strong Laois connection has joined the professional boxing ranks, with some of the sport's biggest figures behind him.
20-year-old...
CCFL: All of this week’s Laois soccer fixtures with Combined Counties Cup taking center...
The CCFL'S prestigious Combined Counties Cup takes centre stage this week for the soccer clubs in Laois.
In all, five of the County's clubs will...
Government are “treating local communities with disrespect and disdain” with current immigration policies says...
Laois County Council will write to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth of Ireland, to request that an agreed strategy is...
Laois County Councillors call for Israeli and Russian products to be clearly identified to...
A call has come from Laois County Council for the Government to put in place measures that would require businesses selling products from Israel...