Mark Comerford
Laois have a long journey back from Cavan having lost their second game in...
Cavan 2-6 Laois 0-10
National Camogie League Division 2A
The Laois camogie team made the trip to Breffni Park this afternoon in a losing effort against...
Inchicore make it three home defeats in a row as injuries mount up for...
Portlaoise AFC 1 Inchicore Athletic 2
Leinster Senior League Division 1A
Portlaoise AFC have now lost their last three games in all competitions – each of...
Two Laois hurlers help Roscrea reach the Leinster Final but Terenure prove too strong
Terenure College 2-15 Cistercian College Roscrea 1-8
Leinster PP Schools Senior Hurling C Final
Two Laois men were part of Cistercian College Roscrea’s impressive run to...
Portarlington obliterate Balbriggan as the rugby season nears its end
Portlaoise 22 Wexford Wonderers 39
Leinster League Division 2A
After last week's heroics, beating Navan in the Towns Cup, Portlaoise fell at home to Wexford Wonderers...
A bumper weekend of knockout soccer produced endless drama up and down the county
Michael Dolan Division 1 Cup 1st Round
Rosenallis A 4 Abbeyleix Athletic 2
These two sides drew 2-2 last week in a scinilating game in Division...
Last-gasp winner from Erone Fitzpatrick makes it 3 wins from 4 for the Ladies...
Laois 1-12 Tipperary 3-5
Ladies National Football League Division 2
The Laois Ladies have made it three wins from their opening four games in Division 2...
Third win in a row sends Panthers women into second place while the men...
Portlaoise Panthers 75 Griffith College Templeogue 54
Women's Division 1 22-23
Portlaoise Panthers made it three wins in a row today, soundly beating Griffith College Templeogue...
A great game in Rossleighan Park but Portlaoise exit the Metro Cup
Portlaoise AFC 1 Bangor Celtic 4
FAI Metropolitan Cup Last 32
Portlaoise’s excursion in the FAI Metropolitan Cup has ended with a 4-1 home defeat at...
Panthers back to winning ways as they make it two wins on the bounce
Portlaoise Panthers 87 Limerick Sport Huskies 50
Women's Division 1 22-23
Portlaoise Panthers are back up to 3rd in the Women's Division 1 standings after a...
A roundup of all the soccer action as St Aengus get through to the...
Paddy Cotter Cup Quarter Final
Inny 2 St Aengus 5
St Aengus are through to the Semi Finals of the Paddy Cotter Cup after an emphatic...
Portlaoise produce a mammoth upset to advance in the Towns Cup
Portlaoise 28 Navan 10
Towns Cup Round 1
What a win for Portlaoise and what a day for Portlaoise Rugby Club as the magic of the...
Panthers come within a whisker of a massive upset but Limerick get over the...
Limerick Celtics 101 Portlaoise Panthers 96
Men's Division 1 22-23
Portlaoise Panthers came into this evening's game on the back of an impressive win at home...
Portlaoise make a losing return to the Leinster Senior League
Portlaoise 0 Arklow 3
Leinster Senior League Division 1A
Portlaoise came into today's game on the back of a mightily impressive run of cup fixtures over...
All the latest rugby news and results as Portlaoise look ahead to the Towns...
Leinster Women's League Division 2A
Naas 39 Portlaoise 19
Portlaoise travelled to Fournaughts on Sunday afternoon to play a Naas side in fine form.
The women have...
Catch up with all the weekend’s soccer action as Mountmellick come out on top...
Women's Premier Division
Mountmellick Utd 6 Portlaoise 0
The only thing worse than losing to your local rivals is getting a thumping - and six goals...
Portlaoise Panthers back to winning ways
Limerick Celtics 71 Portlaoise Panthers 86
Women's Division 1 22-23
Portlaoise Panthers have picked up an invaluable win on the road, beating Limerick Celtics by 15...
Portarlington pick up a big win on the road while Portlaoise face relegation
Leinster League Division 2A
New Ross 29 Portlaoise 17
With relegation all but official, Portlaoise made the trip to Wexford to face mid-table New Ross.
It may...
Abbeyleix, Mountmellick and Emo the big winners on another busy weekend in the CCFL
Combined Counties Cup 2nd Round
Abbeyleix Athletic 3 Clara Town A 3 (AET)
Abbeyleix win 5-4 on penalties
Abbeyleix twice came from behind to bring their Counties...
A tough day in Ulster for the Portlaoise Panthers
Cavan Eagles 57 Portlaoise Panthers 47
Ladies Division 1 22-23
Portlaoise Panthers suffered a big defeat in today's all-important top-of-the-table clash away to Cavan Eagles.
Having been...
Catch up with all the action on a disappointing weekend for Laois rugby
Leinster Women's League Division 2
Portlaoise 5 Naas 20
The scoreline definitely does not tell the full story of this game.
Portlaoise were the better team in...
Mountmellick United do the double on a huge weekend of soccer in Laois
Paddy Cotter Cup 2nd Round
Banagher Utd 2 St Aengus 3
St Aengus are a bona fide cup side this season – Banagher their latest conquest.
The...
Cup dream ends for Portlaoise as Skerries win in extra time
Portlaoise AFC 1 Skerries Town FC 2 (AET)
FAI Intermediate Cup Last 16
Portlaoise’s superb run in the FAI Intermediate Cup was brought to a halt...
Catch up with all the action from a difficult weekend of Laois Rugby
Leinster Women’s Division 2
PortDara Falcons 10 Balbriggan 3
Tries from Eve Kehoe and Ruth Downey were enough to secure a big home win for PortDara...
All the action from a huge weekend of cup soccer across Laois
Combined Counties Cup 1st Round
St Aengus 3 Stradbally Town 2
Division 2’s St Aengus toppled Division 1 high-flyers, Stradbally Town on Sunday morning to advance...
Fine cup form continues as Portlaoise get the better of UCD
Portlaoise AFC 3 UCD 1
(Metropolitan Cup Round 1)
Portlaoise’s superb cup form this season continued on Friday night with a seismic victory over the visiting...
PortDara Falcons get 2023 off to the perfect start while Portlaoise come up short
Leinster Women's League Division 2
CYM 12 PortDara Falcons 42
PortDara Falcons scored six tries on Sunday sfternoon to beat CYM away in Terenure.
The bonus-point victory...
A huge weekend of cup action as Laois soccer returns
Across the water, English football is this weekend focused on the legendary FA Cup, and here in the Midlands, the CCFL’s cup competitions also...
Portlaoise Panthers fall short in National Cup semi-final
Portlaoise Panthers 63 Phoenix Rockets 65
Division 1 National Cup Semi-Final
Portlaoise Panthers Women’s season is fast coming off the rails as they fell to their...
2022 Remembered: Inside story of life as a prison officer in Portlaoise makes for...
A book review from August where we looked at 'Unlocked', David McDonald's book about life as an officer in Portlaoise Prison.
For the vast majority...
2022 Remembered: Laois Abroad: Meet the 96-year-old Laois great-grandmother who has lived in San...
The 'Laois Abroad' series began back in May with a look at Maureen Dowling, the Camross woman living in the USA.
The first instalment of...