Mark Comerford
Leinster Towns Plate: Semi-Final heartbreak for Portlaoise as Newbridge prove too strong in Togher
Portlaoise 27 Newbridge 36
Leinster Provincial Towns Plate Semi-Final
Newbridge are through to the 2025 Leinster Provincial Towns Plate final at the expense of Portlaoise after...
Laois town ‘bypassed again’ as local TD pleads for construction of ‘very important’ relief...
A Laois TD has said Mountmellick has been "bypassed again" for funding on a " very important" relief road.
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley...
Laois TD launches Bill to put ‘proper regulations in place’ regarding wind farms
A Laois TD has launched a Bill which are designed to put "proper regulations in place" surrounding wind farms.
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley says...
Hockey: Laois fire four past Genesis to lift Leinster Women’s Division 5/6 Shield
Laois 4 Genesis 1
Leinster Women's Division 5/6 Shield Final
Laois Hockey Club travelled to Rathfarnham on Saturday to compete in the final of the Leinster...
Rugby: Farrell and Fennessy to the fore as Athy reach first Towns Cup final...
As many as ten Laois players could be involved in this year's Leinster Towns Cup decider after Athy and Carlow each came through difficult...
Stradbally Town AFC urge Laois County Council to ‘do the right thing’ as club...
A local sports club are urging Laois County Council to "do the right thing" and "overturn their decision" on the Community Recognition Fund, which...
25 artists and groups from across Laois receive close to €9,000 in arts funding
There have been a number of successful applications for funding under Laois County Council's Arts Act Grant Scheme 2025.
A total of 25 applicants received...
News in Brief: €3 million for social housing, student grant increases, community projects and...
€3 million investment for social housing in Laois
A €3 million investment into Social Housing in Laois has been announced as part of a €436...
ACFL Division 2: Clonaslee-St Manman’s claim 2024 Division 3 title while Arles-Killeen win again
Kilcavan 1-13 Clonaslee-St Manman’s 3-16
ACFL Division 2 Round 2 (Doubling as 2024 ACFL Division 3 Final)
Kilcavan hosted Clonaslee-St Manman's this evening in the second...
Over €25 million announced for investment into Laois road network during 2025
Over €25 million has been announced for investment into the road network in Laois during 2025.
"Ongoing investment in the improvement and maintenance of our...
One year in and plenty of positives to be taken from Laois County Council’s...
There were plenty of positives to be taken from the first progress report of the Laois County Council Local Authority Climate Action Plan (LACAP)...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Major shock as Electric Picnic is set to move to a different Laois venue
The biggest story of the week by fa broke...
Iarnród Éireann accused of ‘total lack of respect’ as Portlaoise Train Station left without...
Iarnród Éireann have come under fire for "a total lack of respect" shown to Laois customers.
That is according to one local citizen, who alerted...
Towns Cup Semi-Finals Preview: Ten Laois players set to feature for Athy and Carlow...
The Laois clubs may be gone, but there is certainly still some significant local interest in the 2025 Provincial Towns Cup.
Leinster Rugby have organised...
Investment, tourism and Laois diaspora all highlighted as Laois County Council visit New York
Representatives of Laois County Council returned from their annual St Patrick's weekend trip to New York in good spirits, confident that they have bolster...
Athletics: Milestone win for Ballyroan Abbeyleix and District, five Juvenile medals for St Abban’s...
Five Medals for St Abban’s Athletes at National Juvenile Championships
Over 20 St Abban’s athletes qualified for this week's the National Juvenile Championships in Athlone...
Laois County Council will take in charge eight housing estates in Portlaoise, Portarlington and...
Laois County Council have confirmed they will be taking in charge a number of housing estates across the county.
In total, the Council agreed to...
Over €1 million funding announced for maintenance and investment on Laois roads
Over €1 million has been approved for additional road funding in Laois, with the monies designated for maintenance and investment in the county's roads.
A...
€1.7 million loan approved for works on Portlaoise and Portarlington Leisure Centres
Laois County Council has this week sanctioned a loan of €1.7 million from the Housing Finance Agency Plc.
The loan is for "essential works" on...
‘Urgent shortage’ of places for special education schools in Laois raised in Seanad Éireann
The "urgent shortage" of places for special education schools in Laois has been raised on the national stage.
Laois Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack brought...
Soccer: Quarter-Final exits for Mountmellick and Maryborough plus goals galore in Senior Division
Mountmellick Utd B 1 Banagher Utd 2
Combined Counties Shield Quarter-Final
Mountmellick United B welcomed Banagher United to Conor Davis Park on Sunday morning in the...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - The full list of properties sold in Laois during February as local market sees huge upsurge
There were 95 residential properties sold in...
Leinster Towns Plate: Phenomenal come-back from Portlaoise sees them through to semi-finals
Edenderry 19 Portlaoise 28
Leinster Towns Plate Quarter-Final
Portlaoise travelled to Coolavacoose on the Offaly/Kildare border on Friday night for their Leinster Towns Plate Quarter-Final, under...
Laois mother on the brink of being made homeless is ‘asking for help’
A Laois mother is asking for help as she and her family find themselves on the brink of being made homeless.
Denise Malone, from Ballyfin,...
Laois TD says changes to housing scheme ‘will cause havoc’ for tenants and ‘will...
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley said the proposed changes to the Tenant in Situ Scheme "will cause havoc."
The scheme allows Local Authorities to...
€200,000 funding awarded for restoration works on Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultural Museum
€200,000 has been approved for restoration works on a site of major historical significance here in Laois.
The old Donaghmore Workhouse, just outside Rathdowney, was built...
The full list of properties sold in Laois during February as local market sees...
There were 95 residential properties sold in Laois during February according to the Property Price Register, an massive increase of 42% on the 2024...
Joe Drennan case raised in Dáil Éireann as Laois TD calls for ‘consistency’ and...
A Laois TD has called for greater "consistency" and "common sense" in the way sentencing guidelines are set out for judges.
Laois Independent Republican TD...
Laois athlete part of silver-medal win for Team Ireland at SIAB Schools Cross-Country Championships
A Laois athlete was part of a memorable silver-medal win for Team Ireland at the SIAB Schools Cross-Country Championships this weekend.
St Abban’s athlete Laura Ayers...
Sadness in Mountmellick and USA following passing of beloved priest Fr Patrick Mooney
There is great sadness across the wider Mountmellick area this week, as well as communities in Offaly and the USA, following the passing of...