Laois Premier IHC: First half goals crucial as Ballyfin see off Rathdowney-Errill to be...
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Ballyfin 3-14 Rathdowney-Errill 1-11
Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Ballyfin face Rathdowney-Errill in Premier IHC final
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It is the biggest hurling weekend of the...
Laois U-13 FC: Majestic McCormack leads Portlaoise to U-13 glory
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Portlaoise 4-14 Na Fianna Og 5-7
Laois U-13 Football...
Camogie: St Lazarian’s triumph over Clough-Ballacolla to clinch Junior A crown
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St Lazarians 3-9 Clough-Ballacolla 2-8
Laois Junior A Camogie...
In Pictures: Portlaoise College celebrates diversity at Intercultural Day 2025
Portlaoise College was alive with colour, flavour, and celebration this week as students, parents and staff came together for the school’s much-loved Intercultural Day.
With...
Laois Premier IHC: Chance at promotion for one but silverware for both as Ballyfin...
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Ballyfin v Rathdowney-Errill
Laois Premier IHC Final in O'Moore...
Heywood Community School return from France following 25th year of exchange programme
Heywood CS have just returned from a superb week spent in France exchanging with French families in Lattes located near Montpellier in the south...
Three Laois retailers named as Gala award winners
Three Laois Gala Retail stores have been named as amongst the best Gala Retail stores in Ireland at the 2025 Gala Retail ‘Delivering the...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, October 18, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ann Parkinson (née Costigan)
18 Seandoire, Cork Road, Durrow, Laois, R32 X335
It is with deep sadness...
Laois U-20 FC: Champions Stradbally Parish Gaels make winning start while Portlaoise defeat St...
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Stradbally Parish Gaels 6-13 Mountmellick Parish Gaels 0-10
Laois...
LoveLaois Podcast: Presidential race nears the end, Jim Gavin remembered and the new Portlaoise...
There's a lot to catch up on in the latest LoveLaois Podcast.
Jim Gavin, Micheal Martin (Bertie gets a mention), Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and...
In Pictures: County final fever in Clough-Ballacolla as excitement builds in national schools and...
There really is nothing like a county final and for this particular part of Laois, the people here are preparing for two.
That is because...
Young Laois girl donates 14 inches of her hair to children’s charity and raises...
A young Laois girl has donated 14 inches of her hair to a children’s charity and raised €2,000.
10-year-old Grace Kirwan, who hails from Emo,...
County Final Memory: ‘None as sweet as this’ as Camross deny Portlaoise five-in-a-row in...
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Camross 1-5 Portlaoise 0-7
1985 Laois SHC Final
There's something...
€465,000 in funding available for Laois community groups through Community Climate Action Programme
Phase two of The Community Climate Action Programme fund opens for applications Monday, October 20, with an allocation of €465,000 for Laois.
This fund aims...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, October 17, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Breda Carter (née Lalor)
Forgeland, Knockanina, Mountrath, Laois
Breda Carter, (née Lalor), Forgeland, Knockanina, Mountrath, Co. Laois.
Passed...
In Pictures: County final fever never gets old as Camross show their support once...
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The feeling of excitement about an upcoming county...
Family of young Laois girl thank everyone who cared for her following sad passing
The family of a young Laois girl who passed away recently have paid tribute to all of the people who cared for her during...
‘The success story of 2025’ – Portlaoise Bus Service passenger numbers increase dramatically
The Portlaoise Bus Service has been described as the 'success story of 2025' as figures revealed this week shows the amount of people using...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Mattie Collier and Liam Dunne on matches, memories and the latest...
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County Final week isn't a new experience to Clough-Ballacola or Camross but...
Schools Football: Winning start for Portlaoise CBS as they dismantle St Peter’s in South...
Portlaoise CBS 1-19 St Peter's Wexford 2-8
South Leinster Colleges SFC 'B' Round 1
Portlaoise CBS made a winning start in the first round of the...
Ramsbottom and Sons Portlaoise: Steeped in history but proudly looking to the future
From the shop front to the vibe inside the front door, there is a great sense of history and tradition about Ramsbottom and Sons...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, October 16, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ava Doran
Summerhill, Portlaoise, Laois
It is with profound sadness that Thomas and Debra Doran announce the...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Looking ahead to the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Minor hurling finals
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The latest episode of the Laois Hurling Podcast is here and this...
Five Laois players selected as Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year for 2025...
Five Laois players have been selected as the Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year for 2025 has been named.
Tommy Fitzgerald's charges reached the...
Groups ‘congregating, drinking, littering and engaging in anti-social behaviour’ in Portlaoise
A Laois County Councillor has called for public seating to be removed from a popular part of Portlaoise in a bid to curb a...
History to be made as Laois school to contest Cumann na mBunscol finals for...
History is set to be made next week as a Laois school are set to compete in the Cumann na mBunscol finals for the...
Errill dairy and beef farmer calls for wildlife control reform at Nuffield Ireland annual...
John Keane from Errill will present the findings of his Nuffield Ireland Scholarship research at the annual Nuffield Ireland Conference.
This takes place in the...
Connell masters The Heath to secure Laois Hurlers Golf Society crown
On Saturday last, the Laois Hurlers Golfing Society descended on The Heath Golf Club for their annual end of season Outing.
As usual, the gracious...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Arthur John (Charlie) Hovenden
Glenageary, Dublin/Durrow, Laois
HOVENDEN Arthur John (Charlie) (Glenageary, Co. Dublin and formerly of...
