VIDEO: Laois farmer features on Ear to the Ground this week
A Laois farmer will feature on RTE's popular farming programme on Tuesday night after he benefited from the services a New Zealand dairy consultant.
Before...
VIDEO: Coláiste Íosagáin students striving to win five calves in national competition
A team of Transition Year students from Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington are just one step away from winning five Irish Angus cross calves.
Oisin O'Dea,...
WATCH: This Beano McDonald tribute video will have you rolling back the years
In Laois when you mention the name ‘Beano’, nobody needs to be told that you aren’t talking about a comic book character.
Beano in...
Retired Portlaoise couple ready for their new life in South Africa
This Monday retired Portlaoise couple Jim and Esther McCormack will board a plane for South Africa.
They’ve sold the house that they raised their...
St Joseph’s reach Kelly Cup final
St Joseph's will meet Emo in the Kelly Cup final thanks to a 1-12 to 0-5 win over Killeshin this afternoon.
Dan Dunne helped himself to...
Alison Dunne: Clever storage is key to a clutter-free home
My clients often say to me, 'my house is too small, there is no space for anything ... toys, clothes and books are everywhere'. But...
Laois ladies footballers go top of Division 2
Laois 2-14 Sligo 0-11
Lidl Ladies Football Division 2
The Laois ladies footballers have one foot in the Lidl National Football League Division 2 semi-finals following a...
The Sunday Interview: The young Portlaoise man with a string of local businesses
At just 30 years of age, Portlaoise man David Finn is a serial entrepreneur who has built up a string of local businesses without...
Laois drop to bottom of Division 3 following Sunday’s league football action
Results from the three Allianz Football League Division 3 games on Sunday afternoon mean that Laois are now bottom of the table on scoring difference.
Following...
Weather the winner in local soccer fixtures
The weather played havoc with the local soccer scene today with a number of games postponed.
Among the games called off because of the weather...
VIDEO: Peter Creedon interview following Laois’s loss to Tipperary
The Laois footballers were beaten by Tipperary on Saturday night in their Allianz Football League Division 3 game.
It means that Peter Creedon's side now...
Creedon: ‘Our forward play really wasn’t good enough’
Laois football manager Peter Creedon cut a disappointed figure as he spoke to the local media following Saturday night's loss to Tipperary in the...
Ronnie Culliton: Why wait until October to make your tax return?
There seems to be an endemic attitude in all of us here in Ireland to wait until the very last minute to deal with...
Wind warning in place for Laois as Storm Ewan blasts off
Met Eireann have issued a wind warning for Laois, along with a number of other counties for today.
There is a Status Yellow warning in...
Four people arrested in Kildare under ‘Operation Surround’
Four people were arrested overnight for ‘drink driving’ during an overnight high visibility traffic operation in Kildare.
The initiative known as ‘Operation Surround’ involves a...
Plenty of style at the Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball
The Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball has raised over €300,000 for charity over the last ten years and last night they gathered for the...
Laois footballers fall to second league defeat
Laois 1-10 Tipperary 1-16
Allianz Football League Division 3
Laois fell to their second loss of the Allianz Football League when Tipperary got the better of...
Doogue hoping Laois ladies can move into pole position
Laois ladies football manager Kevin Doogue is hoping his side can move top of Division 2 with a win over Sligo in Annanough on...
Disappointment for IT Carlow in Fitzgibbon Cup final
Mary Immaculate College 3-23 IT Carlow 1-18
Fitzgibbon Cup Final
IT Carlow's fairytale run in the Fitzgibbon Cup came to an end on Saturday afternoon as...
Fr Paddy: Lent – a time to be uplifted by brighter mornings and longer...
Ash Wednesday - which is this Wednesday, March 1, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent brings with it a time of cutting back,...
Saturday Sports Interview: Returning Kearns reflects on time in charge of Laois
Laois and Tipperary meet in the Allianz Football League in O’Moore Park tonight with both managers having as much information on the opposition as...
Gardai urge online buyers to ‘wise up’
Gardai in Portlaoise are encouraging people who buy stuff from people on online sites such as DoneDeal.ie or Adverts.ie to 'wise up' when it comes...
Coss with the winner as Athlone Town stun Waterford
Mountmellick man Colm Coss was the match winner for Athlone Town as they caused a shock on the opening night of the SSE Airtricity...
€200k of Cannabis seized by Gardai in Laois
An estimated €200,000 worth of cannabis was seized this morning by Gardai at a checkpoint on the M7 at Borris-in-Ossory.
The seizure took place this morning at...
‘Viable proposal’ will be considered to save Cistercian Roscrea
The Abbott of Mount St Joseph Abbey in Roscrea has said that he is committed to giving "full consideration to any future viable proposal" to...
Attride: I plan to lead my Laois teammates by example
Stephen Attride admits that he didn’t expect to be named Laois senior football captain at the age of just 23 – but now that...
Wired with Whelan: It’s way past time to call time on drink driving
Those were the days my friend
We thought they’d never end
We’d sing and dance forever and a day
We’d live the life we choose…
Sundays. As a...
Laois hurlers help IT Carlow reach first Fitzgibbon Cup final
Stephen Maher and Enda Rowland were among the scorers as IT Carlow got the better of UCC to reach a first Fitzgibbon Cup final...
TD and Councillor clash over appropriate use of Emo Court cottages
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Tom Mulhall says he "totally disagrees" with Deputy Sean Fleming's view that the cottages on the land of Emo...
Wife of Ballinakill mart owner is laid to rest
The funeral has taken place of Millie McEvoy, the Kildare woman who died tragically following a fire in her home in Naas earlier this week.
Mrs...
