Deaths in Laois – Monday, May 6, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Abigail Ellen Goodwin
Dunboyne, Meath / Mountrath, Laois
After a short illness and in Connolly Hospital, the...
CCFL Results: Rosenallis out on penalties, Abbeyleix relegated and Clonaslee up to second in...
Division 1 Cup Semi Final
Rosenallis AFC 1 Temple Villa 1 (Temple Villa win 5-3 on penalties)
Rosenallis have missed out on a spot in the...
Leinster Hurling League: Camross defeat Birr to reach Division 1 final and Clonad set...
Camross 1-23 Birr 1-15
Leinster League Division 1 Semi-Final
Camross are through to the Division 1 Leinster League final for the second year in a row...
ACHL Division 3: Clough-Ballacolla and Slieve Bloom keep 100% records intact
Castletown 1-17 Clough-Ballacolla 4-12
ACHL Division 3 Round 3
Both teams came into this off the back of two victories to start their campaign, but only...
CCFL Division 1 Cup Semi-Final: Heartache for Rosenallis who go out on penalties
Rosenallis AFC 1 Temple Villa 1 (Temple Villa win 5-3 on penalties)
CCFL Division 1 Cup Semi-Final
Rosenallis have missed out on a spot in the...
CCFL Division 1: McDermott goal sends Clonaslee United into second place
Clonaslee Utd 1 Monksland Utd 0
CCFL Division 1
Clonaslee United are up to second place in Division 1 - four points off top spot, but...
‘Cycling is for Everyone’ – Bike Week 2024 celebrating the joys of cycling
Bike Week 2024, an annual celebration promoting the joys of cycling, is taking place throughout Ireland from May 11 to 19.
The theme - "Cycling...
Laois youth group honoured at Garda Youth Awards for work with refugees, asylum seekers...
A group of young people from Laois have been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in...
Seven Talking Points as Laois maintain perfect record with victory over Kerry
Laois maintained their perfect record in the Joe McDonagh Cup this year with a comfortable win over Kerry in Tralee on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides...
ACFL Division 2 Round 4: O’Dempsey’s come back for Mountmellick draw while Emo defeat...
Mountmellick 3-5 O'Dempsey's 0-14
ACFL Division 2 Round 4
Mountmellick had to settle for a draw last night as O'Dempsey's pulled off a big second half...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, May 5, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Abigail Ellen Goodwin
Dunboyne, Meath / Mountrath, Laois
After a short illness and in Connolly Hospital, the...
Leinster MHC: Offaly break Laois hearts with two goals in last two minutes
Offaly 4-16 Laois 4-13
Leinster MHC Preliminary Quarter-final
Offaly have brought an end to Laois's Minor Hurling Championship after a breathless clash this evening.
Laois were four...
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3: Laois make it three wins on the trot with...
Laois 1-25 Kerry 0-18
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3
Laois have one foot in the Joe McDonagh Cup final after a comprehensive 10-point victory over Kerry...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as the Laois senior hurlers face Kerry and...
It is an extremely busy Saturday of GAA action involving Laois teams and we will bring you coverage on our Live Blog.
The biggest game...
Camogie: Laois cruise to 42 point win over Wicklow in Leinster Intermediate Championship
Laois 7-23 Wicklow 0-2
Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Round 1
Laois started their Leinster Intermediate Campaign with an effortless 42 point hammering of Wicklow in O'Moore...
Leinster Ladies SFC Round 3: Goals ensure that Kildare inflict third straight defeat upon...
Kildare 3-3 Laois 0-10
Leinster Ladies SFC Round 3
Goals in either half proved the difference as Kildare inflicted a third championship defeat upon Laois this...
The week that was – our most read stories of the last seven days
1 - 30 homes to be constructed at historic Laois site described as an ‘eye-sore’ in ‘total state of dereliction’
A historic site in Laois,...
Death occurs of Hazel Allen, the Laois woman who was a leading figure in...
The death has occurred of Hazel Allen, the Laois woman who was a driving force in the phenomenon that is Ballymaloe House Hotel, a...
Election Diary: Candidate meets with American politician, call for improved water infrastructure and support...
The 2024 elections are just over a month away and candidates are busy making their views heard ahead of the elections on June 7.
Lower...
Your guide to the game as Laois take on Kerry in round 2 of...
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 3 – Laois v Kerry
In Tralee at 3pm
Team News
Laois senior hurling manager Willie Maher has made two changes to the...
Super Saturday of GAA ahead with games involving four Laois county teams
The May Bank Holiday weekend has arrived and an extremely busy Saturday of GAA is ahead of us.
The biggest game of the day sees...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, May 4, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Terence Dunne
Ballintubbert, Laois, R14 RW53 / Athy, Kildare
The death has occurred of Terence Dunne, Ballintubbert,...
ACFL Division 2: Fast start to the second half earns The Heath vital win...
The Heath 1-11 Killeshin 2-6
ACFL Division 2 Round 4
The Heath held off a late Killeshin resurgence to win by two points and get their...
ACHL Division 2 and 3: Wins for Castletown and Rathdowney-Errill in Division 2 while...
Castletown 1-18 The Harps 0-12
ACHL Division 2 Round 3
Castletown remain unbeaten in Division 2 as they recorded a nine-point victory at home to The...
ACFL Division 1 and 2: Graiguecullen earn first win in Division 1, while Arles-Killeen...
Graiguecullen 1-12 Portarlington 0-11
ACFL Division 1 Round 4
With the other three games in Division 1 all postponed this afternoon, Graiguecullen and Portarlington took centre-stage...
In Pictures: Brand new ‘Vitality Hub’ opens in Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix launched their own ‘Vitality Hub’ on April 29. The hub is for all members of the community to take part in fitness and...
Portlaoise avail of investment scheme to improve facilities in the town
Portlaoise has received a number of improvements to access routes within the town thanks to a grant from Fáilte Ireland’s Destination Towns Capital Investment...
Thrilling season ends with Abbeyleix Athletic crowned CCFL Division 3A Champions
Abbeyleix Athletic B have collected the first piece of silverware in the CCFL's season, getting their hands on the Division 3A trophy this week.
A...
Laois County Council set out path to deliver over 600 social houses across next...
Laois County Council have set out a path to deliver 631 social houses across the next two years in all areas of the County.
Laois...
Sinn Féin TD urges government to improve dental resources for Laois and Offaly
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the government to lift the embargo on oral health staff.
Stanley has said that the situation...