‘No injuries’ as Laois emergency services respond when tractor enters grand canal
Laois emergency services were called into action last night when a tractor entered the Grand Canal near Vicarstown.
The driver was transporting a load when...
Big Laois success as Ade Boy romps to victory in Navan at the weekend
There was big Laois success in Navan over the weekend as Ade Boy romped to victory in the bumper.
The horse is owned by former...
Laois Ladies JFC: Killeshin aiming to right the wrongs of last year and lift...
Killeshin are back in the LOETB Junior County Final for the second year in a row, eager to right the wrongs of 2024 when...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Reviewing the SHC quarter finals and ‘B’ semi finals
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Our latest Laois Hurling Podcast is here and this one focuses exclusively...
Laois GAA Fixtures: Finals galore as football and hurling season gets down to business
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We are hurtling towards the end of September...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Donoghue (née O'Dea)
Tara, Tullamore, Offaly/Abbeyleix, Laois
Funeral Arrangements Later
Richard (Dick) Holohan
Middlemount, Rathdowney, Laois/Roscrea, Tipperary
Richard (Dick)...
Laois U-13 ‘C’ FC Final: Strong second half proves vital as Ballyroan-Abbey crowned champions
Ballyroan-Abbey 4-11 Mountrath 0-9
Laois U-13 'C' Football Championship Final
Ballyroan-Abbey were crowned the Midlands Park Hotel U-13 'C' football champions overcoming Mountrath in an entertaining...
In Pictures: Clonad GAA marks Culture Night with screening of An Cailín Ciúin
On Friday, September 19, the Clonad GAA clubhouse was filled with warmth and community spirit they marked Culture Night.
This was done with a memorable...
Laois Hurling Podcast: One Premier IHC semi final, two IHC semis and Junior A...
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Our latest Laois Hurling Podcast is here and this one focuses one...
In Pictures: Laois turns out in force to mark Memory Walk in aid of...
A huge crowd turned out in Laois yesterday to mark World Alzheimer’s Day.
Ballyroan-Abbey GAA club was the venue for a Memory Walk which took...
County Final Memory: 30 years on from Arles’s (Arles-Kilcruise’s) breakthrough football success
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‘The Future Looks Bright!’ is the only text...
Martina Mulhall: CAO Handbook 2026 – Don’t fear it, start using it
The CAO 2026 Handbook has landed, and with it, the next stage of the Leaving Cert journey.
For many students, that handbook can trigger...
Laois hurlers claim the bronze medal at inter-county golf competition
The Iar-Iománaithe na hÉireann, the Inter County Hurlers Golfing Society, held their third Outing of the year recently with big Laois success.
The competition is...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, September 22, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Timothy (T.J.) O'Sullivan
Donnybrook, Dublin/Portlaoise, Laois
O’SULLIVAN – Timothy (T.J.) (Donnybrook and late of Port Laois, Co....
Laois Ladies SFC: Park-Ratheniska prove too strong for Shanahoe to secure senior status
Park-Ratheniska 6-16 Shanahoe 1-8
Laois Ladies SFC Relegation Playoff
Park-Ratheniska ladies have retained their senior status for 2026 as they ran out convincing winners over Shanahoe...
Laois SHC: Ballinakill march on to a semi-final at the expense of Rosenallis
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Ballinakill 0-22 Rosenallis 0-19
Laois SHC Quarter Final
Ballinakill's amazing...
Laois IHC: Mountrath hold off Trumera in extra-time epic
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Mountrath 4-19 Trumera 2-24 (after extra time)
Laois IHC...
Laois SHC: Camross set for semi-final as they dump Borris-Kilcotton out of the championship
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Camross 3-14 Borris-Kilcotton 0-22
Laois SHC Quarter Final
Camross will...
Laois IHC: Early goals crucial as Clonad defeat Slieve Bloom again to reach final
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Clonad 3-16 Slieve Bloom 0-14
Laois IHC Semi Final
Clonad...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from the SHC quarter finals and IHC semi...
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There are four games down for decision this...
Fr Paddy: Saint Pier Giorgio Michelangelo Frassati – becoming acquainted with the ‘less known’...
Recently, Pope Leo XIV declared Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young Italian from the 20th century who died at the age of 24, and Carlo...
Senior semi-final and intermediate final places up for grabs in Sunday’s hurling championship action
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Laois SHC Quarter-final - Borris-Kilcotton v Camross
In O'Moore...
In Pictures: Cycle in Dunmore Wood for Laois launch of European Mobility Week
Laois PPN, in collaboration with Healthy Laois, hosted the launch event for European Mobility Week.
This year's theme emphasizes the importance of reducing car dependency...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, September 21, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tom Mullally
No. 7 Lower Woodview, Stradbally, Laois
Tom passed away peacefully in the loving care of...
Laois SHC ‘B’: Abbeyleix survive late Portlaoise rally to secure status for another year
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Abbeyleix 0-19 Portlaoise 0-16
Laois SHC 'B' Semi Final
Abbeyleix...
Laois Ladies SFC: Powerful second half sees champions St Conleth’s defeat Ballyroan and return...
St Conleth’s 2-11 Ballyroan 0-8
Laois Ladies SFC Semi Final
This year’s LOETB Laois LGFA SFC County Final will be a repeat of last year’s as...
Laois Premier IHC: Ballyfin battle past Camross to reach final … whenever it will...
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Ballyfin 2-18 Camross 1-12
Laois Premier IHC Semi Final
Ballyfin...
Laois SHC ‘B’: The Harps survive and subject Castletown to relegation playoff
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The Harps 4-24 Castletown 0-16
Laois SHC 'B' Semi...
Laois U-15 HC Final: Camross run riot to claim U-15 hurling title
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Camross 1-19 Castletown 0-7
Laois U-15 Hurling Championship Final
Camross...
Laois U-15 ‘B’ HC Final: Lethal Lawless leads Mountrath to U-15 ‘B’ Hurling title
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Mountrath 2-16 Rathdowney-Errill 1-10
Laois U-15 'B' Hurling Championship...
