Laois GAA to decide on Tier 2 proposals for 2020 All Ireland football championship
A GAA Special Congress will take place in Cork this coming Saturday - with a number of motions to be voted on that will...
The Week that Was: The top 10 stories of the past seven days
From dangerous goals to 'OsKaR' nights, we take a look back at the top 10 most read stories from the past week.
WATCH: The...
My Club and I: Portlaoise captain David Seale
David Seale has been ever present in the last number of years, collecting multiple Senior County Club medals along the way.
Captaining Portlaoise into this...
WATCH: Laois musician all set to represent her county in prestigious competition
Spink Comhaltas has had a strong tradition of musicians and performers representing Laois in national competitions, and Clióna McDonald is continuing that in 2019...
8 year boil notice has Laois residents boiling mad
A boil notice for a day is a nuisance; for a week, well that’s a bother; for a year, you’d say ‘you’ve got to...
Celebrations as Timahoe school officially open new Early Intervention preschool
It was a big day for Scoil Mhuire Fatima in Timahoe as they officially opened their new Early Intervention preschool on Friday morning, Máscoil...
Electric Picnic told get its house in order for 2020
The organisers of the Electric Picnic have been sent an unambiguous message to clean up their act and to address safety concerns before next...
Moment in Time: Some great photos from 2009 Junior Cert results day in Heywood
It's that time of year again - the Junior Cert results!
Like every year, there is always a good photographer on hand to showcase the...
News Diary: New roof for Rathdowney library, flooding in Borris and Mountmellick and safer...
The important facility that is Rathdowney library is in line for a new roof.
Local councillor, John King enquired at this week’s meeting of the...
The rise and rise of Portlaoise camogie highlighted with first ever appearance in adult...
Laois camogie has seen a significant and welcome number of relatively new clubs competing at different age groups over the past decade - Portlaoise...
In Pictures: Great scenes in Errill as students welcome Laois hurlers with Joe McDonagh...
The students at Errill NS pulled out all the stops on Friday morning to welcome the Joe McDonagh Cup which was brought to the...
13 Kerry men who have had a big impact on Laois GAA
Kerry people cast a long shadow over Gaelic football.
Today they travel to Croke Park seeking to deny Dublin an historic five-in-a-row in the All...
Weekend Read: The Electric Picnic is great … but it needs to clean up...
So the Electric Picnic has sold out again in record time. Early-bird, loyalty, family camping, campervan tickets all gone, and once they’re gone they’re...
Laois Minister to introduce ‘tagging’ and host of measures to tackle sex offenders
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has unveiled a raft of new measures to be contained in a sex offenders law.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror,...
Two Laois club footballers to appear on TG4’s Underdogs programme
It was one of the most popular GAA programmes ever made – and now Underdogs is set to return to our TV screens tonight...
Remember the Game: Sarsfields deny Timahoe to win historic first title in 2008
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Sarsfields 1-10 Timahoe 0-6
2008 Laois Ladies SFC Final
The ladies footballers from Sarsfields may be the dominant...
Tributes paid following sad passing of All-Ireland hurling winning Laois man
Tributes have been paid following the sad passing of an All-Ireland hurling winning Laois man this morning.
Brother Damien Brennan, who hails from Arles, led...
REVEALED: Laois’s Top 10 Hottest Red Heads of 2019
Brought to you in association with The Laser Suite, Portarlington
And here we have it - our first list!
After hundreds and hundreds of nominations and...
In Pictures: Errill celebrate Junior ‘B’ football success
The Errill footballers captured the Junior 'B' football crown last night in a convincing victory over Mountmellick.
They ran out 12 point winners in what...
Weekend Read: Laois native Michael Dempsey’s distinguished impact on Kilkenny hurling
On Sunday in Croke Park Brian Cody will attempt to guide the Kilkenny hurlers to All Ireland glory for the 12th time in his...
Sinn Féin scrap over make-up of Council committees
There was a right good verbal spat at the Council over the make-up of the local authority Special Policy Committees (SPCs) for the next...
Kilminchy to host heritage day as part of National Heritage Week
As part of National Heritage Week, Kilminchy housing estate will host their own heritage day to celebrate their natural and cultural heritage.
Taking place on...
In Pictures: Debutantes dress to impress at Heywood CS Do
Heywood Community School certainly brought the style with them for this year's debs.
Crowds of proud mammies, younger siblings and eager onlookers gathered at the...
Remember the Game: Camross defeat Borris-Kilcotton to win the Bob O’Keefe Cup in 2013
Camross 2-12 Borris-Kilcotton 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Final 2013
Ahead of their meeting this evening, we look back on Camross' victory over Borris-Kilcotton in the...
Local group climb Ireland’s highest mountain for two great reasons
A group made up of four men from the Midlands have climbed Carrauntoohill to raise funds for causes close to their hearts - Holy...
In Pictures: Bonnie Babies, Glamorous Grannies and much more – The Ossory Show
The Ossory Show is one of Ireland’s longest-running agricultural shows and it held another hugely successful staging on Sunday.
The hugely popular Ossory Truck Show also...
South African tribute to tragic Laois woman as memorial service set to be held...
A memorial service will be held in Portlaoise Parish church for the late Aisling Heath (nee McCormack) who died suddenly in South Africa last...
Your guide to Laois’s Round 4 All-Ireland Qualifier clash v Cork
Laois take on Cork in Round 4 of the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers this evening.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
When, where,...
Weekend Read: Rows, replays and All Ireland final agony – Laois-Cork underage rivalry never...
This evening in Thurles, the Laois and Cork footballers will meet in Round 4 of the All Ireland Qualifiers.
The prize for the winners is...
Laois TD gets a new title after Sinn Féin reshuffle
A Laois TD has gotten responsibilities for a new role after a Sinn Féin reshuffle.
TD Brian Stanley will take up the responsibility for Agriculture,...
