Remembering the incredibly dramatic Laois-Offaly football clash in 2003
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The 2003 inter-county football season will never be forgotten in Laois.
A first Leinster title in 57 years,...
Laois Ladies U-15 Development Training set to commence
The Laois Ladies U-15 Development training is for girls born in 2004 and will commence on Saturday June 29 from 11am to 12.30pm.
Please note...
Meet the former student who returned to the National Learning Network as an instructor
They say hard work pays off, this is especially true in the case of Victor Conroy.
The Portlaoise native was once a student in the...
Moment in Time: Huge turnout for the Festival of the Mountain in 2005
Following the announcement that one of Laois's oldest festivals, the Festival of the Mountain, has been cancelled for this year, this week's Moment in Time...
In Pictures: Emotional Willie Aird sets out stall for year as County Council Chairman
Fine Gael's Willie Aird was filled with emotion as he received the chain of office in the County Council Chamber on Friday.
Laois's longest serving...
Your guide to Laois’s Leinster football semi-final against Meath
The Laois senior footballers are back in Croke Park this afternoon for the sixth time in the last 15 months as they face Meath...
Weekend Read: A beautiful day in Navan – remembering Laois’s win over mighty Meath...
At the time Meath were the bluebloods of Gaelic football; they were revered, feared and respected and had not only scaled the peak once...
Laois’s longest serving politician elected new Cathaoirleach of County Council
Fine Gael's Willie Aird has been elected as Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council at the AGM this afternoon.
The Portlaoise native, who has spent 40...
Looking back on five great wins for the Laois footballers over Meath
The Laois senior footballers take on Meath this Sunday seeking to book a Leinster final place for the second year in a row.
Meath go...
Moment in Time: Some great photos Abbeyleix Further Education Fashion Show 2005
Abbeyleix Further Education Centre held their fashion show in May 2005 in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel.
The show which, which attracted a large crowd, was...
Weekend Read: New faces, departures and a crazy count – reflections on this year’s...
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At 10.30pm on Monday evening last in a warehouse in Kea Lew Business Park in Portlaoise...
End of an era as Goodwin goes down fighting
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The Local Elections always bring about a certain number of casualties - and on this...
Long-serving McDonald delighted to be back again as Bracken increases his vote once more
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Seamus McDonald is Fianna Fáil's longest-serving county councillor in Laois, the Rosenallis man first having...
Brendan Phelan out for the count and fairly sore with Fianna Fáil
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Brendan Phelan from Rathdowney will long remember the 10th count in the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area...
Laois company aiming for national success at enterprise awards
One of Laois’s best small businesses, Hanlon Woodcraft Ltd will represent the Local Enterprise Office Laois at the National Enterprise Awards tomorrow in the...
ELECTED: Ballyroan woman Mary Sweeney takes sixth seat in Portlaoise area
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Ballyroan's Mary Sweeney has taken the sixth seat in Portlaoise for the Laois County Council.
She...
ELECTED: Catherine Fitzgerald has been re-elected in the Portlaoise area
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Catherine Fitzgerald has been re-elected to the Portlaoise Municipal District following the 9th count and...
ELECTED: Paddy Bracken first elected in Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
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After four counts of no-one reaching the quota in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick area, Paddy Bracken is...
ELECTED: Fourth election in a row that Willie Aird tops the poll and John...
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Willie Aird has managed an astounding feat by topping the poll in the Portlaoise Municipal...
PROFILED: The full list of candidates running for Local Election in Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick
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The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this Friday.
There...
Nine candidates in the mix for six seats in Graiguecullen-Portarlington
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In keeping with the lower number of candidates this year putting themselves forward for election,...
PROFILED: The full list of candidates running for Local Election in Portlaoise
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The people of Laois and Ireland will be asked to vote in the Local Elections this...
Big battle in store as 16 candidates in the mix for seven seats in...
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With fewer than ever candidates putting themselves forward for local elections across the country this...
Sadness in Emo as much-loved Eileen Kirwan passes away
For the second time in a couple of days, the Emo community has been hit with a sad death with the passing of the...
Moment in Time: Portlaoise CBS charity fashion show in 2008
This week we take a look back at Portlaoise CBS's fashion show that took place in 2008. It showcased the late 2000's trends and...
1991 Election Memories: Liam Hyland champion of rural Ireland; Cathy Honan’s Senate term, the...
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‘Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose’, the more it changes, the more they...
From Rathdowney to PayPal and on – the incredible story of Louise Phelan
It’s a Friday evening in Glebe House, the Phelan family home at Donaghmore just outside Rathdowney and a number of members of the extended...
Changes on the way in Offaly Local Elections – as women seek to make...
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The political interests in Laois and Offaly have almost forever been intertwined, the two counties...
WATCH: Parkinson rolls back the years as Laois Masters claim first win
Revenge for 2004 - well sort of anyway!
15 years ago, Laois and Westmeath met in the Leinster final which, after a replay, Westmeath triumphed...
Big plans in motion to transform Outlet Centre in Rathdowney in to working hub
The Retail Outlet Centre in Rathdowney was a hive of activity this morning as politicians, business people and council officials all attended a forum...
