Laois SFC Final: Portlaoise are the bookies favourites – but Portarlington’s doggedness and quality...
Laois SFC Final - Portarlington v Portlaoise
In O'Moore Park at 4pm
It may not have much in the way of novelty, but a Portarlington-Portlaoise final...
Laois JFC: Hickey double helps St Joseph’s ease past Graiguecullen and into final
St Joseph's 3-13 Graiguecullen 0-7
Laois JFC Semi Final
After losing three Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'A' semi-finals in succession, St Joseph's made no mistake this...
Laois SFC Final: Focus on Portlaoise – ending the ‘famine’, a new approach and...
First of all, it's not a 'famine', it's not a 'drought'. Not in the traditional sense anyway.
But for Portlaoise, with 35 title successes in...
End of an era as iconic Portlaoise publican reflects on his wonderful career
Iconic Laois publican, Seamus Donoghue has called time on his long tenure as the proprietor of Donoghue's Pub in Market Square, Portlaoise.
For 52 years,...
Fr Paddy: Scoping Inquiry details dark chapter of abuse
The recent publication of the Scoping Inquiry into historical sexual abuse in schools, details the horrific trauma inflicted by the abuse of young students.
This...
In Pictures: Abbeyleix Bog Project represents Laois at judging for the Pride of Place...
The Abbeyleix Bog Project represented County Laois at the Pride of Place Awards recently.
The competition focuses on ‘people coming together to shape, change and...
All ready to tee off as John Duggan Memorial Cup set for third year...
The third year of the John Duggan Memorial Cup is set to get underway in Portlaoise Golf Club on Friday next, August 2.
John Duggan...
Chance to crown McNulty’s second coming as Laois face Down in Croke Park
Tailteann Cup Final – Laois v Down
In Croke Park at 3pm (Live on RTE 2)
It is the second weekend of July, there are just...
Garrett Malone Column: The good, the bad and the ugly – childhood memories supporting...
The following is an extract from Garrett Malone's book Goal-den Days, which can be purchased at this link here.
According to the 2022 census figures, Laois has...
County Final Memory: Clonad claim famous success in 1992
Clonad 0-16 Portlaoise 2-7
1992 Laois SHC Final
From 1976 to 1991 only two clubs won the Laois senior hurling championship: Camross and Portlaoise.
In 1992, however,...
‘I can’t wait to get in and see what the possibilities are’ – John...
John Maye is returning to Knockbeg College as principal of the school for the forthcoming academic year.
After leaving in 2018, he became the deputy...
Silverware up for grabs this time as Borris-Kilcotton and The Harps clash in another...
Borris-Kilcotton v The Harps
ACHL Division 1 Final - in the Centre of Excellence at 7pm
What a difference ten months makes!
The last time these two...
Looking at the state of play for each party and grouping as Local Elections...
With the latest Local Elections now behind us, the General Election is the next item on the agenda.
Here we look at the state of...
John Joe Fennelly: ‘The biggest achievement in my lifetime was seeing Abbeyleix winning the...
Having to wait around through the various counts before being elected was a new experience for Fianna Fáil's man in Abbeyleix, John Joe Fennelly.
First...
Mary Wheatley Interview: Political life, ladies football and breaking the glass ceiling – a...
The people of Laois and Ireland will go to the polls on Friday as the 2024 Local and European election voting will take place.
As...
Election Podcast: 10 minutes with John King (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
John King from Rathdowney has been a Fine Gael councillor since 2009 when he was elected at the third time of asking having missed...
Local Election Podcasts: 10 minutes with the candidates in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District
The Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District is a massive, sprawling, area that stretches from Clonaslee on one side to Cullohill on the other.
Mountmellick is the largest...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paddy Buggy (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Paddy Buggy is hoping it's a case of third time lucky in this year's Local Elections as runs as a Fine Gael candidate in...
Dick Miller Interview: GAA, the Council and Timahoe – a lifetime of local service
Who thought we could have got lost in Timahoe?
The Local Elections come around just every five years so in a local media outlet, generating...
2024 Local Elections: The candidates that missed out in the past but are back...
Putting yourself up for election, at any time and in any contest, is a brave thing to do.
While the general population can go for...
Your guide to the game as Laois footballers begin Tailteann Cup at home to...
Tailteann Cup Round 1 – Laois v Carlow
In O’Moore Park at 3pm
Team news?
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has made wholesale changes to the...
Laois Football Memory: Looking back on Carlow’s last championship win over Laois in 1988
A relatively new competition but it’s an age-old rivalry. The Laois and Carlow footballers meet this afternoon in the opening round of the Tailteann...
Laois-based rugby player selected for Belgium U-20 squad ahead of Rugby Europe Championship
A Laois-based athlete will compete on the international stage, having been recently selected to represent the Belgium U-20 rugby team.
19-year-old Sacha Olivier from in...
European Elections: 15 counties, five seats and a move for Laois – analysing the...
The European Elections take place on Friday, June 7, with Laois now part of the Midlands North West constituency.
Laois and Offaly have moved from...
Laois art students return from trip of a lifetime to Florence, Italy
Students from a Laois community school have returned from the trip of a lifetime to Italy, having made some wonderful memories on their adventure.
The...
In Pictures: Winners crowned and entrepreneurship alive at annual Laois Student Enterprise Awards
Two students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned the overall winners at the Laois Student Enterprise Awards on Tuesday afternoon.
Johnny Phelan and David Reddin impressed...
Sinn Fein Local Election team reduced as announced candidate confirms withdrawal
Sinn Fein's team to contest the Local Elections in Laois this summer has been reduced by the withdrawal of a candidate who had been...
In Pictures: Portlaoise GAA acknowledge teams past and present at Dinner Dance
When you've a club as big as Portlaoise, acknowledging the achievements of the various teams can be a challenge.
But they did so in style...
Laois IFA President pays tribute to the late former Taoiseach John Bruton
IFA President Francie Gorman has paid tribute to the former Taoiseach John Bruton, who has died.
The Fine Gael politician served as Taoiseach from 1994...
In Pictures: Day of celebration in Ballyfin as new playground is officially opened
The newest playground in Laois was officially opened on Sunday as the community of Ballyfin came out in force to size up the area's...
