Sarsfields hold off Timahoe challenge to claim seventh title in a row
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Sarsfields 4-13 Timahoe 1-10
Laois Ladies SFC Final
The Sarsfields ladies footballers have won a remarkable seventh Laois...
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...
Disappointment for ladies footballers as no O’Moore Park for senior final
There is considerable disappointment in Laois ladies football circles that this year's senior county final won't be played in O'Moore Park - instead the...
Property Watch: Five homes currently for sale around Stradbally
With the Electric Picnic very much taking centre stage this week and people having a right good time of it in Stradbally, we thought...
Championship Diary: Top football scorers, Mountmellick’s winning run and a Junior ‘C’ anomaly
The Laois GAA club championships are continuing at full speed - with the senior football now down to the quarter-final stage, the senior hurling...
Moment In Time: Fans flock to Stradbally for Electric Picnic in 2013
With Electric Picnic just around the corner and many amazing acts to look forward to, this week's Moment In Time looks back on Electric...
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...
Football Team of the Week following the conclusion of Round 2
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The football championships continued at the weekend with two games going to a replay.
We had action...
Laois referee to take charge of Kerry-Tyrone All Ireland semi-final this weekend
Laois referee Maurice Deegan will be the man in the middle for this Sunday's All Ireland SFC semi-final between Tyrone and Kerry in Croke...
Praise, plaudits and even profits for Portarlington swimming pool
Running a swimming pool is no easy task.
A lot of the time it’s about trying to keep your head above water and even more...
15 potential candidates for the vacant Laois football manager’s job
Expect this story to run and run. John Sugrue has stepped down as Laois football manager and the search to replace him will get...
As the Laois football championships get underway this week, we rank the top 30...
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With the Laois senior, intermediate and junior football championships getting underway this week, we felt it...
In Pictures: Vibrant and varied projects in store for Laois Creative programme
Wow!
The Laois Creative Ireland Programme for 2019 is impressive.
It’s exciting, it’s extensive, it’s engaging and there are events taking place between now and the...
Oughaval AC athlete Canice invited to represent Ireland for Youth National Cup
One Laois athlete has made history for his club, Oughaval AC, by being invited to represent Ireland for the Youth National Cup.
Canice Whearty from...
Abbeyleix Bog project approved for next phase of surveys
The Abbeyleix Bog project has been approved for the next phase of surveys and research, which will continue to monitor its progress and shape...
Here’s your guide to the Laois U-20s Leinster final clash with Dublin
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We’re back in O’Connor Park tonight as the Laois U-20 footballers take on Dublin in the final...
Remembering a famous Laois Leinster U-21 football success 25 years on
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This Friday evening in Tullamore the Laois U-20 footballers will take on Dublin in the Leinster final.
It's...
Moment In Time: Fun for all at Timahoe Medley Day
The annual Medley Day took place in Timahoe on Sunday 8th July 2012.
Despite the wet conditions, the event had a great turnout with families...
Laois priest and nun honoured for decades of dedicated service
Sister Rosarii retired in 1992. Well, sort of retired.
She retired from teaching back in 1992 after completing what was by any standards a full...
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,...
Your full guide to the acts playing in this year’s Folly Festival in Cullohill
The Folly Music, Comedy and Culture Festival is set to take place in Cullohill on July 19/20.
The event is a family oriented community based...
Your guide to the game as Laois take on Westmeath in Joe McDonagh Cup...
After a three-week build-up the big day is here for the Laois hurlers as they take on Westmeath today in the Joe McDonagh Cup...
Motorway between Portlaoise and Kildare set for almost 2 month partial closure
Kildare County Council have announced that almost 30km of the M7 between Portlaoise and Kildare will be closed at different times from the beginning...
Laois U-20 football team named for Leinster Round 1 clash with All-Ireland champions Kildare
Fresh from the success of the Laois senior footballers yesterday, the Laois U-20 footballers have named their team for Round 1 of the Leinster...
WATCH: Scully penalty sees Borris-Kilcotton and Camross draw plus all of Sunday’s results
Camross will contest the ACHL Division 1 semi final this year after a PJ Scully first half penalty saw Borris-Kilcotton draw with them in...
Hero Laois dog saves elderly owner following fall
It is often said that a dog is a man's best friend and that was proven in Laois last night by Jack the dog.
Gardai...
Trenchtown announces over 50 acts set to bring the heat to Electric Picnic
Trenchtown, a well-established area of Electric Picnic, has announced 50 acts for Ireland's hottest music and arts festival, taking place in our very own...
More spent on food for Prisoners in Portlaoise than on soldiers stationed there
This doesn't seem to make much sense.
The State spends less on meals for members of the Defence Forces than it does for the prisoners...
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...
‘Awful eyesore’ site in Laois town to be converted into new apartments
Described as being an 'awful eyesore,' the derelict former AIB building is set to be rejuvenated and converted into seven apartments in Portarlington.
Alongside this...