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Outpouring of emotion following sad passing of popular Laois priest
There has been an outpouring of emotion following the news of the sad passing of a popular Laois priest.
Fr Pat Breen, who served the...
County Final Memory: Ballyroan end 42-year wait in 1992 before reaching Leinster club final
Ballyroan 0-8 St Joseph’s 0-6
1992 Laois SFC Final
Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, few Laois football clubs suffered as much heartache as...
Ballylinan ICA plays tribute to 92-year-old Laois woman following passing
Ballylinan ICA has paid tribute to a 92-year-old woman who lived in Laois for the majority of her life.
Bridie Kaye, nee Bryan, died in...
Portlaoise Hospital services need to be secured by new Government, says Stanley
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the new Government to commit to a plan that "gives certainty regarding the emergency department...
My Life in Politics: Caroline Dwane-Stanley on visiting Long Kesh, local government issues and...
Sinn Féin's rise at a national level has been mirrored somewhat in Laois.
The party won their first Dáil seat in the 1997 General Election...
Weekend Read: From catastrophe to a crowning glory and all the drama in between...
Following Liverpool's Premier League title success this week, we asked two local long-suffering Liverpool supporters to write a piece on what it meant to...
Laois school left ‘broken-hearted’ following the passing of ‘good natured’ woman
A Laois school and community has been left 'broken-hearted' following the sad passing of Brenda Corcoran.
Mrs Corcoran, who lived on the Vicarstown Road, Stradbally,...
Deep shock and sadness following the sudden passing of popular Laois publican
There is deep shock and sadness following the sudden passing of a popular Laois publican over the weekend.
Slieve Bloom native Tom, who owns Tom...
Embrace Farm safety remembrance service to be held online this year
Embrace FARM, the support network for those affected by farm accidents and which was set up by Laois man Brian Rohan, is encouraging people...
The Mere Mortals on Baggot Inn, Feile and just missing out on the Commitments
In the history of the local Laois music scene, there's few bands that are remembered as fondly as The Mere Mortals.
Comprised of one Tullamore...
Bonfires, TV appearance and trailer parades – unforgettable times from Ballyroan’s last county final...
How the years roll by.
The Ballyroan Gaels Laois SFC triumph is 14 years ago this year but the celebrations will be remembered forever.
Their first...
Laois’s Mount Rushmore – Off the Ball’s unenviable task of picking our four greatest...
How? Just how could you pick this?
Pick Laois's best four sports people of all time. Well that's what Off the Ball, Newstalk's hugely popular...
Ranking our ten favourite Offaly people of all time
In honour of Shane Lowry's Open win in the summer, we came up with a list of our favourite people from across the border.
Offaly....
County Final Memory: Portarlington end their famine in 1988
Portarlington 0-6 Timahoe 0-5
1988 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise's dominance of the Laois club football scene in the 1980s saw them win six titles in seven...
100 years ago this weekend, Laois’s longest-serving TD Oliver J Flanagan was born
Elected for the first time at the age of 23, before going on to serve 44 years in the Dáil, this weekend marks the...
Who fears to speak of ’86? The unforgettable Battle of Aughrim
It will never be forgotten. Aughrim, 1986. The place and venue, in Laois GAA parlance, have become a byword for disaster.
Wicklow, as unfancied then...
Remembering the great Heath ladies football team that won two All Ireland club titles...
It's among one of the fine Laois sporting achievements of all time - The Heath's success in winning back-to-back All Ireland club titles in...
Sporting Memories: PJ Cuddy on Camross, the 1980s with Laois and his views on...
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While they never quite made the breakthrough, the Laois hurlers of the 1980s were a highly-regarded...
From not making the Laois panel to playing with Leinster and the All Stars...
One of the most fondly-remembered players of the fine Laois hurling team of the 1980s is PJ Cuddy, the big full-forward from Camross, who...
The Week That Was: The Top 10 stories of the past seven days
1 - ‘Do It For Dan’ organisers believe they have almost reached €2.1 million goal
49 days after the Do It For Dan campaign was...
Next Laois Rose selection won’t be until 2022 as this year’s festival is postponed
The next Laois Rose selection night won't be until 2022 after the Rose of Tralee Festival organisers announced this week that this year's event...
Tributes paid to Laois child care worker following sad passing
Tributes have been paid to a Laois child care worker who sadly passed away yesterday.
Stradbally woman Nina McEvoy died following an illness and she...
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WATCH: Laois church places pictures of parishioners on seats ahead of fifth weekly concert
This is a brilliant idea.
A parish priest is Laois has printed out pictures of his parishioners and stuck them to the empty seats in...
WATCH: Laois woman who was prominent member of London-Irish community laid to rest in...
The late Alice Kennedy was laid to rest in her native Clonaslee this week.
The Laois woman, who was a leading and prominent member of...
Do It For Dan: Louis Vuitton giveaway, TD head shave and burpees to Boston
Louis Vuitton for Do it for Dan
Make-up artist Laura Behan is giving away a Louis Vuitton handbag in aid of little Dan Donoher.
Laura set...
Deep sadness following passing of member of Laois-Association Dublin just months after his wife
On Thursday, April 9, the Laois Association Dublin lost one of it's most treasured members with the sad passing of Colm Healion.
Colm, a Mountmellick...
Looking Back: A point that never was from the 1995 Laois-Carlow battle that will...
Even with the never-ending sagas of controversies that follow the main GAA events today, the saga that surrounded the unforgettable two-game drama between Laois...
Tributes paid to Laois woman following sad passing
Tributes have been paid to the late Phil Ryan following her sad passing at the weekend.
Phil, who is from Abbeyleix, passed away peacefully at...
Moment in Time: The official opening of Mountrath CS in 2010
After many years of planning and building and weeks of preparation the day finally arrived for Mountrath Community School to celebrate it's official opening...
Fond memories and warm tributes for renowned vintage enthusiast
There have been glowing tributes and fond memories recalled following the death of one of Portlaoise town’s most senior citizens.
Joe Ryan from the Abbeyleix...
