Tag: Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix 0-12 Mountmellick 1-9 Laois IHC Final The 2024 Laois Shopping Centre IHC Final will go to a replay after Abbeyleix and Mountmellick finished all square...

The most unpredictable and exciting competition in Laois hurling this year comes to a close this evening as Mountmellick and Abbeyleix will go to...

Rathdowney-Errill 1-19 Abbeyleix 3-10 Laois SHC Semi Final Rathdowney-Errill are through to their first Laois Shopping Centre SHC final since 2019 following victory over Abbeyleix. This was...

Mountrath 1-15 Abbeyleix 4-14 Laois IHC Semi-Final Abbeyleix have booked their place in the Laois Shopping Centre IHC final thanks to two quick fire goals from Liam...

Abbeyleix native Steven Reilly remembers all too well the trauma of his son Jude’s diagnosis with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. “It was June 10 last. I...

Abbeyleix 2-18 Portlaoise 2-9 Laois SHC Quarter-Final Abbeyleix have returned to the semi-finals of the Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling Championships after a comfortable win over...

National Heritage Week 2024 took place at venues across Laois from August 17 to 25, attracting huge crowds to many diverse destinations. National Heritage Week...

Abbeyleix 2-20 The Harps 1-22 Laois SHC Group A Round 3 It was a shootout for second place in Group A of the Laois Shopping Centre...

A new creative venture ‘Power of Words Events’ has just been launched by Laois woman, Amanda Kelly. The new venture will offer residential writing retreats,...

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...

Abbeyleix 3-16 Rosenallis 0-22 Laois SHC Group A Round 2 Abbeyleix have secured their place in the quarter-final stage of the Senior Hurling Championship as they...

On Monday night, Ireland achieved its first medal of the 2024 Olympic Games when Mona McSharry claimed bronze in the women’s 100m breast-stroke final...

Defeated Senior hurling finalists last year, can Abbeyleix back it up this year and go one further? They surprised everyone last year by getting straight...

A new creative festival, 'Of.Hands', described as "a vibrant celebration of art and nature," was launched over the weekend on Abbeyleix Bog. The festival got...

On Sunday, June 30, Embrace FARM held its Annual Ecumenical Remembrance Service, inviting farm families to remember loved ones lost within their community. Over the...

First Ireland Spirits, the Abbeyleix based alcoholic beverage manufacturer celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Friday evening the 21st of June in the Abbeyleix Manor...

Raheen Vintage Club is set to host a rally on July 14 in Corbally, Abbeyleix. The rally will support great causes such as Laois Hospice,...

Portarlington 2-7 Abbeyleix 2-3 Division 6 Hurling Championship Portarlington claimed Division 6 hurling championship glory following a four point win over Abbeyleix in the second last...

Abbeyleix 2-3 (7) Camross 1-4 (6) Division 1 Camogie Shield Abbeyleix and Camross are two of the top camogie schools in Laois, but they cancelled each...

Abbeyleix 9-0 (18) Timahoe 4-2 (10) Division 6 Camogie Shield Abbeyleix have come out on the right side of a goal fest in the Division 6...

Laois County Council have awarded planning permission to Kingscroft Developments Ltd for a residential development in Cooltederry, Portarlington. The development is to comprise of 67...

Abbeyleix Athletic B have collected the first piece of silverware in the CCFL's season, getting their hands on the Division 3A trophy this week. A...

Abbeyleix 1-25 Rathdowney-Errill 4-15 ACHL Division 1 Round 3 Abbeyleix picked up their first win in Division 1 this afternoon, and in doing so ended Rathdowney-Errill's...

Laois Sports Partnership, in association with Sport Ireland, have announced that Laois have received funding for their fourth Community Sports and Physical Activity Hub. This...

Abbeyleix 0-19 Portlaoise 3-27 ACHL Division 1 Round 2 Portlaoise proved too strong in the second half as they beat Abbeyleix by 17 points in Round...

Camross 1-17 Abbeyleix 0-18 ACHL Division 1 Round 1 The last time these sides met was in the 2023 County final in O'Moore Park. Camross memorably came...

Mr James Dowling, Senior Executive Engineer at Laois County Council has revealed that the Department of Transport is preparing legislation for changes to speed...

Two local County Councillors have joined forces to call for a Master Plan to be prepared in Abbeyleix Fine Gael Cllr Barry Walsh and Fianna...

It was a busy couple of days in Laois over the weekend for An Garda Síochána, who reported multiple car seizures across the county. Abbeyleix...

George Clooney is one of the most recognisable faces in the world, and the Hollywood icon can trace his Irish roots all the way...