Tag: Ballyroan

Ballyroan-Abbey and St Joseph's meet in Round 2 of the Laois senior football championship next Sunday. Ahead of that game we look back on...

A 60-acre residential farm at Ballyroan sold for almost €900,000 - in three separate lots - at auction on Friday. Hennessy Auctioneers had been instructed by...

Hennessy Auctioneers have been instructed by the reps of the late Francis Dunne, Ballyruin, Ballyroan, Co Laois to offer for sale by Public and...

Two Laois County Councillors have called for a playground to be constructed in two Laois villages. Raheen and Ballyroan were the subject of motions put...

Ballyroan wastewater treatment plant has now been selected for upgrade as part of the Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme, Irish Water and Laois...

Ballyroan musician, Brian Lalor, has launched a new EP in aid of the Cuisle Cancer Support Centr. Brian was joined host Paul Downey on The...

Our latest Down Memory Lane podcast takes on a slightly different format as we take a look back on a specific sporting achievement. In this...

A child is in hospital with 'serious injuries' following an incident involving a quad bike yesterday. Gardai say they were called to the Dooary area...

Hume Auctioneers are currently offering a magnificent residential farm for sale at Cashel, Ballyroan. Cashel Farm is a picture postcard residential holding on 36 acres...

On this week's Property Watch we take a look at homes currently for sale in Abbeyleix and Ballyroan. So whether from the area, currently living...

Ballyfin 1-9 Ballyroan 0-6 1995 Laois JFC 'A' Final At some stage in 2021 the Ballyfin footballers will play in the 2020 Laois senior football championship...

Ballyroan woman Julie Boulton has been named a winner in the Environmental and Animal Care category in the national Volunteer Ireland Awards for her...

For the last 40 years, Ballyroan has been beautifully lit up with Christmas lights. However, due to Covid restrictions this year, fundraising efforts have been...

Only one electric car charging point in Abbeyleix isn't nearly enough and a request should be made to the ESB to instal additional points...

A case of Coronavirus has been detected in a Laois primary school. The HSE informed parents in Scoil Eoin Phoil Naofa II, Ballyroan, of the...

Ballyroan 1-7 Shanahoe 2-11 Laois Ladies IFC semi-final Shanahoe are through to the Ladies Intermediate football final following a seven point win over Ballyroan this evening. They...

Every cloud has a silver lining. The shock announcement last week that Laois was to be placed in a partial lockdown for two weeks along...

Brought to you in association with All Books, Portlaoise There was a good atmosphere in Ballyroan on Friday at the last day of their Cul...

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...

Michael Scully, the new owner of the Square Bar in Portlaoise, says he is hoping to be open by the end of August as...

Plans are in place for a new walking track linking the village of Ballyroan to the local GAA club with Cllr Mary Sweeney urging...

"Are we there yet?" asked the five-year-old as we approached Sheffield Cross outside Portlaoise. It's a staple question, heard by parents on fraught car journeys...

There are some moments that will stay with players forever. For the Ballyroan Gaels team of 2006 that won the Laois senior football championship, having...

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...

Our latest Down Memory Lane podcast takes on a slightly different format as we take a look back on a specific sporting achievement. In this...

The sad death has occurred of Timahoe native Jim McDonald, who passed away suddenly on Thursday morning. Late of Newtown, Ballyroan and Straffan in Kildare,...

The sad death has occurred of Darragh Fennell who lived in Ballyroan but was originally from Coote Street in Portlaoise. From the large and well-known...

Kyra Fingleton is the owner of ‘Glamping Under the Stars’ - a boutique glampsite located near Ballyroan. The glampsite has quickly established itself as one...

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer The Laois ladies football championships came to an end at the weekend with three winners crowned...

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer St Paul's ladies football club are certainly getting used to this winning feeling. Another of the new...