Tag: Portarlington

The very first French Festival was held in 1977 and 47 years later it is still bringing a smile to the people of Portarlington. During...

Portarlington 1-16 O'Dempsey's 2-10 Laois SFC Round 1 Portarlington’s long winning streak against their neighbours O’Dempseys continued in the Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise after they...

The Laois Senior Football Championship begins this week and Portarlington are up against local rivals O'Dempsey's. The Centre of Excellence is the venue for this...

The death has occurred of Kate O'Shea after a short illness, a Portarlington-based auctioneer, who was highly respected in her industry. Professional, courteous and hard-working...

Portarlington have been relegated from ACFL Division 1 ahead of their game with Ballyfin this evening. Pat Roe's side - who have been decimated by...

Laois took centre stage in Government buildings last week as the Mountmellick and Portarlington Flood Relief Schemes came under the spotlight. Chairperson of the Office...

A group of big-hearted Confirmation students in Portarlington have embraced the Christian spirit of the Sacrament of Confirmation by donating a portion of the...

Ballyroan-Abbey 2-7 Portarlington 0-10 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 6  Ballyroan-Abbey got their fourth win of this years league at the expense of Portarlington...

Portarlington 4-8 Emo 1-5 Division 2 Hurling Shield A powerful and skillful Portarlington side proved too strong for neighbours Emo in the last final of Day...

Emo 3-2 (8) Portarlington 1-1 (3) Division 3 Camogie Championship Emo are the new Cumann na mBunscol Division 3 camogie champions after a rollercoaster battle in...

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...

A Portarlington woman who is afraid of heights is adopting the mantra ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ as she prepares to join...

Laois County Council have been called on to conduct an investigation into "long delays" in "basic public infrastructure" in the County. Speaking at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington...

Portarlington 1-13 St Joseph's 1-13 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Reigning Division 1 and county champions St Joseph's remain unbeaten as they go in defence...

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...

Graiguecullen 1-12 Portarlington 0-11 ACFL Division 1 Round 4 With the other three games in Division 1 all postponed this afternoon, Graiguecullen and Portarlington took centre-stage...

Stradbally 2-9 Portarlington 1-11 ACFL Division 1 Round 3 Stradbally put in a powerful second-half performance to pick up their first win of this season’s Laois...

Fionn Connolly, a student of Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington, has won a national traditional music competition with his music group 'Alta'. The music competition 'Siansa...

Fianna Fail have added a third candidate to contest the 2024 Local Elections in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington area. Sitting Councillors Padraig Fleming and Paschal McEvoy were...

Ballyfin 0-11 Portarlington 0-13 ACFL Division 1 Round 2 Portarlington got off the mark at the second time of asking in Division 1 with a two-point...

Laois GAA have approved a plan which will see hurlers from Portarlington be permitted to play with Mountmellick. Recent minutes from a County Board meeting...

It was a busy day at Laois County Council's monthly meeting last week, with the Council outline four major projects for Portlaoise and Portarlington. The...

Annanough 3-11 Portarlington 1-11 ACFL Division 4 Round 2  Three first-half goals laid the foundation for Annanough’s first win of the season this evening as they...

Portlaoise 5-15 Portarlington 0-6 ACFL Division 1 Round 1 Portlaoise were in scintillating form this evening in McCann Park as the Laois county town recorded a...

A series of five free public events throughout the country have been developed to promote the arts and encourage more arts-based outdoor performances. The first...

The National Lottery are appealing to Lotto players in Laois to check their tickets carefully from the November 25 draw as a prize worth...

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...

As the new year dawns upon us, many of us are eagerly making resolutions to lead healthier and happier lives. It's also that time when...

Portarlington have appointed former Laois senior footballer Pat Roe as their manager for the 2024 season. Roe succeeds Galway native Anthony Cunningham who departs after...

As we eagerly step into the new year, many of us are looking forward to what 2024 has in store for us. For those who...