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Portarlington in dream land as they claim Laois SFC title for...

Portarlington 1-15 Graiguecullen 0-7 2020 Senior Football Championship Final Portarlington are Laois senior football champions for the first time since 2001 following a comfortable win over...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from the 2020 SFC final...

This massive weekend of GAA action continues with two more huge games taking place at exactly the same tome. In O'Moore Park, Portarlington and Graiguecullen...
Portarlington and Graiguecullen meet in the delayed 2020 Laois SFC Final

Portarlington’s greater depth might be enough to claim first title since...

2020 Laois SFC Final - Graiguecullen v Portarlington In O'Moore Park at 2pm (Live on Laois GAA TV, €10) No matter what happens in this afternoon's...

How the 2017 U-21 final laid the foundations for Sunday’s clash...

Portarlington and Graiguecullen will contest the 2020 Laois SFC final tomorrow and history will be made no matter what the outcome. Both teams are tied...

Seven Talking Points as Portarlington defeat Ballyfin to set up SFC...

Portarlington reached their first Laois SFC final since 2001 by defeating Ballyfin in O'Moore Park last night. Martin Murphy's charges are now just one game...

Murphy brothers on song as Portarlington see off Ballyfin to reach...

Portarlington 1-12 Ballyfin 1-2 2020 Laois SFC Semi-final Portarlington brothers Colm and David Murphy scored all bar four of their sides total between them as they...

Previewing tonight’s second 2020 Senior football championship semi final between Ballyfin...

After last night's action, the second of the 2020 Senior football championships takes place tonight. Ballyfin take on favourites Portarlington and once again, the weather...

What’s new at the SOLAS Farmers’ Market in Portarlington this Saturday,...

The SOLAS Farmers’ Market in Portarlington continues to grow and add new offerings each week with this Saturday’s Market (August 7 - 10am-2pm) featuring...

SFC Recap – Path to the semi finals, league form and...

After more than 10 months of waiting, the 2020 Laois senior football championship semi finals will finally take place this weekend. On Friday night in...
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Whatever happens, a famine will be ended in the 2020 Laois...

Ten months after the quarter-finals of the Laois SFC, the action resumes this coming weekend with the delayed 2020 semi-finals. On Friday night Emo and...

RTE’s Nationwide to visit SOLAS Eco Garden Shop in Portarlington this...

'Build it and they will come!' or so they say, and this is very much proving to be the case with the SOLAS Eco...

Gardai seeking information following hit and run incident in Laois town

Gardai are seeking the public's assistance following a hit and run incident in a Laois town. A cyclist and a vehicle collided this afternoon in...

Big plans ahead as sustainable energy community group continues to strengthen...

A sustainable energy group set up by the Portarlington Business Association has been meeting weekly online for the past six months. The group, called the...

Cathal Berry on new school for Coláiste Íosagáin: ‘It’s absolutely our...

One of the positive things from the Celtic Tiger era is that so many new schools - both secondary and primary - have been...

#LoveLaois: Solas Eco Garden Centre – ‘We really think we’ve built...

When you sit down and chat with David Maher and John Carey, the two men behind the hugely impressive new garden centre in the...

#LoveLaois: Derryounce Lakes – a budding tourist destination that is proving...

For this week’s #LoveLaois, we made a trip out to Derryounce Lakes which is located just outside of Portarlington. While technically the lakes are actually...

Permission granted for housing development in Abbeyleix while further homes planned...

Planning permission has been granted by Laois County Council for a housing development in Abbeyleix while another has been sought in Portarlington. Two blocks of...

Inaugural ‘Farmers Food Market’ will take place this coming weekend in...

A new Farmers Market will take place in the SOLAS Eco Garden Centre, Dublin Road Business Park, Portarlington from 10am to 2pm this Saturday,...

Official launch of SOLAS Eco Garden Shop in Portarlington this Wednesday,...

The official launch of the SOLAS Eco Garden Shop (www.ecogardenshop.ie) is to take place this Wednesday in Portarlington. Co-Owner John Carey explains: "As this is...

Major housing development planned for Laois town as application submitted

A major housing development is on the cards in a Laois town after planning permission was submitted recently. Portarlington is set for 58 new homes...

Adopted Laois business owner claims national marketing award

An adopted Laois business owner has claimed a national marketing award at a recent virtual ceremony. Andrew Murphy, is the Director and Co-Founder of Coopman...

Greens hit out at ‘totally unacceptable’ removal of hedgerows for cycle...

The removal of hedgerows to make way for a cycle lane and footpath near a Laois school has been branded as 'totally unacceptable' by...

Residents of Laois housing estate unhappy as ‘first time buyers to...

The residents of a private housing estate in Portarlington say they are disappointed that they were not consulted before it was agreed that an...

Calls for council to acquire land in Portarlington to help traffic...

Parking at school time can be a headache for parents all over the country - but a solution could be at hand in Portarlington...

Portarlington nurse crowned Miss Laois in bid to make Miss Ireland...

Alison Dyer from Portarlington has been crowned Miss Laois for 2021 in her bid to reach the grand final of the Miss Ireland competition. The...

Death occurs of Portarlington man who was a much-loved publican in...

The death has occurred of Robbie Lyons, a native of Portarlington but a well-known publican in an Chatteris in Cambridgeshire for the past number...

Archive of late Laois historian secured with hopes it can be...

The archive of a late local historian and businessman has been secured by Laois County Council. Mathews, a well-known historian and author of several books...

Portarlington nurse in the running for Miss Laois title 

Alison Dyer is one of three finalists in this year’s Miss Laois pageant. The 23-year-old is up against Sarah McDonnell and Halle Courtney for...

Miss Laois hopeful tackles period poverty in bid to win the...

The Miss Laois pageant is underway and this year’s three finalists are looking for your vote.  Sarah McDonnell hails from Portarlington and is in the...

Over €1 million funding announced for historic Portarlington Market House

Over €1 million in funding has been announced this morning for the historic Market House located in the square in Portarlington. The landmark building was...