Tag: Portlaoise

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on May 15, 2020, as part of our County Final Memory series.  Portlaoise 1-7 St Joseph's 0-9 1970 Laois SFC...

Camross 1-18 The Harps 1-14 Minor 'A' Hurling Championship Semi Final Camross qualified for the Minor 'A' hurling final after edging a tight encounter with The...

Arles-Kilcruise 3-26 Portlaoise 0-7 Laois Intermediate Football Championship Arles-Kilcruise progressed to the Quarter-final of the Intermediate championship tonight following a 28 point win over Portlaoise. However, for...

Gardaí in Portlaoise arrested a man on Friday in relation to several thefts from vehicles and shops over the previous three days. The man in...

A section of the N80 in Laois is set to remain closed overnight, gardai have confirmed. The road in question, the main road between Portlaoise...

Graiguecullen 0-18 Portlaoise 3-3  Laois Minor 'A' Football Championship Semi Final  Jack Byrne was the star of the show in Rathleague this afternoon as Graiguecullen reached...

Laois County Council have been allocated €161,794 under Fáilte Ireland’s Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme. Hynd’s Square in Portlaoise has been allocated €129,446 while Durrow will...

Not even a torrential downpour could dampen the spirits in Portarlington and Portlaoise this evening as Paralympic heroes Nicole Turner and Gary O'Reilly returned...

Courtwood 1-9 Portlaoise 1-7 Senior Football Championship Round 1 Portlaoise were 1/20 to win this game but Courtwood rubbished that with a brilliant display to start...

Last Saturday, Don Everly passed away at his home in Nashville aged 84. Don, along with his younger brother Phil who himself passed away in...

Portlaoise 5-16 Camross 0-12 Premier IHC Group B Round 1 Portlaoise bounced back from their recent defeat in the 2020 Laois Premier IHC final with a comprehensive...

Portarlington 2-9 Portlaoise 2-8 ACFL Division 1A Final A late Ronan Coffey free was the difference as Portarlington withstood a ferocious second half Portlaoise comeback to...

The sale of the old Parochial House and adjoining grounds in Portlaoise has been confirmed. The property and land - located in the centre of...

Irish Water has saved over 7.5 million litres of water across Laois since commencing the Leakage Reduction Programme in 2018. Irish Water has worked closely...

It is a huge weekend on the GAA front with the remaining three of the 2020 county finals down for decision - and it...

For the third season on the trot, The Harps will go in search of a return to the top table of Laois hurling when...

Abbeyleix 2-19 Portlaoise 0-13 ACHL Division 3 Final Abbeyleix avenged their 2020 Junior hurling semi final defeat against Portlaoise to claim the 2021 Division 3 title...

Gardai are appealing for the owners of stolen items that were recovered to come forward. They are particularly looking for those in the Rossvale and...

A number of Portlaoise-based county councillors recently made a trip to Cabra in Dublin to look at a housing complex that is similar to...

A man was arrested and charged with dangerous driving following a seemingly bizarre incident on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred between the Renault garage and...

The death has occurred of Portlaoise man Jim McCormack in South Africa. Mr McCormack, who moved to South Africa with his wife Esther in 2017...

Laois County Councillor Thomasina Connell has called for additional litter bins to be put up in Portlaoise town centre. The Fine Gael Councillor made the...

Two Laois County Councillors have called for repairs to be carried out on a narrow Laois road that has become very busy. The road in...

Students in schools in Portlaoise are being encouraged to enter a logo competition as part of the Low Carbon school's project. Laois Green-Schools officers Lorraine...

Being closed for a long spell of time has led to pubs and restaurants around the country using the opportunity to upgrade their facilities. And...

€30,000 in funding under the Local Authorities Play and Recreation Grant to support outdoor play as part of the Summer of Play initiative has...

For the 20,000+ people living in Portlaoise, there was very few of them didn't make their way out to Togher Woods at some stage...

The Treo Nua Portlaoise Resource Centre was set up in Laois ten years ago and has grown immensely over the last decade. The facility, located...

A Laois man has claimed his quarter of a million euro prize following his recent Lotto win. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, scooped...

Yesterday marked the end of an era for the owners and staff of Breslin's Pharmacy in Portlaoise as they served customers for the last...