Tag: Portlaoise
Portlaoise impress to claim ninth Laois JFC ‘A’ title
Portlaoise 1-11 Barrowhouse 0-8
Laois JFC 'A' Final
Portlaoise are the market leaders of Laois club football and as well as being the top dogs at...
Deadly Devitt leads the way as Portlaoise come from behind to...
Portlaoise 2-8 Park Ratheniska-Timahoe 1-9
Laois Minor 'B' Hurling Championship Final
Portlaoise were crowned Minor 'B' Hurling champions after they overcame a four point deficit at...
Five-star St Joseph’s push past Portlaoise to reach first Minor final...
St Joseph's 5-17 Portlaoise 1-4
Minor 'A' Football Championship Semi Final
St Joseph's are through to the Minor A football championship final following a 28 point...
The Heath Ladies book Junior final place with big win over...
The Heath 4-12 Portlaoise 0-2
Laois Ladies Junior Football Championship Semi-Final
The Heath secured their place in the final of the Ladies Junior Football Championship with...
Property Watch: Five homes currently for sale in Laois for €280,000
On this week’s Property Watch we look at five homes currently for sale in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Durrow.
Among the properties featuring this week is...
Rigney to the fore as Portlaoise come from behind to see...
Portlaoise 2-12 Ballyfin 1-14
Laois Premier IHC Quarter-final
For close neighbours and rivals, Ballyfin and Portlaoise haven't done battle too many times over the years in...
Portlaoise Train Station improvement works granted planning permission
Planning permission for improvement works at Portlaoise Train Station have been granted.
The news was confirmed recently by Laois TD and Minister for State Sean...
New to the Area: Ukrainian family in Portlaoise building a new...
A Ukrainian family living in Portlaoise has got involved with the local Tidy Towns effort in a bid to give something back to the...
Abbeyleix lay down a marker with nine point win over the...
Abbeyleix 1-14 Portlaoise 0-8
Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 2
Abbeyleix made it two wins from two in Group A of the Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship...
Portlaoise eager to gain promotion back to Senior but face several...
Portlaoise are a tough outfit to understand in recent years.
They have had some massive wins at this grade but have never been able to...
Laois’s newest millionaire comes forward to claim life changing €1 million...
There was a great buzz in the National Lottery’s winner’s room this afternoon after a Daily Million player in Portlaoise came forward to claim...
Disappointment as still no site found for promised Women’s Refuge in...
Disappointment has been expressed as the search for a site for a Women's Refuge in Laois has been unsuccessful so far.
In February, it was...
Warning over rise in ‘drug driving’ in Laois as one town...
The top Garda official in Laois says that he is concerned about the level of drug use in the county - particularly cocaine.
Chief Superintendent...
Elderly Laois man left ‘so terrified’ after house burgled that he...
An elderly Laois man was so terrified after his house was burgled that he moved out and signed himself into a nursing home.
So a...
In Pictures: Final ‘re-centring’ event of 2022 takes Portlaoise by storm
Dunamaise Arts Centre presented the finale of re:CENTRING Laois on Sunday May 29 in Portlaoise.
Taking place between 2pm and 5pm, Fitzmaurice Place was transformed...
Final ‘re-centring’ event of 2022 set to take place in Portlaoise...
Dunamaise Arts Centre will present the finale of re:CENTRING Laois on Sunday May 29 in Portlaoise.
Taking place between 2pm and 5pm, Fitzmaurice Place will...
Calls for community centre to be retained in Portlaoise housing estate
While it is always welcome to see more properties being returned to the council's social housing stock to tackle the waiting list, a vacant...
Garda detectives charge man after two youths the victim of robbery...
Gardai have charged a man in his 30s after two youths were the victims of a robbery recently.
The incident occurred early on Friday May...
Brennan and Finn lead the way as Portlaoise claim Féile ‘A’...
Portlaoise 3-8 Mountmellick Parish Gaels 1-6
Laois U-15 'A' Féile Football Final
Portlaoise's underage success in recent times may not be as plentiful as it once...
Ten different scorers as scintillating St Joseph’s end Division 1A losing...
Portlaoise 0-11 St Joseph's 1-18
ACFL Division 1A Round 5
St Joseph's put their recent poor form behind them to run out comprehensive ten point winners...
Volunteers requested by Foroige to support young people in Portlaoise
Foróige Portlaoise UBU Youth Service is looking for adults who are interested in supporting Foróige to come forward.
Foróige Portlaoise UBU Youth Service is located...
French Ambassador to Ireland set to visit two Laois towns next...
The French Ambassador to Ireland is set to visit two Laois towns on Wednesday April 13.
Ambassador Vincent Guérend is set to arrive at French...
In Pictures: Inclusivity the key to new upgrade at Portlaoise Leisure...
Inclusivity was the central message as a brand new upgrade to the playground at Portlaoise Leisure Centre was unveiled recently.
Laois County Council Cathaoirleach Conor...
First section of Triogue Way – a new walking and cycling...
This week saw the official opening of the Triogue Way (Phase 1), providing a direct walking and cycling link from the Portlaoise Southern Circular...
O’Donnell influential from the bench as Portlaoise maintain winning start away...
Ballyroan-Abbey 0-9 Portlaoise 0-11
ACFL Division 1A
Teenager Kieran O'Donnell kicked three points from the bench to maintain Portlaoise's winning start to Division 1A this evening.
The...
‘Bordering on criminal’ not to demolish houses to make way for...
"Two fine big houses" that are nevertheless "an eyesore" on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise should be demolished to make way for a new...
Limerick native confirmed as manager of Portlaoise hurlers for 2022
A Limerick native has been confirmed as the new manager of the Portlaoise hurlers ahead of the 2022 season.
Thomas Moloney, who hails from Knockainey...
‘Nowhere to safely cross’ Portlaoise road as traffic has trebled
There's nowhere on Fr Browne Avenue in Portlaoise to cross safely, according to Cllr Willie Aird, due to three times the amount of traffic...
New scheme launched to incentivise movement on vacant properties
Laois County Council and Laois Chamber officially launched the Vacant Commercial Property Incentive Scheme this week in Portlaoise.
This scheme offers business owners who are...
Garda appeal after ‘number of men’ enter occupied house in Laois...
Gardai are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following an incident at a house in Laois on Monday March 7.
The incident occurred...