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2025 Remembered – Laois captain Byrne on life as a Garda, dealing with injuries...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath Laois senior football captain Brian Byrne chatted to us during championship...

2025 Remembered – Laois SFC: ‘Game for the ages’ will live long in the...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath This year's Laois SFC drawn final was an absolute thriller. We...

2025 Remembered – ‘The success story of 2025’ – Portlaoise Bus Service passenger numbers...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath It's not often that everyone is largely in agreement about the...
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2025 Remembered – Huge shock as Laois priest’s horse romps to victory on Day...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath There's nothing quite like a local link to a Cheltenham winner.  There...

2025 Remembered – Proud and emotional day as Barry Walsh is elected as the...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath This was a big day in Laois County Council in June...

2025 Remembered – Portlaoise CBS twins crowned winners of Laois Student Enterprise Awards for...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath A great idea from these well-known Portlaoise twins. Two students from Portlaoise...

2025 Remembered – Laois Abroad: The Mountmellick man who has made Toronto his home...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath We had a new series of Laois Abroad interviews earlier this...

2025 Remembered – In Pictures: Magical experience as Timahoe crew march with the Laois...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath This was some experience. A trip of a lifetime may be a...

2025 Remembered – Laois man appointed as the new CEO of national Housing Agency

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath Martin Whelan, a proud son of Abbeyleix, was appointed as CEO...

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Remember the Game: Sarsfields deny Timahoe to win historic first title in 2008

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer Sarsfields 1-10 Timahoe 0-6 2008 Laois Ladies SFC Final The ladies footballers from Sarsfields may be the dominant...

The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days

1 - Mountmellick community stunned at tragic death of young Daragh Lee There was a deep sadness in Mountmellick following the tragic death of Daragh...

Laois Abroad: This ‘Young Professional’ award winner is taking Australia by storm

Sinead Keane is a Heath woman who is making a huge name for herself in the nursing profession in Australia. Sinead recently won the "Young...

5 minutes with … Shannon RFC scrumhalf and Portarlington native Keith Kavanagh

This week we caught up with Portarlington native Keith Kavanagh, who is excelling in Shannon RFC. Keith has just helped them secure promotion back to...

The week that was: Our most read stories of the past week

1 - Season goes from bad to worse as Laois hit for five goals and dumped out of Leinster championship by Wicklow And a bad...

Top Tweets and Facebook comments of the Week

The Top Tweets and Facebook comments that caught our eye this week were about Laois people doing well, Nutella art and the Eighth Amendment. If...

2020 Remembered: Portaoise Hospital ICU nurse calls on people to start wearing masks in...

Back in April, Muriel Russell a ICU nurse in Portlaoise Hospital made a call that was well ahead of its time. Fast forward a number...
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Talking Sport Podcast: 10 minutes on The Harps

Since gaining promotion from Premier Intermediate in 2020, The Harps have flirted with relegation in 2021 and 2022. This is something that they will be...
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Talking Sport Podcast: Glory for Trumera and Ballypickas and final places booked in Senior...

The club hurling season in Laois is really beginning to wrap up now though there are still two hugely significant games to be played...

Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Thomasina Connell (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise

Thomasina Connell was elected to the Portlaoise Municipal District in 2019, taking the last seat after a mammoth battle as a first-time Local Election...

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