After the excitement of the hurling championship last week, attention will quickly turn to football this week.
There are plenty of games to look forward to - beginning with the Junior B semi finals on Wednesday.
The Junior C final takes...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jennie (Jean) Edwards (née Kealy)
Castleconnell, Limerick / Ballickmoyler, Laois
Jennie (Jean), Edwards, (Née Kealy),Castleconnell, Co. Limerick and formerly of Ashfield, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois and recently Park Nursing Home, Castletroy. 9th September...
After an absolutely absorbing Sunday of Laois Senior hurling action, we are reflecting on it all.
Abbeyleix poved too strong for Abbeyleix as they defeated Rosenallis.
But as our reporter Mark Comerford says, that only tells one half of the story.
We...
Another week of club hurling has come to an end and there are just four competitions still going.
The Junior C championship was won by Ballyfin on Friday while Junior B was won by The Harps following a penalty shoot...
Over 350 people were in attendance at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Friday night as Laois farmer Francie Gorman officially launched his campaign to be the next president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Farming in Ballinakill, Francie is one...
The Clonaslee Show has incredible history, going back over 70 years – and it returned on Sunday with another great family day out.
Having returned last after an enforced three-year break due to Covid, this was the 69th hosting of...
A local Councillor has called on Laois County Council to carry out a survey of ash trees that are affected by the ash dieback, where they are located near public roads.
Ash dieback is a serious disease of ash trees...
It was a quite simply pulsating weekend of action on the hurling front as matches with everything on the line took place.
With the group phase now complete, this weekend was all about knock-out and it produced incredible drama.
Below, we...
Clonad 6-24 Mountrath 0-17
Laois IHC Quarter-Final
Dan McCormack was unstoppable at the edge of the square as Clonad eased into the Intermediate semi-finals with a massive 25 points to spare over Mountrath.
The teams were evenly matched in the opening quarter...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jennie (Jean) Edwards (née Kealy)
Castleconnell, Limerick / Ballickmoyler, Laois
Jennie (Jean), Edwards, (Née Kealy),Castleconnell, Co. Limerick and formerly of Ashfield, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois and recently Park Nursing Home, Castletroy. 9th September...
Laois Ladies SFC Round 6
Portlaoise 0-12 Timahoe 0-11
Portlaoise overcame Timahoe on Sunday afternoon to maintain their unbeaten start to the Ladies Senior Football Championship.
They led 0-6 to 0-5 at half time with the sides landing five points apiece in...
The Harps 3-12 Ballinakill Ballypickas 0-3
Laois U-13 Hurling Development Championship Final
The Harps and Ballinakill Ballypickas have met a number of times this season at this grade and formed a bit of a rivalry.
The Harps edged the amalgamated outfit in...
Clough-Ballacolla 2-25 Castletown 2-24
(After Extra Time)
Laois SHC Quarter Final
They needed extra time, but Clough-Ballacolla are through to the semi-finals of the Senior Hurling Championship.
They overcame Castletown in O'Moore Park this afternoon, after a dramatic goal from Conor Phelan in...
Abbeyleix 3-26 Rosenallis 0-16
Laois SHC Quarter Final
Abbeyleix are through to the semi-finals of the Senior Hurling Championship, after a mightily impressive win in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Rosenllis had made a fantastic game of it, but Abbeyleix totally pulled away...
It's another significant day of Laois GAA club hurling championship action with three big quarter-finals down for decision.
There's a senior double header in O'Moore Park where Abbeyleix and Rosenallis get proceedings underway at 2pm.
Only promoted from Premier Intermediate last...
A local councillor has called on Laois County Council to provide a Columbarium Wall in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mountmellick, as well as other cemeteries around the county.
A Columbarium Wall is a structure built for the reverential and typically public...
This month of September, has begun with bright, warm sunshine. We all respond positively to light and warmth, its energy helps us to grow and blossom.
I was particularly inspired, by Pope Francis, recent visit to Mongolia. This vast country,...
The AFL Ireland Grand Final will be taking place on Saturday, September 16 in Pairc Acragar - the home of Mountmellick GAA.
This event, hosted in Laois for the second year running, is open to all and free entry, so...
Laois County Council will receive €11,620,533 in 2024 in its base line funding in respect of the Local Property Tax.
This, according to Laois TD Sean Fleming, is an increase of €3,061,656 up from the existing 2023 baseline of €8,558,877.
Overall,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael (Mickey) Connors
Fomerly The Green, Stradbally, Laois / Ballyragget, Kilkenny / Ballon, Carlow
Connors, Michael (Mickey) passed away peacefully at Brookhaven Nursing Home, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny on the 8th September 2023,...
Trumera 2-13 Abbeyleix 0-17
Laois IHC Quarter Final
Trumera booked their place in the Intermediate hurling semi-final following an impressive comeback against Abbeyleix in Mountrath this evening.
Goals from Paddy Hosey and Dylan Lalor at crucial moments of the game sealed the...
Camross 2-14 Rosenallis 0-19
Laois JHC Semi Final
Camross are through to the final of the Junior Hurling Championship by the skin of their teeth.
There was absolutely nothing between the sides from the first minute to the last as they collided...
Ballinakill 1-24 Clough-Ballacolla 0-15
Laois Premier IHC Quarter Finals
Ballinakill are through to the semi finals of the Premier Intermediate hurling championship following a 12 point win over Clough-Ballacolla.
Killian Fitzpatrick's charges had too much firepower for their opponents and claimed their...
Clonaslee-St Manman's 4-12 Rathdowney-Errill 1-21
(Referee Score Clonaslee-St Manman's 4-13 Rathdowney-Errill 1-20)
Premier IHC Quarter Final
Defeated 2022 finalists Clonaslee-St Manman's are through to the semi finals in the most controversial of circumstances this evening.
All reporters had the game as a draw...
Electric Picnic is over and done with, the schools are back and September is in.
And with that comes the real knockout club GAA championship action.
After a break last weekend due to Electric Picnic, action returns to the Laois GAA...
1 - In Pictures: Wonderful selection of images as the sun shines brightly on Electric Picnic
And as upwards of 70,000 people descended on the Little Town of Stradbally for the weekend, the sun shone brightly on the latest Electric...
A local councillor has called on Laois County Council to carry out a feasibility study on the possibility of a Greenway from Abbeyleix Railway Station to Kilkenny City.
Cllr Ollie Clooney was speaking at the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District meeting this...
A local Councillor has called on Laois County Council to improve road safety measures in the western part of the county.
Cllr James Kelly was speaking at the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District meeting this week.
The independent Cllr began by asking the Council...
Park-Ratheniska GAA Club has been chosen winners of the Laois County award in this year’s Texaco Support for Sport initiative.
€5,000 has been presented to the club to help further develop its grounds and clubhouse facilities in Ratheniska.
The club caters...
There is a double header of Senior hurling championship action on Sunday in O'Moore Park.
We are into the final three weekends of the top competition now and quarter finals are the name of the game.
The second match throws in...
