Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peter Brennan
Ballylinan, Laois/Athy, Kildare
London, England and formerly of Ballylinan, Co. Laois. Peter is predeceased by his parents Jim and Lily, brothers Tom, Bernard and Paddy and sisters-in-law Geraldine, Rose and...
Crettyard 3-6 St Joseph’s 6-20
Kelly Cup Group B Round 2
This was very much a tale of two halves, with St Joseph’s overturning a two-point deficit at half time before ripping Crettyard to shreds in the second half.
St Joseph’s came...
There is an extremely busy weekend of GAA ahead and we are here to look ahead to it all.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett with three Laois teams set to be in action.
All three of the games are...
A Laois family are among the winners at this year’s prestigious Tirlán Quality Grain Awards.
Paul McDonald and his father JJ, operate a mixed enterprise comprised of tillage, suckler to beef and sheep, at Barrowhouse in Laois.
They won out the...
Two Laois national schools among the 27 schools around the country to receive funding under the Teaching Council's new Féilte Bursary Scheme.
St Colman's National School, Stradbally, and Ballinakill National School were both named as part of the scheme, which...
There is sadness in Stradbally this week following the news of the passing of Sean Langton.
From The Glebe in Stradbally, Mr Langton passed away on Tuesday, February 11 in St. James's Hospital, Dublin surrounded by his loving family.
Mr Langton's...
The average price achieved for farm land in Laois in 2024 was just under €17,000 per acre, as it increased by 3% on what it was 12 months previously.
In all, 19 farms changed hands, with a total acreage of...
The 2024 Laois Junior football champions have appointed a new manager ahead of the 2025 season.
Kilcavan have opted to go for highly regarded Cork native Kevin Mulcahy.
From Ballinora, he runs TMC Performance Coaching and is also a qualified S&C...
Cistercian College Roscrea have a Leinster Schools Cup semi-final to look forward to after a thrilling win over Gonzaga in Donnybrook yesterday afternoon.
Having comfortably beaten Pres Bray in the opening round, Gonzaga were a considerable step up but Roscrea...
Wicklow 12 Portlaoise 47
U-16 Leinster Cup Round 1
Portlaoise travelled to Wicklow for their opening round of the Leinster Cup this weekend, with the Laois club running in a whopping nine tries to book their place in Round 2.
Weather conditions...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peter Brennan
Ballylinan, Laois/Athy, Kildare
London, England and formerly of Ballylinan, Co. Laois. Peter is predeceased by his parents Jim and Lily, brothers Tom, Bernard and Paddy and sisters-in-law Geraldine, Rose and...
No matter the result tonight, one Laois player would emerge as a Sigerson Cup winner.
That was because DCU and UCD met in the Third Level final with two Laois players in oppositions.
Killeshin's Conor Heffernan was midfield for DCU and...
Borris-Kilcotton have appointed Waterford native Kevin Ryan as their new manager for the 2025 season.
Ryan has previously had spells as manager of the Carlow, Offaly, Antrim and Tyrone county teams and he replaces Tipperary man Paudie Bourke who was...
The Health Services Executive (HSE) have provided an update on their plans for Primary Health Centres in five towns across County Laois.
There were positive updates for Rathdowney as well as progress made, in one form or another, for both...
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he agrees with a Laois TD regarding the current ban on over-70 school bus drivers.
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley raised the matter at the beginning of February and again this week in the Dáil.
“The programme...
The Director of Public Prosecutions has informed the family of the late Joe Drennan that they will appeal the sentence handed down to his killer.
The Mountrath student, 21, was killed in a hit and run incident in October of...
There is great sadness in Killeshin this week following the passing of a former GAA juvenile chairman and coach.
Sean Brennan, originally from Arles and formerly of Ballyhide, passed away on Tuesday, February 11.
Mr Brennan, who worked for the ESB,...
The state’s forestry agency, Coillte, has confirmed that it has been in contact with An Garda Síochana as part of enforcement efforts aimed at protecting the Slieve Bloom mountain bike trails.
Coillte was responding to recent representations on the matter...
February 1 is widely known as the day CAO application closes; not so well known is the fact that February 1 is also the date when applications open for Tertiary degrees.
Getting a place on a Tertiary degree programme is...
The after-effects of Storm Eowyn are still being felt on the GAA calendar as two Laois teams are in competitive action this weekend catching up on games that fell by the wayside almost three weeks ago.
The Laois hurlers make...
Laois 0-12 Carlow 0-5
All-Ireland U-16 Camogie Championship
Ballacolla was the venue on Sunday morning for the meeting of the Barrowside neighbours in the All-Ireland Minor Camogie championship.
The hosts went ahead after four minutes with a point from Holly Brennan and...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Brennan
Killeshin, Laois/Carlow
Seán Brennan, 7 Rathvarna, Killeshin, formerly of Ballyhide, Carlow and originally Arles, Co. Laois, February 11th 2025 peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise surrounded by his loving...
Local Enterprise Week 2025 takes place from March 3-7 with a large number of events and clinics taking place around Laois and are open to all to attend.
An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland...
A local TD has said “Ireland must act to immediately ban male participants from female sports.”
The statement came from Independent TD Carol Nolan, who previously represented in the Laois/Offaly constituency and is currently elected in Offaly.
Deputy Nolan called on all...
Equipment grant now available for Laois childminders
The call has been put out to all childminders in Laois to avail of the 2025 Childminding Development Grant.
The grant provides up to €1,000 to assist both registered and unregistered childminders who are providing...
Trilogy Triathlon Club are gearing up to host the TriLaois Sprint and Tri-a-Tri races to be held on Saturday, April 12, as part of TriLaois 2025.
Now in its 15th year, this pool based triathlon is the perfect event for both...
The Michelin Guide to Great Britain & Ireland has unveiled its newest awards including a Michelin Star for the five-star Ballyfin Demesne in Laois.
Under the stewardship of Executive Chef, Ricard Picard-Edwards, who is renowned for his use of seasonal...
There will be a march this weekend to once again demand justice for the late Joe Drennan.
The march will be held in the Drennan family's home village of Camross at 12pm on Sunday, February 15.
A 'Walk for Justice' also...
The Laois Hurling Podcast is back and we are looking back at the action from the weekend.
The Laois senior hurlers headed for Walsh Park where they were beaten by Waterford.
Barry McEvoy was down South and he joined Alan Hartnett...
History was made by a Laois secondary school last week as they claim All-Ireland U-16 League bronze medals.
Mountmellick Community School's boys team claimed the prize in the 'B' grade for the first time ever.
And the achievement means that the...
