Portarlington 17 Portlaoise 34
Leinster League Division 2B
Portlaoise doubled Portarlington 34-17 in an impressive victory at Lea Road this afternoon, coming out on top in the highly anticipated Laois derby.
Portarlington were the side that ended Portlaoise's unbeaten run earlier in...
Offaly 2-19 Laois 1-17
NFL Division 3
The Laois and Offaly footballers have a long and storied rivalry but the quirks of the fixtures and their standings over the years meant that this was a first National League meeting between the...
Willow Park A 2 Mountmellick Utd A 3
Paddy Cotter Cup Round 2
Mountmellick United pulled off an incredible win on Saturday night, knocking Willow Park A out of the Paddy Cotter Cup with an incredible win in DPD Park, Athlone.
Chris...
Laois 1-10 Louth 6-5
Ladies NFL Division 3 Round 2
Having been relegated from Division 2 of the Ladies National Football League last year, Laois would have wanted a positive start to their Division 3 campaign.
However, Stephen Duff and his side...
Laois 1-15 Offaly 1-24
NHL Division 1B Round 2
Laois's NHL campaign has gotten off to a losing start art the hands of Offaly who came away from Laois Hire O'Moore Park with a nine point win.
Brian Duignan and Dan Ravenhill...
Newly-elected Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack has vowed to be the strong female voice the people of Laois need in the Oireachtas.
Speaking at Leinster House this afternoon after she was elected to the Seanad via the Labour panel, Senator...
The Laois footballers, hurlers and ladies footballers all experienced the frustration of postponed games last weekend in the opening round of their respective National League campaigns.
The footballers were due to make the long trip to Ballinamore to take on...
A Laois TD has renewed calls to have the Government lift restrictions on bus drivers over the age of 70 from operating school buses.
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley appealed to new Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to lift the...
Weather wise January 2025 has been dreadful. Because of heavy snow and dangerous pathways, it was reminiscent of lockdown.
The recent storm Eowyn caused devastating damage and inflicted hardship on so many households without water or electricity.
I pray, very soon,...
National Football League Division 3 - Laois v Offaly
In O'Moore Park at 4pm
The second part of a double-header throws in at 4pm this afternoon when the Laois senior footballers entertain their Offaly counterparts.
It will be the second battle of...
National Hurling League Division 1B - Laois v Offaly
O'Moore Park at 2pm
O'Moore Park gets its first taste of competitive 2025 action this afternoon - and it's as big as it gets for the first Sunday in February.
Laois entertain Offaly...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Brendan Oakley
Arlington Estate, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Sadly missed by his loving wife Carmel, family Patrick, Leona and Brenda, granddaughters Megan and Rachel,...
Laois woman Maria McCormack is on course to be elected to Seanad Éireann for Sinn Féin, after an impressive first preference vote essentially guaranteed her a second seat for the party on the Labour vocational panel.
McCormack's impending election to...
Heywood CS 1-6 Our Lady's Templemore 0-10
All-Ireland Colleges Camogie ‘C’ Senior Championship Quarter Final
There was heartbreak for Heywood CS today as their All-Ireland dreams ended this afternoon.
The Leinster champions were up against Our Lady’s Templemore in Heywood this afternoon.
But...
1 - Sadness and tributes paid following the passing of the owner of Nino’s chipper
There is sadness in Laois this week following the passing of Nino Ciamberlano – the owner of Nino’s Fish & Chips on Main Street in...
Growing up in a busy household on the family beef farm at Upper Rossmore on the Laois/Carlow border instilled a strong work ethic in trailblazing Lorraine Butler, CEO, UK and Ireland, at international sales outsourcing and brand experience agency,...
"And who is he now?" - That is a phrase you will hear around the country over the next few weeks as casual GAA fans get to grips with new players on various panels.
When the Laois senior football panel...
28 students from Portlaoise College were recently awarded a Level 6 Certificate in 21st Century Digital Skills from Maynooth University.
This achievement was part of the STEM Passport for Inclusion programme, which aims to address disparities in access to STEM...
Student podcasters from Dunamase College recently got the chance to bring the newly elected TDs for Laois to their ‘Dunamase Diaries’ Podcast Studio.
The students had the chance to quiz their elected representatives about some of the issues that are...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Emily (Frances) Humphreys (née Bradish)
Mountmellick, Laois
The death has occurred of Emily (Frances) Humphreys née Bradish. Mountmellick Co. Laois.
Emily (Frances) Humphreys on 30th January.
A wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Predeceased by...
Laois is forecasted to experience the second-highest rise in house prices across Ireland by 2030, behind only by Wicklow, with Dublin ranked third.
Laois house prices are projected to rise by 26% to €334,392 by the end of the decade.
Laoi...
Community groups in Laois are being encouraged to apply to a national fund which aims to address literacy needs tight across the country.
The Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Programme Office, supported by SOLAS, has allocated €1 million to support...
Funeral details have been announced following the sad passing of Giovanni (Nino) Ciamberlano.
Mr Ciamberlano is known to all in Laois as the owner of Nino’s Fish & Chips on Main Street in Portlaoise.
He passed away unexpectedly after an illness,...
There is great excitement for the launch of the Road to Recovery Road Run with all proceeds going to support the Friends of Portlaoise Hospital.
The event will include vans, jeeps, 4x4s, vintage cars, and trucks and will take place...
Laois primary school students are set to be recognised at this year’s FÍS Film Awards at a ceremony in Dublin.
Sixth-class students at Gaelscoil Shlí Dála in Ballaghmore have been nominated for their movie 'An Beacán Draíochta' (The Magic Mushroom).
The...
Heywood CS 9-6 Coláiste Chill Mhantain (Wicklow) 5-4
First Year South Leinster ‘C’ Football Championship Final
Heywood CS were crowned First Year South Leinster 'C' football champions following victory over Colaiste Chill Mhantain of Wicklow yesterday.
Played in the GAA National Development...
The fixtures for the Laois Shopping Centre hurling and football leagues were released this week, much to the joy of club managers and players around the county.
For the most part, it’ll be late March before the club hurling scene...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Giovanni (Nino) Ciamberlano
1 Glenregan, Portlaoise, Laois
The death has occurred of Giovanni (Nino) Ciamberlano, 1 Glenregan, Portlaoise. Formerly of Partick Street, Mountmellick, born in Colle San Magno, Frosinone, Italia. Lovingly known...
Laois recently hosted the county's first Junior Cycle VEX IQ Robotics Competition which enables student teams to take part in battles of engineering wits, coding prowess and teamwork collaboration.
The event took place in Mountrath as part of Laois County...
The highly anticipated Macra Capers Final will take place this Saturday, February 1, at Mountmellick Arts Centre.
The final begins at 7:30pm and promises a night packed with laughter, music, and high-energy performances.
Six teams will battle it out for the...
