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Laois County Councillors accused of ‘election stunt’ with June 7 almost upon us

There was a huge dispute between councillors of Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, with the Fianna Fáil councillors accused of "an election stunt" by their political...

Calls for Government to provide full contributory pension to foster parents

A Laois County Cllr has called on Roderic O'Gorman TD, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability and Youth, and Heather Humphries TD Minister for Social...

Weekend Read: Cold water poured on Regional Sports Centre – but Councillors remain persistent 

Laois County Council have poured cold water on talks of a Regional Sports Centre in Portlaoise, saying they are not "in a position to...

ACFL Division 2: Ferocious come-back sees The Heath into top four at Mountmellick’s expense

Mountmellick 1-11 The Heath 1-13 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2 Round 6 The Heath have edged a victory away to Mountmellick this evening, finishing two...

All-Ireland MFC: Goals the difference as Westmeath topple Laois in Tullamore

Laois 1-14 Westmeath 4-12 All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 Semi-Final Laois have missed out on a place in the All-Ireland minor football championship final after defeat to...

ACFL Division 1: Courtwood too good for Portlaoise in five-goal thriller

Courtwood 4-11 Portlaoise 1-11 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 6  Courtwood continued their outstanding form this season, with a hard-earned win away to Portlaoise. It was...

Dunphy the difference as Ballinakill defeat Castlecuffe after extra time in Division 5

Ballinakill 4-6 Castlecuffe 2-7 (AET) Division 5 Camogie Championship The excellent Leah Dunphy was the difference as Ballinakill saw off the challenge of Castlecuffe following extra...

Six-star Keane helps Ballyroan overpower Clonaslee to win Division 3 championship

Ballyroan 6-11 Clonaslee 5-9 Division 3 Hurling Championship  Ballyroan have left O'Moore Park as the Division 3 hurling champions, as the curtain comes down on the...

Killanure crowned champions after last-gasp winner from six-star Cuddy

Killanure 8-3 (19) Mountrath 8-1 (17) Division 2 Camogie Championship  Killanure eventually got the better of Mountrath after a crazy back-and-forth final to be crowned Division...

Prolific Portarlington power past Emo challenge to bring Day 2 to an end

Portarlington 4-8 Emo 1-5 Division 2 Hurling Shield A powerful and skillful Portarlington side proved too strong for neighbours Emo in the last final of Day...

Dowling hat-trick sees Emo crowned Division 3 champions after brave fight-back from Portarlington

Emo 3-2 (8) Portarlington 1-1 (3) Division 3 Camogie Championship Emo are the new Cumann na mBunscol Division 3 camogie champions after a rollercoaster battle in...

Abbeyleix leave it late but overcome Camross to lift Division 1 camogie shield 

Abbeyleix 2-3 (7) Camross 1-4 (6) Division 1 Camogie Shield Abbeyleix and Camross are two of the top camogie schools in Laois, but they cancelled each...

Abbeyleix defeat Timahoe in Division 6 goal-fest, with Houlihan bagging five

Abbeyleix 9-0 (18) Timahoe 4-2 (10) Division 6 Camogie Shield Abbeyleix have come out on the right side of a goal fest in the Division 6...

Conroy to the fore as The Heath capture Division 4 camogie Shield

The Heath 2-3 Scoil Bhríde 1-0 Division 4 Camogie Shield Fia Conroy led the way for The Heath as they got their hands on the Cumann...

O’Halloran stars in cracking final as Rath claim Division 4 hurling championship after extra...

Rath 6-12 Scoil Bhríde 5-10 Division 4 Hurling Championship Rath and Scoil Bhríde put on a festival of hurling in the curtain-raiser to Wednesday's Cumann na...

Laois’s Collier says team are ‘work in progress’ after coasting to victory over Cavan

Laois were comfortable winners over Cavan on Saturday in their opening game of the All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie championship. After the game, joint manager, Pat...

Rising star Gilmartin guides Errill to Division 2 crown after dominant win over Paddock

Errill 7-4 (18) Paddock 2-2 (6) Division 2 Camogie Championship Sarah Gilmartin is an extraordinary talent who will surely be a star of the Laois camogie...

Shanahoe too strong for Mayo as Cuddy and O’Keefe do the damage

Shanahoe 5-7 Mayo 2-4 Division 5 Hurling Shield Nathan Cuddy and Flynn O'Keefe did most of the scoring, but it was a real team effort as...

Defence the key as Killeen edge Clough to eek out Division 5 victory

Killeen 3-2 (8) Clough 1-5 (7) Division 5 Camogie Shield An incredible defensive performance has seen Killeen lift the Cumann na mBunscol Division 5 camogie Shield...

Mahoney and Ellis to the fore as Cullohill overcome Ballyfin in Division 2 hurling...

Cullohill 4-10 Ballyfin 1-9 Division 2 Hurling Championship  Cullohill are the new Cumann na mBunscol Division 2 hurling champions after an impressive win over Ballyfin this afternoon...

Job Dunne as Castletown overcome Holy Family to win Division 1 Hurling Championship

Castletown 3-8 Holy Family 2-7 Division 1 Hurling Championship  Joe Dunne was the hero as Castletown became the 2024 Cumann na mBunscol Division 1 hurling champions...

Holohan, Browne and Phelan lead Holy Family to Division 6 camogie glory

Holy Family 13-3 (29) Castletown 6-1 (13) Division 6 Camogie Championship  Five goals from Leila Holohan, three from Ruby Browne, and two from Keeva Phelan sent...

Election Diary: Rail beds retained, Emo solar farm, and €2.4 million for Laois SMEs

Sinn Féin has confirmed that the rail beds connecting the three bogs that Bord Na Mona owned in Laois will now be retained for...

Laois County Council appoint interim CEO following departure of John Mulholland

Laois County Council have confirmed the appointment of an interim CEO following the departure of John Mulholland. Back in February, Mr Mulholland signalled that he...

CCFL Division 3 Cup: Two goals each from Cahillane and Rogers guide Portlaoise to...

Portlaoise AFC 4 Killeigh FC 3 CCFL Division 3 Cup Final The CCFL season has come to a close in Conor Davis Park, Mountmellick, this afternoon,...

ACFL Division 2 and 3: Wins for Arles-Killeen , St Joseph’s and Kilcavan, while...

Park-Ratheniska 0-7 Arles-Killeen 0-11 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2 Round 6 Arles-Killeen are up to third place in Division 2 after a hard-earned win away...

All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship: Dominant second half as Laois overwhelm Cavan in Mountrath

Laois 3-15 Cavan 0-6 All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship Group 2 Round 1 Laois have started their All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship with a comfortable win...

Weekend Read: Portlaoise ideal location for Regional Sports Centre according to newly released report

Talk of building a state-of-the-art, custom-built, national sports complex in Portlaoise is never far from the headlines in the Laois media. It was confirmed in...

‘The biggest concern is that lorries are being diverted past the school’ says local...

Calls have been made for Roadstone Management to liaise with local people in the vicinity of the company's site in Laois "in the interest...

REVEALED: Most popular new cars sold in Laois during first quarter of 2024

New car sales figures are up - both nationally and here in Laois; but how are the trends looking after the first quarter of...