Mark Comerford
Two Laois winners at Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders Council All-Star Awards
The 2025 Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders Council All-Star Awards has seen two of its prestigious honours won by farmers from County Laois.
Garrett Behan from...
Planning: New AstroTurf pitch for Laois national school plus housing developments in Portlaoise and...
February was a slow month for major planning applications in Laois, especially compared to the high level of activity seen in January.
However, there was...
Kelly Cup: Killeshin edge past Rosenallis to set up a repeat final with St...
Rosenallis 1-10 Killeshin 2-8
Kelly Cup Semi Final
Killeshin are through to the 2025 Kelly Cup final after a serious battle away to Rosenallis this evening.
A...
Soccer: League wins for Clonaslee and Rosenallis while Ballybrittas and Mountmellick advance in Combined...
Abbeyleix Ath 0 Clonaslee Utd 2
CCFL Senior Division
The bottom two sides in the CCFL Senior Division faced off on Sunday morning as Abbeyleix Athletic...
Rugby: Newbridge crowned champions after valiant effort from Portarlington
Portarlington 24 Newbridge 27
Leinster League Division 2B
Newbridge came into Sunday's game at Lea Road Rugby Club knowing they would receive their Leinster League Division...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Community in shock as tragic Portlaoise car collision victim (5) is named locally
The five-year-old boy killed following a collision with a car...
‘Fundamental road safety deficiencies’ causing ‘severe and persistent hazards’ in large Portlaoise estate
"Fundamental road safety deficiencies" are causing "severe and persistent hazards" in a large housing estate in Portlaoise.
That is according to Portlaoise Parents For Safer...
News in Brief: Mountmellick Relief Road, classroom sizes, water quality and sports funding
Mountmellick Relief Road raised in the Dáil
Speaking in the Dáil this week, Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley raised the need for the "long-promised"...
Your guide to the game as Laois senior footballers welcome Antrim to O’Moore Park
National Football League Division 3 – Laois v Antrim
In O’Moore Park at 5pm
The Laois senior footballers are back in action today as they welcome...
‘A gardener’s dream’ four-bedroom Laois bungalow sells for well over half a million euro
An "outstanding" Laois property described as "a gardener’s dream" has been sold recently for well over half a million euro.
The "stunning and deceptively spacious"...
Laois property described as ‘a modern classic’ sells for €650,000
A Laois property described as "a modern design classic" has recently sold for an eye-catching €650,000.
Although still very early in the year, the price-tag will...
Mick Murray Memorial Road Run announced for St Patrick’s weekend to raise funds for...
The very first Mick Murray Memorial Road Run will take place on Sunday, March 16, with all funds raised going towards the Friends of...
Concrete spaces to be converted into soft landscaping areas to ‘introduce more biodiversity’ into...
In an effort to "introduce more biodiversity" into urban Portlaoise, Laois County Council are to begin converting concrete spaces into soft landscaping.
Fine Gael Councillor...
‘Stunning’ ten-bedroom Laois estate sells for over three-quarters of a million euro
A "stunning" stunning ten-bedroom property in Laois has recently sold for over three-quarters of a million euro.
Killenure Manor in Jamestown, Ballybrittas, was purchased for...
News in Brief: Special needs education, progress on healthcare centre, nursing home scheme and...
Paresnts in Laois 'suffering extreme stress and worry' due to lack of special educational places
The Government have been urged to grant permission for the...
Portlaoise residents ‘being held to ransom’ with footpaths, parking, kirbs, roads and public lighting...
The long wait to have a Portlaoise housing estate taken in charge by Laois County Council could be about to end.
Independent Councillor Caroline Dwane...
Laois victims of apartment block fire ‘left stranded’ as temporary stay at hotel ends
Victims of last week's tragic fire in Portarlington have been "left stranded" according to one resident.
The blaze broke out at an apartment complex in...
Rugby: Washout to end Portlaoise’s Leinster League campaign against Garda Westmanstown
Garda Westmanstown12 Portlaoise 7
Leinster League Division 2B
Portlaoise began the season with a hugely impressive six-game unbeaten run that set them up perfectly to have...
Your guide to the game as Laois senior hurlers welcome Carlow to O’Moore Park
National Hurling League Division 1B – Laois v Carlow
In O'Moore Park at 2pm
The Laois senior hurlers are back in O'Moore Park this Sunday for...
NCL Division 3A: Laois at their ease in comfortable League opener against Kildare
Laois 3-11 Kildare 2-5
National Camogie League Division 3A Round 1
Pairc Acragar, Mountmellick, was the venue as Laois kick-started their NCL Division 3A campaign against...
Your guide to the game as Laois senior footballers aim for third consecutive win...
NFL Division 3 – Laois v Kildare
In St Conleth's Park at 7pm
The Laois senior footballers are off to Newbridge this evening for their National...
Camogie Preview: Laois begin National League campaign against Kildare in Mountmellick
Laois begin their National Camogie League Division 3A campaign today when they host Kildare at 2pm in Pairc Acragar, Mountmellick.
Laois won 3-14 to 2-12...
Kelly Cup: Goals key as Emo prove too strong for Park-Ratheniska
Park-Ratheniska 1-10 Emo 4-8
Kelly Cup Group A Round 3
Emo travelled to Park-Ratheniska tonight for Round 3 of the Kelly Cup with a place in...
Ballyfin National School launches extraordinary ‘Dash to 44 Challenge’ AstroTurf fundraiser
A Laois school has launched their latest fundraiser as both the school and the community strive to afford a proposed new AstroTurf pitch.
Ballyfin National...
‘Pop Up Don Phalaistín’ being considered as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge cultural events
Laois County Council are exploring the possibility of including 'Pop Up Don Phalaistín' as part of their cultural events for the Seachtain na Gaeilge...
Portlaoise Bus Service set to launch this Sunday with 42 stops along two routes
The long-awaited Portlaoise Bus Service is set to launch this Sunday, February 23, with 42 stops along two routes.
The National Transport Authority were in...
HSE and Government ‘need to step up a gear’ for Primary Health Centres across...
The HSE and Government "need to step up a gear" with regard to progressing Primary Health Centres across County Laois.
That is according to local...
In Pictures: Laois students begin their fashion journey as part of Junk Kouture 2025
A number of Laois students have begun their fashion journey as part of the global phenomenon known as Junk Couture.
A total of 16 students from...
Ballybrittas United celebrate momentous league victory as club plans to build on early success
A journey that began back in September culminated this week with the crowning of Ballybrittas United as CCFL Division 3A champions.
The club play their...
Laois student wins silver for Ireland with new personal best at junior swimming competition...
A Laois student has achieved a new personal best (PB) to win a silver medal for Ireland on the international stage.
Portlaoise College's Yifei Li...