Mark Comerford
Shouting match at Laois County Council as councillors let fly over disposal of land
A routine part of proceedings at Laois County Council descended into a shouting match this week as opposition councillors let fly.
Elected members and Council...
Laois County Councillors support new proposal to increase Local Property Tax
The Local Property Tax (LPT) is set to increase by 5% in Laois after County Councillors were close to unanimous in their support of...
Planning: Local developer seeking planning permission to build 40 houses in Portarlington
A local developer has applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to begin a new residential development in one of the county's biggest...
In Pictures: ‘Fall Foraging’ in Slieve Boom Mountains with Wild Food Mary
Laois PPN welcomed member groups to the majestic grounds of Roundwood House in the Slieve Bloom Mountains recently for a ‘Fall Foraging’ event.
Foraging for food...
CCFL: Defeat for Mountmellick and Portlaoise as the goals rain down in Division 3
St Peter's 6 Mountmellick Utd 0
CCFL Senior Division
Mountmellick were totally overpowered this afternoon in Westmeath, beaten by six having trailed 3-0 at half time.
This...
Leinster League: Portlaoise held to a draw on a weather-affected day in Togher
Portlaoise 10 North Meath 10
Leinster League Division 2B
Portlaoise were forced to settle for a draw at home to North Meath this afternoon in a...
Laois Ladies SFC: Redemption for St Conleth’s as they come from behind to finally...
St Conleth's 0-12 Portlaoise 1-8
Laois Ladies SFC Final
Portlaoise faced St Conleth's for the third consecutive senior county final, but after Portlaoise winning the last...
Laois Ladies IFC: St Joseph’s hold on to beat Graiguecullen in thrilling final
St Joseph's 3-7 Graiguecullen 1-11
Laois Ladies IFC Final
St Joseph's were made to survive nine agonising minutes of stoppage time at the end of an...
Laois U-13 ‘B’ HC: Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe win extraordinary final against Clonad-Trumera
Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe 3-5 Clonad-Trumera 2-6
Laois U-13 'B' HC Final
Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe have won an extraordinary final in the Centre of Excellence this afternoon, getting the better of...
Laois Ladies SFC Final Preview: Epic battle this Saturday for Portlaoise v St Conleth’s...
Portlaoise take on St Conleth's this evening at 6pm in O'Moore Park in the final of the 2024 LOETB Laois Ladies Senior Football Championship,...
Laois Ladies IFC Final Preview: Serious buzz as Graiguecullen and St Joseph’s prepare for...
Graiguecullen take on St Joseph's this afternoon at 4pm in O'Moore Park in the final of the 2024 LOETB Laois Ladies Intermediate Football Championship.
It...
Laois IFC: Murphy leads the way as Crettyard beat Mountmellick to become a senior...
Crettyard 2-12 Mountmellick 0-10
Laois IFC Final
Crettyard are the new Laois Shopping Centre Intermediate Football Champions after a hard-earned victory over Mountmellick this evening in...
Laois Ladies JFC Final Preview: Everything on the line as Killeshin and St Paul’s...
Killeshin take on St Paul's this evening at 6.30pm in Annanough in the final of the 2024 LOETB Laois Ladies Junior Football Championship, with...
‘Mindless vandalism’ caused at hallowed place of worship in Portlaoise
An act described as "mindless vandalism" occurred this week in Portlaoise, as Marian Shrine was attacked and defaced.
The incident occurred on some time between...
Hockey: Hargroves and Lewis on target as Laois make winning start
Laois Hockey Club kicked off the 2024/25 season this past weekend, with both first and second teams in action.
Laois began their Leinster Division 5...
In Pictures: ‘Exquisite’ five-bedroom property sells for €650,000 in Killenard
A Laois house has become one of the most expensive residential properties in the county, selling for an eye-catching €650,000.
50 Carriglea is nestled within...
Top scorers so far after huge weekend of hurling semi-finals
What a weekend of hurling we had, with the finals decided for the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate championships.
Rathdowney-Errill and Clough-Ballacolla set up a...
Laois GAA Fixtures: A huge week of football finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals
The last week of September is packed with an array of football finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals.
The highlight of the weekend will be the Laois...
Portarlington FIDE to host Charity Chess Tournament in aid of Pieta
Portarlington FIDE are set to host a charity chess tournament in aid of Pieta.
The event will be held in SOLAS Eco Garden Centre on...
Rugby: Hat-trick hero Coss gives Portlaoise a winning start as Portarlington fall to Garda
Portarlington 12 Garda Westmanstown 21
Leinster League Division 2B
Power was key on Sunday evening as Garda Westmanstown left Lea Road with the win on a...
Soccer: Mixed fortunes for Clonaslee and Mountmellick in FAI Junior Cup
Clonaslee Utd 4 Grange Utd 2
FAI Junior Cup Round 1
Clonaslee United have booked their place in Round 2 of the FAI Junior Cup thanks...
Full list of properties sold in Laois during August as property market continues to...
There were 103 residential properties sold in Laois during August according to the Property Price Register, one house more than the 2023 figure.
Following a...
Laois IHC: Two County Finals for Mountmellick after extraordinary win over Slieve Bloom
Mountmellick 4-16 Slieve Bloom 0-18
Laois IHC Semi-Final
Mountmellick have booked their place in the Laois Shopping Centre IHC final after a massively entertaining encounter with...
Laois U-13 ‘B’ FC: Silverware for Kilcavan-The Rock after dominant final win overPark-Ratheniska
Kilcavan-The Rock 2-7 Park-Ratheniska 0-2
Laois U-13 'B' Football Championship Final
Kilcavan-The Rock have been crowned Midlands Park Hotel Laois U-13 'B' Football Champions after a...
Waterways Ireland announce list of improvements and developments on Laois section of Grand Canal
Waterways Ireland have confirmed its list of planned improvements and developments on the Laois section of the Grand Canal.
Waterways Ireland are responsible for developing...
Opinion: Inter-County Soccer – the obvious choice that no one is talking about
The pinnacle of one's sport or discipline in this country is to compete in the All-Ireland Championship in their chosen field.
The GAA's All-Ireland finals are...
In Pictures: Laois house sells for over three quarters of a million euro
A Portlaoise house has become one of the most expensive residential properties in the county, selling for an eye-watering €775,000.
Berjokayden House in Ballycarroll is...
CCFL Fixtures: Ten Laois soccer clubs in action this weekend as FAI Junior Cup...
The 2024/25 CCFL season is back with another weekend of soccer to look forward to hear in Laois.
There are ten games involving Laois clubs,...
New car sales down almost 10% in Laois as Government urged to show support...
The number of new car sales in Laois fell in August, down almost 10% compared to the same month in 2023, according to figures...
Top scorers so far ahead of SFC semi-finals and IFC final
With the draw now made for the semi-finals of the Laois SFC, we have compiled a list of all the top scorers so far.
Crettyard...