Mark Comerford
Rugby: Several Laois players line out during Interprovincial Championships
Each year, the four provinces compete in the IRFU Interprovincial Championships across academy grades as well as the senior women's teams.
The 2024 championships drew...
New Scoil Chríost Rí principal eager to increase visibility, commitment and engagement
Portlaoise girls secondary school, Scoil Chríost Rí, has welcomed a new principal, with Mr Sean Smyth recently appointed to the role.
Mr Smyth (37) is...
Rugby: Portlaoise exit Hosey Cup as 2024 season gets underway
Portlaoise 14 Newbridge 31
Hosey Cup Round 1
After the long summer break, domestic rugby got back up and running this weekend as Newbridge travelled to...
Laois JFC: Kilcavan win Group B while Barrowhouse and The Rock finishes all square
Kilcavan 4-16 The Heath 2-12
Laois JFC Group B Round 4
Kilcavan have maintained their 100% start to the Laois Shopping Centre Junior Football Championship, winning...
Planning Permission granted to two sports clubs in Laois for improvements and modifications
Two sports clubs in the county have been awarded planning permission from Laois County Council for improvements and modifications.
St Joseph's GAA Club have had...
Former Rathdowney ‘Outlet Shopping Centre’ put up for sale for €7.2 million
Brand Central, the old Rathdowney Outlet Shopping Centre, has gone on the market with an asking price of €7.2 million.
The property on the Johnstown...
Opinion: FAI’s planned summer season could cripple rural Irish soccer – but there are...
Ever since the FAI began to float the idea of summer soccer, people up and down the island of Ireland have been screaming "it...
WATCH: Laois girls centre of attention at recent Coldplay gig in Vienna as Croke...
Coldplay fans from all across the country descended upon Croke Park last night to sing along with one of the most popular bands of...
Head of Finance at Laois County Council retires after over 45 years of service
A long-serving Director of Services at Laois County Council has this week announced his retirement from the role.
Mr Gerry Murphy from Louth, Head of...
17-year high sees almost 150,000 people immigrate to Ireland in just 12 months
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has confirmed that approximately 150,000 people immigrated to Ireland in the 12 months between April 2023 and April 2024.
The...
A third of all Irish students say they are experiencing serious financial problems
A third of all students in Ireland say that they are experiencing serious or very serious financial problems.
That is according the latest Eurostudent survey,...
In Pictures: Many wonderful events held in Laois during National Heritage Week 2024
National Heritage Week 2024 took place at venues across Laois from August 17 to 25, attracting huge crowds to many diverse destinations.
National Heritage Week...
Our latest senior hurling team of the week as group stages draw to a...
The group stages of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship came to a conclusion at the weekend as the knockout stage takes shape.
Our Team of...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures as focus turns to football
After an incredible weekend of hurling, attention now turns to the football championship.
The Laois SFC returns to O'Moore Park, with double-headers on both Saturday...
Oireachtas research estimates social housing needs in Laois at over €400 million
Research by the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) estimates social housing needs in Laois at over €400 million.
The PBO's research analysed the number of...
Stanley insists Sinn Féin’s new housing plan will ‘deliver affordable homes in Laois’
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says “Sinn Féin’s Affordable Homes Plan will bring home ownership back into the reach of ordinary people in...
‘As local TD, I will not tolerate a two-tier system where schools in my...
A Laois TD has hit out at his own Government, saying he "will not tolerate a two-tier system" with regards to special needs education.
Fine...
€100,000 funding announced for Town Centre First Projects in Mountrath and Rathdowney
€100,000 of Government funding has been announced by Minister Heather Humphreys for Town Centre First projects here in Laois.
Two towns in the county have...
Laois SHC: Rathdowney-Errill run up a huge score to win Group B
Rathdowney-Errill 1-32 Castletown 2-12
Laois SHC Group B Round 3
Rathdowney-Errill finished with a colossal 1-32 as they swept aside Castletown to win Group B of...
Laois SHC: Camross make light work of Portlaoise to finish as Group B runners-up
Camross 1-20 Portlaoise 0-11
Laois SHC Group B Round 3
Camross made light work of Portlaoise to secure second place in Group B of the Laois...
Laois SHC: Abbeyleix produce extraordinary comeback to stun The Harps
Abbeyleix 2-20 The Harps 1-22
Laois SHC Group A Round 3
It was a shootout for second place in Group A of the Laois Shopping Centre...
Laois JHC ‘C’: The Harps are final-bound thanks to late O’Sullivan goal
The Harps 1-13 Clonaslee-St Manman's 2-8
Laois JHC 'C' Semi-Final
The Harps are through to the final of the Laois Shopping Centre Junior 'C' Hurling Championship...
Laois IHC: Mountmellick hold off Mountrath to top Group A and advance to the...
Mountmellick 0-19 Mountrath 0-16
Laois IHC Group A Round 3
Home advantage paid dividends for Mountmellick this evening, as they left Pairc Acragar with a priceless...
Highly anticipated league final between Clonaslee-St Manman’s and Kilcavan postponed
The scheduled Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 3 final between Clonaslee-St Manman's and Kilcavan has been postponed.
The game was down for decision last Wednesday,...
New car sales in Laois up 6.5% in July, but national figures fall for...
The number of new car sales in Laois saw a slight increase in July, rising by 6.5% compared to the same month in 2023,...
Dowling wins third annual John Duggan Memorial Cup as largest field ever take part
There was a superb turnout for the third annual John Duggan Memorial Cup, held in the picturesque surrounds of Portlaoise Golf Club.
107 players in...
Rugby: Laois native Jack Deegan named Player of the Match as Ireland U-18s demolish...
Laois native Jack Deegan delivered a player-of-the-match on Monday, as Ireland beat their English counterparts in Round 1 of rugby's U-18 International Series.
Deegan, who...
Laois JHC ‘B’: Strong second half sees Clough-Ballacolla advance to the final at Kyle’s...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-16 Kyle 2-10
Laois JHC 'B' Semi Final
Clough-Ballacolla are through to the Laois Shopping Centre Junior Hurling Championship 'B' final after an entertaining victory...
Laois band The Outcast Crew set to feature on Sunday night of Electric Picnic...
The Outcast Crew have been announced for Electric Picnic 2024, with the Laois band confirmed for Sunday Night.
The trad-punk band will take to the...
Stage times revealed for all main areas at Electric Picnic 2024
Electric Picnic 2024 is just days away and the stage times have finally been announced.
Stradbally Estate will see global superstars such as Calvin Harris,...