Leinster MHC: Hat tricks for Delaney and Phelan as Laois crush Kerry to advance...
Laois 6-16 Kerry 1-9
Leinster MHC Tier 2 Round
The Laois minor hurlers are through to the preliminary quarter final of the Leinster championship following victory...
LIVE BLOG: Minor hurlers v Kerry, senior hurlers v Down and Ladies in Leinster...
It is an extremely busy Saturday of GAA action and we will bring you live updates from three matches involving Laois teams.
The three games...
Planning applications under review for housing developments in Graiguecullen, Portlaoise and Ballyroan
The Planning Authorities at Laois County Council have received a number of recent applications for housing developments that would see more than 100 extra...
Leinster Ladies MFC: Laois looking to go another step in magical journey
Leinster Ladies MFC 'B' Final - Laois v Wexford
In Baltinglass at 2pm
The rollercoaster journey for the Laois ladies minor football team takes another spin...
In Pictures: Live Well Expo 2025 empowering people to ‘age well’
The Live Well Health and Wellbeing Expo brought the community together this week at a wonderful event held in Portlaoise College.
The free event was...
Your guide to the game as the Laois senior hurlers make the long journey...
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2 – Laois v Down
In McKenna Park, Ballycran, at 1.30pm
Laois will make the four-hour-plus journey to McKenna Park, Rubane -...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, April 26, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Dolores Dowling (née Shelly)
Churchtown, Castletown, Laois/Rosenallis, Laois
Dolores Dowling (née Shelly), Churchtown, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois...
Portlaoise Hospital announce visitor restrictions following high levels of flu in the community
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is implementing visiting restrictions from today, Friday April 25.
This is to prevent the transmission of influenza that is circulating in...
Laois squad looking forward to All-Ireland Minor Camogie ‘A’ Shield Final this Sunday in...
The Laois Minor Camogie team are in the All-Ireland 'A' Shield Final against Antrim on Sunday, with throw-in at 2.30pm in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.
The...
Laois TD highlights importance of emergency air ambulance with 22 missions carried out here...
A Laois TD has highlighted the vital role played by the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS), which delivered twenty-two missions in Laois in 2024.
Fine Gael's...
LoveLaois Podcast: New Laois Rose Katelyn Cummins – electrician, farmer, dancer and now looking...
Katelyn Cummins from Ballyouskil, just across the Laois-Kilkenny border, became the newest Laois Rose last Friday night when she was crowned at the selection...
Portarlington ‘does not have enough Gardaí’ leading to ‘significant problems’ says Laois TD
A Laois TD has said one of the county's biggest towns "does not have enough Gardaí," which is leading to "significant problems" in the...
GAA Academy Day: Laois U-14, U-15 and U-16 football squads set for first competitive...
Saturday will see the first official action for three Laois GAA development squads.
The Laois U-14, U-15 and U-16 footballers will play their first competitive...
Laois Football and Hurling Podcast: Hurlers in Down, Ladies in Leinster final and Camogie...
We are heading towards the final weekend in April and on to the busiest stage of the year.
This weekend is extremely hectic and Steven...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, April 25, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
David Griffin
Dr Murphy Place, Portlaoise, Laois/Carlow Town, Carlow
David Griffin (Griff) Dr. Murphy Place Portlaoise and...
Laois TD set to chair Oireachtas Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery
Long-serving Laois Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming is set to be appointed as chairperson of one of the Oireachtas's key committees.
Deputy Fleming has been...
Laois Football Podcast: Minor ladies go in search of Leinster championship glory
The Laois ladies minor football team are in the Leinster 'B' final this Saturday when they take on Wexford in Baltinglass at 2pm.
And ahead...
Laois TD tells Dáil Éireann that Irish Water is a ‘cash cow’ and a...
A Laois TD has described Irish Water/Uisce Eireann as a "cash cow", and said the very establishment of the company itself has been a...
‘A Town in a Garden’ – Biodiversity Action Plan delivering for Portlaoise
Portlaoise Tidy Towns launched their Biodiversity Action Plan in 2023 and the group have now put together a comprehensive progress report on the initiative.
"Firstly,...
Planning applications received for HSE developments in both Portlaoise and Mountmellick
The Health Service Executive (HSE) have applied to Laois County Council for planning permission on two projects in the county.
In Portlaoise, the HSE have...
Sean Fleming: Remembering Pope Francis as a ‘kind, gentle, friendly and holy person’
Following the passing of Pope Francis, Laois TD Sean Fleming has penned a personal piece about meeting the late pontiff a few months ago.
Like...
Six Talking Points as the Laois U-20s defeat Kildare to set up Wexford showdown
A comprehensive victory in Newbridge yesterday evening over Kildare saw Laois U-20s book their spot in the Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship Quarter Final.
This side...
Applications for School Transport Portal set to close this Friday
The family portal for new applications for mainstream school transport services for the 2025/26 school year is about to close.
Any new applications made after...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, April 24, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Early
Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise, Laois
Funeral arrangements will be announced on Thursday.
Funeral Arrangements Later
Phyllis Marum (née...
Leinster U-20 HC: Bannon and Breen break Kildare hearts as Laois catapult into Leinster...
Laois 1-29 Kildare 2-16
Leinster U-20 HC Preliminary Quarter Final
Rick Bannon and Jack Breen were in scintillating form in Newbridge this evening, combining for 12...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the action as the Laois U-20 hurlers take on...
The big night has arrived for Derek Delaney and the Laois U-20 hurlers as they head to Newbridge.
It is win or bust from now...
Buggie School of Irish Dancing bring home 41 world championship medals to Laois
Dancers from the Buggie School of Irish Dancing competed at the An Chomhdhail World Irish Dance Championships in Killarney last week.
Their teachers, Gráinne Buggie,...
Mountmellick Development Association unveil Healion Cup to honour local Chairs of Laois Association Dublin
Mountmellick Development Association (MDA) recently unveiled the permanent exhibition of the Healion Cup in tribute to the four local people who have Chaired the...
Laois family embarking on fundraising skydive to honour their late husband and father
A Laois family are embarking on a skydive in a wonderful fundraising event to honour the memory of their husband and father, Mr Anthony...
LoveLaois Podcast: Alison O’Kelly on her business journey, educational stereotypes and hopes for the...
Society tells us that there's a certain order in which we should be doing things.
Primarily, it's school, college, work, then business.
But for Alison O'Kelly,...
