Laois athlete breaks national U-23 3000m Steeplechase record that has stood since 2006
A Laois athlete has broken an Irish record that has stood for the last 19 years.
Mountmellick's Ava O'Connor is now the holder of the...
Rugby: Portlaoise RFC U-14s enjoy epic and successful weekend in Wales
The Portlaoise RFC U-14 boys team enjoyed an exciting weekend of rugby and fun in Wales for a two-day rugby festival.
With just under 40...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, April 18, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Timothy (Timmy) Young
18 Pattison Estate, Mountmellick, Laois
Timothy (Timmy) Young 18 Pattison Estate Mountmellick Co laois....
ACFL Division 1: 14-man Stradbally produce stunning come-back to salvage a draw away to...
Courtwood 3-11 Stradbally 1-17
ACFL Division 1 Round 3
Courtwood's unbeaten start to Division 1 of the Football League is intact, but only just, after a...
Ballinakill business set to represent Laois at National Enterprise Awards
Make & Share Limited, a creative production agency based in Ballinakill, will represent Laois at the National Enterprise Awards which will be held in...
Laois Football and Hurling Podcast: Looking ahead to the GAA action over the Easter...
We are heading for the Easter weekend and the latest episode of the Laois Hurling and Football Podcast is here.
The biggest game of the...
35 students from Scoil Chríost Rí plant 2,800 trees as part of important environmental...
35 energetic and enthusiastic TY Students from Scoil Chríost Rí took up spades and donned their gloves to plant native trees in St Fintan’s...
Shock as Laois nursing home informs residents and their families that it is to...
There is considerable shock among families and residents of a Laois nursing home following the news that it is to close.
In a letter distributed...
Case made for additional stops to be installed on ‘increasingly popular’ Portlaoise Bus Service
The case for additional stops and even a third route for the Portlaoise Bus Service was made at a meeting yesterday.
Members of the Portlaoise...
‘Gig for Gaza’ to be held in Abbeyleix with proceeds going towards mobile maternity...
A fundraising event has been organised in Laois with proceeds going to the people of Gaza, currently in the grips of assault by the...
Fitzgerald expecting close contest as Laois set to begin Joe McDonagh Cup campaign against...
Tommy Fitzgerald's tenure as Laois manager has gotten off to a rather turbulent start.
The Portlaoise man, a very late appointment after the original manager...
Athletics: St Abban’s AC to host 50th annual Student Games on Good Friday
St Abban’s AC will host the 50th Annual Student Games in Monavea on Good Friday, April 18, at 5pm.
The competition has been running for...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, April 17, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael (Mick) Conroy
Johnsgrove/Mellick, Rosenallis, Laois
Michael (Mick) Conroy Johnsgrove, Rosenallis and formerly Meelick in the loving...
In Pictures: 97th anniversary of first ever transatlantic east-west flight marked in Laois
On Saturday last, the annual commemoration took place of the first ever transatlantic east-west flight in which Portlaoise man Col. James Fitzmaurice took part...
Action needed as Laois town’s roads ‘designed for horse and cart’ not fit to...
A Laois County Councillor has called for action as he says the roads in one town are not fit to cope with parking and...
1916 Easter Rising Commemorations to be held across Laois
The 109th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will be celebrated this weekend with Commemorations being held around Laois.
Events in Mountmellick and The Heath, both...
Taoiseach admits ‘huge gaps’ in Child Disability Network Teams in Laois ‘is not at...
Taoiseach Michael Martin has admitted the "huge gaps" in Child Disability Network Teams (CDNT) in Laois are "not at all satisfactory".
The issue was raised...
Laois politicians come together to demand ‘urgent reform’ of ambulance services in Laois
Two Laois politicians have called for "urgent reform" of the ambulance services in County Laois.
Speaking in Seanad Éireann, Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack cited...
News in Brief: Postponement of streaming levy, free schoolbooks and review of National Development...
Indefinite postponement of streaming levy
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Patrick O’Donovan is to indefinitely postpone the introduction of a levy...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Manager Tommy Fitzgerald and captain David Dooley ahead of Joe McDonagh...
After a four week break, the Laois senior hurlers return to action this weekend with the commencement of the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Laois take on...
Huge Laois success at Kickboxing Ireland National Championships
The Kickboxing Ireland National Championships took place recently up in Cavan, with huge Laois success.
An U-18 team of Portlaoise representatives travelled to participate in...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Valerie Hinds
Mountrath Rd., Portlaoise, Laois
Hinds, Valerie of Mountrath Road, Portlaoise. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by...
ACHL Division 4: Clonad maintain 100% record while wins also for PRT, Portlaoise and...
Clonad 4-19 Rathdowney-Errill 4-11
ACHL Division 4 Round 3
Clonad finished with a flourish to see off Rathdowney-Errill and go top of ACHL Division 3 on...
All of this evening’s Laois GAA results from around the county
There was Leinster minor championship action, Round 3 of ACHL Division 3 and 4 and a full schedule of games in the U-13 football...
ACHL Division 3: Ballinakill go top, Trumera earn late draw with Mountmellick while Camross...
Trumera 2-15 Mountmellick 2-15
ACHL Division 3 Round 3
Trumera snatched a late equaliser against Mountmellick this evening to claim their first point of this season's...
Leinster MFC: Heartbreak for Laois as late Offaly surge halts comeback and dumps them...
Laois 2-9 Offaly 1-15
Leinster MFC Round 3
The Laois minor footballers are out of the Leinster championship after they were beaten by Offaly in the...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as the Laois minor footballers face Offaly in...
It is all on the line this evening as the Laois minor footballers face Offaly in Round 3 of the Leinster championship.
John Larkin’s side...
Parking by-laws ‘not working’ as Laois town has become a ‘free for all’
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at illegal parking in Mountrath and has called for action.
Independent Councillor James Kelly tabled a motion on...
‘Disappointing’ response as Mountmellick still waits for flood relief scheme almost eight years after...
A Laois county councillor is becoming increasingly frustrated as a flood relief scheme which was promised following a catastrophic event in 2017 is still...
‘Onwards and upwards for Laois’ as camogie managers savour victory following 2024 heartache
Pat Collier and Robert Jones finally got a piece of silverware under their belts as Laois Camogie managers on Saturday when they defeated Roscommon...
