New Chair to be elected at upcoming Laois Integration Network AGM
Laois Integration Network (LIN) are to hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, April 3, in Laois Partnership Office at New Road, Portlaoise...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, March 30, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Larry Ryan
Knockiel, Rathdowney, Laois
Larry Ryan, Knockiel, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, March 28th. 2025, peacefully at home...
Leinster U-20 HC: Galway run riot as Laois lose championship opener
Laois 0-8 Galway 1-28
Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1
Laois's U-20 Leinster Hurling Championship campaign opened with a tough contest as Galway came...
Leinster MFC: Maguire the difference as Louth defeat Laois in championship opener
Laois 0-12 Louth 1-15
Leinster Minor Football Championship Group 1 Round 1
The Laois minor footballers have made a losing start to the Leinster championship as...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from a Leinster MFC and U-20 HC double...
The Leinster championship continues today and we have a double header of action in O'Moore Park.
The action begins at 2pm where the Laois minor...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - The full list of properties sold in Laois during February as local market sees huge upsurge
There were 95 residential properties sold in...
Young Laois teacher set to be remembered as friends prepare to embark on fundraising...
A young Laois teacher is set to be remembered as a group of his college friends are preparing to embark on a fundraising half-marathon...
Laois U-20 hurlers name captain, vice-captain and 39-player panel for start of 2025 season
Laois U-20 hurling manager Derek Delaney has named his panel, captain and vice-captains ahead of the 2025 season opener this afternoon.
Laois begin their Leinster...
In Pictures: Launch of Pollinator Lesson Plan inspires teachers in Laois
Laois Education Support Centre (LESC) recently launched Pollinator Lesson Plans for teachers aimed at enhancing biodiversity education in schools.
The initiative was a collaboration between...
Leinster Towns Plate: Phenomenal come-back from Portlaoise sees them through to semi-finals
Edenderry 19 Portlaoise 28
Leinster Towns Plate Quarter-Final
Portlaoise travelled to Coolavacoose on the Offaly/Kildare border on Friday night for their Leinster Towns Plate Quarter-Final, under...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, March 29, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Cyril Fitzpatrick
1 St. Patrick's Terrace, Castletown, Laois, R32K7E2
It is with deep sadness that we announce...
In Pictures: All smiles and great craic at Laois Irish Countrywomen’s Association’s Irish Night
The Laois Irish Countrywomen's Association's Irish Night was held in Sue Ryder Ireland, Kilminchy, Portlaoise on Friday March 21.
This initiative was supported by Creative...
REVEALED: Electric Picnic announce FIVE headline acts for 2025 festival
Electric Picnic have announced the first five headline acts for the 2025 festival in Stradbally later this year.
Hozier and Chappell Roan have been announced...
In Pictures: Portlaoise Institute Open Day a resounding success
Portlaoise Institute hosted its highly anticipated Open Day on Wednesday, March 26, welcoming over 300 students and parents eager to explore the diverse range...
Laois mother on the brink of being made homeless is ‘asking for help’
A Laois mother is asking for help as she and her family find themselves on the brink of being made homeless.
Denise Malone, from Ballyfin,...
Laois minor footballers name captain, vice-captains and team ahead of Leinster championship opener
The Laois minor footballers have named their captain, vice-captain and team ahead of their Leinster championship opener on Friday.
Portlaoise's Mark O'Connor will captain the...
Laois Football and Hurling Podcast: Looking back at U-20s and ahead to the weekend
The latest episode of the Laois Football and Hurling Podcast is here as we look back and forward.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett...
Laois TD says changes to housing scheme ‘will cause havoc’ for tenants and ‘will...
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley said the proposed changes to the Tenant in Situ Scheme "will cause havoc."
The scheme allows Local Authorities to...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, March 28, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mildred Ward (née Ray)
Nahanna, Rathangan, Offaly/Rathangan, Kildare/Cullohill, Laois
Formerly of Aughmacart, Cullohill County Laois. Peacefully at...
2nd Year Hurling: Guilfoyle, Mortimer and Lawless to the fore as Mountrath claim North...
Mountrath CS 4-10 Scoil Mhuire Clane 1-6
North Leinster Colleges 2nd Year ‘B’ Hurling Championship Final
Mountrath Community Scholl were crowned 2nd Year North Leinster 'B'...
Laois County Council Initiative leases new life to old bikes with Tanzania and Portlaoise...
The Laois County Council’s Environment Department successfully organised a waste amnesty for unwanted bicycles.
This was done through the Anti-Dumping Initiative with approximately 90 bikes...
€200,000 funding awarded for restoration works on Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultural Museum
€200,000 has been approved for restoration works on a site of major historical significance here in Laois.
The old Donaghmore Workhouse, just outside Rathdowney, was built...
Laois builder featuring in new TG4 series focusing on the Irish construction sector
A Laois builder is featuring on a new TG4 series which is focusing on the Irish construction sector.
Dave Fingleton, from Ratheniska, is one of...
The full list of properties sold in Laois during February as local market sees...
There were 95 residential properties sold in Laois during February according to the Property Price Register, an massive increase of 42% on the 2024...
Laois GAA propose further change to SHC format to avoid repeat pairings
Laois GAA is proposing a change to the new structure of the senior hurling championship before it begins.
A new ten team format has been...
2025 Walk in the Park for Parkinson’s to be held in Colt GAA
East Midlands Parkinson’s - the local Parkinson’s Ireland group for Laois and Kildare - will host “Walk in the Park for Parkinson's” on Saturday...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mildred Ward (née Ray)
Nahanna, Rathangan, Offaly/Rathangan, Kildare/Cullohill, Laois
Formerly of Aughmacart, Cullohill County Laois. Peacefully at...
Leinster U-20 FC: Demolition job as Kildare prove far too strong for Laois
Laois 0-6 Kildare 3-18
Leinster U-20 Football Championship Round 1
Laois made a disastrous start to the Leinster U-20 championship as they were comprehensively beaten by...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as the Laois U-20 footballers begin their Leinster...
The big night has arrived for Kieran Kelly and the Laois U-20 footballers as they face Kildare in Round 1 of the Leinster championship.
This...
Laois Councillor receives ‘positive reaction’ to request for road improvements in Bilboa, Graiguecullen and...
A Laois County Councillor has received a positive response to all three of his motions surrounding road improvement works.
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan made the...
