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Small time Laois horse breeder makes it big with €700,000 sale...

A Laois farmer is celebrating this week after selling a horse at the sales in Newmarket in England for €700,000. John 'Baba' Keegan, who hails...

Lights, camera, action – All systems go as Ballyroan Goes to...

After six months of fundraising and preparation, the community of Ballyroan are almost ready to experience the bright lights of Hollywood. The community has been...

Laois Ladies SFC: Sarsfields begin campaign with big win over Ballyroan

Sarsfields 3-13 Ballyroan 1-9 Laois Ladies SFC Round 2 Sarsfields got their 2024 championship up and running last night with a 10 point win over Ballyroan. This...

Laois Ladies SFC: Portlaoise make perfect start to title defence with...

Portlaoise 4-15 Ballyroan 0-8 Laois Ladies SFC Round 1  Portlaoise have got their 2024 Laois Ladies Senior Championship off to a brilliant start as they had...

From the Archives – John F Headen: The history behind the...

This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in March 2020. One of the most popular Laois songs is The Skies O'er Ballyroan.  Written nearly 150 years ago,...

Barry Walsh: ‘I don’t see it as a seat it for...

Barry Walsh may have been an outgoing councillor - but he hadn't been elected in his own right before. The Ballyroan man was co-opted to...

Charlie McDonald Interview: The Ballyroan man who served as a councillor,...

The old Chinese proverb, 'May you live in interesting times', is particularly apt for Charlie McDonald, the Ballyroan man who represented the people of...

Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Barry Walsh (Fine Gael) –...

Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down - but fights this election...

Six-star Keane helps Ballyroan overpower Clonaslee to win Division 3 championship

Ballyroan 6-11 Clonaslee 5-9 Division 3 Hurling Championship  Ballyroan have left O'Moore Park as the Division 3 hurling champions, as the curtain comes down on the...

Almost €1 million in funding for improvements for projects in Ballyroan,...

Almost €1 million in Government funding has been allocated for community projects in three Laois areas. €500,000 has been awarded to Ballyroan for the redevelopment...

Laois County Council agree to sell four sites in Ballyroan for...

The January meeting of Laois County Council saw the sale of eleven Council sites across the county, delivered under Section 183 of the Local...

Former Laois primary school set to be converted into community space...

A disused old primary school building in the heart of a Laois village is set to undergo a huge transformation into a community space...

Moment in Time: Ballyroan Christmas concert in 2008

As our thoughts are firmly fixed towards Christmas, our Moment in Time looks back to a festive event in Ballyroan. In an era long before...

Remarkable Ballyroan comeback sees them recover from slow start to beat...

Ballyroan 5-5 Ballyfin 3-8 Division 2 Boys Championship  Ballyroan came from nine points down to defeat Ballyfin in a thrilling Boys Division 2 championship final encounter. Ballyfin...

Residents, workers or visitors to Laois village called upon to give...

Residents, workers and those who simply like to visit the village of Ballyroan are being asked for their views on the future. The Ballyroan Community...

Laois Ladies SFC: Portlaoise get off to a flying start at...

Portlaoise 3-13 Ballyroan 0-8 Laois Ladies SFC Round 2 Gráinne Moran, Sarah Ann Fitzgerald, Ashling Kehoe and Fiona Dooley were the stand-out performers as Portlaoise went...

O’Donnell and O’Connell on top as Ballyroan master Mountrath for Division...

Ballyroan 6-8 Mountrath 4-4  Division 4 Boys Hurling Championship Liam O'Donnell and Jerry O'Connell were unstoppable as Ballyroan defeated Mountrath to claim Division 4 glory. The midfield...

Ballyroan land sells at online auction for over €18,000 per acre

Eighteen acres of agricultural land at Cashel, Ballyroan, sold for for €325,000, or €18,055 per acre, at an online auction on Friday afternoon. Hennessy Auctioneers...

Christmas convoy road run to take place in Ballyroan on St...

St Stephen's Day is a great day to get out and about to a local event - and in Ballyroan this year, the Tom...

Laois County Council set to honour legendary local athlete Martin McDonald

Legendary Laois athlete Martin McDonald is set to be honoured by Laois County Council for his recent success in the world masters mountain running...

Laois garda honoured with bravery award after rescuing woman from Dublin...

Garda Brendan Crawford from Ballyroan was honoured at the National Bravery Awards on Friday for his role in rescuing a woman from a river...

Meet the Laois teenager who is representing her county at the...

She is studying the male dominated area of electronic engineering at Maynooth University and she has taken part in a range of sports over...
The Heath 1993

County Final Memory: Magical scenes as The Heath claim senior honours...

The Heath 2-17 Ballyroan 2-15 (after extra time) 1993 Laois SFC Final In the history of Laois county football finals, the 1993 edition surely has to...
St Conleth's ladies football

Dominant second half sees reigning champions St Conleth’s return to county...

St Conleth's 4-12 Ballyroan 2-2 Ladies Senior Football Championship Semi-Final St Conleth's quest for back to back Ladies titles continued as they defeated Ballyroan in the...
Ballyroan Ladies Football

Brilliant Ballyroan knock out Sarsfields to book senior semi-final place

Ballyroan 3-12 Sarsfields 4-5 Laois Ladies SFC Group A Round 3 Ballyroan are through to their first ever semi-final in the Laois Senior Ladies Championship after...

Public meeting on the future of Laois village rescheduled following bereavement

A public meeting about the future of Ballyroan has been rescheduled following a bereavement. The meeting was supposed to be held last night but will...

Heffernan, Sweeney and O’Loughlin to the fore as Ballyfin see off...

Ballyfin 8-6 Ballyroan 4-8 Division 4A Hurling Shield  Ben Heffernan, Conor Sweeney and Eoin O'Loughlin were to the fore as Ballyfin saw off the challenge of...

Ballyroan flooding may be landowners’ responsibility

Laois County Council may be unable to address flooding in Ballyroan as the stretches of river in question are believed to be the responsibility...
Ballyroan GAA award

In Pictures: Ballyroan celebrate successful 2021 season in style

2021 was an exceptional year for football in Ballyroan. Indeed they had a day of days in November when the men's side Ballyroan-Abbey won the...

Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant...

Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement of long-serving councillor Mary...