Tag: Laois

An extremely rare Laois All-Ireland medal from 1915 is set to go under the hammer next month. Auctioneer George Fonsie Mealy, of Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers,...

Laois minor hurling manager Christy Walsh believes his team are firm underdogs ahead of their Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Round 1 clash with Offaly...

Laois has one of the fastest growing population figures in the country, results of the Census 2016 have confirmed. The total population in the county...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan believes that today's Census results prove that Laois needs greater state investment in public services. The Fine Gael TD...

The Laois minor hurling panel has been confirmed ahead of their Leinster championship round one clash against Offaly. Christy Walsh's men will go into the...

Peter Creedon was left tearing his hair out once again as Laois ran into disciplinary problems for a fifth time this season. His team were...

Laois house prices have risen by 11 per cent in the past year, according to the latest Daft.ie report. In Laois, prices in the first...

Laois face Offaly in a must-win game tomorrow in O’Connor Park and one of their key players is confident that Peter Creedon’s men can...

Three Laois players have made the Rising Stars Hurling Team for 2017 it has been announced this afternoon. Abbeyleix's Enda Rowland, Camross' Dwane Palmer and...

Laois manager Peter Creedon has named an unchanged team for his sides’ must win clash away to Offaly on Sunday afternoon. Donie Kingston, who was originally...

There has been chaos for Laois commuters this morning as almost all Irish rail services have been cancelled. For those who managed to make it...

Laois and Offaly contest a winner takes all Division 3 game in O'Connor Park on Sunday. But what is your knowledge of the two sides...

The Army Bomb Disposal Unit were in Portlaoise this afternoon following the discovery of a suspect package at the international mailing centre. The An Post facility...

A group of secondary school students from Laois beat off fierce competition from a number of private schools to be crowned All-Ireland French debating champions...

An application to erect a wind turbine in Laois has been rejected by An Bord Pleanala. This was an appeal by Andy Dunne of 7 Kellyville...

The people of Ballinakill and Laois GAA are in mourning following the sudden death of a great servant - Michael 'Maggie' Walsh. The 64-year-old was...

Laois 5-7 Tyrone 3-11 Ladies National Football League Division 2 Laois ladies struck five goals in Omagh against Tyrone to put one foot in the semi-finals...

Laois football manager Peter Creedon tasted league success for just the second time on Saturday evening in O’Moore Park as Donie Kingston inspired his side...

Ladies National Football League Division 2 Round 6 Preview The Laois ladies sit top of Division 2 with two games to go - but manager...

NFL Division 3 Round 6 Preview Peter Creedon’s Laois side continue their National Football League Division 3 campaign by facing Longford in O'Moore Park at 7pm. Laois...

The students of Knockbeg College held their annual tractor run for charity today, continuing a long-standing tradition which has been running for two decades. Almost...

The Laois footballers have endured a rough time of things in the last few months. A positive O'Byrne Cup campaign under new manager Peter Creedon...

Laois hurling manager Eamon Kelly has made two changes and a raft of positional switches ahead of Sunday's trip to face league leaders Wexford. Borris-Kilcotton's...

Today was a really strange day. There are nine days left in March but yet, we had the biggest snowfall we've had in years. People...

The people of Laois woke up covered in white fluffy stuff this morning. The night before brought snow - and lots of it. While it might...

Trade meetings in Italy had a Laois flavour when Minister Charlie Flanagan visited Italy recently. On a visit to the World Food Programme HQ in...

A High Court judge is to ask the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) to decide issues concerning Coillte’s environmental responsibilities in relation...

Laois 2-11 Down 2-7 Littlewoods Ireland National Camogie League Division 2 Two goals in the space of a minute turned this game in Laois's favour in...

Laois 0-9 Antrim 4-10 Leinster Minor Hurling League Round 3 Antrim put four goals past Laois in O'Moore Park this afternoon to end the home side's...

Laois 2-8 Offaly 2-9 Leinster U-21 Football Championship Semi-Final Ten wides in the opening 35 minutes cost Laois dearly as their Leinster U-21 campaign came to...