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Clough-Ballacolla up and running after win over Portlaoise

Clough-Ballacolla 2-19 Portlaoise 1-13 Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 1 Clough-Ballacolla are safely through to the second round of the Laois SHC following a comfortable win...
Emo-Courtwood-The Rock are into the MFC final

LIVE BLOG: Saturday’s Laois SHC double header from O’Moore Park

We're in O'Moore Park for the double header of Laois SHC action this evening and we'll be live blogging the action every step of...

Previews of Saturday’s Laois SHC action

Borris-Kilcotton got the defence of their Laois SHC crown off to a winning start in O'Moore Park on Friday night and there are two...
Cian Taylor speaking ahead of tonight' first round game

Taylor knows importance of first round win for Portlaoise

Portlaoise's Cian Taylor is hoping his side can put their injury crisis behind them and beat Clough-Ballacolla tonight. Experienced Tommy Fitzgerald could miss the season...

WATCH: More video footage emerges of Portlaoise house fire

A fire at an abandoned house in Portlaoise is the talk of the town this afternoon and more video footage of the incident has...

Major drugs seizure in Portlaoise

Cannabis herb worth €10,500 has been seized at a house in Portlaoise. The drugs were found in Gandon Close, Fairgreen, on Friday July 7, following...

In Pictures: Cúl Camps in Portarlington and Portlaoise

Summer is in full swing and the GAA Cúl Camps are beginning around the county. It's kind of an initiation for many of the stars...

Ed Sheeran fans already queueing for tickets in Portlaoise

Die hard Ed Sheeran fans have already begun camping out in Portlaoise in the hope of securing tickets. The popular singer is playing gigs in...

More great pictures from the Old Fort festival in Portlaoise

The Old Fort festival in Portlaoise over the weekend was a roaring success - with thousands of people coming into the town over the...
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Two Laois clubs looking forward to All Ireland Féile semi-finals

Two Laois clubs will be aiming to reach an All Ireland Féile football final tomorrow after impressive campaigns to date this weekend. Portlaoise are flying...

In Pictures: Sun shines on Old Fort festival in Portlaoise

The sun was shining as hundreds of people took to the streets this afternoon for the Old Fort Festival which is taking place all...

In Pictures: Plenty of colourful characters at Midlands Comic Convention

No, you weren't seeing things. No, it wasn't a nightmare! A part of Portlaoise town was taken over by comic book characters on Saturday...
The Laois Ladies senior footballer championship has been delayed following an appeal

All Friday night’s Laois GAA and Feile results

There was another bumper night of action in Laois and a round of Feile fixtures in Ulster. St Joseph's are into the Division 1 final...
The Portlaoise team who were crowned U-14 Feile champions this afternoon

Three Laois teams head to Ulster in search of Feile glory

Two Laois football clubs and one Laois Ladies football team are heading to Ulster tomorrow to begin their quests for Feile glory. This fantastic event will...

Major roadworks for Portlaoise town centre

Summer roadworks are on the way for lower Main Street in Portlaoise. Major roadworks are to be carried out on Lower Main Street in Portlaoise...

Five-year-old girl suffers broken leg in hit and run in Portlaoise

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a five-year-old girl suffered a broken leg after being hit by a car in a...

Reports of a house ‘shot at’ in Portlaoise

There have been multiple reports that a house in Portlaoise was shot at last night. LaoisToday understands that Gardaí were called to Carmody Way, Fairgreen...

Man with special needs assaulted at Portlaoise bus stop

A young adult with special needs received facial injuries in an unprovoked assault in Portlaoise recently. Following the incident a man was remanded in custody,...

Portlaoise pack too much power to stay in hunt for final...

Portlaoise 2-11 Arles-Killeen 0-6 ACFL Division 1A Portlaoise kept their hopes of reaching the league final alive thanks to an 11-point win over Arles-Killeen in Rathleague...

Division 1 hurling wins for Portlaoise, Borris-Kilcotton and Ballinakill

Laois ACHL Division 1 Portlaoise 1-17 Abbeyleix 1-15 Nine points from Cian Taylor and an early second-half goal from Tommy Fitzgerald helped Portlaoise to a much-needed...

Apartment blocks needed to bring people back to Portlaoise centre

If the population of people living in the centre of Portlaoise is to increase from 600, then apartment blocks will have to be built...

Garden seats open up new area at Portlaoise church

Portlaoise Parish have gone back in time somewhat to open up a section of the church grounds as a garden area. For years the two...

Mark Doheny: 15 things you’ll remember if you went clubbing in...

It was known as Top Deck at one stage and could well have other names at other times too. But the simple reality is that...

Bob Flavin: The Volkswagen Amarok makes the Portlaoise roads bearable

There are parts of Laois roads that require very careful negotiation mostly because of their condition and many of those roads are around the...

Sadness at passing of popular businesswoman Wynne Brennan

There was widespread shock and sadness at the death of local businesswoman Wynne Brennan earlier this week. Having been in business for over two decades...
The Laois minor hurling panel has been named

Champions do enough to see off Portlaoise

Borris-Kilcotton 2-17 Portlaoise 1-15 Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 County champions Borris-Kilcotton fielded arguably their strongest side of the season on Thursday night as they...

The Portlaoise Old Fort Festival returns – with a range of...

The streets of Portlaoise will come to life this June 23, 24 and 25 with the Old Fort Quarter Festival making a welcome return for its...
Tom Shiel was excellent for Stradbally tonight

Shiel signs off in style as Stradbally beat Portlaoise

Stradbally 0-19 Portlaoise 2-10 Laois Shopping Centre Division 1A Tom Shiel kicked six points as Stradbally moved up to fourth place in Division 1A following a...

Laois students scoop top awards in national art competition

Four Laois students have been presented with top awards in this year’s 63rd Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Pictured above is Lucy Deegan (17), from Luggacurren, who won...

Wired with Whelan: ‘Baptism barrier’ is an urban myth conjured up...

If I’m a pagan of the good times My lover’s the sunlight To keep the goddess on my side She demands a sacrifice Drain the whole sea Get something...