Tag: Portlaoise

Portlaoise 3-11 Graiguecullen 0-4 U-20 Football Championship Semi Final Portlaoise reached the Laois U-20 football championship final following a 16 point win over Graiguecullen in Stradbally...

The Laois U-20 football finalists will be known this evening as both semi finals are down for decision tonight. The Centre of Excellence is the...

For the second year, a live animal charity crib is set to officially open in Portlaoise this weekend. From Sunday, a live animal crib in...

Gardai arrested a juvenile in relation to an alleged stabbing incident in Portlaoise at the weekend. The teenager was detained under Section 4 of the...

In the wake of the horrific attack in Portlaoise at the weekend, in which a knife was reportedly used to inflict serious injuries, the...

The victim of a stabbing incident that happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in Portlaoise is in a 'stable but serious condition'. That...

There is a considerable Garda presence in the centre of Portlaoise this morning following a reported stabbing incident over night. Parts of the town's main...

One of the most anticipated matches of the year takes place on Sunday when two of Laois's biggest towns collide. Defending champions Portarlington will face...

Portarlington manager Martin Murphy says his charges will be taking nothing for granted when they face Portlaoise in the county final on Sunday. Speaking on...

On Sunday the Portarlington footballers will seek to put Laois SFC titles back-to-back for the first time since 1955, incidentally a year when the...

Planning permission has been granted for 74 new houses on the Grattan Street/Mountrath Road area of Portlaoise. The development will be accessed close to where...

Portlaoise 1-17 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-6 Laois SFC Semi-final Portlaoise produced their best performance since their 2019 semi final win over Portarlington to reach another Laois SFC final. Their...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the need for a local bus service for Portlaoise Town in the Dáil recently. The improvement of local bus...

Ballinakill 2-16 Portlaoise 1-12 Laois Premier IHC Semi-final An impressive first-half performance laid the foundations for a comfortable Ballinakill win in the second Premier IHC semi-final...

A Laois mammy has been crowned the Woman’s Way and Beko Mum of the Year for 2021. Louise Lynam has scooped the prize from the...

Approval has been granted for three housing projects in Laois by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The three projects, in Portlaoise, Durrow...

O'Dempsey's 1-12 Portlaoise 1-15 AET Laois SFC Quarter-final The strength of Portlaoise's bench was the difference as they came from behind to defeat O'Dempsey's in extra...

Portlaoise 1-12 St Joseph's 2-7 Laois SFC Round 3 The latest chapter of the Portlaoise-St Joseph's rivalry played out in O'Moore Park this evening - but...

The Rock 3-16 Portlaoise 0-4 Laois IFC Relegation Final The Rock maintained their Intermediate status with ease in Portarlington this afternoon as their relegation final with...

A huge plan to upgrade a significant portion of Portlaoise is set to get underway next week. A brand new pedestrian crossing as well as...

Portlaoise 1-23 Clonaslee-St Manman's 1-10 Laois Premier IHC Group B Round 3 Portlaoise cruised to a thirteen point victory over Clonaslee to record three wins from...

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on May 15, 2020, as part of our County Final Memory series.  Portlaoise 1-7 St Joseph's 0-9 1970 Laois SFC...

Camross 1-18 The Harps 1-14 Minor 'A' Hurling Championship Semi Final Camross qualified for the Minor 'A' hurling final after edging a tight encounter with The...

Arles-Kilcruise 3-26 Portlaoise 0-7 Laois Intermediate Football Championship Arles-Kilcruise progressed to the Quarter-final of the Intermediate championship tonight following a 28 point win over Portlaoise. However, for...

Gardaí in Portlaoise arrested a man on Friday in relation to several thefts from vehicles and shops over the previous three days. The man in...

A section of the N80 in Laois is set to remain closed overnight, gardai have confirmed. The road in question, the main road between Portlaoise...

Graiguecullen 0-18 Portlaoise 3-3  Laois Minor 'A' Football Championship Semi Final  Jack Byrne was the star of the show in Rathleague this afternoon as Graiguecullen reached...

Laois County Council have been allocated €161,794 under Fáilte Ireland’s Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme. Hynd’s Square in Portlaoise has been allocated €129,446 while Durrow will...

Not even a torrential downpour could dampen the spirits in Portarlington and Portlaoise this evening as Paralympic heroes Nicole Turner and Gary O'Reilly returned...

Courtwood 1-9 Portlaoise 1-7 Senior Football Championship Round 1 Portlaoise were 1/20 to win this game but Courtwood rubbished that with a brilliant display to start...