Killenard complete Division 1 double after thrilling victory over Killeshin in Girls Championship final
Killenard 2-9 Killeshin 2-6
Division 1 Girls Championship
Scoil Naomh Eoin Killenard completed a remarkable Division 1 double at the Cumann na mBunscol finals in O'Moore...
Gorry The Great as Killenard dethrone Holy Family to be crowned the best team...
Killenard 5-5 Holy Family 2-4
Division 1 Boys Championship
Killenard National School were crowned Division 1 Cumann na mBunscol champions following a deserved victory over Holy...
Laois artist among 12 selected for prestigious RDS Visual Art Awards exhibition
An Abbeyleix artist has been selected as one of just 12 emerging artists from across Ireland to feature in the prestigious RDS Visual Art...
Sponsored 1
Only a handful of tickets remain for Laois Business Summit
Only a handful of tickets remain available for the Laois Business Summit which takes place in the Midlands Park Hotel this Friday, October 23.
Bringing...
Sponsored 2
€10,000 up for grabs as People First Credit Union opens Community Champions award
People First Credit Union is inviting local community and voluntary groups to apply for its Community Champions Award, a significant €10,000 prize dedicated to...
Concerns raised that Laois could be losing out on property tax revenue due to...
Concerns have been raised that Laois County Council could be missing out on Local Property Tax revenue because of discrepancies between Eircodes and county...
Leinster Colleges SFC: Knockbeg College progress to knockout phase following dramatic win over Moate
Knockbeg College 4-17 Moate CS 1-24
Leinster Colleges SFC Round 2
Knockbeg College are through to the knockout phase of the Leinster Colleges SFC following a...
Busy Bank Holiday weekend ahead as Laois GAA clubs prepare for championship action
It promises to be another busy Bank Holiday weekend for Laois GAA clubs, with plenty of football, hurling, camogie and ladies football action taking...
Sponsored 3
VIP savings at Joe Mallon Motors sales event this week
For 3 DAYS ONLY, enjoy exclusive VIP savings at Joe Mallon Motors Portlaoise this week - Thursday to Saturday, October 15-17.
We have slashed prices...
sponsored 4
Property: Hennessy Auctioneers bring 26-acre residential farm holding near Portarlington to the market
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to welcome to the market this circa 26-acre residential farm holding at Kilkeeran, Portarlington, Co Offaly.
It will be sold at...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, October 22, 2026
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ivana Rose Horan McMahon
Sarsfield Street, Mountmellick, Laois
We announce the heartbreaking news of the sudden passing...
Shock and frustration as housing plans at Tyrell’s Land in Portlaoise is refused
Laois County Council have expressed their frustration over a decision to refuse permission for a housing development at Tyrell's Land in Portlaoise, a site...
Taoiseach issues State apology to family of murdered Portlaoise Prison officer Brian Stack
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has issued a formal State apology to the family of Brian Stack, the former chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison who...
In Pictures: Stradbally charity fashion show raises €3,000 for two local causes
A charity fashion show held in Stradbally has raised an impressive €3,000 for two local organisations, with the proceeds recently presented to the beneficiaries.
The...
‘People don’t mind returning to the office … but don’t want to return to...
Thousands of people in Laois leave the county every day to work but it's not working in the office that is the challenge -...
Some households ‘under pressure like never before’ as Laois TD calls for €400 winter...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to introduce additional measures to tackle the rising cost of living, warning that some households...
‘We’ve delivered and hopefully there’s more to come’
When a team wins a county final, there are so many great stories behind it.
And when it comes to grabbing interviews in the chaotic...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Nuala Eades (née Pepper)
Laois/Carlow/Dublin
Eades (née Pepper), Nuala Mary, BSc, PhD, late of Laois, Carlow and...
Goals galore, dramatic finishes and historic victories as Cumann na mBunscol finals get underway...
It was a memorable opening day of the Cumann na mBunscol football finals at Laois Hire O'Moore Park on Tuesday, with 14 county titles...
Laois TD calls for increased bed capacity at three hospitals as county’s population continues...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to urgently increase hospital and nursing home bed capacity in Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix to...
Portlaoise Musical Society set to bring hilarious Young Frankenstein to Dunamaise Arts Centre
Portlaoise Musical Society is preparing to bring plenty of laughs, music and theatrical mayhem to the Dunamaise Arts Centre next month with its latest...
Laois Hurling Podcast: John Brophy/Conor Dunne | Ken Hogan | Podge Delaney | Joe...
The Harps are Laois Senior champions and that is a phrase that they are going to enjoy saying for the next while.
We have already...
Ken Hogan: ‘I didn’t do it, the players did it, the team did it’
Ken Hogan has enough success to his name, across different counties and competitions, to justifiably take every bit of credit that comes his way.
But...
County Final Diary: Cullohill’s men of 1964 stand alone no more | Camross 1976...
Cullohill remember the men of 1964
On Friday night, the refurbished O'Connell's in Cullohill was officially opened with RTE star Marty Morrissey no less doing...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Nuala Eades (née Pepper)
Laois/Carlow/Dublin
Eades (née Pepper), Nuala Mary, BSc, PhD, late of Laois, Carlow and...
Family of Brian Stack to receive formal state apology this week
More than 40 years after his death, the family of the late Chief Prison Officer of Portlaoise Prison, Brian Stack, will receive a formal state...
