# Laois

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# club call

Penalty shootout decides Donegal football final, Offaly and Laois hurling winners crowned

Naomh Conaill defeated Kilcar in the 2020 Donegal senior decider.

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Aug 14th 2021, 11:05 PM

# M7

Man (80s) killed and five injured in three-car collision in Co Laois

Gardaí in Portlaoise are investigating yesterday’s fatal collision.

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Aug 3rd 2021, 7:18 AM

# battle for survival

Scully hits a record score as Laois come from behind to beat Westmeath

PJ Scully scored 17 points – the most by a Laois hurler in a league match – as Laois stay up in Division 1 of the Allianz HL.

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Jul 24th 2021, 10:36 PM

# Backdoor Battles

6 talking points after Clare and Waterford progress, while Wexford and Laois exit

The stage is set for Round 2 qualifiers next weekend.

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Jul 18th 2021, 6:30 AM

# Sigh of relief

Waterford survive big scare against Laois to advance in hurling qualifiers

The Deise emerged five points winners at Nowlan Park.

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Jul 17th 2021, 4:36 PM

# Leinster U20

Kilkenny hold off strong Laois challenge and Offaly come good to defeat Kildare

Kilkenny will now take on Galway in the semi-finals while Offaly face Dublin.

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Jul 13th 2021, 9:09 PM

# Off the laois

'Pathetic, whatever word you want to use, it was not good and we understand that'

The Laois manager reflected on his team’s disappointing Leinster exit yesterday.

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Jul 5th 2021, 7:45 AM

# sweet sixteen

Stunning second half sees Westmeath thump dismal Laois by 16 points

Goals from Lorcan Dolan, Denis Corroon and David Lynch send Westmeath through to the Leinster semi-finals.

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Jul 4th 2021, 3:47 PM

# GAA Wrap

68 scores as Laois defeat Westmeath in Leinster U20 thriller and Limerick senior club draws made

There were also U20 hurling wins tonight for Antrim and Kildare.

10.4k

Jun 29th 2021, 9:37 PM

High-scoring Wexford hit five goals in Laois thrashing

It was one-way traffic in Nowlan Park.

12.9k

Jun 26th 2021, 8:15 PM

# Looking Back

'I was seven years old, my Mam had died earlier that year. It was really tough and the Laois ladies became a second family to me'

Mo Nerney was the team mascot when Laois won the All-Ireland title for the only time in 2001. Now, she is a key player as they bid to win the Division 3 league title next week.

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Jun 19th 2021, 7:45 AM

# Portlaoise

Man charged over €120,000 cocaine seizure in Laois

The man was arrested on Saturday following the stop and search of a vehicle.

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Jun 7th 2021, 12:31 PM

# Job Done

Kilkenny make it four wins from four to secure top spot in Division 1B

Brian Cody’s side saw off Laois at UPMC Nowlan Park.

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Jun 6th 2021, 4:40 PM

# Lilywhites

Kildare claim 13-point win to set up promotion tie with Meath in race for Division 1

Down defeated Westmeath 0-13 to 1-9 in their Division 2 North game.

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May 30th 2021, 4:42 PM

# Rebels Return

Boost for Cork with win as first-half goals key and Laois suffer second loss

Sean White and Ruairi Deane both hit the net in the opening half in Portlaoise.

8.4k

May 22nd 2021, 8:58 PM

# Teamsheet

Cork bring in experienced duo to full-forward line for away clash with Laois

Portlaoise hosts Saturday night’s game.

7.3k

May 20th 2021, 9:03 PM

# the ploughing

Trade exhibition at National Ploughing Championships cancelled due to pandemic fears

The exhibition was due to take place from 15 to 18 September in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

9.8k

May 14th 2021, 12:40 PM

# Lovely Hurling

Davy Fitz and Cheddar Plunkett name sides for tomorrow's Wexford-Laois clash

Best known as a forward, Seamus Casey starts in goal for Wexford, with Mark Fanning on the bench.

9.7k

May 8th 2021, 11:33 AM

# Laois

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after fatal crash in Laois

The crash happened this afternoon.

21.7k

Apr 28th 2021, 6:05 PM

# Wicklow

Government condemns 'irresponsible and reckless' wildfires in Wicklow and Laois

The blazes broke out on Saturday night with fire crews tackling the fires throughout the weekend.

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Mar 9th 2021, 11:22 AM

# Gardaí

Drugs worth €187k seized after gardaí raid property in Portlaoise

A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene.

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Feb 7th 2021, 10:12 AM

# management team

Ex-Waterford boss McGrath to stay in Laois minor role for 2021

He will assist former Dublin hurler Declan Qualter, who has been named manager.

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Jan 26th 2021, 4:04 PM

# decision

Laois GAA 'disappointed' as Eddie Brennan steps down as senior hurling boss

The Kilkenny man confirmed today that he is moving on from the role after two seasons in charge.

19.9k

Nov 24th 2020, 12:41 PM

# Arrests

Gardaí make more arrests in €50k Laois money laundering probe

The cash was seized in April of this year.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 3:43 PM

# Zach Tuohy

'From a young age, he was just gifted at everything he did' - Laois roots to Australian sporting star

On Friday, Zach Tuohy became the second Irish player after Jim Stynes to reach the 200 appearance mark in the AFL.

38.8k

Sep 13th 2020, 8:00 AM

# Back in action

Reigning senior champions triumph as Laois and Offaly action resumes after lockdown

Portlaoise and Ferbane amongst the winners as the senior football action returned.

8.3k

Aug 25th 2020, 8:29 AM

# PUP

Kildare, Laois and Offaly see small increase in people availing of PUP

The number of those in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment nationwide has reduced to 232,400.

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Aug 24th 2020, 10:18 PM

# covid19

Restrictions to remain in place in Kildare for two weeks but lifted for Laois and Offaly

Over the last 14 days 455 cases had been reported in Kildare, 81 in Offaly and 41 in Laois.

69.0k

Aug 21st 2020, 5:10 PM

# LOKdown

Restrictions expected to be lifted in Laois and Offaly, but not Kildare

A decision on whether to extend the regional lockdown is expected to be made by the government later today.

34.4k

Aug 21st 2020, 8:47 AM

# Support

New financial support package for Kildare, Laois and Offaly unveiled by Government

The measures were announced this evening.

16.6k

Aug 14th 2020, 8:15 PM

# Covid-19

What the latest figures tell us about cases in LOKdown counties - and new, smaller clusters further afield

A number of counties are experiencing new outbreaks, but smaller in scale compared to the counties where restrictions are in place.

59.8k

Aug 14th 2020, 4:15 PM

# Co Kildare

O’Brien Fine Foods says its Timahoe factory has been closed since Wednesday

“In all cases, the level of asymptomatic infectivity appears to be very high,”O’Brien Fine Foods said in a statement.

52.3k

Aug 9th 2020, 12:45 PM

# Coronavirus

Gardaí begin conducting checkpoints in three counties affected by new restrictions

The new restrictions came into effect in Kildare, Offaly and Laois from midnight.

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Aug 8th 2020, 12:02 PM

# restrictions

Explainer: How other countries have managed local lockdowns after Covid-19 clusters

The recent increase in cases in Ireland is largely associated with clusters in three counties.

28.6k

Aug 8th 2020, 8:00 AM

# Covid-19

'High degree of anger': Concerns over compliance as 'arbitrary' county boundaries used to impose local lockdown

Local TDs have been reacting to the latest restrictions imposed on Laois. Offaly and Kildare.

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Aug 8th 2020, 6:10 AM

# Development

GAA announce cessation of activity in Kildare, Offaly and Laois

The Football Association of Ireland have made a similar announcement.

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Aug 7th 2020, 9:46 PM

# Testing

Donnelly agrees there should be reform in workplace practices after latest outbreaks in Kildare, Laois and Offaly

The meat industry today said there have been a high proportion of asymptomatic positive cases among workers.

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Aug 7th 2020, 7:20 PM

# regional restrictions

New Covid-19 restrictions for Kildare, Laois and Offaly to kick in from midnight

The Government announced the measures on the back of NPHET advice following a spike in cases in recent days.

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Aug 7th 2020, 6:23 PM

# nphet

'A calamity for the country': NPHET won't rule out regional lockdown in Kildare, Laois and Offaly

The outbreak is largely associated with meat processing factories.

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Aug 7th 2020, 9:09 AM

# Three counties

People in Kildare, Laois and Offaly warned about 'significant' rise in cases

The Acting Chief Medical Officer called on people in the three counties to be particularly cautious.

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Aug 6th 2020, 8:26 PM