Gardaí said the outgoing sergeant’s ‘leadership, integrity and steady presence made a lasting impact on the communities he ...

Both Mayo and Galway have championship debutants for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final clash in MacHale Park in Castlebar (4pm). Leo Turley’s memories of the 1997 Leinster quarter ...

Ballylinan’s Gary Walsh scored a phenomenal 2-5 in the first half - with 1-2 of that coming in the opening three minutes. Cathal Dunne gathered a high ball and laid it off to Walsh who made no ...

A LONG-SERVING Laois Garda Sergeant has said farewell to the force, after 35 years on the beat. Sgt PJ O’Brien symbolically ...

A BALLYLINAN man is set to represent his county and country on the world stage in powerlifting. Mark Murphy will compete at ...

Gardaí in Co. Laois are investigating an armed raid at a Centra shop and filling station in Ballylinan. THE equine world is focussed on the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, which takes place at the ...

Portlaoise 3-13 Ballylinan 0-10 Portlaoise were crowned Laois senior football champions for the 33rd time thanks to a 12-point win over Ballylinan in O’Moore Park. Having been denied a 10th ...

EXPECT laughter, song and dance aplenty as Ballylinan panto group reherse for what will be their 24th production in St Ann's Hall. For what promises to be a fun 'Babes in the Wood' show get down ...

And every second male in Ballylinan is sporting a bushy beard. It's all part of the preparations for the mammoth passion play which is staged by a small community in Co Laois every few years.

A MAN with Carlow connections is to represent his country on the world stage in powerlifting. Mark Murphy from Ballylinan ...

After an absence of five years the village of Ballylinan, Co Laois, will this week stage its Passion Play which involves 200 people from the area in the village hall.