Welcome to Port Laoise, County Laois

Portlaoise (older spelling Portlaoighise; former name Maryborough), is the county town of Laois. The name is Irish for "Fort of Laois".

Portlaoise stands at a major crossroads in the Irish roads (major roads to Dublin, Limerick and Cork) network although construction in recent years of the M7 motorway, which bypasses the town, has reduced traffic congestion in the town centre.

The government has been one of the major employers in the town: the maximum-security Portlaoise Prison, which houses the majority of paramilitary prisoners sentenced in Ireland.

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Dempsey points the way forward with O’Hanrahan’s venture
(29 Jul 2010) YOU cannot keep a good man down would appear to be the motto of former Laois football Manager Sean Dempsey.
O’Dempsey’s second half display wins the day
(29 Jul 2010) O’DEMPSEY’S 1-13 ARLES KILCRUISE 1-11
ARLES Kilcruise manager Mick Byrne must have left wondering where it had all gone wrong for his side in the ACFL Division 2 final in O’Moore Park on Sunday evening.
Saints get the better of Stradbally in final
(29 Jul 2010) ST JOSEPH’S 1-09 STRADBALLY 0-08
MAYBE they had one eye on the championship, which starts in ten days time, but even that was no excuse for Stradbally’s very poor performance in the ACFL Division 1 final on Sunday evening.
Zane comes to Camross’ rescue
(29 Jul 2010) CLOUGH/BALLACOLLA 1-13 CAMROSS 1-13
CAMROSS caught everyone on the hop in this opening round of the SHC when they sprung Zane Keenan from the bench after just 17 minutes.
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