Posts from Portlaoise

Garda Appeal
Gardai are appealing to the public of Portlaoise to check their vehicles and remove any items from same. There has been a marked increase in thefts from vehicles recently. Items stolen include loose change, jackets, chequebooks, sunglasses, mobile phones, laptops and tools. If these are visible to you looking in the window then they are visible to the criminals and leaving such items in the vehicle is inviting opportunistic criminals into your area. LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE PORTLAOISE CRIME FREE.

Secure your valuables!

Minister meets with families
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has recently met with those families gravely affected by the series of adverse incidents that took place in the maternity unit at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise in recent times. For more on this story click on the RTE site here.
Local Heroes
PATH Portlaoise Action to Homelessness News
We recently needed new tyres on the van to pass our DOE, so we contacted Derreen Tyres as they have a mobile unit and do call outs. Derreen Tyres is run and owned by Derek Young and when he realised who the tyres were for Derek kindly donated the tyres to us as his way of helping out the homeless. Massive thanks to Derek and continued success from us all here. Why not give Derreen Tyres a call, whether it’s an emergency call out or a home new tyre fit we’d highly recommend this great tyre service.

DERREEN TYRES A LOCAL HERO

Midlands Soccer Clash
It’s the big one in the South Midlands as neighbours and firece rivals Portlaoise AFC and Tullamore Town face up to each other in this eagerly-anticipated league encounter in Portlaoise’s Rossleighan base this Friday.

LSL Senior 1B Fixture Fri 15th Jan 7.30 Portlaoise AFC v @TullamoreTownFC @HeraldStriker @MidlandsSport @LaoisPeople1 @Express_Sport

— portlaoiseafc (@portlaoiseafc) January 12, 2016

Portlaoise Juvenile GAA Club

Portlaoise ‘Blast from the Past’
This was the Portlaoise starting team and subs that faced Annanough in the Championship back in 1982.

Portlaoise GAA side v Annanough 1982

Another ‘Blast from the Past’ here. A less happy one unfortunately. This was Pascal Kellaghen’s wonder goal for Rhode v Portlaoise in the 2008 Leinster Club Championship..