Ballyfin

Ballyfin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club located in the village of Ballyfin in County Laois, Ireland.The club colours are green and white. The club grounds are at Cappinrush, beside Ballyfin's Roman Catholic church. Ballyfin have won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on 3 occasions; in 1970 defeating Ballinakill, in 1985 defeating Clonaslee and most recently in 2006 defeating Colt. Prior to their 1970 win, in 1967 Ballyfin defeated traditional rivals Clonaslee in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship final to gain promotion to the intermediate ranks. In 1972 they made their one and only appearance in the Laois Senior Hurling Championship final, losing out to Borris-in-Ossory. In 2005 Ballyfin captured the Laois Under 21 "B" Hurling Championship, defeating Abbeyleix-Ballypickas at O'Moore Park. Ballyfin, in addition to competing at intermediate level, also field a junior B hurling team. This is courtesy of their 1999 final victory over Ballylinan in the Laois Junior "C" Hurling Championship. Ballyfin also have gaelic football teams and compete in the senior and junior C grades. Ballyfin's rise in football was started in the late 1980s when the team progressed from division five to division one. In 1995 Ballyfin won the Laois Junior Football Championship beating Ballyroan in the final and again lifted the trophy in 2010 after a narrow win over Spink in the final. In 2001 and 2004, they won the Laois Under 21 "B" Football Championship. In 2008 and 2013 they won the Laois All-County Football League Division 3 title. In 2014, Ballyfin defeated Timahoe in the final to win their first Laois Intermediate Football Championship title and gain senior status in football for the first time in 2015. Laois senior football player James Finn is a member of the club, as is Oliver Phelan who managed Laois to their 1996 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.

Ballyhuppahane, also spelt Ballyhuppahaun, (Irish: Baile Shopacháin) is a townland in County Laois, Ireland.

Rosenallis (historically Rossinallis, from Irish: Ros Fhionnghlaise, meaning 'wood of the clear stream') is a village in north County Laois, Ireland. It is in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R422 Mountmellick to Birr road, 6 km north-west of Mountmellick. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

Rosenallis Gaelic Athletic Association club is a hurling and Gaelic football club in the village of Rosenallis in County Laois, Ireland. The club colours are green and white. At adult level, the club is a dual football and hurling club. Rosenallis field football teams at Senior, Junior B and Junior C and Hurling Teams at Senior, Junior A and Junior C.

The Anngrove Stud is a horse breeding stud of approximately 350 acres established about 1970 near Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland.

Mountmellick, is a parish in County Laois within the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.As of 2023, parish priest is Mícheál Murphy.

Mountmellick Athletic Club is a Laois-based athletics club, affiliated to both Laois Athletics and Athletics Ireland. Founded in 1876, the club is one of the oldest athletic clubs in Ireland.

Mountmellick or Mountmellic (Irish: Móinteach Mílic) is a town in the north of County Laois, Ireland. It lies on the N80 national secondary road and the R422 and R423 regional roads. The town is part of Mountmellick Roman Catholic parish.

Portlaoise railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork and also the Dublin to Limerick Intercity railway lines. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Portlaoise Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for Dublin. It is the busiest county town railway station in the midlands region with up to 32 trains to Dublin (10 Non-Stop) and 30 trains from Dublin (9 Non-Stop) per day.It is situated in Portlaoise town centre, in County Laois.

O'Moore Park (Irish: Páirc Uí Mhórdha) is a GAA stadium in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is the home of the Laois Gaelic football and hurling teams. Under a new sponsorship deal it is known as "Laois Hire O'Moore Park".Although it may have been in use as a GAA ground since 1888, and was acquired by Maryborough GAA Club in 1908, it was not purchased as the county grounds until 1917, becoming then one of the first grounds acquired by a county board (just six years after the purchase of Croke Park).The ground has a capacity of about 22,000, of which 6,500 are seated. Its pitch is one of Ireland's best under weather. It is the venue for many club and county matches, particularly since the installation of floodlights. It is frequently used as a neutral stadium for inter-county matches not involving Laois. It is located 0.5 km from Portlaoise town centre on the N80 road (Abbeyleix road). In the stand white seats against a background of blue seats are used to spell out "Laois Laois".

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Port Laoise) is a municipal facility in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland.

Portlaoise ( port-LEESH), or Port Laoise (Irish: [ˌpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠˈl̪ˠiːʃə]), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland. It is located in the South Midlands in the province of Leinster. Portlaoise was the fastest growing of the top 20 largest towns and cities in Ireland from 2011 to 2016. However, the 2022 census shows that the town's population increased by 6.6% to 23,494, which was below the national average of 8%. It is the most populous and also the most densely populated town in the Midland Region, which has a total population of 317,999 at the 2022 census.It was an important town in the medieval period, as the site of the Fort of Maryborough, a fort built by English settlers in the 16th century during the Plantation of Queen's County. Portlaoise is fringed by the Slieve Bloom mountains to the west and north-west and the Great Heath of Maryborough to the east. It is notable for its architecture, engineering and transport connections. On the national road network, Portlaoise is located 94 km (58 mi) west-southwest from Dublin on the M7, 170 km (106 mi) north-east from Cork on the M8/M7 and 114 km (71 mi) east-northeast from Limerick on the M7. It was once known for the manufacture of iron and steel buildings, tennis balls, rubber seals, tyres, electrical cabling, and Ireland's first aircraft. Today, Portlaoise is a commercial centre with the economy dominated by the service sector, and a hub of shopping, transport, and events for the surrounding catchment.