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Portarlington, historically called Cooletoodera (from Irish: Cúil an tSúdaire, meaning "nook of the tanner"), is a town on the border of County Laois and County Offaly, Ireland. The River Barrow forms the border. The town was recorded in the 2016 census as having a population of 8,368.

Portarlington station is a railway station on the Dublin-Cork Main Line.It is the branching-off/exchange point for services to Galway, Ballina, and Westport. The Galway/Mayo line diverges at the west end of the station via a single lead junction towards Athlone.The station is situated just outside Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland.

Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland. Portarlington GAA have won 12 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the most recent of which was in 2001.Famous past players include Steve Allen, Colm Maher, Jim Mangan, Benny Hunt, Dermot Murphy, Seamus Hunt, Tom Smith, Adrian Phelan, David Sweeney, Hugh Emerson, Padraig O'Dwyer, Damien Ryan and Evin BennettCurrent players of note include Cathal Ryan who played as a defender for the Laois senior team from 2004 until the end of the 2010/2011 season.