Portlaoise No Name Club moves a step closer
A meeting has been organised as part of the campaign to set up a Portlaoise No Name Club.
The meeting will be held Wednesday April...
Calls for two Laois fire stations to be included in government improvement plan
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the government to include two Laois fire stations in government improvement plan.
The Laois TD says...
€32,680 for seven Laois projects under the Communities Integration Fund 2024
Seven projects in Laois have been granted funding to support migration integration projects.
The projects in Laois are based in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountrath.
The news...
Little Bog Theatre to host two sold out shows this week
The Little Bog Theatre will put on its maiden performances later this week, and they are already sold out.
The theatre, based in The Heath,...
Laois primary school raises over €500 for Ben and Jake Connolly Trust
Portlaoise Educate Together NS gave a phenomenal €540 from their 'Transmitter School Tour' to the Ben and Jake Connolly Trust in Mountmellick.
Making Ben smile
Ben...
2018 Remembered: Noel and Marie Tuohy speak about ‘The Town’ documentary and what it...
Over the course of three Monday nights in September, the people of Laois were glued to their TV screens.
‘The Town’ documentary series shown on...
Sadness as ‘proud Laois GAA supporter’ and ‘dedicated club man’ passes away
Going to matches in O'Moore Park won't be the same for many people with the news this evening of the sad death of Joe...
In Pictures: Joyous scenes as Crettyard visit local schools after intermediate football success
Of all the great moments that come from a team winning a county final, arguably one of the best is bringing the trophy to...
Almost €120,000 on the way to Laois sports groups
Laois Sports Partnership is due to receive €114,200 as part of a €4.2 million investment in Dormant Accounts Funding for a wide range of...
Blessing of the babies ceremony to take place in Portlaoise this weekend
The annual Blessing of Babies service looks set to draw the crowds in Portlaoise this weekend.
Babies will be blessed in Portlaoise Parish Church, as...
County trophies visit residents of Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington
Martin Murphy, the manager of the victorious Portarlington senior football team who won the 2020 Laois championship recently, paid a visit to Oakdale Nursing...
‘A Town in a Garden’ – Biodiversity Action Plan delivering for Portlaoise
Portlaoise Tidy Towns launched their Biodiversity Action Plan in 2023 and the group have now put together a comprehensive progress report on the initiative.
"Firstly,...
In Pictures: Crowds gather in the Malthouse Stradbally for Music Generation Laois concert
To kick off Laois Music Generation Laois’s 2019 season, some of the most celebrated names in traditional Irish music headed to Stradbally for a...
Clonaslee students combine with local artist for sculpture
As part of the ‘Artists in School Scheme’ administered by the Laois Arts Office, Clonaslee College Transition Year students became involved in a collaborative...
Laois man offering a welcome base for Irish supporters during Rugby World Cup in...
Rugby World Cup fever has certainly gripped France as the competition enters its second week and the host country are riding the crest of...
The drama concludes in Rathdowney
The Summer Arts Programme 2017 has drawn to a close with three days of drama at the Youth Café in Rathdowney.
Young people from...
Are you €500,000 richer this morning? Winning EuroMillions ticket sold in well-known Laois shop
Someone in Laois could be waking up half a million richer this morning.
The National Lottery has confirmed that a EuroMillions ticket worth €500,000 was...
Disabled persons organisations call for reversal of ‘disablist national planning policy’
Voice of Vision Impairment (VVI) and the newly formed Physical Impairment Ireland (PII) have criticised what they say is 'the crude implementation of the...
In Pictures: Laois actor visits local school for successful drama workshop
Actor and filmmaker Emmet Byrne facilitated drama workshops with children in Timahoe National School recently.
Emmet and workshop facilitator Caitríona Kenny were with 1st, 2nd...
2018 Remembered: Emergency services on the scene tackling huge fire in the Slieve Blooms
This July, fire waged on in the Midlands as the Slieve Blooms went ablaze for three days.
The fire first broke out on July 4,...
In Pictures: Laois book launched with all proceeds going to Irish Motor Neurone Disease...
A Laois book from which all proceeds will go to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association was launched recently.
The new book contains affirmations and...
Death occurs of former Laois and Leinster footballer Terry O’Connell
The death has taken place of Terry O'Connell from Vicarstown, a legendary Laois football figure of the 1950s.
Terry, who won two championships with Annanough...
Weather forces cancellation of Clonaslee Show
The Clonaslee Show, which was due to be held this Sunday, has been cancelled due to the bad weather conditions.
And the show organisers have...
Christmas lights and carols as Durrow to host artisan food and craft market this...
Durrow should be a hive of activity this Sunday, November 28, for the Laois Artisan Food and Craft Market.
Showcasing the best of Irish artisan...
On ‘yer Bike – Second ‘Clubs of the Parish’ challenge proves a success
The SVT Hub in Stradbally, Vicarstown and Timahoe was very busy once again last weekend.
Following on from the successful St Patrick's Day event, a...
Over €500,000 digital technology investment for Laois schools
A total of €532,488in is be invested in ICT infrastructure for primary and post-primary schools in county Laois, it has been confirmed.
The news has...
Frustration as hospital waiting lists for older community dramatically increase in the last 12...
As the vaccine roll out continues, many of our recently inoculated older people now face the prospect of a lengthy wait to see consultants...
In pictures: Portlaoise school gets behind ‘Save our Hospital’ campaign
The young students of Portlaoise Educate Together showed their opposition to a potential downgrade of Midlands Regional Hospital with their very own march, which...
From the Archives – Bank Holiday Weekend Read: Looking back at the extraordinary life...
Siun Lennon wrote this piece on LaoisToday in January 2019.
In October 2018, the news broke that a French-born Stradbally woman, Elizabeth O’Kelly, who passed...
Calls for indoor sports centre to built on lands Laois County Council purchased in...
Laois County Councillors in the Portlaoise Municipal District have called for a indoor sports facility to be built in the town.
In 2019, Laois County...
