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Electric Picnic Memories: When Ed Sheeran and The Killers performed in...

Ah, the Electric Picnic moment in times - like a local Reeling in the Years. Electric Picnic 2012 marked the festival's ninth year on the...

Moment in Time: Heart of Laois 10k run in Abbeyleix in...

Ten years. How time really flies. At the end of May in 2012, the Ballyroan and Abbeyleix Athletic Club hosted a 10K 'Heart of Laois'...

Moment in Time: CJ Sheeran Ltd win 2012 All Ireland Inter...

The All Ireland Inter Firms competition is one of the GAA competitions that flies under the radar somewhat but various Laois teams over the...

Moment in Time: Portlaoise Musical Society Singin’ in the Rain in...

The Portlaoise Musical Society have always gone way above and beyond in terms of their production values - and they've been duly honoured at...

A magic win over Monaghan and an early career defeat among...

Given that John O'Loughlin has played for Laois for so long and has been an ever present on the county senior football team since...

The Justin McNulty years – promotion to Division 1, battles with...

This time 10 years ago the Laois footballers were preparing for life under new manager Justin McNulty. After Mick O'Dwyer left after the 2006 season,...

Moment in Time: Huge crowds in attendance at switching on of...

Some of the great occasions in Portlaoise over the years have been when big events have taken over the town's main street. In recent years...

Laois Football Memory: Laois shock Monaghan in 2012 to set off...

Laois 2-12 Monaghan 0-12 All-Ireland Qualifiers Round 2 2012 Laois and Monaghan have only met twice in championship football - with the win over the Farney...

Laois Hurling Memory: Leinster U-21 final appearance in 2012

Championship final appearances have been few and far between for Laois hurling teams over the years but as the Laois seniors prepare for Sunday's...

Moment in Time: Abbeyleix South NS opening in 2012

In 1843 Abbeyleix South National School opened its doors to local children. 169 years later, Bishop Michael Burrows opened the new state of the art...

Laois Football Memory: Looking back on five great wins over Meath

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday ahead of the 2019 Leinster SFC semi-final between Laois and Meath in Croke Park, a game Meath won...

Moment in Time: The Young Voice of Laois Final in 2012

The Young Voice of Laois Final took place in the Castle Arms Hotel in Durrow in April 2012. In its third year, the new Young Voice...

REVEALED: Our selection of the best Laois football team of the...

That was hard! Picking any team is a tough challenge but when we decided to select the best Laois football team of the past 20...

Remember the Game: Timahoe win the battle of the parish in...

Timahoe 2-13 Stradbally 2-11 2012 Laois SFC Round 1 For this Remember the Game, we look back on Timahoe's first-round victory over bitter rivals Stradbally in...

Moment In Time: Ed Sheeran and The Killers perform at Electric...

Electric Picnic 2012 was a huge success in its ninth year with sunshine and a star-studded line up. The festival offered a fantastic line up...

Laois Hurling Memories: Leinster U-21 hurling final appearance in 2012

Brought to you in association with Paddy O's Cereals Championship final appearances have been few and far between for Laois hurling teams over the years...

Looking back on five great wins for the Laois footballers over...

The Laois senior footballers take on Meath this Sunday seeking to book a Leinster final place for the second year in a row. Meath go...