Portlaoise Hospital host events to mark National Grief Awareness Week
Portlaoise and Tullamore Hospitals hosted awareness events to mark National Grief Awareness Week 2026, which ran from January 27 to February 2.
The national campaign...
In Pictures: Past, present and future – Fianna Fáil begin centenary celebrations in Laois
You could have heard a pin drop in the Midlands Park Hotel on Saturday night when a packed function room - there for a...
Business Briefing: The Laois man who has set up his own pest control business
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO Jackie Carroll caught up with John Bourke of CounterPest recently.
Counterpest is a family run pest control company committed to reliable...
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Portarlington Further Education have a range of PLC courses starting in September 2026
Portarlington Further Education are offering the following Post Leaving Certificate Programmes (PLC) commencing in September 2026.
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JOB VACANCY: Portlaoise auctioneering firm seeking to hire receptionist
A leading and busy auctioneering firm in Portlaoise have a six-month position for a receptionist starting immediately, 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
Be part of a...
Duff ‘delighted’ as Laois Ladies pick up first win and aim to climb the...
Ladies football coverage on LaoisToday is brought to you in association with Meaney Plant and Civil, proud spoonsors of Laois LGFA
Stephen Duff finally saw...
The makeup of Laois’s underage football panels and what clubs are the main providers...
A total of 162 young footballers, from 27 clubs across the county, have been included in Laois's underage football panels for the 2026 season.
Laois...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, February 9, 2026
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Joseph Dowling
Trumera, Mountrath, Laois
The death has occurred of the John Joseph Dowling, Trumera, Mountrath,...
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Applications open for September intake at Portlaoise Institute
Portlaoise Institute has announced that applications for all full-time courses commencing in September will open on Tuesday, 20th January.
Prospective students are encouraged to apply...
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JOB VACANCIES: CJ Sheeran Ltd seeking to fill a number of roles
CJ SHEERAN is Ireland’s largest manufacturer and recycler of timber packaging and pallets, providing a premium quality, sustainable and accredited packaging solution to Ireland...
Ladies Football: Laois up and running in Division 3 following big win over Limerick
Ladies football coverage on LaoisToday is brought to you in association with Meaney Plant and Civil, proud spoonsors of Laois LGFA
Laois 5-15 Limerick 0-7
Ladies...
Road safety in Arles and Mountmellick plus Laois rural road signs raised with Minister
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has raised the need for Road Safety measures on the N80 in Arles and Mountmellick and also called for...
Laois Council CEO – ‘People are really keen, not just to meet housing targets,...
For the four-year period to the end of 2026, Laois County Council was given the target of delivering 534 homes by the Department of...
Ladies NFL Division 3: Laois head to Limerick seeking first win to keep promotion...
Ladies football coverage on LaoisToday is brought to you in association with Meaney Plant and Civil, proud spoonsors of Laois LGFA
Ladies NFL Division 2...
Laois TD presses Taoiseach on Irish‑US relationship and impact for O’Moore County
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been asked to get firm assurances from the White House on the future of Irish‑US trade ahead of his St...
Fr Paddy: ‘Carers who provide selfless and constant attention to vulnerable people are the...
Thursday, February 11, celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and also World day of Prayer for the sick.
Behind many hall-doors in...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, February 8, 2026
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marcello Pinna
Portlaoise, Laois
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Marcello Pinna...
Kelly Cup: Wins for Ballyroan-Abbey and St Joseph’s as 2026 season gets underway
Ballyroan-Abbey 3-14 Clonalsee- St Manmans 0-5
Kelly Cup Round 1 Group B
Ballyroan-Abbey got their Kelly Cup campaign off to a winning start after a comprehensive...
Laois tenants ‘will be hit hard by Government new rent laws’ says local TD
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has appealed to government in the Dáil for the new rent rules not to be implemented.
These rules will be...
Keeping a book, sending clothes out on appro and changing trends – Eamon Bracken...
Ireland was a different place in 1981 when Eamon Bracken opened for business.
The town was less than half the size it is now but...
A lifetime of commitment to the game of rounders – looking at the amazing...
Michael Dowling’s journey in rounders did not begin with a bat and ball, nor with dreams of All-Ireland titles or national leadership.
It began, as...
Over 140 young players across the squads as Laois underage hurling teams prepare for...
The Laois GAA social media pages have been busy over the past couple of weeks announcing the panels for the county's various underage teams.
Minutes...
Laois TY students graduate from STEM Passport for Inclusion programme at Maynooth University
Transition Year students from Portlaoise College were among the 920 participating students from across the country who had graduated from the STEM Passport for...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, February 7, 2026
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Shiela Bennett (née Gorman)
Campclone, Ballyfin, Laois
Sheila Bennett, Campclone, Ballyfin, Co. Laois, 5th of February 2026,...
Minister for Education provides update on Dunamase College while on whistle-stop tour of Laois
Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has provided an update on the new building for Dunamase College.
The Minister was in Laois today on a whistle-stop...
In Pictures: Leinster badminton glory for Mayo National School
A Laois primary school was celebrating last week after it captured a Leinster title in style.
The boys from Mayo National School of Crettyard were...
