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‘We knew that we’d have to dig deep,’ Jane Moore talks...

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Brought to you in association with Hughes Pharmacy Portlaoise While Laois recorded an immense victory in the Leinster semi-final over Wexford, a place in Leinster...
House Prices are on the rise

Volume and value of house sales in Laois remain low

Pictured at the launch of the 17th Annual Laois Walks were Anne Lanigan, Laois Partnership, Paddy Phelan, Laois Walks Festival and Dominic Hartnett, Laois Walks Festival. Photo Kevin Byrne

Laois Walks Festival gearing up for 17th year

Croke Park Diary: TV coverage, Sigerson Cup connections and good Laois...

Deaths in Laois – Monday, June 18, 2018

GAA

All of Sunday’s Laois GAA results

Alan Hartnett -
It was a very busy Sunday on the GAA front. The Laois Ladies reached the Leinster Intermediate football final in the afternoon and earlier that...
GAA

Play-offs galore as the final round of the ACHL Division 1 concludes

Alan Hartnett -
Tonight saw the conslusion of the round robin phase of the ACHL Division 1 - and almost nothing has been decided. Heading in tonight's round,...
GAA

Leinster Final Memory: Rising Offaly get the better of Laois in 1981

Steven Miller -
Laois ended a 13-year wait for a Leinster final appearance in 1981 when a fine side under the management of Tom Darcy saw off...
Columnists

Leaving Cert Diary: One week away from finishing the greatest challenge of my life

Donal Kaye -
The end is now in sight. I can almost smell the freedom that so many leaving cert students now have. With two exams, I'm...
GAA

Laois Ladies pull off remarkable comeback to reach Leinster final

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Brought to you in association with Hughes Pharmacy Portlaoise Laois 2-11 Wexford 1-13 Ladies Leinster Intermediate Football Championship Semi Final The Laois Ladies have a Leinster final...
We Are Laois

TV stars, new managers and All-Ireland glory: Here’s our top stories of the week

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NEWS Assaulted with hurls Gardai investigating after two men were viciously assaulted with hurls in Laois Portlaoise women help set ‘skinny dip’ world record for charity A...
GAA

LIVE BLOG: Follow the action from Wexford as Laois Ladies bid for Leinster final...

Siun Lennon -
Brought to you in association with Hughes Pharmacy Portlaoise The Laois men aren’t the only team vying for Leinster glory in the next few weeks. The...
GAA

Remember The Game: Kyle’s bench to the fore as they claimed 2009 Division 4...

Alan Hartnett -
Kyle 0-10 Timahoe 0-9 ACHL Division 4 Hurling Final 2009 This time nine years ago, Kyle and Timahoe battled it out in an epic Division 4...
Property

Property Watch: Houses priced around €300,000

David Power -
On this week's Property Watch, we are looking at houses which can be bought at the higher end of the market, in or around...
GAA

Laois footballer O’Reilly returns to ‘light training’ following vicious attack

LaoisToday Reporter -
Graiguecullen and Laois footballer Danny O'Reilly has returned to light training following a vicious assault that left him fighting for his life at the...
Laois Abroad

Laois Abroad: The Mountrath woman who is now a top lawyer in Washington DC

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Roisin Comerford is certainly the definition of a small town girl doing well in the big city. Roisin's mother Ann Martyn owns Centra in Mountrath...
GAA

Your guide to the Laois Ladies Leinster semi-final against Wexford

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Brought to you in association with Hughes Pharmacy Portlaoise The Laois men aren't the only team vying for Leinster glory in the next few weeks. The...

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Jobs

Job Alert: This week’s job vacancies in Laois

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A key role with a leading fashion designer, the opportunity to work with one of the county's biggest car dealers and a vacancy with...
Deaths

Deaths in Laois – Sunday, June 17, 2018

LaoisToday Reporter -
Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Mary Buggy 10 The Green, Kilminchy, Portlaoise/Timahoe, Laois Formerly of Kyle, Timahoe, Co. Laois....
Community

HSE should be ‘broken up’ to improve accountability

David Power -
The HSE should be broken up along the lines of the old health boards, the monthly meeting of Laois County Council heard. Cllr Willie Aird...
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All of Saturday’s Laois GAA results

Steven Miller -
Two Laois teams were knocked out of their respective Leinster championship campaigns today - the minor hurlers beaten by Offaly in Tullamore while the...
Gaelic Football

Leinster Final Memory: Longford stun Laois in 1968 decider

Steven Miller -
Only eight times in the last 50 years have the Laois senior football team reached a Leinster final and, as we begin our countdown...
GAA

In Pictures: Wonderful atmosphere as Laois players meet supporters ahead of Leinster final

Steven Miller -
There's nothing like the build-up to a big game and O'Moore Park was a hive of activity this evening as the Laois players mingled...
A Bit of Fun

Good Week, Bad Week: Local TV stars, successful businesspeople and resignations

LaoisToday Reporter -
Good Week, Bad Week is our newest LaoisToday segment, where we look at who has had good weeks and bad weeks, around the county. To...
GAA

Laois U-20s Leinster championship campaign over following Meath defeat

Alan Hartnett -
Brought to you in association with Hanlon Kitchens Laois 0-13 Meath 2-13 The Laois U-20s are out of the Leinster championship after they lost out to...
We Are Laois

Brody, Laois heroics and less homework for summer – it’s all in our Tweets...

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Laois Twitter really outperformed itself this week, and we have all the best and brightest Tweets coming to you in our weekly round-up. Admittedly, most...
The new fixtures for the hurling championships are here
GAA

Laois crash out of Leinster minor hurling championship

Steven Miller -
Offaly 2-19 Laois 1-14 Leinster MHC quarter-final Brought to you in association with Hanlon Kitchens The Laois minor hurlers have been knocked out of the Leinster championship...
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