My pick for the Picnic: “Pop’s Next It Girl” Billie Eilish
This year’s Electric Picnic line up is out of this world, with acts such as Kodaline and Florence and the Machine taking to the...
Deep sadness following passing of extremely decorated Camross hurler
There is deep sadness in Camross following the passing of one of its most beloved sons - Paddy Dowling.
An excellent hurler who represented Laois...
REVEALED: Laois’s Top 10 Hottest Sports Stars of 2019
Brought to you in association with The Laser Suite, Portarlington
And here we have it – our third list!
After hundreds and hundreds of nominations and...
Talks between key beef stakeholders should reconvene as ‘matter of urgency’ says Laois TD
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Agriculture Deputy Brian Stanley has launched his party's Mandatory Beef Price Transparency Bill 2019.
As the farmer protests continue at the...
Our Guide to What is on this Weekend if you’re not at Electric Picnic
It’s a little bit quieter in Laois this weekend with the majority of activity happening at the largest music festival of the year, Electric...
JOB VACANCY: Nostra looking to hire IT Support Engineers for roles based in Laois
IT company Nostra - who have clients in Ireland, UK, Benelux, South Africa and America and whose CEO is Kevin O'Loughlin from Rosenallis -...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 191 Renault Megane from €58 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Megane.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...
JOB VACANCY: Mulhall’s Restaurant in Portlaoise looking for front of house staff
Mulhalls Restaurant in Portlaoise have a vacancy for the following role:
Front of House Staff Position
Front of House Staff required for busy restaurant in Portlaoise, open...
Electric Picnic warning over ‘high strength drugs’
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Anyone thinking of taking drugs at Electric Picnic is being warned that a particularly high strength batch...
Moment In Time: Ed Sheeran and The Killers perform at Electric Picnic in 2012
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...
LISTEN: LaoisToday podcast as we say goodbye to our great colleague Siun
The LaoisToday office has been a quieter place this past week.
Siun Lennon, our brilliant colleague for the past two years, has left us to...
Championship Diary: Top football scorers, Mountmellick’s winning run and a Junior ‘C’ anomaly
The Laois GAA club championships are continuing at full speed - with the senior football now down to the quarter-final stage, the senior hurling...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, August 29, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick (Paddy) Dowling
Ballyfin Road, Mountrath, Laois/Camross, Laois
Patrick (Paddy) Dowling, Ballyfin Road, Mountrath...
Junior football championship semi-final places up for grabs in Thursday’s Laois GAA action
With the Laois junior football championship quarter-finals down for decision this evening, we look ahead to the three games taking place.
The other quarter-final between...
Spink see off Killeshin in replay to book junior quarter-final place
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Spink 2-12 Killeshin 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 3
Goals from Daniel Bergin and Paul Simms helped Spink...
In Pictures: Selection of great images as Mountrath claim junior hurling title
Relatively speaking, Mountrath is a big town.
But their hurling club has been starved of success while their neighbouring clubs on so many occasions and...
Progress in sight as contract signed for straightening of notorious Laois road
Anyone who has ever driven from Portlaoise to Carlow will know all about the winding roads around Arles - so it'll come as good...
Panda pledges zero waste to landfill from Electric Picnic 2019
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Panda has pledged that this year’s Electric Picnic will see zero waste going to landfill and 100%...
World Suicide Prevention Day to be marked by vigil in Laois
Vigils to mark World Suicide Prevention Day will be held throughout the Midlands at the locations of the ‘Trees of Hope’ which were planted...
JOB VACANCY: Receptionist/Office Administrator vacancy in CJ Sheeran’s in Mountrath
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...
REVEALED: Laois’s Top 10 Hottest Golden Oldies of 2019
Brought to you in association with The Laser Suite, Portarlington
And here we have it – our second list!
After hundreds and hundreds of nominations and...
Beef farmers continue to protest in Rathdowney despite court injunction
Beef farmers are continuing to protest outside Dawn Meats in Rathdowney despite an injunction from the High Court, taken by two of the meat...
WATCH: Alan and Julie provide a sneak peak of this year’s Electric Picnic
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The Electric Picnic is just TWO sleeps away and we can barely contain our excitement as 57,000...
Gardai launch appeal following ransacking of parochial house in Laois
Gardai in Laois have launched an appeal for information after a parochial house in Laois was ransacked.
The incident took place in Rath, Ballybrittas on...
JOB VACANCIES: RGN Nurses for Primary Care in Tullamore and Portlaoise areas
RGN Nurses required for Primary Care in the Tullamore and Portlaoise areas.
This is a great opportunity to develop new skills in local community nursing,...
BREAKING: Final set of stages times announced for Electric Picnic
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It is Electric Picnic week and we are now just two days away from the big festival.
And...
Moment in Time: A class selection of photos from Electric Picnic 2010
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These throwback pictures from Alf Harvey's locker of Electric Picnics gone by have proved incredibly popular.
And so...
WATCH: Downey’s Autostop Car of the Week – 181 Kia Picanto for €15,900
This week's Car of the Week in Downey's Autostop is a 181 Kia Picanto which is available to buy for €15,900.
This 1.2 litre petrol...
Laois Cumann na mBunscol express disappointment over Joe McDonagh final omission
The Laois hurlers winning the Joe McDonagh Cup final in Croke Park in June was a treasured moment in a magical season.
But there was...
In Pictures: Stephen Attride Summer Camp a huge success once more
Laois senior football captain Stephen Attride’s second Summer Camp took place last week and it was huge success once more.
SA Summer Camp was a...