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A large cohort of Laois commuters are spending up to two hours per day travelling each day to work.
Responses received during the first week...
Conradh na Gaeilge, the national organisation which aims to promote the use of Irish as the standard language of Ireland, was recently re-established in...
The Sigerson Cup final is down for decision in Croke Park on Wednesday evening and a Laois man will be involved.
University of Limerick (UL)...
After a string of fine guests, the Laois Soccer Podcast returns to basics this week.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett where the lads...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sheila Sheehan (née Gowing)
Killester, Dublin/Ballinakill, Laois
Sheehan, Sheila, (née Gowing) – 8th February 2026, (Killester and...
Once again, Mountrath will come alive this St Patrick’s Day as the Mountrath Festival Committee prepares for a vibrant celebration of community, creativity and...
Mountrath Community School were delighted to welcome members of the local Mountrath St Vincent de Paul (SVP) group to the school recently.
Here, the group...
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...
You could have heard a pin drop in the Midlands Park Hotel on Saturday night when a packed function room - there for a...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has raised the need for Road Safety measures on the N80 in Arles and Mountmellick and also called for...
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 football coverage on LaoisToday is brought to you in association with Meaney Plant and Civil, proud spoonsors of Laois LGFA
Ladies NFL Division 2...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Transition Year students from Portlaoise College were among the 920 participating students from across the country who had graduated from the STEM Passport for...
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 Hildegarde Naughton has provided an update on the new building for Dunamase College.
The Minister was in Laois today on a whistle-stop...
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...
After 45 years in Laois County Council, Willie Aird was elected to Dáil Éireann in December 2024 and has now a year under his...
