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Laois County Council chamber was packed on Tuesday afternoon but not for the routine business of the monthly meeting.
Instead it was a special occasion as Cllr Seamus McDonald's 40 years of unbroken public service was acknowledged.
From Rosenallis he was...
"The world is full of wonderful poems, but I am not sure if there are too many, if any, on the subject of surfing, certainly not by someone who comes from a landlocked location like Laois."
So says John Whelan...
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County final winning speeches can often follow a similar template but when Camross's winning camogie captain Aoife Collier mentioned that they'd been training...
Catherine Connolly may be safely elected as Ireland's 10th president but the whole nomination process raised its head once again in Laois County Council this week.
Needless to say there was a row and a roaring-and-shouting match between councillors on...
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Portarlington will feature live on RTE 2 this Saturday evening when they take on Carlow champions Old Leighlin in the opening round of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Josie Farrell (née Morrissey)
Foxhill, Athy, Kildare/Ballylinan, Laois
Josie Farrell (née) Morrissey, Foxhill, Athy, Co. Kildare, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday 27th October. Predeceased by her...
Gardai have made one arrest and seized €8.1 million worth of cocaine in Laois.
The seizure was made following a search operation at residential lands in the county.
LaoisToday understands that Gardai carried out a search in the Ballacolla area.
A man...
Laois woman Gráinne Dwyer, a dairy farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, has been appointed as the new chairperson of Nuffield Ireland, the prestigious farm organisation that develops leaders for the future of Irish agriculture, food and rural affairs.
She is stepping into...
There were great scenes of celebration in O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon as the Camross camogie team claimed the Laois championship title once again.
Four years wouldn't qualify as a famine in most clubs but for Camross it would be...
Laois County Council, in partnership with and with the approval of the OPW, have announced that the preliminary design of the Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme is complete.
Accordingly, details of the Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme will be lodged to An Coimisiun Pleanala today,...
Mountmellick native Emma McCann has been named Electrical Apprentice of the Year at the fourth National Apprentice of the Year Awards in Dublin’s Mansion House.
A third-year electrical apprentice with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Emma was selected as one of...
From the fields of Laois to the bright lights of the Women's Premier Division, Emily Corbet’s story is one of breaking barriers, sibling inspiration, big moves and rapid progression.
Her rapid rise in soccer has been a very successful one,...
Laois Scór na nÓg is set to take place on Sunday, November 9, at 4pm in the LOETB Centre of Excellence Portlaoise.
This competition is open to all GAA members under the age of 17 years {17 on 1/1/25} who...
With most of the main Laois GAA competitions now wrapped up, it's a quieter fixture list than usual.
But there's still a busy schedule of U-20 championship action, primarily in hurling, though there are a few football games that are...
PPN delegates from across the Midlands Region received a warm welcome to Laois at the stunning Castle Durrow for the latest Midlands Regional Public Participation Network (MRPPN) meeting, at the Autum Quarterly Meeting hosted by Laois PPN.
A Public Participation...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James (Jim) Hamilton
Crettyard, Carlow/Crettyard, Laois
James (Jim) Hamilton of 33 Doonane Road, Crettyard, Co. Laois and formerly of Glasgow, Scotland, passed away peacefully surrounded by his friends, on the 26th of October...
Ballyfin-Mountrath 4-13 Rathdowney-Errill 0-13
Laois U-20 HC Group A Round 1
Ballyfin-Mountrath got their U-20 campaign of to a winning start by overcoming Rathdowney-Errill in atrocious conditions in Ballyfin this afternoon.
Four goals proved the difference for Ballyfin-Mountrath and also, they had...
A vital boost to supports for Laois people struggling with or recovering from addiction has been announced, with the news that Laois Partnership Company (LPC) is offering a training course in Community Addiction Studies.
The new course, a level 5...
Laois County Council’s annual Best Estate and Garden Awards Night took place recently in the Council Chamber, and proved to be a wonderful celebration of community pride across the county.
The event was hosted by the Estate Management Section of...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in October 2024. The references to the clubs in question are out of date obviously but the main argument of the column still stands.
In an Irish sporting sense, is there a greater...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christy O’Brien
Chapel Street, Mountmellick, Laois/Portlaoise, Laois
Christy O'Brien Chapel Street, Mountmellick and formerly O'Moore Place Portlsoise died October 23rd 2025 peacefully at The Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Predeceased by his loving wife Philomena...
Kilmacud Crokes 3-15 Portlaoise 0-5
Leinster Club SFC Quarter-final
Portlaoise ladies made the trip to Stillorgan on Sunday afternoon to face the reigning Leinster Champions, Kilmacud Crokes, in Pairc de Burca.
Kilmacud Crokes defeated Longford Slashers last weekend to advance to the...
Casletown 4-14 Abbeyleix 1-5
Laois U-20 HC Group A Round 1
Castletown claimed the first win of this year's U-20 Hurling Championship this afternoon when they welcomed the visit of Abbeyleix for the championship opener.
The game was played in miserable conditions...
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Na Fianna Og 0-9 The Harps 0-6
Laois U-15 FC 'B' Final
Na Fianna Og were crowned The Midlands Park Hotel Laois U-15 'B' Football...
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Portarlington were crowned champions for the fifth time in six years after they defeated neighbours Courtwood in O'Moore Parkon Saturday.
A second half penalty...
The Laois Senior football championship has come to an end for 2025 and Portarlington are once again the champions.
Pat Roe's side saw off Courtwood and in tight affair played in poor conditions.
After the final whistle, Alan Hartnett and Steven...
This week we begin the new month of November. Traditionally this is the time of year, in the Christian liturgical calendar, when we remember the souls of the faithful departed.
The season, begins with the Feast of All Saints, Women...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christy O’Brien
Chapel Street, Mountmellick, Laois/Portlaoise, Laois
Christy O'Brien Chapel Street, Mountmellick and formerly O'Moore Place Portlsoise died October 23rd 2025 peacefully at The Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Predeceased by his loving wife Philomena...
At the second time of asking, Portarlington were crowned Laois senior football champions in O'Moore Park on Saturday night.
They were 1-7 to 0-7 winners over Courtwood in Saturday's replayed final, a game that never lived up to the standard...
All our Laois GAA club championship coverage is brought to you in association with Mulhall’s SuperValu, Portlaoise
St Lazarian's 3-11 St Laurence's 3-6
Leinster Junior Camogie Championship Quarter Final
St Lazarian's are through to the Leinster Junior Camogie Semi-Final after overcoming St...
