Rosenallis GAA club have another county final to look forward to after their junior football team got the better of Arles-Kilcruise in the Laois JFC 'B' semi-final in Stradbally this evening.
Beaten in last year's final by Errill, Rosenallis were...
The Timahoe Conservation Plan launched Sunday August 19 as a part of Laois Heritage Week.
Historian Tom Nelligan of The Standing Stone launched the plan on the night.
The plan was written by Margaret Quinlan and constructed alongside ecologist Fiona McGowan, archaeologist Dave Pollock and...
Portlaoise Musical Society are gearing up to celebrate two decades of beautiful sounds as they present their 20th Anniversary Concert at the Dunamaise Arts centre on Friday and Saturday.
In this fantastic show - members of the musical society, past...
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The hurling championships kicked up a gear at the weekend with some clubs reaching the end of the road.
The groups stages of the Senior and Senior A championships concluded...
MONDAY AUGUST 20
Laois Shopping Centre JFC “B” Semi Final (Extra time if necessary)
Arles Kilcruise v Rosenallis in Stradbally 7.15pm
Laois Shopping Centre JFC “C” Quarter Final (Extra time if necessary)
Trumera v Colt 7.15pm
St Fintans Mountrath v Slieve Bloom 7.15pm
Midlands Park...
House prices in the Midlands are growing faster than the national average.
According to the CSO’s Residential Property Price Index – the cost of buying a home across Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford has grown by over 13 percent in...
It is an exciting time for everyone involved in the Laois Rose and tonight all of the hard work will come to fruition.
Killinure native Grainne Hogan will become the first Laois Rose to grace the Dome Stage since Barrowhouse’s Teresa...
Whether we like it or not, the countdown is well and truly on to the new school and college terms.
As ever, there's an amount of things to get done - but there's no need to look beyond Martleys to...
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We really, really, really, really hope this is right.
The Electric Picnic is less than two weeks away and one noted weather forecaster is predicting that it will be the hottest one yet.
Carlow...
There are thousands of languages in the world but spending time in Mozambique taught me that some things transcend speech.
Just over a month ago, I hopped aboard the first flight of the three it would take to get from...
As a guest on LaoisToday's latest Unlaois'd podcast, Father Paddy Byrne spoke about his hopes that Pope Francis would address victims of abuse and homelessness during his upcoming Papal visit to Ireland.
"I would hope that Pope Francis will make...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John (Jack) Ryan
Churchfield Hights, Castletown, Laois/Rathdowney, Laois
John (Jack) Ryan, Churchfield Hights, Castletown, Portlaoise and formerly of Moore Street, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. August 18. 2018 (peacefully) in the...
The local soccer season moves into its third round this weekend and we have all of the CCFL Fixtures listed below.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
Division 1
Clonaslee Utd v Towerhill Rovers; 6.45pm
Division 3
Derry Rovers B v Cloneygowan Celtic; 8pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
First-named teams...
The CCFL soccer season is up and running and there was a busy schedule of games over the weekend.
Mountmellick Utd were beaten 4-3 by Birr Town in the Senior Division while Rosenallis were 2-1 winners over Towerhill Celtic in...
Limerick GAA supporters have known no end of heartache since their last All Ireland final success in 1973.
With the exception of Waterford, no other hurling county has gone as long without winning the Liam McCarthy Cup.
Well they ended that...
Our top stories this week explore leaving cert success, the future of tourism in Laois and a development in a 20 year investigation.
Here’s our top stories.
NEWS
Portlaoise boxer Doheny becomes WORLD CHAMPION was breaking news.
THREE Laois students hit the incredible 625...
From the middle of August the countdown to 'Back to School' is well and truly on.
But it's still an important time to enjoy the last couple of weeks of summer.
We've dug into our archives once again this week and...
Killeshin 5-12 Portlaoise 5-4
Laois U-11 Division 1 Cup Final
Killeshin have been crowned U-11 Division 1 champions following a brilliant final against Portlaoise in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
The sides served up a nine goal thriller with Killeshin emerging as eight...
St Fintan's Gaels 3-3 Portlaoise 0-1
Laois U-11 Division 4 Cup Final
St Fintan's Gaels proved too strong for Portlaoise this morning to claim the U-11 Division 4 crown in style.
The amalgamated side made up of players from Shanahoe and Colt...
The Harps 2-6 Na Fianna Og 1-3
Laois U-11 Division 2 Cup Final
The Harps claimed the first title on the U-11 football finals morning as, despite the best efforts of Na Fianna Og's keeper Ben Griffen, they won by six...
On this week's Property Watch, we are taking a look at the five cheapest sites that are currently for sale in Laois.
There is now a good demand for sites around the county, but many face stumbling blocks when it...
There is a number of job vacancies being advertised in Laois at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday in the last two weeks. In each instance you can click through to the full...
Every Laois hurling supporter worth their salt knows who Pat Delaney is.
As we walk along the front of the stand in O’Moore Park for this interview - just before Camross and Clough-Ballacolla are about to throw in their Laois...
A number of Laois footballers will be bidding for championship glory across the Atlantic today.
Three Portlaoise men will be in action while a Portarlington man will also be involved in one final in San Francisco while there is also...
The Rose of Tralee festival has proven innate to Irish culture, with celebrants of the event now gearing up for its 59th year, with throngs of people heading to the Rose capital of Tralee all this weekend until the...
Enda Lyons is extremely well known is Laois GAA circles. Not only is he the Laois minor hurling manager, but he is also physio for Camross, Portlaoise and Shinrone in Offaly.
But what people may not know is that the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Samuel (Sam) Clarke
Formerly St. John’s Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin / Portarlington, Laois
Samuel (Sam) Clarke, Portarlington and formerly St. John’s Drive, Clondalkin. August 17th 2018 (peacefully) in Our Lady’s...
This has been a defining week in the Laois hurling championships.
The group stages of the Senior and Senior A championships have now concluded while the intermediate is almost at semi final stage and the junior is.
Here we will give...
Portarlington teenager Nicole Turner has won a silver medal in the women’s 50 meter butterfly tonight in the European Para Swimming Championships in Dublin.
Sixteen year old Turner, who also swam at the Rio Olympics as a 14-year-old two years...
Shanahoe Gaels 1-13 Mountrath 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SHC ‘A’ Group A Round 3
Shanahoe Gaels defeated Mountrath in Ratheniska this evening to finish second in Group A and set up a quarter final clash with Portlaoise.
In a keenly contested affair, Mountrath...
