Laois designer Anne Brady has been commissioned by An Post to design the stamps for the forthcoming Papal visit, and the Coolrain native is honoured with the opportunity.
Anne founded Vermillion Design in 1999 and won the commission for the...
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As any Electric Picnic veteran will tell you, at some point during the weekend, the wellies will get too uncomfortable, the cans of cider too warm and and the muck just too...
Hundreds gathered in Durrow to feast their eyes on the straw-filled magnificence that is Durrow Scarecrow Festival.
Now in it's ninth year, the paramount All-Ireland Scarecrow Championships is a permanent fixture in the Laois events calendar.
A hive of activity
Scarecrow villages,...
A warm welcome was extended to Pauline Madigan, the newest member of Laois County Council at today’s monthly meeting.
Ms Madigan was co-opted to the Council in place of the late Jerry Lodge who died earlier this year after spending...
The Laois County Council decision to sell five hectares of land to Glanbia for the development of a new cheese factory has been widely welcomed by the councillors today.
The global company, which announced major plans recently to create 330...
The old Scoil Mhuire primary school building in Portlaoise has been purchased by Laois County Council from Portlaoise parish - and it will be used to as a new home for two of the county's biggest local music groups.
The...
Laois TD Sean Fleming has expressed his concerns at what he says are two contradictory messages given out by Ministers in relation to the future of Portlaoise Hospital in recent days.
In a written statement, Deputy Fleming said: "On last Tuesday,...
The Heath senior rounders teams are on the verge of creating history. They are lining up to become the first club to win all three All-Ireland competitions - men's, women's and mixed - in the one year.
This comes after...
The football championship has resumed and you know what that means – it is our first installment of the Team of The Week for 2018.
We had action in all grades of the club football championship last week and we...
A Portlaoise-based Labour county councillor has called for a leadership contest within the party, saying that leader Brendan Howlin should "facilitate a proper democratic leadership election".
Cllr Noel Tuohy, the only Labour councillor in Laois-Offaly, voiced his sentiments in a...
Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan has urged Men's sheds in Laois to apply for funding before the August 31 deadline.
The Laois/Offaly TD is encouraging Men’s Sheds to apply to a national funding pot of €500,000.
In a written...
St Abban's Athletic Club have rubbed shoulders with the best in the country for well over half a century and they continued their proud tradition at the All Ireland Track and Field finals in Santry over the weekend.
The brilliant...
Despite a recent massive Lotto winning ticket being won in the county, the National Lottery has revealed that Laois is Ireland's unluckiest county to pick a winning ticket.
Neighbours Kilkenny and Offaly were also announced to be unlucky in the...
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The most esteemed list of all is back.
Last year, someone in the office came up with the bright idea of picking Laois’s hottest men for 2017.
From there, we put the...
Dr Sean Montague has been involved in the Laois football setup for the past five years - but announced his intention to step away from the side for next year at the beginning of 2018.
"I have to take a...
Treat yourself to a taste of culture with this year's Bulfin Cycle run on Friday August 24 and Saturday 25.
Running since 2014, the High Nellie cycle starts and ends in Durrow and will take in a number of heritage...
Irish Guide Dogs are looking for volunteer Puppy Raisers to foster guide dog puppies from age 7-8 weeks until approximately 12-15 months.
As a puppy raiser you will foster and socialize the puppy. They will sleep in your home and all...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Laura Hayes (née Moriarty)
Johnstown Road, Rathdowney, Laois / Durrow, Laois / Johnstown, Kilkenny
Hayes (nèe Moriarty), Durrow and Rathdowney, Co. Laois and Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny. July 27th 2018,...
An absolutely mammoth day on the GAA front has come to an end.
We had football, camogie, hurling and ladies football action to contend with.
In total, we had ten games down for decision and we have every result below.
We also...
The draws for Round 2 of the top three tiers in club football in Laois have been made in O'Moore Park this evening.
These games will take place in two weeks time.
See full draw details below:
SFC Round 2 Winners Section
St...
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Portarlington 1-11 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Portarlington defeated 14-man Ballyroan-Abbey in the senior championship for the second year running this evening.
There was 19 points between the teams when they...
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Rosenallis 1-15 Portlaoise 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Round 1
Rosenallis opened their championship campaign with a win over Portlaoise, beaten finalists last year, in Portarlington this afternoon.
The first 15 minutes of play...
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Graiguecullen 2-11 O'Dempsey's 0-13
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
A first half brace of goals from Graiguecullen full forward Aaron Forbes proved crucial as they defeated Division 1A champions O'Dempsey's this evening.
Padraig...
And so we've reached the conclusion of the football action for the opening week.
It all began on Wednesday night with Arles-Kilcruise defeating Stradbally in the SFC.
They have since been joined in the winners section by Ballylinan, Portlaoise, St Joseph's...
Laois 1-13 Sligo 2-13
All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Group 1 Round 3
A disappointing result for the Laois Ladies today but Kevin Doogue's side have little time to dwell on losses as they face into an All-Ireland quarter final with...
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Emo 1-12 Arles-Killeen 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Darren Strong was Emo's saviour as his last gasp free snatched a draw against an Arles-Killeen side who played virtually all of the...
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Kilcavan 4-10 The Heath 1-10
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 1
Last year's beaten junior finalists Kilcavan got their campaign off to an impressive performance today thanks to a good win away to The...
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Timahoe 1-7 St Joseph's 0-9
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Round 1
Despite only scoring two points in the second half and going down to 14 men for 35 minutes - Timahoe managed to...
Be it News, Sport or Property, we had it all this week on Laois Today.
From abandoned presidential aspirations, 4,000 scouts and all the young footballers to watch, here’s our top stories from this week.
NEWS
Thousands of students may not be...
Laois 4-12 Meath 0-8
Leinster Minor ‘B’ shield final
Aimee Collier and Zoe Daly injured. Shona Jones out of country
Laois couldn’t have made a better start to the match, with the ever-reliable goalscorer Kirsten Keenan putting away her first into the...
