We've reached the final day of the first week of football championship action in Laois.
Today will see four senior football matches, two intermediate football games and one junior match.
And our first live blog of the day will focus on...
On this week's Property Watch feature, we take a look a apartments for sale in Laois. Interestingly, apartments are not aplenty like in built up urban areas such as the cities and bigger towns like Athlone, Newbridge, and Drogheda.
Apartments...
Four candidates will contest for a place on the Fine Gael General Election ticket in Laois-Offaly at the party's selection convention in Clonaslee this Monday evening.
Sitting TDs Minister Charlie Flanagan from Laois and Deputy Marcella Corcoran-Kennedy from Offaly will...
Debs season is well and truly in full swing.
And on Friday we headed down the Knockbeg College to catch the latest group to graduate.
As the school itself is under reconstruction, the former pupils did not gather at the college...
Laois Ladies take on Sligo in their second and final match in Group 1. Having already beaten Longford in Clane, Laois are guaranteed a spot in the All-Ireland quarter-finals - but today's result will decide who they play in...
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...
We look ahead to all of Sunday's Laois club football action here, with as many as seven games down for decision, with four senior ties, two intermediate and one junior clash.
Most of the games are very tight to call,...
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,...
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Courtwood 2-14 Mountmellick Gaels 1-16
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Round 1
Courtwood have followed on from their success in winning the division 2 league three weeks ago with a close victory in...
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St Joseph's 2-12 The Heath 1-9
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Michael Keogh was the difference as St Joseph's produced a second half comeback to defeat The Heath in O'Moore Park this evening.
The...
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Portlaoise 3-22 Ballyfin Gaels 2-8
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Portlaoise got their defence of the Jack Delaney Cup off to the perfect start as they defeated Ballyfin Gaels in O'Moore Park this...
The football championship is well underway.
We have had two cracking senior football championship games to date and a number of keenly contested junior games also since it all began on Wednesday.
Arles-Kilcruise got things underway by defeating Stradbally while 2017...
The Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee say that they welcome the announcement by Minister Charlie Flanagan that a fresh consultation process is underway regarding Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Although, chairperson Tommy Timmons said that the group were not made aware of...
From first words, first born's and festival season, Laois Tweeters have it covered this week.
Here's our top tweets.
Zach has a little Laois flag and everytime he picks it up everyone always goes Laois Laois Laois and now his first...
As part of a running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most importantly, it’s...
Arles Killeen 1-10 Emo 0-9
Laois SFC Round 1 2010
This weekend, the 2018 Laois Senior Football Championship will commence and one of the closest games to call over the eight games down for decision is Emo versus Arles Killeen.
Emo are...
One Rosenallis man has stepped out of his comfort zone to complete strenuous and, at times, excruciating training over the last six months to compete in his first MMA fight this Sunday, July 29.
Paddy Dunne, who managed the Rosenallis footballers to...
There’s another big day of club football championship action in Laois on Saturday with two senior and two intermediate games down for decision.
Laois SFC - Portlaoise v Ballyfin Gaels
6pm in O’Moore Park
This game is probably the easiest game to...
John Sullivan was born in Dublin on May 8, 1861. His father, the future Lord Chancellor of Ireland Sir Edward Sullivan was a Protestant. His mother, Lady Bessie Josephine Sullivan was a Catholic. John was baptised in St. George’s...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Olive Ann Conroy
Mullaghanard, Rosenallis, Laois / Navan, Meath
Died in the loving care of the staff at Drormnin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Beloved wife of the late Denis. Deeply...
The Junior football championship took centre stage on a damp Friday evening of action.
2016 finalists Park-Ratheniska made a winning start against last year's defeated semi finalists O'Dempsey's.
Elsewhere, Portlaoise scored six goals on the way to a big Round 1...
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Park-Ratheniska 1-12 O'Dempsey's 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 1
Two teams with high hopes of winning the Laois JFC title met in the opening round in Ratheniska this evening.
And in the battle of...
Anyone from the east of Laois and even further afield will know of the legacy of Leech's Bar in Wolfhill, and they are celebrating a century in business with a special party today.
Proprietor Eamon Leech spoke to us about...
An Air Ambulance has attended the scene of an accident outside Portlaoise this evening following an incident involving a young man on a bike in Dysart Woods.
It's believed the man got into difficulty and emergency services were called to...
Former Laois Fianna Fail TD John Moloney has confirmed that he will seek the party's nomination to run in the next General Election.
Speaking to LaoisToday, Mr Moloney - who lost his seat in 2011 after a 14-year spell in...
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We have the first round of the club hurling championships behind us and while it's still a long way to county final day, there has been plenty of indicators of who is...
Three Laois men are about to take on the cycle of a lifetime as they compete in the 160km Skoda 'Ring of Clare' tomorrow, Saturday, July 28.
Portlaoise men Ger Smullen, Alan Brosnan and Derek Meade are all taking part...
Laois will be the host county for the senior Rounders All-Ireland semi-finals in Rathleague, Portlaoise, on Sunday, July 29.
Of course, there is an added Laois element in the mix, as The Heath have contenders in the mixed, women's and...
Laois musician Curtis Walsh is about to release his debut single ‘Full Recovery’.
The 17 year old singer-songwriter Curtis Walsh moved with his family to Laois at a young age and we spoke to Curtis's mother Rhoda Fleming-Walsh about how...
A new Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued by Met Éireann for all counties in Leinster for this weekend.
Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal and Waterford will also all be affected as thundery downpours may lead to rainfall accumulations of...
