The government has announced the allocation of grants for schools providing new Leaving Certificate subjects.
From September, 40 secondary schools will offer Computer Science, while 64 will offer Physical Education as subjects.
And one of those schools is Scoil Chriost Rí...
There was heartbreak felt in Graiguecullen and across Laois as young Heather Cowan lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 18.
And yesterday, there was a minutes silence for the avid football fan before the Laois ladies match against...
The friends and family of the late Liam Kealy have raised a simply staggering amount of money in Liam's memory.
The St Joseph's man died tragically earlier this year and on Friday last, a group of 43 people, made up...
The battle for a spot in the 2019 Laois senior football championship begins this weekend with some enticing clashes down for decision.
The Laois intermediate football cahampionship begins with four Round 1 games this week and ahead of the competition we have...
Borris-in-Ossory man Emmet Quinlan began his career as a personal trainer a number of years ago and hasn't looked back since.
From humble beginnings, 24 year old Emmet has built his business up to train hundreds of clients - from...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patricia Dwyer (née Molloy)
Gash, Castletown, Laois / Blueball, Offaly
Patricia Dwyer (nee Molloy), Gash, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and formerly of Glasshouse, Blueball, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. July 21st....
Another very busy Sunday of GAA action has come to an end.
We had action in the top four grades of the hurling championships and we have links to the respective reports below.
There was also a big win for the...
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Clough-Ballacolla 1-22 Ballypickas Gaels 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre IHC Round 1
Clough-Ballacolla's second team brought their winning form from the division 2 league into the championship as they defeated the newly-promoted Ballypickas Gaels in...
The draws have been made for Round 2 of the IHC and the JHC this evening.
In the IHC winners section, Clough-Ballacolla will face Borris-Kilcotton for a place in the semi final while Slieve Bloom will take on Camross.
In the...
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Borris-Kilcotton 3-18 Ballyfin Gaels 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling Championship Round 1
Crucial goals in either half were the key for Borris-Kilcotton as they defeated a game Ballyfin Gaels in...
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Colt Gaels 1-20 Mountrath 0-15
Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A' Round 1
Defeated 2017 finalists Colt Gaels have got their campaign off to a flyer with a hard-fought win over Mountrath this evening.
Christy...
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This bumper week of hurling championship action is almost at an end.
We have had the opening rounds of the junior, intermediate, senior A and senior hurling championships over the...
We've had a hectic week of news and sport, with yet another jobs boost for Laois and looking at young players to watch in both the Intermediate and Senior A hurling championships.
Here's our top stories from this week.
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With the...
Laois 7-15 Longford 1-9
All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Group 1 Round 2
Laois produced a convincing win over Longford today to get their All-Ireland campaign off to an ideal start.
Kevin Doogue also got the chance to put in some young...
This time 13 years ago a talented young Portlaoise sports man set off to Scotland to play with Glasgow Celtic.
Paul Cahillane was an excellent all round sports star, excelling at soccer and Gaelic football in particular. And in 2005...
The promise of an intermediate All-Ireland quarter-final draws closer for the Laois Ladies as they face off against Longford in Clane at 1.30pm.
Despite winning the Leinster final, Laois are no closer to winning the ultimate prize than any of...
On this week's Property Watch, we are taking a look on some of the more low budget properties for sale around Laois. With house prices beginning to increase to a small degree, it is interesting to see what €100,000...
Laois Ladies are getting their All-Ireland campaign on the road today as they face off against Longford in Clane at 1.30pm.
This comes as Kevin Doogue's side were crowned Intermediate Leinster champions following a hard-fought victory over Wicklow in Netwatch...
A proposed safety scheme at Clonaghdoo has been rejected by members of Laois County Council.
At the monthly meeting of Laois County Council, Cllr Seamus McDonald said he had "serious concerns" about the proposed one-way system in the area near...
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...
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There's another busy day of club hurling championship action in Laois on Sunday with no less than six games down for decision.
Laois SHC - Ballyfin Gaels v Borris-Kilcotton at...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joshua Osahon Okonkwo
Lake Way, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois
Okonkwo. Joshua. Lake Way, Kilminchy, Portlaoise. July 14th 2018 Died tragically while studying in Spain. Deeply regretted by his heartbroken parents...
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Borris-Kilcottton 2-11 Rathdowney-Errill 3-7
Laois Shopping Centre IHC Round 1
Borris Kilcotton secured a first round victory against Rathdowney-Errill in the second game of the championship double header in Mountrath yesterday evening.
The game came...
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Ballinakill 0-21 Abbeyleix 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 1
For the third evening in a row, O'Moore Park hosted a local derby in the Laois SHC - and this time...
It might not have been the busiest evening of action - but for those involved it was an important start to the championship.
Ballinakill got the better of neighbours Abbeyleix in O'Moore Park in the SHC while there was also...
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Camross 1-10 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 0-11
Laois Shopping Centre IHC Round 1
After a disappointing result for their senior team on Friday night, Camross got back to winning ways this evening when their intermediates got the...
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Clonaslee 2-19 Trumera 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A' Round 1
Clonaslee got their Laois SHC 'A' campaign off to a winning start in O'Moore Park this evening as they proved too strong...
The first annual Folly Festival in Cullahill can only be described as a roaring success after large numbers flocked to the Laois village to enjoy a range of activities over the weekend.
It's a festival that has a bit of...
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Good evening and welcome to our latest Live Blog of the local championship action.
This evening we're in O'Moore Park once again - for the third day running no less...
Laois tweeters have been as active as ever this week, touching on everything from learning to drive to feeling like Beyonce. We even got a blessing all the way from Lourdes!
Here’s our Tweets of the Week.
Jaysus that was a...
