Plans are underway for a renewable gas facility just outside Portlaoise, which will supply 100 construction jobs during its development and a further 8-10 full time.
Bord na Mona also anticipate other indirect jobs will arise from the plant in...
Irish Water has said hosepipe bans are likely to take effect in parts of Laois as well as in Kilkenny and Limerick over the coming week, and the ban may extend further to other counties.
It came into effect in...
The Anvil Inn in Portarlington is one of the most popular pubs in the region and they're currently looking for staff to join their busy team.
Part-time Kitchen Assistant
Part-time Kitchen Assistant with flexible hours is required for the Anvil Inn.
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Laois Senior football manager John Sugrue has taken a swipe at those who believe the provincial championships should be scrapped and replaced with a tiered championship.
Laois lost the Leinster final...
Sun lovers are set to get at least another week of glorious conditions.
Met Eireann say that that the "dry, warm and settled spell will persist into the early days of next week."
Today will be another warm, dry and sunny day...
All roads lead to Raheen on Sunday, July 15 as they are holding their Monster road run in aid of two very worthy causes.
Chairperson Chris Goode is hoping for a high number of vehicles to take part, as in...
Visitors to the banks of the Nore in Castletown have been urged to bring their litter with them, as record crowds flock to the popular amenity has led to an increase of unwanted litter there.
Deputy Sean Fleming, a former...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Oliver Donohue ...
Simpson’s in Stradbally, the well-known shop and bakery, marked their 20th birthday in style last Friday, June 29.
To mark 20 years in business, Simpson’s gave out their renowned and much-loved ice-cream cones and had many activities happening on the day...
A decision by Laois County Council to go ahead with pedestrian and cycling improvements at a busy roundabout in Portlaoise will be notified to An Bord Pleanala, as it could have a bearing on a planning development nearby.
Approval was...
O'Dempsey's 2-15 Portlaoise 2-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1
2017 league champions O'Dempsey's have booked their place in this year's Division 1A final thanks to a five-point win over Portlaoise in Rathleague this evening.
They will once again face St Joseph's...
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There was a big crowd in Fisherstown on Sunday afternoon for the annual charity Tractor Run which started and finished at the Fisherman’s Thatched Inn.
As ever a large number of local farmers took part with the tractors driving in...
We're back with one of the most popular LaoisToday lists yet.
Yes, we're on the hunt for Laois's best Instagrammers again this year. After many hours of deliberating, cursing, and standing up for the Instagrams we believe in last year, we've...
Here are all of this week's Laois GAA fixtures:
MONDAY JULY 2
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 14
Portlaoise V O'Dempsey's 8pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B Round 10
Ballyroan Abbey V Crettyard 8pm
Midlands Park Hotel Under-15 Hurling League Division 2
Ballinakill...
I apologise for taking two weeks to write again, however ye might recall I mentioned an untidy room.
Well 17 kids in a sweet shop wouldn't have made the mess I did, so there was that and also the minor...
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Earlier this morning, the Laois footballers were drawn against Monaghan in Round 4 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
John Sugrue's men lost their ten game winning streak when they were defeated by...
Laois 5-18 Meath 0-1
All-Ireland U-16 'B' Camogie Championship
O'Moore Park was the venue for Laois's first round of the All Ireland U-16 'B' Championship on Sunday.
Laois are reigning champions and hoped to get their campaign off to a winning start...
A period home on the Laois/Offaly border, which includes 56.2 acres of land which has been used for farming and horse breeding, has been put on the market with an asking price of €900,000.
The house is owned by a...
Laois Fire Service has urged people not to throw cigarette butts or ash from their cars, as they have had to attend to a number of roadside grass fires in recent days.
"Smokers please refrain from throwing ash and the...
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The Laois footballers lost out to Dublin eight days ago in the Leinster final.
This was the O'Moore County's first Leinster final appearance since 2007 but they lost out by 18...
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Laois Ladies recorded an incredible Leinster final victory over Wicklow in Netwatch Cullen Park on Sunday July 1.
After the match we spoke to Laois full-forward Ciara Burke, who was...
Slieve Bloom 0-17 Borris-Kilcotton 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 semi-final
The hurlers of Slieve Bloom have a league final to look forward to after they got the better of Borris-Kilcotton's second team on Sunday evening.
The sides had met just...
The lifting of milk quotas in 2013 has opened up dairy farming like never before - and with more beef and tillage farmers moving in that direction, Teagasc have launched a new accredited training course.
Portlaoise is set to be...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Catherine Kearney (née Dowling)
Mountmellick, Laois / Portlaoise, Laois
Catherine Kearney (nee Dowling), Mountmellick and Portlaoise died 29th of June 2018. Suddenly, after a short illness. Sadly missed by...
The Summer Athletics Camps is back for a third year, as Athletics Ireland, in conjunction with Oughaval AC and Stradbally/Vicarstown/Timahoe Activity and Wellness Hub will host a five day athletics camp in Vicarstown.
The camp will run from Monday, July...
The Cumann na mBunscol competitions hold a special place in the hearts of anyone who has ever played Gaelic games and the organisation continues to play a hugely important role in developing young players.
As well as their main competitions...
Another incredibly busy Sunday of action has concluded.
The Laois Ladies were crowned Leinster Intermediate champions and will now go forward as top seeds for the group stages of the All-Ireland championship.
The Laois U-16 camogie team got off to a...
Park Ratheniska Timahoe 0-11 Ballypickas 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 3 Semi Final
The newly formed Park/Ratheniska-Timahoe qualified for their first final when on Sunday morning they edged out Ballypickas in sweltering heat in Ballypickas.
Pa Foyle was the dominant force...
Rosenallis 3-18 Ballinakill 2-15
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1A Semi Final
Rosenallis are through to the division 1A final, thanks in part to a mass of Paddy Keating points in the first-half and a tight full-back line defence in the...
