NEWS
Daniel O'Reilly
The news schedule this week was dominated by distressing events that happened on Easter Monday in Carlow.
We broke the story late on Monday afternoon that a Laois man had been attacked in Carlow and the events continued to...
There was a time there when the Castletown hurlers ruled the landscape of Laois hurling, their story of dominance during the late 90s and early Noughties a remarkable one of a small club that came all the way from...
On this week's feature, we are going to have a look at agricultural land and in particular 10 acre fields. Large blocks of land are few and fair between around the county at the moment, but there is a...
Laois footballer Danny O'Reilly - who was assaulted in Carlow in the early hours of Easter Monday - has been released from St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny and has returned home.
The Graiguecullen man suffered serious head injuries following an...
This week is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week. And for the week that’s in it, I said I would share a big part of having Cystic Fibrosis entails. Hospital stays.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that primarily affects...
It has been an incredible journey for Zach Tuohy since the heart-wrenching scene when his father watched his young son board a plane on his own to embark on his Australian Rules odyssey.
His father Noel vividly recalls the moment...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth (Nellie) Brophy
Ballyfin Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Died peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home. R.I.P Predeceased by her husband Paul & her daughter Margaret....
Laois people might have heard enough about Twitter over the last week or two. But it's still a platform that delivers some wonderfully witty or withering comments. And some thought-provoking ones too.
Here's our selection of some of the better...
Portlaoise 4-14 Ballylinan 2-4
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
In a repeat of last year's county final, Portlaoise proved far too strong for Ballylinan in Rathleague this evening.
Portlaoise had lost their opening game to St Joseph's but welcomed back their...
St Joseph's 0-11 Stradbally 0-9
ACFL Division 1A
St Joseph's reached the league final last year and they have made a blistering start to this campaign as they collected their second consecutive win.
The game, played in damp conditions in Bill Delaney...
There was 350 competitors, an army of stewards and marshals totalling almost 100 and many more spectators at the Portlaoise Leisure Centre today for the 10th annual Tri Laois organised by the local Trilogy Triathlon Club.
Blessed with decent weather...
They're one of the top underage clubs in the county and St Paul's GAA celebrated in style at their Dinner Dance in the Midlands Park Hotel on Friday night.
The Courtwood-Emo combination, which also includes players from The Rock at...
Following the tearing up of roundabouts around the M7 in Emo, some Councillors have called for the installation of CCTV cameras to deter the wreckless joyriders carrying performing the vandalism.
Cllr Tom Mulhall brought the issue up at the latest...
We are at our best when we feel at home and at ease. This is the great Gift of the Risen Lord, just as in the scripture, he, “Looks at us and loves us as we are” he continues...
Two Portlaoise rugby teams are in Leinster final action this weekend with the club's ladies side and U-17 boys both hoping to bring silverware back to Togher.
The U-17 boys are are first into action when they take on Navan...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Robert (Bob) Nicholls
Ballycarnan, Portlaoise, Laois
Nicholls (Bob) Ballycarnan, Portlaoise. April 5th 2018. Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Portlaoise Regional Hosp. Predeceased by his wife Betty and...
It's getting to the crunch time of the season in the various soccer leagues around the region.
Here's all of this weekend's fixtures in the CCFL, Kilkenny and Carlow leagues involving Laois teams.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
First-named team at home and all...
Stradbally man Garry Comerford started for Waterford FC this evening as their great start to the SSE Airtricity League season continued thanks to a thrilling 2-1 win over champions Cork City.
In a dramatic game in front of over 3,500...
The second of the Laois GAA €130 County Board draws took place this evening with 16 different clubs having a winner and taking a share in the overall prize money of €29,000.
Edward Brophy from Trumera took the top prize...
Olympian Shane Ryan - a man with strong Portarlington connections - set a new Irish record at the Irish Open swimming championship in the 100m freestyle in Abbotstown on Thursday.
Ryan, who grew up in Philadelphia after his father Thomas...
A Laois woman has won ‘Jewellery Designer of the Year 2018’ at the acclaimed ‘Fashion Innovation Awards’ held recently in Galway.
Helena Malone, a goldsmith from Portlaoise who designs her own range of jewellery from her studio in Wicklow...
This year's Graiguecullen Solemn Novena will be attend by a well-known student activist, Katie Ascough, where she will speak about the 8th amendment. She is set to attend the nine-week long event on Monday, 23rd April.
Ms Ascough came to prominence...
A tribute to Cllr Jerry Lodge by John Whelan
The Laois flag is at half-mast at County Hall. It’s for Jerry.
On Saturday he will make his final journey up the Stradbally Road, one he’s taken umpteen times before to say...
The IDA manager for the midlands region has admitted that Laois has been historically challenged in attracting investment into the county.
Ken Whitelaw has just taken over as Midlands Regional Manager with the IDA and spoke recently with Will Faulkner...
We've launched a new regular light-hearted interview here on LaoisToday, one that will see us chat to a different sports person about the teams they're involved with, the characters they've come across and some burning questions we're sure you're...
There ain't no mountain high enough for Portlaoise man George Percy.
On Sunday 6 May, George and 16 others will climb the 764 summit of Croagh Patrick to raise €15,000 for the Irish Guide Dog Association.
A world-record breaker
This isn't the...
Two big events for the teenage disco market will take place in Laois over the next couple of weeks.
Pedigree Corner are hosting a Teen Disco this Friday, April 6, from 8pm to 10.30pm.
Doors open at 7.30pm and the event...
Here at LaoisToday, we love to celebrate all things Laois.
Helen Byrne, 18, from Rathleague in Portlaoise penned this wonderful poem about her town and sent it our way.
The young woman is studying in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick and...
Joe Mallon Motors Portlaoise is proud to be a part of the Renault Selection Programme since 2017.
A Renault SELECTION is a quality used Renault or Dacia under six years old with less than 120,000km and Joe Mallon Motors Portlaoise...
This 172 Renault Megane is for sale in Joe Mallon Motors Portlaoise for €27,900.
The Megane comes with the highest 5 Star NCAP safety rating, together with a perfect combination of style, practicality and a 205BHP engine.
Among the features are: Remote...
