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Laois's last chance of getting to a Joe McDonagh Cup final were destroyed today - as their 10 point loss to Carlow cemented Laois hurling supporters worst fears - being one...
Ballyroan-Abbeyleix runner Sorcha Moloney was the big Laois winner at the All Ireland schools Track and Field finals in Tullamore today - as she took gold with a brilliant performance in the senior girls 3000m final.
Running in the colours...
Laois Twitter users have produced yet more gems again, as we're back with our Tweets of the Week.
Inter county hurler starter pack : primary school teacher . Class girlfriend . Sponsored Car . Shoutouts to businesses on instagram .
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Laois 2-15 Carlow 2-25
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4
Laois's hopes of winning the Joe McDonagh Cup are over after they were well beaten by Carlow in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Eamonn Kelly's charges went...
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Laois and Carlow do battle today in O'Moore Park, with Laois needing a win to have any hopes of progressing to a Joe McDonagh Cup final.
Both sides would have fancied their chances...
Fetch Your Pet Needs is a pet shop with a difference in Mountmellick.
As they prepare for their first birthday, we caught up with owner Nikita O'Rourke to hear about how it all came about - and her exciting plans...
Good Week, Bad Week is our newest LaoisToday segment, where we look at who has had good weeks and bad weeks, around the county.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories...
Laois 0-17 Galway 5-29
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Round One
The scoreline may not give an impression of a good Laois performance, but at the time and where Laois hurling had been in the years leading up to 2009, those who...
I recently came across this inspirational story…..
A shop owner placed a sign above his door that said: “Puppies For Sale.”
Signs like this always have a way of attracting young children, and to no surprise, a boy saw the sign...
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Laois and Carlow are set to do battle in Croke Park on Sunday week in the Leinster SFC semi-final, but before that happens the two counties will contest a hugely important Joe...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jimmy Tobin
Church Rd., The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois
May Jimmy rest in Peace. Funeral arrangements to come.
Molly McEvoy (née Delaney)
Coolaghy, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Regional...
Over 100 solicitors from Laois, Carlow, Kildare and the midlands gathered for second annual legal conference in Portlaoise.
As key GDPR advisors to businesses across Laois, Carlow, Kildare and the midlands, over 100 solicitors attended a major legal conference in the...
Embrace FARM, the support network for those affected by farm accidents, will be hosting its 5th Ecumenical Remembrance Service.
The Ecumenical Remembrance Service will take place in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary in Abbeyleix County Laois on Sunday...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has described the cuts in home help hours as 'shameful'.
After receiving a reply to the parliamentary question though Sinn Fein’s Health Spokesperson Louise O'Reilly TD, the Laois TD has demanded that the HSE explain why...
Mountmellick will be filled with Irish music as the Laois Fleadh gets underway this June bank holiday weekend.
The atmosphere will be electric with dancing competitions on Friday night and all through Saturday and Sunday in Mountmellick Community School.
O'Connell Square...
Serious concerns have been raised over the contaminated former Avon site in Portarlington.
Cancer-causing chemicals are believed to remain at the site, 18 years after the factory shut its doors.
The Environmental Proctection Agency (EPA) has monitored the land from 2000...
The Garda Press Office confirmed to LaoisToday today that missing Portarlington teenager Ronan Quinn has not yet been found.
Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in locating the missing 13-year-old.
Missing since Monday May 28
Ronan was reported missing from...
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The Laois team to face Carlow in Saturday's must-win Joe McDonagh Cup game shows three changes from the side that beat Antrim the last day out.
Leigh Bergin, Stephen Maher and Podge Lawlor...
The Laois senior hurlers take on Carlow in Round 4 of the Joe McDonagh Cup - and it seems that they will be without a number of their main players.
Manager Eamonn Kelly knew he would not have Clough-Ballacolla defender...
Midlands Weather Channel has given severe weather warnings for Laois this evening.
The weather warning includes severe thunderstorms and flash flooding.
Cathal Nolan from the Midlands Weather Channel said: "During the course of the late morning and early afternoon showers will...
A total of thirty-three new families were allocated their new homes at Conniberry Way in Portlaoise this week, it was confirmed at the monthly meeting of Laois County Council.
Council CEO John Mulholland confirmed that the official opening of the...
Portlaoise residents living along the Dublin road are being asked to contact Gardaí is their vehicle was interfered with or broken into last night Thursday May 31.
Two men arrested
An off-duty garda arrested two males, one in their late 20s...
The first signs of confusion over the move of Laois voters into the South Kildare constituency emerged during Friday’s referendum, when a number of frustrated voters left the old Rath National School without being able to cast their vote.
It...
Presentation Primary School, Portarlington are applying for a new single storey temporary accommodation structure - a prefab - for their school.
The structure will consist of two classrooms and additional accommodation.
Ever-expanding
Presentation Primary School Portarlington announced a redevelopment plan last June.
The...
This June Bank Holiday weekend is a quiet one as regards sports fixtures, and it is a weekend that is very much dominated by the GAA. We have managed to put together a list of the five standout matches...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Molly McEvoy (née Delaney)
Coolaghy, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Loving wife of the late Jim and dear sister of the...
When Laura-Marie Maher suffered a second cruciate injury which forced her to step down from her role as captain of the intermediate Laois Ladies team, Mags McEvoy seemed like a natural successor.
Mags played a starring role in Sarsfields claiming...
The elite young athletes of the country will gather in Tullamore on Saturday for the prestigious All Ireland schools track and field finals - and as ever there will be a number of Laois competitors in action.
Grainne Lalor of...
Thursday nights have become very busy ones of late on the GAA scene in Laois.
We had full rounds of fixtures in the top two divisions of the football league as well as much more.
See all the results we have...
There were three games down for decision in the ACFL Division 1 this evening.
The fourth match scheduled for tonight, between Graiguecullen and Portarlington, was called off due to a bereavement.
Here is a run down of how the matches went.
O'Dempsey's...
