This week were back to the healthy wholesome meals.
A cheat week last week by introducing the recipe for chocolate chip cookies. This week's recipes is one that will come to please any vegetarians out there.
This is a very basic...
Rathdowney-Errill players James Ryan and Paddy McCane will make their first Laois senior league starts in this Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1B opening round game against Limerick.
Ryan is named at midfield where he will partner club-mate Paddy Purcell...
The 2018 GAA campaign at club level is still a couple of months away - but we're now at the height of Dinner Dance season with last year's successful clubs gathering to celebrate their 2017 achievements.
It was the turn...
After a couple of months off, our My Club and I segment is back for its first outing of 2018.
This time, Stradbally Town AFC's Conor Brady is in the hotseat.
Conor, known as 'Fred', has played for Stradbally Town for...
Portlaoise CBS 0-14 Bunclody 1-12
Top Oil South Leinster Schools Senior Football 'B' Championship Semi Final
Portlaoise CBS' South Leinster campaign came to an end at the semi final stage following a devastating extra time defeat against Bunclody.
The side, manager by...
Laois Tourism is to launch its ambitious five-year Strategic Plan for the development of the industry in the county, in Castle Durrow this Thursday evening, February 1.
Minister Charlie Flanagan will be on hand to formally launch the report.
'A Strategic...
Clonaslee College 1-5 St Farnan’s Prosperous 4-11
Top Oil South Leinster Schools Senior Footballl 'D' Championship Final
Clonaslee College's quest for South Leinster glory was ended this afternoon as they went down in Ballykelly.
Their opponents, St Farnan's Prosperous, started slowly but the...
Portlaoise RFC will be a busy spot over the weekend as Togher will play host to two big fixtures over the weekend, with the re-fixed Towns Cup clash against Navan as well as an All-Ireland Junior Cup final also...
Mountrath CS 1-17 St Kevin's, Dunlavin 2-9
South Leinster Junior 'C' Football Semi-final
Mountrath CS secured a spot in the South Leinster Junior 'C' final with a win today in Heywood against St Kevin's, Dunlavin. The side are coached by county...
Popular fast food outlet Burger King are set to open in Portlaoise in the coming months - in a unit in the Midway Food Court at the M7 at Togher.
LaoisToday understands that the company will open their latest outlet...
Concerns over the lack of high speed broadband access for many areas in Laois have been raised in the Dáil.
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley this week questioned the Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten, in the Dáil on Laois broadband...
The Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP) could make tenants homeless, according to Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley.
Speaking in the Dáil yesterday Deputy Stanley said that he was dealing with a number of tenants in receipt of Rent Supplement whose...
A prisoner who escaped from prison in Portlaoise remains at large, it has emerged.
The Irish Prison Service confirmed that Darren McInerney, who was serving a two year sentence for assault causing harm, absconded last week.
He escaped from custody while...
The BEO show is coming to Laois!
It was announced last night by BEO on their various social media channels that the Heritage Hotel in Killenard will host the event on Sunday, March 11, and tickets are on sale from...
A man is due in court in Portlaoise today following an arrest on Wednesday for stealing a car from a house in Abbeyleix.
The car was taken on Wednesday night, January 24, and discovered missing yesterday morning. However, a male...
Fancy completing a triathlon this April? Well, here's your chance!
Laois Triathalon Club are introducing an 8 week programme for men and women coached by Trilogy Triathlon Club leaders.
Places are strictly limited to 21 participants and will be allocated on...
Bends at the Glenfield on the Timahoe Road are so dangerous that cars are “flying off the road” and landing at the front door of a nearby house.
Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley outlined the dangers there. She had a motion...
Councillor James Kelly was angered by the lack of action by Laois County Council surrounding the flooding in Mountrath.
Cllr Kelly made his point at the January Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District meeting last Thursday.
"Funding applications, resourses available and subject to funding...
There has been a big fall in the number of Gardai involved in the traffic division in Laois in the last seven years.
According to figures provided by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy, the numbers in...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Sr. Aengus (Eileen) Campion
Drogheda, Louth / Laois
Campion: Sr. Aengus (Eileen), Medical Missionaries of Mary, Drogheda, Co. Louth and formerly from Ballagh, Co. Laois, on Thursday, 25th January,...
Laois football manager John Sugrue has named his side for the opening round of this year's Allianz Football League, which begins with a home game against Limerick on Saturday.
And he has included six players to make their first start...
The Farmers Journal newspaper are behind a campaign that is calling for EU and Irish governments to intervene in the growing decline of suckler farming - and they are hoping for Laois support as they write to key members...
The Ballyfin senior hurlers will play in the top grade of the game in Laois this year and they have turned to a Kilkenny native to manage them.
Mark Tyrrell, brother of former Kilkenny defender Jackie, will take the reins...
Huge crowds have attended the funeral of Liam Kealy who died tragically in Cork on Sunday.
Hundreds circled the church, along with a guard of honour from St Joseph's GAA, as the funeral arrived at St Joseph's Church, Ballyadams for...
Heywood Community School 3-5 Colaiste Eoin Hacketstown 2-14
Top Oil South Leinster Schools Senior Football Championship 'C' Semi Final
Heywood's chances of reaching a South Leinster final were dashed by Carlow opponents this morning.
Colaiste Eoin's ability to kick points from a range...
Two of Laois's elder-statesmen are looking forward to another year togging out with the footballers.
Niall Donoher made his Laois debut in 2005 and while Darren Strong had to wait a little longer, the pair have been ever-presents for the...
Scoil Chriost Ri 68 Crescent Comprehensive 36
Subway All-Ireland U-16 School Girls Basketball Final
Scoil Chríost Ri were at their ease today in the All-Ireland U-16 final against The Crescent of Limerick, as they came out 32 point victors in the...
Gardai have seized a car and arrested two men following an incident in Camross yesterday.
The local Task Force were out around 12.45pm when they came upon a Blue Audi A4 that was abandoned.
They then arrested two males nearby with...
St Colman's National School is Stradbally is planning to extend.
The school has submitted planning permission to accommodate a two classroom special needs unit.
This would involve a 292 metre extension to the existing school building.
There will be alterations to the...
Tickets are now on sale for the eagerly awaited Timahoe NS Panto 'Alice The Musical'.
The two-night show which will take place in Timahoe Community Hall On February 7 and 8 is expected to be a complete sell-out.
Preparations are at...
