The owners of the popular Laois business The Merry Mill were the victims of a break in yesterday.
Kevin Scully, who is the owner, had his house burgled in Vicarstown between 4 and 5pm.
Four men entered the family home by...
The Laois senior footballers will begin their Division 4 National League campaign at home to Limerick on Saturday evening.
However, manager John Sugrue revealed that they will have to do it without a number of their regular players who will...
Businesses on Main Street in Portlaoise have been contacted as part of the council’s efforts to tackle vacant properties.
At the recent Portlaoise municipal District Meeting Cllr Noel Tuohy had a motion requesting that owners of on Main Street upgrade...
The Portlaoise performance in the IBAL Litter League which saw it finish as the top ranked town in the midlands was praised at the Portlaoise Municipal District meeting this week.
Portlaoise was ranked 11th out of 40 participated towns, and...
With the Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cups now underway, we have put together a list of Laois players involved in both competitions.
There are 14 hurlers from Laois clubs involved with their colleges and a number of them have already been...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jack Copley
Green rd., Portlaoise, Laois
Copley, Green Road, Portlaoise. And recently in the tender care of Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home. January 21st 2018. (Unexpectedly). Jack, beloved husband of...
The funeral details for Liam Kealy, who died in Cork over the weekend, have been announced.
Reposing at his residence from 2pm on Tuesday with Rosary on Tuesday and Wednesday night at 8pm.
Removal takes place on Thursday afternoon, arriving at...
Wind farming in Ireland should be regarded as a failed energy experiment, in addition to projects such as the controversial Eigrid one in Ratheniska, according to Renua.
The party was commenting on the visit by Climate Change and Environment Minister,...
A young Laois rugby player will play in his second U-20 Six Nations campaign, having been selected in the Ireland squad for this year's upcoming competition.
Portlaoise man Sean Masterson, who plays with Corinthians in Galway and is part of...
The Laois man who died tragically in Cork has been named locally as 34-year-old Liam Kealy from Luggacurren.
News of his death has been greeted with shock in his native Luggacurren and beyond.
The late Mr Kealy’s body was recovered from...
Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly wants to see his side defeat one of the established counties in 2018.
Laois have gone close in the past against Galway and against Limerick and Wexford last year in the league.
But they have been...
A Laois man has tragically died in Cork.
Gardai say that a man, aged in his mid-30s, was reported missing on Sunday.
He was last seen around 2am on Sunday morning near Daunt Square in the city.
And it is understood that...
There are no plans to close the emergency department at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD.
Deputy Howlin highlighted the crisis in the health service in the Dáil stating “Last...
Donie Kingston returned to the Laois senior football panel eight days ago but it seems we may have to wait a while before we see him in action again.
Speaking ahead of the start of the National Football League this...
A house was ransacked by a gang on the Ballyfin Road in Portlaoise recently which has left the owner terrified.
It is understood that a gang caused significant damage in the house, which was hugely distressing for the owner of...
Ten schools from Laois have signed up for a new biodiversity programme, Eco Rangers, being run by Bord na Móna.
The primary school programme is aimed at kids who struggle to identify a Puffin but can name all the Pokemon.
Bord...
Transition Year students from schools in Laois are being encouraged to take part in a week-long project and competition for students interested in using digital technology to solve 21st century problems.
Infineon Technologies Ireland, Bridge21 and AMBER (the Science Foundation...
People who dump litter should think of the council staff who have the “awful job” of going through the dumped bags, the recent Portlaoise Municipal District meeting heard.
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald raised the issue during a discussion on the strong...
If you're not on Snapchat, then you're missing out on a serious amount of entertainment.
We figured that out in LaoisToday last year not long after setting up. As well as the website, of course, we also had our Facebook,...
Two Laois students had the honour of being Student Leader Ambassadors for the Cycle Against Suicide congress in the 3Arena last Wednesday.
Fionn Marum and Sarah Keenan were two of the 13 student leaders to take to the stage in...
With the Leinster Senior Schools Cup set to start over the next couple of weeks, we have decided to put a list of Laois students/players involved in this year's competition.
In the recent past, Laois have had representatives in Blackrock...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Simon Dollard
London, UK/Ballyedmond, Rathdowney
Simon Dollard, late of London, UK and formerly of Ballyedmond, Rathdowney, County Laois passed away on 18th January 2018. Pre-deceased by his parents, John...
WIT Wildcats 71 Portlaoise Panthers 74
Basketball - Women's National Super League
The Portlaoise Panthers women team recorded a good win away to WIT Wildcats on Saturday on the scoreline of 74-71, easing their relegation fears.
The round 12 tie pitted 7th placed...
This week I met with college student Rebecca Treacy from Rathdowney.
Rebecca is a 22-year-old final year student in IT Carlow studying Sports Management. Rebecca graduated in 2017 after completing her level 7 and is now studying for her level...
The weather caused mayhem in the local soccer fixtures this weekend as virtually all games were called off.
Just four games involving Laois team tooks place and all of those were in the CCFL.
Portlaoise AFC's Leinster Senior League games were...
It was a cold, wet, windy miserable winter Sunday morning around Laois today but the weather failed to dampen the spirits of the crowds that attended The Great Heath run this morning.
Hundreds gathered to take part in the annual...
NEWS
Snow and ice
Icy roads were causing havoc this week
New supermarket coming to Laois
A new UK supermarket is coming to Laois and will create more than 20 jobs
The Rich List
A Laois native made the coveted Irish Independent's Rich List
Death in...
Less than a few months after large parts of Mountmellick and Portarlington were devastated by flooding, there are fears it could occur again today.
Heavy rain began falling overnight and has continued without relenting for much of the day so...
Donie Kingston has revealed that his brother Paul helped convince him to return to the Laois senior football panel.
The Arles-Killeen forward had opted not to link up with the squad in November and it was feared he would not...
That time of the week again, yes this week's Moment in Time is sure to a cringeworthy one for many - but will also have a lot of people feeling nostalgic.
This week we look back to 2004 to the...
