In August, Motive TV were looking for people to film for their three-part documentary series following the lives of people living and working in Portlaoise.
The documentary followed a number of locals in the Portlaoise area and will be aired...
If there was ever an award for a GAA analyst in Laois, we would give it to Mark Doheny.
Prehaps not for tactical commentary, but his comments on GAA club teams in Laois are usually, if not always, 100 percent...
In this article, columnist Donal Miller spoke about his anxiety, particularly before football matches.
Here Donal speaks about how it feels before matches, and how feeling anxious is nothing to be ashamed about.
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I told my wife the idea for my...
Sixty-eight year old Kathryn Nelson went on hunger strike in November against not being able to receive the state pension.
The Clough woman spent four weeks on hunger strike before eventually being successful in her strike action.
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A 68-year-old woman living in...
Camross farmer Jamie Cuddy had every eye in the nation on him when he appeared on First Dates Ireland in March.
Jamie impressed both Twitter and his date Lisa and although they did not carry on their relationship they remained...
After the success of the article honouring the toughest men to play football in Laois, we had to do a hurling equivalent.
And while there was certainly some controversy over those who we left out, there can be no disputing...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Teresa Morrissey
Fieldbrook, Portlaoise, Laois/ Glasnevin, Dublin / Ballingarry (SR), Tipperary
Morrissey (Teresa) Portlaoise and late of Glasnevin, Dublin and Coalbrook, Thurles. December 30th 2017. Pecefully at her residence....
In December, Laois was covered in a blanket of fluffy stuff.
Snow came down and actually stuck.
While it led to school closures and greasy roads, it also allowed some of us to show off our creative side.
We were inundated with...
David Power reported on this story for us in September.
A Stradbally woman has left almost €18m in her estate, it has emerged this week.
Elizabeth Annette Alice O’Kelly, of Market Square, Stradbally, Co Laois, who died on December 11, 2016, has...
At this time of year you'll get all sorts of reviews and previews, Best of pieces and predictions for 2018.
And as 2017 draws to a close we've decided to pick the top 10 GAA clubs of the year.
It's not...
Laois 1-16 Kildare 0-9
Bord na Mona Walsh Cup
The Laois hurlers did enough to see off Kildare in the opening round of the Walsh Cup in Kildare's training grounds in Hawkfield outside Newbridge this afternoon.
It was far from an impressive...
Laois 1-12 Westmeath 1-13
O'Byrne Cup Round 1
Laois made a losing start to their O'Byrne Cup campaign in Mullingar this afternoon.
This was new Laois manager John Sugrue's first game in charge and although his charges went down, they trailed by...
It's still not 2018, but our first live blog of the new season is here.
Today, John Sugrue's Laois senior footballers and Eamonn Kelly's hurlers will play their first competitive games.
Both teams have named experimental sides for their opening round...
In this segment of 'That was My Year', LaoisToday sat down with current Laois Rose Maeve Dunne to talk everything past, present and future.
Maeve has certainly had a jam-packed year. From moving home from Australia, to being crowned Laois...
The skies around Ballyfin will be lit up on New Year's Eve.
Ballyfin House have announced that they will hold a fireworks display to ring in the new year.
The luxurious resort have informed the public in a bid to protect...
In our "Things you'll Remember" series we brought you memories from many schools around Laois.
It was time for St Leo's in Carlow, and we reminsced on everything - from Catherine Smyth's rolls to mixing with Knockbeg boys!
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This week we...
Portlaoise Hospital continues to be a huge issue both on a local and national scale.
A few weeks ago, thousands of people lined the streets of Portlaoise for the 'Light for Lives' rally to show support for Portlaoise Hospital.
Since the...
As flooding devasted Laois towns in late November, Portarlington became one of the final victims when the River Barrow burst its banks.
The river was nine feet higher than normal summer levels and the devastion made national headlines.
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Portarlington has become...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fintan Connor
Kilcooney, Geashill, Offaly/Mountrath, Laois
Formerly of Clonenagh, Mountrath, Laois. Peacefully at home in the loving care of his wife Kathleen (née Bennett). Loving brother of the late...
In July of this year we interviewed Mountmellick model George Blue about making the big move across to LA to pursue his dreams.
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George Blue moved from Mountmellick to LA in June of this year to pursue a career in...
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Not all of us were full of cheer on Christmas morning.
Little ten year old brother bursted into my room @ 7:30 this morning so excited for Santa,so I done what any good brother would do and knocked him...
Another one of our popular lists, although this one caused some controversy.
Back in March, we decided to rank what we believe to be our top 10 Laois GAA club grounds.
This will surely change in 2018..
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With all championship games in...
The Leaving Cert results arrived in the middle of August and all of the Laois schools recorded good results.
But the points achieved by those in Clonaslee were simply incredible.
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The Principal of Clonaslee VS has said they are ‘delighted’ after...
We at LaoisToday do not condone the use of drugs in anyway.
But this video of a Laois mammy trying weed for the first time back in April is hilarious.
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The Facts Youtube channel is one of Ireland’s finest internet exports –...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fintan Connor
Kilcooney, Geashill, Offaly / Mountrath, Laois
Formerly of Clonenagh, Mountrath, Laois. Peacefully at home in the loving care of his wife Kathleen (née Bennett). Loving brother of...
In September we published this story on some of the real hard men of Laois football over the last 20 years.
We limited it to one per club and not every club had someone included. But it was quite the...
There was a flurry of excitement and curiousity in Stradbally when a grenade was found in February.
The grenade was found at a house in Court Square and was later detonated at Stradbally Hall.
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A grenade that was discovered at a...
Ireland U-20s 26 Munster XV 10
Ireland U-20s continued their preparations for the upcoming Six Nations championship by defeating a Munster XV this afternoon.
And two former Portlaoise players performed very well in the 16 point win.
Forward Seán Masterson started the...
CrossFit UnLaois'd celebrated the life of Alan Mulhall with their 'Remember Al' event on St Stephen's Day.
Over 50 members took part in a two person workout, in what was described as, "fun and somewhat organised chaos."
A number of Irish...
This story of an extremely charitable parishioner's will from Portlaoise was one of the most popular stories on LaoisToday in October.
The parishioner's generous gift was published in a summary in the parish accounts.
Original article by David Power.
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A generous Portlaoise...
