The Laois senior hurlers will play their first competitive game of the new season on Saturday and ahead of that, they have confirmed their captain.
Manager Eamonn Kelly has once again chosen Rathdowney-Errill's Ross King to lead the line this...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has said that Kolbe School Portlaoise, which caters for children with severe intellectual and physical disabilities, needs a new building and cannot be left behind.
He said: "I have raised this recently with Minister Richard...
We love our lists at LaoisToday.
To signal the end of 2017, we thought it would be a good idea to do a list on the Top Tweets of 2017 from Laois Twitter users.
There is a range of ages, genders,...
This was a really tragic event which happened in a flash at the end of November.
Large parts of Mountmellick were completely flooded following freak rainfall.
Three rivers - Barrew, Blackwater and Owenass - all burst their banks at the same...
A prison officer had to be taken to hospital following a massive brawl which broke out during mass in the Midlands Prison on Christmas Day.
The Irish Daily Star is reporting today that two "dangerous prison gangs" engaged in a...
The Two Broke Divas (Aoife and Laura) brought glamour into all our lives here at LaoisToday.
From trying and testing fake tans, MAC essentials and fashion for all seasons, they gave us all something to learn.
This time, they gave us...
Drama and excitement ensued in Stradbally this November as a Garda helicopter was seen circling around the area.
The Garda helicopter was dispatched after a van was discovered with copper cables in it.
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There were dramatic scenes in Stradbally last night...
Coolrain and indeed the whole of Laois turned into proud racing viewers as Our Duke won the Irish Grand National this April.
The Cooper family returned to Sheeran's Pub in Coolrain later that night, in what we're sure was a...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) McRedmond
Brocca, Clonaslee, Laois
Michael (Mick) McRedmond, Brocca, Clonaslee Co. Laois, died peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore on the 26th of December 2017. Predeceased by...
This utterly bizarre story took place at the end of May.
The fall-out from it saw the resignation of the chairperson of Laois Cumann na mBunscol, Monica Kennedy-Phelan.
Ms Kennedy-Phelan is principal of Castletown NS, whose ‘B’ team beat Scoil Bhride...
The Laois senior football team to play Westmeath in this Saturday's O'Byrne Cup opening round has been named - with new manager John Sugrue handing out a number of competitive debuts.
Aaron Dowling (The Rock) and Ruaidhri C Fennell (Rosenallis)...
The first game of the 2018 inter-county hurling season will take place this Saturday, December 30 - yes, in 2017 - when the Laois hurlers travel to Newbridge to take on Kildare in the opening round of the Walsh...
November was a terrible month for weather in Laois.
We had rain, floods and even snow. But punters braved the rain on one particular day to make the Christmas Market one to remember.
And we were there to snap the best...
Another of our school stories which proved very popular.
Although some people consider it to be in Carlow, Knockbeg College was home to thousands of Laois people over the years.
And we got to share some of their fondest memories from...
These events are perfect for working off any post-Christmas sluggishness you may feel, or to get your New Year's Resolutions to get fit underway.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
Vicarstown – parkrun
The Vicarstown park run is beginning from 9.30am. For more information see here.
Laois hurlers
The...
The Laois senior footballers endured a hugely disappointing season in 2017 - being relegated to Division 4 for the first time in 50 years and suffering big championship defeats to Kildare and Clare.
After a controversial County Board meeting in...
Met Éireann have issued a new snow and ice warning for Laois this evening and tonight.
The warning will be in place until 9am tomorrow.
Around 2cm to 3cm of snow is expected to fall during this period, especially on higher...
A war of words commenced after former Laois footballer Colm Parkinson was refused his regrade to Intermediate in September.
Original article by Alan Hartnett.
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Laois County Board chairman Gerry Kavanagh has hit out at what he called ‘despicable and disgusting’ comments...
Portlaoise's finest tv and film star Robert Sheehan was spotted out and about in Laois this Christmas.
Sheehan paid a visit to Treacy's Bar & Restaurant in The Heath with his family on St Stephen's Night where he stood happily...
The Morans are a family from Portlaoise that took Gogglebox Ireland by storm when they joined the show last March.
The sports mad family were a favourite on Twitter and had us all laughing along with their nightly
Original article by...
Gardaí are invesitgating a break in at the Holy Rosary Church, Abbeyleix on St Stephen's Day.
The sacristy was burgled sometime between 10.30 and 10.50am.
Nothing appears to have been taken during the burglary.
Anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious are...
Crettyard author Lorna Sixsmith is best known for her hilarious books on farming and her own website, Irish Farmerette.
The Crettyard native has published three books about farming, 'Would You Marry A Farmer?', 'How to be a Perfect Farm Wife' and 'An...
In November, Kelly Lou Cakes opened their second coffee shop in Portlaoise.
This is an extraordinary feat for the business, which was started by Kelly Ging in 2011.
Original article by Steven Miller.
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Kelly Lou Cakes, the popular Portlaoise-based business, is expanding...
Laois super vet Noel Fitzpatrick came to the rescue after Meghan Markle's dog Guy was left with two broken legs after an accident.
Fitzpatrick has been hailed as a 'super vet' by Hello! magazine after helping Prince Harry's fiancée and...
As the party seasom is still in full swing, we thought we should bring back this article from the Two Broke Divas on budget foundations that do just the trick.
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We all love a bargain. I think it’s the Irish...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) McRedmond
Brocca, Clonaslee, Laois
Michael (Mick) McRedmond, Brocca, Clonaslee Co. Laois, died peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore on the 26th of December 2017. Predeceased by...
Dublin and Carlow did battle in O'Moore Park in June this year in the Leinster football quarter-final.
Dublin came out victors on the day on a scoreline of 0-19 to 0-7, but that didn't stop both sets of supporters partying...
Such is the youthful nature of the Laois senior hurlers that someone who is 28-years-old is considered somewhat old.
But that is exactly what Borris-Kilcotton's Neil Foyle is, with lots of experience under his belt.
And he is hoping that he...
We all love a hero, and this story from April is all about one.
An Egan's Off Licence employee foiled an armed robbery back in April and picked up a nasty injury in the process.
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An off-licence worker in Portlaoise –...
The Crime Prevention Officer for the Laois-Offaly Garda division is appealing to dog owners to control their animals following a sheep kill on a farm in Clonaslee on St Stephen's Day.
Five sheep were killed in the Clonaslee area on...
