There was no stopping the Portlaoise Panthers men's side this week as they recorded stunning victories over Paris Texas Kilkenny and Ulster Elks.
They managed to put 91 points on the scoreboard against Kilkenny, with American Tim Stewart putting in...
Portlaoise and Portarlington Rugby Clubs will be hoping for a serious turnaround in 2018 - or they will both be relegated from their respective divisions in the Leinster League.
Portlaoise are bottom of Division 1B, following their eighth loss from...
Everyone loves a competition, a good giveaway, and here at LaoisToday we've teamed up some great businesses to give away a selection of really good prizes.
The latest to come on board with us is Breslin's Pharmacy - who gave...
Portlaoise Educate Together NS ran a Christmas Collection Drive for PATH (Portlaoise Action To Homelessness) this week.
This is the second year that pupils in Portlaoise Educate Together NS have fundraised for PATH.
The children were asked to donate one item...
The off-season in GAA is where all the movements occur.
And we have one very big managerial appointment to bring to you today - plus confirmation of a number of others.
The big one is the successor to Pat Ryan in...
Calls have been made for signs on local roads to be erected to make drivers aware that pedestrians and cyclists are using them.
Cllr Tom Mulhall brought the motion forward at a recent Municipal disrict meeting.
The Fine Gael Cllr received...
Top Tweets of the Week:
Did we do the right thing? 'Pdogthelog' certainly kept us entertained on Friday night anyways! You can view the Snapchat madness here.
Podge Lawlor taking over the @LaoisToday snapchat is carnage!!!?
— Willie Dunphy (@WillieDunphy) December 16,...
Funding is to be sought to complete repair work at the Woodenbridge amenity area at the River Erkina.
Councillor Seamus McDonald had a motion before the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District meeting seeking funding from Laois County Council “for the reinstatement of...
Entertaining at home over Christmas can be stressful.
It can often get to a point that when entertaining guests in your own home, you simply just can't enjoy it yourself.
I have put together a simple list of different drinks and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick (Pat) Dunne
Ard Mhuire, Rathangan, Kildare / Portarlington, Laois
Patrick (Pat) Dunne, Ard Mhuire, Rathangan, Co. Kildare and formerly Portarlington, December 13th 2017. Beloved husband of Mary and...
Portlaoise Panthers 51 Courtyard Liffey Celtics 85
Women’s Super League
It was a tough match for the Portlaoise Panthers Ladies in Dublin who faced a top of the league Courtyard Liffey Celtics side.
The Liffey Celtics dominated from the start of the...
Portlaoise have been handed a home tie in the opening round of the 2018 Bank of Ireland Towns Cup - with Potarlington granted a bye to Round 2.
Portlaoise will play Navan's second team in Round 1 on Sunday, January...
Here are all of today's CCFL results for Saturday 16 December.
A number of games were cancelled last week due to poor weather conditions. Two of today's games were called-off due to pitch conditions.
There are no games on next weekend...
Christmas is upon us. Soon we celebrate the birth of a vulnerable baby, born into a fragile family.
A family who said "Yes" to life.
Mary loved her baby in her womb. My dear mother often said she believed in miracles...
The Laois senior hurlers helped raise over €100k for homeless charities last night and one member of the panel became a Snapchat sensation in the process.
Ballinakill defender Podge Lawlor took charge of the LaoisToday account for the night where...
Paddock NS did their bit to help the less fortunate this Christmas by donating six large boxes of non-perishable food items.
Breakfast items, tinned food, pastas and many more food items will now to distributed to those who need it...
The popular Emo service station re-opened their doors this week after closing to install a new deli and coffee area.
The new deli includes an area for salads, gourmet dishes and soups and promotes healthy eating.
They are also keeping the...
There was widespread disappointment at the lack of funding to upgrade the approach road to Heywood College from Ballypickas Cross at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District.
Engineer Wes Wilkinson said that while he has investigated getting funding from the Department...
Three men were arrested and are currently being detained in Portlaoise Garda Station following the discovery of stolen property in vehicle in Emo on Friday night.
The men were caught in Emo at about 10pm with a quantity of power...
NEWS
Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise
Minister Simon Harris said he was uphappy with the Portlaoise hospital plan process when he met with Laois TDs this week.
Mountrath assault and false imprisonment
Two men were arrested following the assault and false imprisonment of a...
Works to alleviate flooding on a road that leads to the train station in Portarlington will take place in 2018.
The announcement comes following a motion from Cllr Tom Mulhall at a recent Municipal District meeting.
He put forward a motion...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Molly McCormack
The Village, Rosenallis, Laois
Died December in the loving care of the staff at St.Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late...
Ed Sheeran so nearly catapulted Portlaoise on to the international stage - as he told Ryan Tubridy on Friday's Late Late Show that he initially called his hit song 'Galway Girl', 'Portlaoise Girl' before deciding to change.
The song, which...
St Mary's CBS Portlaoise 0-14 Ardscoil na Trionoide 3-4
Top Oil South Leinster Schools Senior 'B' Football Championship Round 2
Portlaoise CBS maintained their 100 per cent start to the South Leinster Senior 'B' football championship following a dramatic finish in...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has pledged that Portlaoise Hospital will be saved and will not be closed.
The Fine Gael TD made the comments following a meeting between him, Minister for Health Simon Harris and the two other Laois...
Laois-based band 'Drops of Green' have released their rendition of the Christmas classic 'Little Drummer Boy' in aid of the Chernobyl Outreach Group.
'Drops of Green' are a four-piece ballad group, two of whose members are proud Laois men.
Guitarist Lee...
Renowned award-winning chef Gary O'Hanlon will be doing a Christmas-themed cooking demonstration in the Laois Shopping Centre this Saturday, December 16, from 12noon to 2pm.
O'Hanlon, who is a regular on our TV screens on RTE and TV3 was the...
The Minister for Health Simon Harris has told local TDs that he has not made up his mind on the controversial downgrade plan for Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise and that he is not happy with the process involved.
He did...
Laois has been snubbed on funding for angling projects in the county, receiving zero founding out of a national pot of €2.2 million.
Renua Ireland has slammed what it labels “the appalling failure of the government to properly fund fresh-water...
Scoil Chriost Ri 0 Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy 2
Leinster U-19 'A' Schools Soccer Final
Scoil Chriost Ri were denied Leinster soccer glory yesterday after going down to a highly skilled Wexford outfit.
Tom Moss' side competed well against Colaiste Bride Enniscorthy but...
