County Councillors have called for fines to be imposed on those caught speeding near The Rock NS.
Following motions from Cllrs Noel Tuohy, Caroline Dwane-Stanley, Catherine Fitzgerald and Mary Sweeney, the Council has begun the installation of Periodic Speed Signs...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joseph (Joe) Brophy
Harristown, Rathdowney, Laois / Terenure, Dublin
Brophy, formerly of Harristown, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and Terenure, Dublin. November 14th 2017, peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. Joseph...
The Laois footballers will be away to Wexford in the first round of the Leinster championship in 2018.
John Sugrue's charges lost a coin toss at Leinster GAA offices and will now travel to Innovate Wexford Park.
The meeting of Aras...
Eamonn Kelly's Laois hurlers have a clearer indication of how the upcoming season will pan out after tonight's Leinster Council meeting.
Laois have been drawn in a three team group for the Walsh Cup which will begin on December 30.
They...
A former Knockbeg College student was ordained a priest at a ceremony in Dublin on Tuesday.
Fr Bill O'Shaughnessy from Mullnaghcreed Woods near Castledermot in Co Kildare graduated from Knockbeg in 2006 and will now serve in Springfield and Jobstown Parishes...
Laois County Councillor Ben Brennan hit out strongly at Transport Infrastucture Ireland over an inconsistency at speed limits, saying that "it seems the more brains they have, the less cop on".
Cllr Brennan was speaking at this month's meeting of...
The state and the Irish taxpayer are paying around €1.2 billion every year to prop up the wind industry, a new report has claimed.
This is according to Wind Aware Ireland’s new report ‘The Costs of Wind Energy in Ireland’...
Tony 'Barney' Maher has been named as the new Stradbally manager for the 2018.
He takes the reins at his native club following the departure of Martin Murphy.
Offaly native Murphy has returned to his home county and will be in...
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Former Laois footballer, turned sports pundit with Joe.ie Colm Parkinson is now adding another string to his bow with news that he and his partner Itxi are opening a Tapas resturant in Portlaoise.
'La Lola' Tapas and Pintxos Restaurant is...
We had a brilliant night in the Midlands Park Hotel on Saturday as we officially launched LaoisToday.
The evening also saw the unveiling of our App for Android and IOS.
We also began selling copies of the 2017 LaoisToday Annual.
At 160...
Gates were rammed in a field behind Knockmay where drivers then rallied around the field, according to a local councillor.
Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley described the incident at the annual budget meeting of Laois County Council.
The incident happened in the...
2017 will be remember as one of the greatest years for camogie in Portlaoise.
The club held their annual awards night in Manhattan Mixer on Friday November 10.
And the large crowd who assembled on the night heard how Portlaoise Camogie had...
Public lighting has become a major issue due to the surge in rural crime, with a new policy required to provide one-off lights according to Cllr Tom Mulhall.
“Rural crime is huge,” he told the Laois County Council budget meeting...
St. Mary’s CBS Portlaoise and Portlaoise College joined forces to be crowned 2017 All Ireland Teachers Golf Champions at the inaugural Irish Teachers Golf Championship.
The new innovative golf competition took place last Wednesday during the mid-term break at Dunmurry...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Brigid Conroy (née Bowe)
Ballymacken, Portlaoise, Laois
Conroy (nee Bowe) Ballymacken, Portlaoise. Peacefully in the loving and tender care of her family. Brigid, beloved wife of the late Paddy...
The GAA season is Laois is almost at an end.
All that now remains is three U-21 finals - two football and one hurling.
The past week saw the end of Laois's participation at Leinster level as both Portlaoise and Emo...
Laois is well ahead of the game when it comes to preparation for funding and development as the National Planning Framework is finalised, according to Minister Damien English.
The Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local...
The Crime Prevention Officer for Laois has issued a warning for members of the public to be on the look out for a scam known as 'Bank Jugging'.
Graham Kavanagh says that in the run up to Christmas, criminal gangs...
The hospital in Portlaoise is a ‘national asset’ Minister Damien English said on his visit to Portlaoise, adding that the Minister for Health will make a decision based on “what’s right for Portlaoise”.
“Don’t take it that every suggestion that...
Laois TD Sean Fleming has said there is total shock at the contents of the leaked report prepared by the Regional Manager of the HSE on the future of Portlaoise Hospital.
"This proposed action plan is far worse for...
The end of October marked a new beginning for the Local Enterprise Office with the official opening of their new offices as part of Laois County Council’s Business Support Unit.
The Business Support Unit which will incorporate the Local Enterprise...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Pauline Brown (née Fennelly)
Green Mill Lane, Portlaoise, Laois
Brown (nee Fennelly) Green Mill Lane, Portlaoise, 13th November 2017. Peacefully at Portaoise Regional Hosp. Pauline, beloved wife of the...
Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that the plan for Portlaoise Hospital will be made clear before Christmas.
Midlands 103 have reported Harris as saying "Portlaoise Hospital's future will be known before Christmas".
The Minister has faced pressure following the...
A former Laois manager will be part of the Westmeath senior football management team for the coming year.
St Joseph's native Seán Dempsey has been confirmed as part of Colin Kelly's backroom team.
Dempsey led Laois to All-Ireland minor glory in...
A Laois primary school is in the process of buying land in order to develop much-needed car parking facilities - and have launched a massive Monster Draw with a range of very impressive prizes on offer.
Paddock NS, which is...
Ross Munnelly has committed himself to a 16th season with the Laois footballers, making him one of the longest-serving intercounty players in the country.
Speaking at the official launch of LaoisToday in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise on Friday...
Scoil Chriost Rí are going back almost 100 years in time for this year's Transition Year Musical.
'Thoroughly Modern Millie' tells the story of a young lady who wants to become at modern day New Yorker in the 1920s.
Her aim...
The public toilets are to remain closed in Portlaoise due to safety issues and concerns over activities which were taking place there, it has emerged.
It was previously confirmed to LaoisToday that there were issues of over exposed electrical wires...
This is the time of year when all sports are at important stages of their seasons and that is reflected in this week’s Talking Points with, rugby, soccer, hurling, football and athletics all featuring.
1 - Laois teams in Leinster
This...
