Residents and businesses in Portlaoise are expected to be without water over the next few days, it has been announced.
Irish Water confirmed that valve works may cause supply disruptions in a number of locations in Portlaoise.
The areas affected are...
In the last week of October in 1967, a group of 25 young men enrolled in a course run by the Laois County Committee in Agriculture.
They came from every corner of the county and it was held in the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Kelly Senior
Market Square, Portlaoise, Laois
Kelly, Market Sq., Portlaoise, Oct. 30th 2017, peacefully, at home surrounded by his loving family. John (Snr) beloved husband of Margaret and...
Emo GAA club are busy preparing to host a Leinster club championship match after a decision was taken to play this weekend's provincial quarter-final against Dublin side Ballyboughal in their home grounds rather than in O'Moore Park.
Emo have reached...
Introducing the LaoisToday Great Laois Quiz!
Back at the start of the year, we sat down with five of Laois's best personalities and tested their knowledge of all things Laois.
Please note that the questions were asked prior to Maeve Dunne...
Time after time Alf Harvey's archives deliver in style.
No matter the occasion we can be sure we'll find something from yesteryear that is worth putting out there again.
We're in a different time now when photos from an event are...
The death has occurred of John Kelly senior, a well-known butcher in Portlaoise for many years.
Mr Kelly, who was in his 90th year, originally worked in Delaney's Butchers in Market Square in Portlaoise before setting up his own shop.
This...
There's nothing like a Team of the Year or a Player of the Year to generate discussion.
Over the last week we've been revealing our selections for a number of the Laois GAA championships and today it's the turn of...
Ballylinan 0-13 The Heath 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre U-21 FC 'B' semi-final
Ballylinan are through to the Laois U-21 FC 'B' final thanks to a three-point win over The Heath in Timahoe this afternoon.
Fielding a number of players who featured in...
Sarsfields 4-7 St Joseph's 1-12
Laois Ladies Minor Football 'B' Final
Sarsfields picked up the Club’s third County title for 2017 at the expense of St Josephs in the Laois Minor 'B' Final, played in Annanough on Monday.
In a game of...
The Blow Dry Parlour in Portlaoise recently moved to a new home - relocating to Lyster Square having spent the last number of years in a unit on the ground floor of Laois Shopping Centre.
To celebrate their move, we...
The Lip Sync Battle fundraiser that has been all the rage over the past year or so is guaranteed good night out, brilliant fun and a great source of finance to whatever club or organisation organises it.
On Saturday night...
The housing waiting list in Laois has grown to 1,606 applicants in the county in need of housing.
The figure was outlined at the monthly meeting of Laois County Council.
Housing applicants have expressed an interest for housing, mainly in the...
There was mixed luck for two Laois men who are part of county finals in Kilkenny and Westmeath on Sunday afternoon.
Ballinakill's Seamus Dwyer was part of the backroom team with James Stephens who were beaten by Dicksboro in an...
It has taken on a life of its own, the LaoisToday Snapchat account.
It was the last social media platform for us to properly embrace as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram were the obvious ones and Snapchat was newer and less...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Josie Coss (née Peters)
Main Street, Castletown, Laois/Cashel, Tipperary
Josie Coss, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Oct. 28. 2017, (peacefully) at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise in the loving care...
Introducing the LaoisToday Great Laois Quiz!
Back at the start of the year, we sat down with five of Laois's best personalities and tested their knowledge of all things Laois.
Please note that the questions were asked prior to Maeve Dunne...
It was a very busy day of sporting action with big games in Gaelic football, camogie, soccer and basketball.
Here's the full roundup of results right here.
GAA
AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship Round 1
Rhode (Offaly) 0-10 Portlaoise 1-10 - Report here
Leinster...
Camross 1-12 Myshall (Carlow) 3-7
Leinster Club Intermediate Camogie Championship
There was heartbreak for Camross this afternoon as a goal in the last minute of extra time denied them a place in the Leinster club intermediate camogie final.
Camross looked to be...
Portlaoise 1-10 Rhode 0-10
AIB Leinster Club SFC Round 1
Portlaoise have set up a Leinster Club SFC quarter-final meeting with Kildare champions Moorefield following their win over Rhode in Bord na Mona O'Connor Park in Tullamore this afternoon.
Malachy McNulty's men...
After all the storms and hurricanes of the last couple of weeks, it's a glorious day out there today - and it's a busy day of local sports action.
The big game of the day is the Leinster Club SFC...
Having failed to win their first five games of the season in the Leinster Senior League Division 1A, Portlaoise AFC have now won their last two games in impressive fashion.
Today they were 5-0 winners away to Broadford with Jody...
Sinead Keane is a Heath woman who is making a huge name for herself in the nursing profession in Australia.
Sinead recently won the "Young Professional" award in the 2017 Irish Australian Business Awards People’s Choice.
Sinead was nominated due to...
Api's Chocolate shop in Lyster Square in Portlaoise has announced its closure.
The family-run business posted on Facebook that they were closing the shop but that they would be continuing to produce hand-made chocolates.
Api's Chocolates is owned by Maria Lukacova...
Your love is like bad medicine
Bad medicine is what I need, whoa
Shake it up just like bad medicine
There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease
Bad medicine
(Bad Medicine – Bon Jovi 1988)
In a display of the outstanding managerial acumen...
The Income Tax deadline of end October is fast approaching. If you submit your tax returns through the Revenue On-Line System, then this deadline is extended to mid-November.
Self Employed Directors and Sole Traders are the people most likely to...
Tweets of the Week
Wille Dunphy had his say on 'that' scenerio in Ballyragget
https://twitter.com/WillieDunphy/status/923595377051422720
The Portlaoise Panthers Twitter account had us crying laughing throughout their match against SLigo All-Stars.
Jack Dooley with the shake n' bake and the crowd go wiiiiiild.......
There was plenty happening in news, sports and events all around Laois this week.
NEWS
Portlaoise Hospital
Huge crowds attended the public meeting to save Portlaoise hospital
Crime
A Mountrath bookies was broken into and horse rugs were stolen from Portlaoise
Cash was taken and...
AIB Leinster Club SFC Round 1
After a break of one year Portlaoise are back in the Leinster club football championship today when they make the short trip to Tullamore to take on perennial Offaly champions Rhode.
For all people bemoan...
Introducing the LaoisToday Great Laois Quiz!
Back at the start of the year, we sat down with five of Laois's best personalities and tested their knowledge of all things Laois.
Please note that the questions were asked prior to Maeve Dunne...
