Abbeyleix South National School pupils raised a staggering €1586.76 at their the recent annual Sale of Work for charity.
The money raised will go towards...
Gardai in Carlow were alerted to the discovery of an unconscious and injured woman in her 50s on the grounds at Pollerton Castle, Pollerton...
Laois senior hurling manager Eamonn Kelly says he may need divine intervention to help him field a team in Laois's next match.
The former Offaly...
Ballyroan-Abbey 0-15 O'Dempsey's 1-8
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 4 Final
Ballyroan-Abbey claimed some early-season honours in Stradbally today when they proved too strong for O'Dempsey's...
Laois 2-14 Carlow 1-16
All-Ireland Qualifiers Preliminary Round
Injury time points from goalkeeper Enda Rowland and full forward Neil Foyle saw Laois past Carlow in a...
It was another busy day in Laois GAA with action in domestic football and hurling as well as inter-county hurling and Ladies football.
There were...
We're in O'Moore Park for the afternoon, bringing you minute by minute updates of the All Ireland SHC preliminary round between Laois and Carlow.
Laois Ladies 2-3 Dublin Ladies 8-13
Ladies Leinster Football Championship Semi-Final
Reigning Leinster champions Dublin inflicted a heavy defeat upon the Laois Ladies this morning in...
Cllr Padraig Fleming will reach the pinnacle of local politics when he is elected chairman of Laois County Council on Monday.
With his own Fianna...
Holidays are an expensive business and even more so when there are kids involved. There's the pain of booking the flights and getting up...
I recently carried out an extension to a dwelling house which is quite settled and of a house built in the 60s. The area...
On Tuesday last LaoisToday kindly printed another of my contributions, ’17 useful tips to help women get a man for themselves’.
To be honest, what was...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
James Duggan
Clondalkin, Dublin/Mountrath, Laois
DUGGAN, James (late of Clondalkin, Mountrath and Portlaoise), June...
Laois and Carlow clash in the preliminary round of the All Ireland hurling qualifiers this afternoon at 3.30pm in O'Moore Park.
Laois haven't played since...
A Laois racehorse owner enjoyed his biggest win to date at the feature race in Gowran Park on Saturday afternoon.
Kevin Miller, from Moyanna near...
There was a number of games down for decision in two Laois football leagues this evening as well as the Laois camogie team playing earlier...
Two Laois clubs will be aiming to reach an All Ireland Féile football final tomorrow after impressive campaigns to date this weekend.
Portlaoise are flying...
The sun was shining as hundreds of people took to the streets this afternoon for the Old Fort Festival which is taking place all...
Laois 1-15 Down 2-12
Liberty Insurance All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship
The Laois camogie team are still waiting for their first win in this year's All...
No, you weren't seeing things. No, it wasn't a nightmare! A part of Portlaoise town was taken over by comic book characters on Saturday...
The Laois Ladies are facing a stern test when they take on Dublin tomorrow morning in Timahoe in the Leinster semi-final.
Dublin are reigning Leinster...
Rathdowney-Errill 5-9 The Harps 5-3
Midland Park Hotel U-14 Hurling League Division 1 Final
Two goals in less than a minute midway through the second half...
My body keeps threatening to doze off as I write this (after a solid three hours' sleep), but that doesn’t take from my absolute delight...
An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God's wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest...
Tributes have been paid to Fran Moloney who has retired from his role as principal of St Patrick's NS in Ballylinan after almost 30...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Raymond (Ray) Fitzpatrick
Aughafan, Castletown, Laois
Raymond (Ray) Fitzpatrick, Aughafan, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois....
After a bit of a lapse, our 'My Club and I' feature is back.
This week we chat to long-serving O'Dempsey's player John Joe Connell,...
Clubs and organisations are constantly fund-raising to keep themselves above water. The best fund-raisers are those which entertain as well as raise money.
Long before...
Gardaí are appealing for information following two robberies at Laois business premises during the week.
€2,000 worth of tools was taken from a unit at...
This weekend sees the commencement of a week of celebrations to mark the Golden Jubilee of St Brigid's Church, Shanahoe. St Brigid's Church replaced...












































