TG4 have announced that they will show highlights from the 2025 edition of Electric Picnic in three episodes over Christmas.
For the very first time...
€465,000 has been approved for Community Action Projects in Laois - so says Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming.
These grants are available to organisations such...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Phina Kavanagh (née Maher)
Clonard, Kilbricken, Mountrath, Laois
The death has occurred of Phina Kavanagh, Clonard, Kilbricken,...
Knockbeg College 1-14 Ardee CS (Louth) 1-15
Leinster Colleges SFC Quarter Final
There was heartbreak for Knockbeg College in SETU Carlow this afternoon as they were...
In the admittedly relatively short history of the LaoisToday senior club football team of the year, never before has there been such a concentration...
Tributes have been paid by politicians and colleagues following the retirement of a Laois County Council official after 40 years of service.
Evelyn Reddin, from...
There was standing room only in the old schoolhouse in Vicarstown on Monday night this week as the local Oughaval Athletics Club gathered to...
Ballyadams NS Parents Council are hosting a first ever Christmas Tractor and Truck Run this Sunday, December 21, and all are welcomed to participate...
Farmers in Laois will receive €294,340.30 under the Straw Incorporation Measure which delivers real benefits to farming families, said Fine Gael TD, Willie Aird.
Deputy...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christine (Chrissie) Fenlon
Ballyadden, Ballybrittas, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by her loving family while in the excellent care...
Laois County Council, in partnership with Water Safety Ireland – Laois, hosted the presentation of certificates and awards to participants of the Water Safety...
Coláiste Íosagáin hosted their annual SciFest@School competition earlier this month and it proved a big success once again.
Transition year students displayed with pride and...
There was considerable frustration expressed in Laois County Council last week over the lengthy delay in the provision of electric car charging points in...
Portarlington darts prodigy Eoin Roche has never known life without a dartboard.
Picking up his first set of darts at just five years old in...
Clonaslee High Nelly Club have a very special festive day planned in Clonaslee this Friday, December 19.
The boys and girls in the playschool have...
Maryborough NS has been a hive of Christmas flurry and excitement in the last few weeks.
On December 5, the children and families of Maryborough...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Philip (Willie) Treacy
Rathmore, Ballybrophy, Laois
Philip (Willie) Treacy, Rathmore, Ballybrophy, Co. Laois December 13th. 2025 suddenly...
Laois County Councillors have voted to rezone land that allows for an extra 202 houses to be added to an ongoing development.
The issue of...
Moate CS (Westmeath) 4-9 Scoil Chríost Rí 3-7
Ladies Leinster 'A' Senior Football Championship Final
Scoil Chríost Rí made the journey from Portlaoise to Kinnegad on...
Gardai have made another arrest inside the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise in relation to an alleged assault earlier this month.
Last week, Gardai arrested four...
There is shock and sadness in Laois this week following the passing of father of five, grandad and husband.
Sean Geoghegan, from Coolbally in Clough,...
A former All Ireland U-21 winner with Dublin has been appointed as the new Mountmellick football manager for the 2026 season.
Johnny Noonan, who won...
A beautiful rendition of a much loved Christmas classic has raised more than €2,000 for a very worthy cause.
20-year-old Ross Molloy recorded and released...
The Laois Football/Hurling Podcast is brought to you in association with the LOETB
What a day for Camross as they claimed All Ireland intermediate camogie...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Philip (Willie) Treacy
Rathmore, Ballybrophy, Laois
Philip (Willie) Treacy, Rathmore, Ballybrophy, Co. Laois December 13th. 2025 suddenly...
One of the leading waste management operators in the Midlands, Ryan Brothers Environmental Services, has launched a public awareness campaign following a rise in...
The first of its kind in Ireland, located in Killenard, Heritage Village offers independence, comfort, security and a true sense of community.
With a focus...
People First Credit Union are currently seeking to hire a Board Administrator.
The purpose of the role is to co-ordinate Board and Committee meetings, prepare...
There is sadness in Laois this week at the death of John Hyland from Ballylinan, a man known far and wide in a variety...
Senator Maria McCormack has called on the government to urgently reverse its decision to withdraw funding for medication blister packs.
Senator McCormack has warned that...
