Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has led a Sinn Féin party delegation in a meeting with the senior management team of Bord Na Móna this week.
The party hold regular meetings with the CEO Tom Donnellan and the management...
Two young people from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Ciara Long and Evie Friel, cadets at the Order of Malta, Portlaoise, received a group award, recognising...
Three Laois teenagers were crowned All-Ireland boxing champions at the national finals which took place over the weekend.
Portarlington's Rosaletta Casey, Crettyard's Darragh Brennan and Portlaoise's Thomas O'Reilly returned from the National Stadium in Dublin as champions.
Brennan boxed in the...
The 2024 Local Elections are fast approaching and things are heating across the county ahead of polling day on June 7.
Wexford TD to launch Portlaoise candidate's campaign
Independent Wexford TD Verona Murphy will launch the election campaign of Portlaoise candidate...
On a quieter weekend than normal, two Laois hurling teams were in action on Saturday.
Storm Kathleen was raging during both games making conditions particularly tricky.
The Laois minor hurlers defeated Kerry in their Round 2 clash and Barry McEvoy reflects...
In a special episode of the Talking Sport Podcast, we feature a young Laois man who is playing soccer at a very high level.
Emo's Roy Lawlor is currently playing with UCD in the U-20 League of Ireland.
His soccer journey...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anastasia (Stasia) Somers
(née Ivory) Main Street, Stradbally, Laois/Rathilla, Kildare
The death has occurred of Anastasia (Stasia) Somers (née Ivory), Main Street, Stradbally, Co. Laois and formerly Rathilla, Co. Kildare. Peacefully in...
Abbeyleix 0-6 Ballyfin 1-13
ACHL Division 2 Round 1
Ballyfin came out on top in their opening Division 2 fixture away to Abbeyleix this morning.
Like their football match against Portarlington during the week this game was supposed to be in Ballyfin...
ACFL Division 2 Round 2
O’Dempsey’s 2-17 Killeshin 0-7
O'Dempsey's are top of Division 2 of the football league after a barnstorming win away to Killeshin this afternoon.
Having led 1-6 to 0-3 at half time, O'Dempsey's kicked on for their second...
Division 1 Cup Quarter-Final
Rosenallis 3 Mullingar Town 1 (AET)
Rosenallis are through to the semi-finals of the Division 1 Cup after an extra time win at home to Mullingar Town.
Charlie Friel missed a penalty just after half time but Shane...
Portlaoise AFC 'B' 3 Gracefield FC 2
CCFL Division 3 Cup Quarter Final
Paul Cahillane came off the bench to score a ten-minute hat-trick as Portlaoise AFC qualified for the semi-finals of the Division 3 Cup.
Gracefield were 2-0 up with 20...
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Rachel Fennelly of Laois Civil Defence received an individual award, recognising her dedication to building up the skills...
It’s all going to plan so far in 2024 for the Laois footballers with promotion to Division 3 and a Division 4 trophy in the bag, but there’s plenty more to come.
Now that there’s a bit of downtime as...
George Carlin at age 102, offered the following wisdom that is deeply relevant for us all.
If you don’t read this to the very end, you have lost a day in your life and when you have finished, reflect and...
The GAA clubs of Annanough, Timahoe and Stradbally as well as the Timahoe Ladies Football club recently came together to appoint a full-time Games Promotion Officer backed by the support of Laois GAA and the Leinster Council.
It's an initiative...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kitty Molloy
Tinnahinch, Clonaslee, Laois
Kitty Molloy, Tinnahinch, Clonaslee, Co. Laois and formerly of Slieve Bloom Park, Clonaslee & Cadamstown, Co. Offaly. Died peacefully Friday 5th of April in the wonderful care...
Laois 4-8 Kerry 1-12
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Laois battled the elements and a dogged Kerry team to claim their first win in the 2024 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship.
They hurled against the wind for the first half and despite the conditions...
Laois 1-13 Kilkenny 6-14
Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship
Laois suffered defeat at the hands of an impressive Kilkenny team in the eye of Storm Kathleen in O'Moore Park this afternoon in their U-20 Leinster Hurling Championship clash.
Damien Carter's side hurled with...
It's a significant afternoon for Laois's underage hurling teams with both the minors and U-20s in Leinster championship action in O'Moore Park.
First up are the Laois U-20 hurlers who face something of a baptism of fire when they host...
1 - Legendary rock group AC/DC to perform rare intimate gig in Laois
The April fools joke that had everyone talking this week as LaoisToday broke the news of AC/DC's upcoming gig in Laois.
A considerable amount of people, not just in...
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise.
Matty Doyle from Youth Work Ireland in Portlaoise received an individual award, recognising his years of hard...
Farmers across Laois must be supported in the face of weather conditions that are creating significant pressures on farms, Deputy Charlie Flanagan has said.
The Fine Gael TD's call comes after a difficult autumn in 2023 and persistent rain this spring...
It's all going to plan so far in 2024 for the Laois hurlers with promotion to Division 1B and a Division 2A trophy in the bag, but there's plenty more to come.
Now that there's a bit of downtime as...
A Laois Golf club has welcomed their new captains for the year, with the traditional Captains Drive-In recently taking place.
The event was for captains Charlie Gallagher and Theresa Boyle, new captains at The Heath Golf Club.
The captains, adorned in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Sinnott Snr
Borris Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Formerly of New Ross, Co Wexford and Kildangan, Co Kildare. Peacefully, in the exceptional care of the staff at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin.
Predeceased by his loving...
Stradbally 0-8 Courtwood 3-13
ACFL Division 1 Round 2
Courtwood made it two wins from two as they put 14-man Stradbally to the sword in Bill Delaney Park this evening.
It was a rampant display from the visitors against the hosts who...
The hurling leagues are well and truly underway a couple of games were played before the weather threatens any postponements.
Rathdowney-Errill overcame Camross on Thursday evening in Division 2 and Slieve Bloom dominted Colt-Shanahoe in Division 3 on Friday.
Rathdowney-Errill 0-16...
Portlaoise 4-4 St Joseph's 5-15
ACFL Division 1 Round 2
Portlaoise dished out 5-15 against Portarlington in their opening fixture of Division 1 last week, but they had the tables turned on them as St Joseph's ran riot in Rathleague this...
The Laois U-20 hurlers have named their team to face Kilkenny in their opening game of the Leinster championship.
Manager Damien Carter has also confirmed his joint-captains and vice-captain for the upcoming campaign.
Borris-Kilcotton's Jer Quinlan and Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe's Conor Fitzpatrick will...
People First Credit Union held their Free Practical Information Evening for students and their parents, aimed at providing valuable insights for those in 5th Year and 6th Year.
Taking place on Thursday, April 4, at the Killeshin Hotel, the event...
