Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christina Lawless (née Murray)
Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Christina Lawless (Nee Murray). Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Died March 5th 2024. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family in the tender care of...
Two students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned the overall winners at the Laois Student Enterprise Awards on Tuesday afternoon.
Johnny Phelan and David Reddin impressed the judges with their business 'Steady Wine'.
They made handcrafted personalised wooden holders for bottles and...
Members of the Portlaoise Cemetery Committee and the Portlaoise County Councillors were unhappy with a plan presented to them by Council officials aimed at enhancing security in the cemetery.
A meeting took place in Laois County Council this morning with...
€3.5 million Disability and Participation Awareness Fund now open to Laois organisations
The National Disability and Participation Awareness Fund has been launched, with €3.5 million earmarked for organisations across the country.
This fund will support people with disabilities to participate in...
The post office in Durrow will not be closing down on Friday as was previously announced.
Earlier this week, Laois TD Sean Fleming reported that the premises would be closing as the building was to be put up for sale.
Customers...
Sinn Fein's team to contest the Local Elections in Laois this summer has been reduced by the withdrawal of a candidate who had been confirmed to run.
Mountrath native Julie Maguire, who was confirmed as a candidate by the party...
After learning that 85 per cent of adults with autism are either unemployed or under-employed, a group of students at Portlaoise College have been working to ignite change.
The Young Social Innovators at the school comprises mainly Transition Year students,...
It is another busy week on the GAA front with games scheduled on both the club and county scene.
In inter-county, the Laois hurlers travel to Navan in need of a win against Meath to keep promotion alive.
While the Laois...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Philip Lewis
The Heath, Portlaoise, Laois
Philip Lewis of The Heath, formerly of Main St., Portlaoise. Phil passed away peacefully on March 25th, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Dearly beloved husband to...
The Laois Scór Sinsir is scheduled to take on Friday, March 22, at 7pm in the Centre of Excellence Portlaoise.
Scór is a GAA competition that combines all the colour and rivalry of Gaelic Games with the social/fun element of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Paddy Dempsey
Marian Ave., Portlaoise, Laois, R32CKR2
Paddy Dempsey. Marian Ave., Portlaoise. March 5th 2024 Peacefully surrounded by his loving family. In the tender care of the staff of Ballard Lodge Nursing...
Comrades of Cuisle have formed a committee to raise funds to support the work of the Cuisle Cancer Support Centre in Portlaoise.
The Cuisle Cancer Support Centre provides emotional support to people affected by cancer, including those who care for...
Laois County Council, in collaboration with Laois Education Support Centre, has announce the successful conclusion of "The Antarctic Project," an engaging competition that captivated schools across County Laois.
This initiative was inspired by the Antarctic Video Series featuring esteemed scientist...
To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery is to present new paintings by Cecilia Danell.
Danell, who is based in Galway, regularly returns to her family farm in Sweden to walk and...
A Laois man has been recognised at the Federation of Irish Sport's 2023 Volunteers in Sports Awards.
The ceremony celebrated committed volunteers from all across the country for their dedication, selflessness and community spirit to help make local sport happen.
There...
After a long and extended break, we have resurrected the LoveLaois Podcast and intend to make it a regular feature in 2024.
This Podcast will allow us to look back on the various news stories that have taken place over...
The draws for the Laois Shopping Centre football and hurling championship draws took place in the Laois GAA offices last week.
Chairman PJ Kelly made the draw alongside Kevin Doyle of Laois Shopping Centre and Tom Clear of Laois GAA.
Here,...
Leinster Juvenile Indoor Championships
TUS Arena, Athlone
The juvenile athletes of St Abban's AC and St Michael's AC made the trip to the TUS Arena, Athlone this weekend for Day 1 and 2 of the Leinster Juvenile Indoor Championships.
St Abban's
There were...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine (Kathleen) Dowling (née O’Connell)
Emo, Laois
Catherine (Kathleen) Dowling Emo, Portlaoise (R32 H5C0). Died March 3rd 2024 at Tallaght Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her husband Tommy.
Deeply regretted...
Portlaoise 34 Naas 30
U-16 Rugby North Midlands League
The North Midlands League title was at stake when Portlaoise and Naas met in Cill Dara last Sunday morning.
The midday sun was breaking through as the sides took to the field and...
It was another busy weekend on the GAA front and the latest LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is here to look back at it all.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett and they start with a great win over London...
The inaugural launch event of Google Developer Group (GDG) Portlaoise, a local chapter of the worldwide GDG network, proved a resounding success.
GDG Portlaoise is a community-driven platform dedicated to connecting and empowering tech enthusiasts across the Midlands region.
It brings...
€12,000 has been awarded to Portlaoise and Abbeyleix Tidy Towns groups through the Biodiversity Fund.
Both Portlaoise Tidy Towns and Abbeyleix Tidy Towns will receive €6,000 each to implement recommendations from an existing Biodiversity Plan for their communities.
Portlaoise Tidy Towns...
Members of Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe hurling club came together on Saturday evening to celebrate championship glory from 2023.
The Midlands Park Hotel was the venue as they fathered for a dinner dance.
They were there to celebrate their Junior A hurling championship success...
Laois fell to their fourth defeat of their Division 2 campaign on Sunday afternoon against Kildare in Newbridge.
That, coupled with Monaghan's win over Cavan, means that Laois are now bottom of the table with two games to go.
Laois face...
A Laois post office is set to close this Friday as the premises where it is currently located is being put up for sale.
The news was confirmed by Laois TD Sean Fleming and is in relation to Durrow.
According to...
Over the past two weekends, presentations took place for Men’s and Women’s Winter League at The Heath Golf Club.
The Women kicked off the competition in early November and it concluded with the Men’s competition last weekend.
The winners of the...
Peadar Gorman
Skerry, Rosenallis, Laois
Peadar Gorman Skerry, Rosenallis, Co. Laois died the 25th of February 2024 peacefully surrounded by his loving family.
Predeceased by his parents Peter and Margaret and his brother Tom.
Beloved husband of Patricia, dear father of Linda, Deirdre,...
Portlaoise Panthers 94 Moy Tolka Rovers 86
Men's National League Division 1, 23-24
Portlaoise Panthers continued their march to the playoffs on Saturday evening, beating Moy Tolka Rovers by eight points.
Ravel Moody and Kerry Richardson were in fine form as Portlaoise...
Division 1 Cup Round 1
Rosenallis AFC 5 Clonaslee Utd 1
Rosenallis came from 1-0 down to win this game at a canter thanks to goals from Donal Lawlor, Cian Ryle, Brian Fitzpatrick, and two from Charlie Friel.
In a game with...
