Portlaoise College has been given initial approval for a new modular school extension by the Minister for Education Norma Foley.
The news has been confirmed this evening by Laois TD Sean Fleming who is the Minister for State at the...
A Laois trained horse collected a nice prize after galloping to victory in Thurles on Tuesday afternoon.
Our Boy Rocky, trained by Mountrath's Liam Cusack, came home first in the
The horse is owned by John T Murray and was making...
Politicians, gardai and community leaders came together last night to address the recent vandalism of graves at Portlaoise Cemetery.
In a seemingly random attack, at least seven headstones were badly damaged at St Peter and Paul’s Cemetery.
It is estimated that...
After a prolonged period of Laois TDs and County Councillors raising the issue, there is finally the prospect of progress on both Driver Test waiting times and Electronic Scooter regulations.
41 additional driving testers have been recruited into the system, ...
Laois County Council has agreed to carry out significant works to make a Laois primary schools safer for students and staff.
The case for Ballyadams National School was made at a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District by Fianna...
There was no room for error as Rath National School and Scoil Bhride Clonaslee met in the Wildcard Round of the LaoisToday Schools QuizCast.
Clonaslee had reached this stage after defeating Newtown in Round 1 but losing to The Heath...
Two new faces have been added to the Laois GAA executive in recent weeks.
Oonagh Maher from Clough-Ballacolla has filled the vacancy for the PRO role while Eamonn O'Connell from Courtwood is the new juvenile committee chairman.
The PRO role is...
It was another incredibly busy weekend for the athletes of St Abban’s AC competing up and down the grades and even internationally.
National Juvenile B and National Masters Cross Country Championships
The National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships were held in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joe Brophy
Vicarstown, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Constance, children Anne, John, Emer, Yvonne, Joseph and Barry, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,...
Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs in Laois will have the opportunity to sample 14 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week.
The initiative of the Local Enterprise...
Laois GAA have released the club league fixtures for the coming season - which will get underway on the weekend of March 9-10 with the opening round of the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 3 and 4 competitions.
Division 1...
Portlaoise is set to become the newest addition to the global Google Developer Groups (GDG) network with the launch of the GDG Portlaoise.
The official launch event is being hosted by sponsors FRS Recruitment at The Cube, 18 Church St,...
The Scoil Chríost Rí U-16 A basketball team have delivered an All-Ireland bronze medal after an incredible effort in Dublin's National Basketball Arena.
It was a fabulous finish to a memorable season, which started with SCR going unbeaten in the Midlands/South-East...
Sunday February 11 was a very special day for the people of Ratheneiska.
There have been several occasions to celebrate in recent times, with the hurlers, footballers and Lady footballers bringing home silverware.
But Sunday last was a different kind of...
Laois and Carlow will do battle in O'Moore Park this weekend in what is an early-season top of the table clash in Division 4 of the National Football League.
The game takes place in Portlaoise with a 6pm throw-in.
Both sides...
Martley’s of Portlaoise are currently seeking to hire full-time and part-time bus drivers (coach or mini bus).
Must have D or D1 license.
Good knowledge of the English language is essential.
To Apply
Email CV to careers@martleys.com
If you would like to advertise a job...
There were 56 residential properties sold in Laois in the first month of the year according to the Property Price Register, a significant decrease on the 2023 figure.
Last January saw 78 homes sold - 22 more than 2024.
Of the...
Laois senior hurling manager Willie Maher heaped praise on his younger players after his side defeated Kildare on Sunday.
Laois started the game with three players who are still eligible for U-20 this year - Cody Comerford, Tom Cuddy and...
Portlaoise 18 Newbridge 16
2009 Towns Cup Second Round
We decided to go back to 2009 when Portaoise had a titanic struggle with Newbridge in the second round of the Towns Cup.
Portlaoise had reached the game following a 27-8 opening round...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joe Brophy
Vicarstown, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Constance, children Anne, John, Emer, Yvonne, Joseph and Barry, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,...
Carlow College, St Patrick’s, is opening its doors for its Spring Open Day on Thursday, March 7, from 10am–1pm for school leavers, FE students, parents, teachers and those considering returning to education on a full or part-time basis.
The Spring...
A Laois student has been named as one of four winners of a prestigious farming scholarship worth €1,500.
Rosenallis' Alex Redmond was presented with his cheque by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association.
He was one of four winners of the 2023...
6,381 people have applied to become a Garda under the recent recruitment competition following an age limit change.
It is only ten months since the last Garda recruitment campaign, which attracted approximately 5,000 applications.
The 2024 competition was the first following...
It was a very busy weekend and our Talking Sport Podcast is here to look back on it all.
Mark Comerford is joined by Alan Hartnett as the lads begin by looking back on Laois's win over Kildare.
We also hear...
Fine Gael Councillor Willie Aird says he is solely focused on retaining his seat in the Laois County Council in June.
Rumours had been circulating in recent weeks that the long serving local politician was poised to enter the race...
The Laois senior hurlers have continued their winning start to Division 2 of the National Hurling League with victory over Kildare.
They enjoyed an eight point win over Kildare and below we take a more in depth look at the...
Portlaoise Institute recently held its first annual Further Education and Training Awareness Event.
The event, aimed at fostering awareness and enthusiasm for further education opportunities, welcomed 150 Transition Year students from Scoil Chríost Rí and Portlaoise College.
The event featured an...
Stradbally Town 2 Rosenallis 5
CCFL Division 1
Rosenallis came from behind on Sunday afternoon to deliver a hammer blow to Stradbally Town, winning 5-2 away from home.
To be fair, this was an away fixture in all but name for both...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joe Brophy
Vicarstown, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Constance, children Anne, John, Emer, Yvonne, Joseph and Barry, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,...
Team North West 65 Portlaoise Panthers 74
Men's Division 1, 23-24
Defeat last week to SETU Carlow knocked Portlaoise Panthers off the top of Division 1 last week, but they got back to winning ways on Saturday with a hard earned...