Transition Year students at Portlaoise College, with the help of visiting French Erasmus student Meye Dorts, planted an impressive 185 trees on the school grounds recently.
The initiative, supported by Portlaoise Tidy Towns and Trees for the Land, is part...
Laois PPN welcomed Community Member Groups to the first Laois PPN County Plenary of 2025 recently for an online workshop as part of their Climate Action Project.
John Oxley, Laois PPN Chairperson welcomed the attendees, outlining how Laois PPN supports...
It was a bedraggled bunch that arrived back in Shannon Airport early on Wednesday morning after an overnight flight from JFK in New York.
As Tommy Tiernan remarked one time, they resembled a bunch of young fellas that had failed...
"Serious shortcomings" in the ambulance service in Laois "need to be brought to light," and issues "need to be addressed."
That is according to Independent County Councillor Tommy Mulligan of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Cllr Mulligan highlighted what he called "inadequacies...
Road conditions around Laois continued to dominate local politics this week, with pleas for improvements to be made at locations around the county.
Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin, who joined the meeting remotely, raised the issues at the recent Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick...
A Laois rugby player had a milestone moment over the weekend when he lined out for Nenagh Ormond as they won the Munster Senior Challenge Cup.
The Tipperary club overcame Old Crescent of Limerick by 12 points, winning 32-20 in...
Charity and tractors was the name of the game as Knockbeg College came together for a very worth cause.
The secondary school's annual charity tractor run took place last Friday and was very well attended.
A total of twenty-nine tractors converged...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Eileen Ramsbottom
Ballinaclough, Timahoe, Laois
The death has occurred of Eileen Ramsbottom, St. Joseph's Street Limerick, formerly Ballinaclough, Timahoe, Co. Laois. March 18th 2025, peacefully at Millbrae Lodge Nursing Home, Newport, Co....
For the second time, the LaoisToday Podcast is coming to you from New York - albeit with an intro from Alan Hartnett in Laois.
Steven Miller and Paul Dargan are across the water for LaoisToday and are continuing their coverage.
In...
Serious concerns have been raised about the "shocking speed" at which motorists are driving past a Laois GAA ground.
The matter was brought before the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District this week by Fianna Fáil Councillor Paddy Bracken.
Cllr Bracken called for traffic calming...
Local Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has taken to the Dáil to question the Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill over issues regarding Medical card blockages.
Stanley has been outspoken about how the income threshold for those before retirement, has...
For most students hoping to start their third level education in September securing accommodation is a priority.
Options include on-campus student accommodation, off-campus privately owned student blocks, lodgings/digs, or privately rented houses/apartments.
First years often opt for on-campus accommodation. Advantages include...
A marriage made at the New York St Patrick's Day parade
Ballinakill native Mike Dunphy has been the president, head bottle-washer, main man in the Laois Association in New York for a long number of years.
And over that time he...
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty cut a frustrated figure after his side were beaten by Clare on Saturday evening.
Laois led by six points at half time but ended up losing by four - ruining their chance of promotion...
It was a disappointing Saturday for the Laois senior hurlers as Carlow defeated them to relegate them to Division 2.
Barry McEvoy was joined in O'Moore Park by Alan Hartnett where the pair discussed the game.
Barry also explains the teams...
Portlaoise Panthers brought the curtain down on their Men’s Division One regular season with two road wins against Malahide (95-82) and Carrick Cruisers (85-71) in what was a double-game weekend that saw them finish on a record of 20-2,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jack Bergin
Gash, Castletown, Laois
Jack Bergin, Gash Court, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Died March 16th 2025, peacefully surrounded by his loving family.
Predeceased by his beloved wife Elizabeth (Lil), parents James and...
A trip of a lifetime may be a well-worn cliché but the magical moments for the Timahoe Male Choir and the travelling support acts keep coming thick and fast.
The latest surreal experience came on Monday morning when they marched...
Our 2025 St Patrick's Day coverage is at an end but we still have pictures from three more parades to bring you.
Of these, the Ballyroan parade was up first as it got underway at 10am.
With no parade in Abbeyleix...
One of the longest serving St Patrick's Day parades in Laois did not disappoint as a huge crowd turned out in Stradbally.
Stradbally is a parish that has three parades beginning with Vicarstown at 9am and Timahoe then at 10am.
Members...
In what was certainly one of the biggest St Patrick's Day parades in Laois, the Mountrath one drew a big crowd.
With many of the neighbouring towns and villages not hosting parades this year, organisations from these places made the...
The RTE TV cameras were in attendance as the community in Clonaslee came together for their St Patrick's Day parade.
This parade took place for fourth year running (having not had one previously) and got underway at 12noon from the...
St Patrick's Day is in full swing and our latest article contains pictures from Vicarstown and Graiguecullen.
Vicarstown held the honour of being the earliest parade in Laois for many years.
That was taken from them last year by The Heath...
It was a very early start in The Heath this morning as they got St Patrick's Day underway with the very first parade in Laois.
It was an 8.45am start for the second staging of a parade in The Heath.
The...
The hectic schedule continued for the Timahoe Male Choir in New York on Sunday as they played two more gigs in Irish pubs in the city.
Sunday wasn't as demanding a day as Saturday had been but a large group...
St Patrick's Day is officially on March 17 but that didn't stop those in Rathdowney from going a day early.
Sunday morning in the Laois town was a hive of excitement as crowds gathered from early.
The parade was held on...
It was a momentous and historic occasion in Annanough on Friday as the club celebrated 105 years in existence.
The Vicarstown club were honoured to have GAA President Jarlath Burns in attendance.
The Armagh native planted an apple tree, a nod...
Laois manager Tommy Fitzgerald’s initial reaction to Saturday’s loss against Carlow was that he was 'obviously very disappointed'.
Fitzgerald saw his side rack up 29 points but still fall short against a quality Carlow outfit, and the loss means that...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jake Malone
Cuan Bhride, Rathdowney, Laois
Jake Malone, Cuan Bhride, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, peacefully surrounded by her loving family and caring staff at Milford Care Centre, Limerick.
Jake started her Dharma spiritual journey...
Marathon headaches
Big and all as New York City is, the half marathon hosted on Sunday was able to cause havoc for the Timahoe Male Choir, requiring many of them to walk a lot more than they wanted.
More than 27,000...
