To round off the end of the first term at Portlaoise College, the new first-year students enjoyed a Halloween disco organised by the enthusiastic and creative Meitheal Students.
The event was held in the school hall, which was transformed into...
A Mountrath dog has beaten off competition from over 1,600 other adorable puppies to be crowned Puppy of the Year by Petmania in what is the eight year of the annual competition.
Donut, an English Mastiff puppy owned by Jacinta Parkinson,...
The death has occurred of Fintan Walsh from Ballylinan, roundly regarded as one of the finest Laois footballers of all time.
Aged in his mid 80s, he had been living in Butterfield in Rathfarnham in Dublin since the mid 1960s,...
With the Laois club football season now complete, Steven and Alan are back to update the latest rankings.
There is a new No 1, a number of changes and a team booted out of the Top 30 altogether.
SEE ALSO -...
Bracken's Gala, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise are seeking to hire a Deli Staff Member.
Bracken's Gala is a busy deli, shop and forecourt on the N80 in Portlaoise.
We are seeking a new Deli Staff Member for our busy Deli section.
We prepare...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Colm Kelly
Sue Ryder Centre, Kilminchy Avenue, Portlaoise, Laois/Naas, Kildare
olm Kelly Sue Ryder Centre, Kilminchy Avenue, Portlaoise County Laois and formerly of Pacelli Road, Naas County Kildare.
With great sadness, I share that - when the time was...
Downey's AutoStop Portlaoise are ready to get you motoring in 2024 with our 12 Days of Ford sales event. This is an exclusive Ford Options 12-day sales event only available from 1st to 12th November…. So don’t miss out!
We have some fantastic...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-21 Abbeyleix 5-10
Laois U-20 HC Round 3
The small village of Clough hosted its first competitive hurling game of modern times this morning, with the home side recording an impressive win to comfortably book their place in the semi-final...
Talk about a serious effort!
Morrissey's of Abbeyleix hosted their annual Halloween Fancy Dress event on Sunday night - and those in attendance went above and beyond, in terms of embracing the occasion.
There were all sorts of wonderful costumes, from...
This story was published on LaoisToday in March 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of the massive National Farmers Association protest.
The surviving Laois members of a national farming protest in 1966 were honoured at a Laois County Council reception...
This piece by Pat Critchley was originally published in his book Hungry Hill and later on LaoisToday in July 2017
The members of the Fire Brigade are unsung heroes of our community.
Dad and Uncle Jack, the Barbender, were in Portlaoise...
Camross 2-9 Ballypickas 0-5
2003 Laois JHC 'A' Final
Our archives have dug up the 2003 Laois Junior 'A' hurling final - one that saw Camross got the better of Ballypickas in on a scoreline of 2-9 to 0-5.
It was a...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James (Jim) Bertie
Ballybrittas, Laois/Howth, Dublin
The death has occurred of James (Jim) Bertie, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois and formerly Howth, Co. Dublin. Peacefully, at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore (in his 91st...
Portlaoise Institute is excited to announce the availability of 18 part-time modules starting in January 2024. These modules offer flexibility to learners who may be interested in studying one or more modules, and all of them are QQI certified....
Senior Division
Mullingar Town 3 Abbeyleix Ath 2
Abbeyleix suffered a second consecutive away loss this afternoon, coming up just short in Westmeath.
Having made a promising start to the season, the county's top side remain without a win in the Senior Division.
They...
Mountmellick Utd 4 Portlaoise AFC 2
CCFL Division 1
Mountmellick have made it three wins from three in Division 1 of the CCFL, beating Portlaoise 4-2 this afternoon.
Another few days of heavy rain left the Conor Davis Park vulnerable underfoot, and...
A Laois comedian has achieved huge funding success for his brand new board game - Dungeons and Naggins.
Portarlington native Steve Bennett created the game which has received huge interest since its launch on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter recently.
Steve Bennett, the...
People regularly calling to the house for prescriptions and in one case, for lipstick late at night, are among the memories of the recently elected president of Laois Chamber Alliance, James McElwee.
“In a service industry that’s what we were...
€34,000 has been pledged to support Laois Tidy Towns groups with their preparations for the 2024 Tidy Towns competition.
25 Tidy Town groups in Laois will be eligible for Government support between €1,000 and €4,000 each.
All of the Tidy Towns...
Shane Keegan's Cobh Ramblers remained on course for a place in the League of Ireland Premier Division following aggregate victory over Wexford FC last night.
The Rathdowney native took charge of the Cork outfit last year when they were struggling...
Castletown Community Centre welcomed Age Friendly Laois last Tuesday for the AGM of the Older People's Council.
There was a full house for the event, at which the new Laois Age Friendly Strategy was launched by the Age Friendly Ambassador,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Byrne
Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballickmoyler, Laois
Michael Byrne late of “The Forge”, Ballickmoyler and Brighton, England, passed away peacefully, on October 21st, 2023 at Royal Sussex Co. Hospital.
Predeceased by his parents...
Portlaoise 6-14 Emo-Courtwood 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre U-20 Football Championship Round 1
Portlaoise travelled to Courtwood this afternoon where The Town got their U-20 football championship campaign off to a dream start.
The visitors scored six goals on their way to victory,...
Colt-Shanahoe 1-13 Amsterdam 0-9
Leinster Club JHC Round 1
Colt-Shanahoe were in top form this morning as they recorded a historic win over Amsterdam in what was an unique encounter.
Michael O'Connor and Nathan Dunne combined to score 1-9 while Graham McDermott,...
Three Laois water treatment plants are set to receive investment that will allow for them to be upgraded.
So says Laois TD Sean Fleming who is the Minister for State at the Department of Finance.
He says that the plane for...
1 - ‘Are they more important in Portlaoise than out the country?’
News that Laois County Council won’t be providing footpath/cycle lanes from two Laois villages to the nearby GAA grounds was met with considerable frustration at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal...
The fondness that the community of Portarlington has for Pat Galvin was very much evident on Friday afternoon as he attended his last day of school, bringing to an end a 35-year working career in the town's boys primary...
This week we begin the new month of November. Traditionally this is the time of year, in the Christian liturgical calendar, when we remember the souls of the faithful departed.
The season, begins with the Feast of All Saints, Women...
There are 15 teams competing in the U-20 hurling championship this year with eight placed in the 'A' and seven in the 'B'.
The competition got underway in recent weeks and is now approaching the end of the group phase.
In...
Spink GAA and Arles-Kilcruise GAA have been awarded a total of €25,000 under the Healthy Ireland GAA Walking Tracks initiative.
The funding is split with €15,000 going to Spink and €10,000 going to Kilcruise.
This Government funding will go towards upgrading...
