A young Laois woman has opened up about her cancer story as she encourages everyone to support Daffodil Day later this month.
Ellen Deegan from Stradbally was just 15-years-old when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Speaking to LaoisToday, Ellen recalls...
Laois County Council have awarded conditional planning permission for two significant community developments in Mountmellick.
The Board of Management at Scoil Phadraig Naofa received approval for a project at the Davitt Road boys national school.
The application will see the construction...
We have another very busy weekend of GAA ahead of us and the latest Laois Football and Hurling Podcast is here to look ahead to it all.
On Saturday, the Laois footballers and hurlers are in O'Moore Park for two...
The Heath Golf Club’s Women’s Winter League has come to an exciting conclusion, with players showcasing remarkable skill and determination throughout the competition.
This highly anticipated event, generously sponsored by Ross Culliton and Roody Ltd, brought together a fantastic group...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Angela Geoghegan (née Marum)
Dublin/Portlaoise, Laois
Geoghegan (née Marum), Mary Angela – 10th March 2025 – Late of Ashington, Dublin and formerly of Ridge Road, Portlaoise. Passed away peacefully in the...
Portarlington 3-8 Park-Ratheniska 0-8
ACFL Division 2
Two goals in quick succession midway through the second half were crucial scores as senior county champions Portarlington got the better of Park-Ratheniska this evening in a novel opening round Laois Shopping Centre ACFL...
Stradbally 1-9 Graiguecullen 1-14
ACFL Division 1 Round 1
Graiguecullen have opened their Division 1 campaign with victory away to Stradbally this evening.
A solid first half performance laid the foundations for the victory as they won by five in the end.
Stradbally...
Two Laois schools have exhibited at the Certified Irish Angus Schools' Competition held in Croke Park.
The two schools in question were Portlaoise College and Clonaslee College, with three students involved from each school.
Making the trip to Dublin from the...
Three Laois rugby players have been named in the Ireland Club team to face Portugal 'A' in a match in Lisbon Friday.
Ratheniska's Craig Adams, who plays for Terenure, has been named on the wing.
While Portlaoise's Conor Kelly, who is...
There has been serious opposition to changes in regulations to the Housing Aid for Older People Grant that means grants are no longer available to buy new fossil fuel boilers.
This was explained by Mr Donal Brennan, Director of Services,...
A Laois soccer club is asking for community support as they strive to improve facilities for both their club and the wider area.
It was reported in early February that Ballylinan soccer club St Anne’s AFC had received pre-validation for...
The Republic of Ireland U-17 Women's team have qualified for the next phase of the European Championships.
That is after they defeated Faroe Islands in a ten goal thriller following a dramatic encounter.
Laois striker Ciara Breslin opened the scoring as...
Laois 4-13 Kildare 0-11
All-Ireland U-16 Camogie 'B' Championship Round 3
Clough-Ballacolla was the venue on Sunday for the meeting of Laois and Kildare in the third round of All-Ireland U-16 Camogie 'B' Championship.
Laois were on full points ahead of the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Angela Geoghegan (née Marum)
Dublin/Portlaoise, Laois
Geoghegan (née Marum), Mary Angela - 10th March 2025 - Late of Ashington, Dublin and formerly of Ridge Road, Portlaoise. Passed away peacefully in the...
Timahoe crew put finishing touches to New York tour plan
Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain may have been playing out a Champions League classic on the big screen in Headen's Tower Inn in Timahoe on Tuesday evening but hardly anyone...
Older people must be helped to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible, Fine Gael County Councillor Conor Bergin has said.
The current Fair Deal scheme provides a legal right to residential care, however, there is...
There has been a huge shock and Laois success on Day 2 of the Cheltenham horse racing festival.
Lecky Watson romped to glory in the Brown Advisory Novices´ Chase at 2pm at odds of 20/1.
Trained by Willie Mullins, Lecky Watson...
Justice for my Father - a new book published by Portlaoise man Austin Stack on his lifelong quest to seek justice for his father's murder at the hands of the IRA - is in shops now.
And among those that...
A Laois town is being plagued by "rampant dumping" and "yobs" causing problems in the area.
That is according to local Independent County Councillor James Kelly, who was speaking at the March meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Cllr Kelly initially...
A total of 18 Laois winners were crowned out at the Leinster section of the Irish Restaurant Awards held in Naas last night.
Over 1,000 people attended the awards function in the Killashee Hotel individual county winners in each of...
Agricultural land at Capoley, Portlaoise, recently sold for €25,000 per acre at an online auction hosted by Hennessy Auctioneers.
A total of 17.4 acres at Capoley was offered for sale and was guided at €280,000 before the auction.
It opened at...
Barrowhouse GAA are set to host their first Memorial Tournament on Sunday to commemorate all of their members who have passed.
And the teams who take place on March 16 will battle it out to claim the Alan Langton Memorial...
The schedule of games has been confirmed for this year's Laois SHC, which will have a new-look format and an increase in numbers to 10 teams.
The championship will also start a week earlier than usual and the final will...
The National Indoor U-20, U-23 and Masters Championships took place in Athlone over the weekend.
St Abban’s AC had seven athletes involved over the course of the two days, taking home a total of four medals, including one gold, one...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Andy Molloy
Irishtown, Mountmellick, Laois/Mountrath, Laois
Andy Molloy, Irishtown, Mountmellick and formerly of Mountrath Road, Portlaoise.
Died peacefully on Monday 10th March surrounded by his loving family in his 86th year, following a...
Two students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned the overall winners at the Laois Student Enterprise Awards this afternoon.
Conor and Ross Dunne impressed the judges with their project Mooving.ie.
The TY students' victory ensured that Portlaoise CBS retained the title following...
A Laois wellness hub has put plans in place for a wonderful celebration of this year's Spring Equinox.
SVT Activity and Wellness Hub is asking that their communities come together to "embrace the arrival of spring and the power of...
The annual Cheltenham festival goes centre stage this week and a young Laois woman will have a ringside experience as she continues her apprenticeship in the horse-racing world.
Holly Dunne from Portlaoise is an apprentice jockey, based with Henry de...
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to bring to the market a circa 40 acre block of prime agricultural land at Rosenallis, Co. Laois.
These lands will be sold by Online Auction on Friday 4th April at 3pm via the LSL Auction...
The death has occurred of Andy Molloy, a long-time resident of Mountmellick but a Portlaoise native, at the age of 85.
Mr Molloy was well-known through a range of community endeavours, including the Portlaoise Christmas Lights committee, The Rock National...
