St Abban's athlete Dick Mullins enjoyed an excellent run at the British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championships in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon.
In a competitive 6km race, Dick placed 8th in his age category (M75).
Dick was 2nd Irish man...
Emergency accommodation funding for Ukranian refugees is set to see an increase of €165,000 in 2024.
The news came at Laois County Council's unveiling of their new Budget, with emergency accommodation funding climbing from €134,000 in 2023 to €299,000.
This follows...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Philomena (Mena) Foley (née Quinn)
Earls Garden, Ballyouskill, Laois / Castletown, Laois / Ballyouskill, Kilkenny
Peacefully, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. Predeceased by her parents Joseph and Bridie, her brothers Tom, Joe and...
Laois County Council this week unveiled their Budget for 2024, receiving unanimous praise from the elected members.
It was the first time in history that the Council had a Budget in excess of 100 million, with total funding coming in...
Road Transportation and Safety is set to receive an increase in funding of almost €3.5 million in Laois County Council's Budget for 2024.
In total, over €29.5 million will be spent on the county's roads next year.
The majority of this...
Portlaoise College's annual summer language scholarships were launched by Principal Noel Daly alongside Ms Alex Longiewko, Head of French, Ms Elma Phelan, Head of Gaeilge and Ms Mary Mulvihill head of German.
The school is offering approximately €6,000 in funding...
A Laois man has just taken up a new post with the United Nations in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he will be deployed for the next six months.
Evin Joyce, 38, from Glenbarrow, is the 500th member...
A meeting will take place at Laois GAA HQ tonight to discuss whether or not to radically change the structures of the hurling championships in Laois.
These proposals have come about as a result of recommendations from the Fixtures Review...
Ballyadams National School bid slán, buíochas agus beannacht to one of it’s greatest school servants last week following the retirement of long serving Deputy Principal Mr Máirtín Mullooly.
Hailing from Rathmore in Kerry, Máirtín Mullooly has been ever present in...
After weeks of planning and scheduling in the background, the first episode of the new LaoisToday QuizCast is here.
There are 16 contestants in all in what is a straight knockout competition, a general sports quiz devised by our Quiz...
Portlaoise 34 Balbriggan 22
Rugby Leinster League Division 2B Round 1
Portlaoise opened their Division 2B, phase two campaign with an emphatic and impressive win over Balbriggan on Sunday.
Conditions were close to ideal in Togher with only a slight breeze blowing...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Maurice Bates
Laurel Hill, Coolrain, Laois
Maurice Bates, Laurel Hill, Coolrain, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 13th November 2023 peacefully, at his home after a long illness surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by...
Laois County Council's Budget for 2024 will see the county's Fire Service receive welcome boost in funding.
In total, the Council will spend over €6.8 million on fire services.
This represents an increase of almost €2.5 million on 2023 funding.
Retainer fees...
Downtown Portlaoise and Laois County Council have announced that the Christmas Lights will be switched on at Portlaoise Library on Friday, November 24.
A street closure in operation from 4pm that day and events get underway at 5.45pm with Harpist...
Portlaoise Institute is thrilled to announce the launch of a new QQI Level 5 Module in Special Needs Assistant (SNA), commencing on January 10th, 2023. The 13-week course aims to provide comprehensive training for individuals seeking a rewarding career...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has demanded that the Government ban rent increases in the private rental sector as rents continue to spiral upwards in Laois.
The call was made as the latest Daft.ie rent report shows rents rising...
Laois County Council yesterday announced their upcoming Budget for 2024, and housing was to the fore.
In total, the Council will spend €30.6 million on housing next year.
This represents an increase of almost €9.5 million on 2023.
A large portion of...
The Laois GAA award winners for the 2023 season have been announced this morning – with 26 handed out.
The only award that is not announced here is the U-20 football as that competition is only down to the semi...
With a host of Laois GAA clubs exiting their respective Leinster championship campaigns in recent weeks, the fixture list has suddenly got a whole lot shorter.
Only two Laois clubs remain in provincial action - Ballylinan and O'Moores.
Ballylinan are back...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Maurice Bates
Laurel Hill, Coolrain, Laois
Maurice Bates, Laurel Hill, Coolrain, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 13th November 2023 peacefully, at his home after a long illness surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by...
Fitzpatrick Tyres are currently seeking to hire Tyre Fitters for their base in Portlaoise.
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Here at LaoisToday - we love a good quiz! We ran them on Facebook Live during lockdown and they were well received by our audience.
That got us thinking about developing things further - and the LaoisToday QuizCast, sponsored by...
Laois community groups triumphed at the prestigious Pride of Place community awards on Friday evening at a gala ceremony in Armagh city.
Stradbally/ Vicarstown/ Timahoe Activity & Wellness Hub won a judges Special Award, with Camross Community Association runner up...
It was another busy weekend on the GAA front and our latest Podcast is here to look back at it all.
We begin with underage action where The Harps were crowned U-20 hurling champions and we hear from Justin Duggan.
We...
The summer of 2023 was a wash-out, we can all agree on that.
Undeterred, nearly 120 people braved cool, rainy weather during the first week of August 2023 and visited some of Laois’ most stunning heritage sites.
The trips were organised...
Emo NS is currently inviting applications for the position of School Secretary.
This is a full-time permanent position and will be subject to sanction from the Department of Education.
The successful applicant will be recruited in line with the terms and...
Voting for the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) began last week, with the process to continue throughout the month ahead of the election count on Tuesday, December 12.
Laois man Francie Gorman is in a two-horse race...
The annual remembrance ceremony for those who died in World War One be held on Sunday, November 19, in Portlaoise.
The ceremony will also honour those who died in subsequent conflicts across the globe.
A service of remembrance will be conducted...
There was a record increase of 65% in the number of local authority housing completions in Laois in 2023, as compared to 2022.
In 2023, so far, 507 homes have been built by Laois County Council.
In 2022, there were 308...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patrick PURCELL
Lakeside Park, Newbridge, Kildare / Crettyard, Laois
Patrick Purcell (Lakeside Park, Newbridge, Co. Kildare and late of Crettyard, Co Laois) – 12th November 2023 (peacefully) at home surrounded by his...
