Emo-Courtwood 2-12 Portarlington 0-13
Laois U-20 FC Group B Round 2
Ross Meredith, Dylan Keane and Ryan Little led the way for Emo-Courtwood as the came away from McCann Park with a five-point victory this evening.
An early goal in each half...
International Infection Prevention Week takes place in October around the world to highlight how we can protect our health through reducing infection.
This year’s theme is Celebrating the Fundamentals of Infection Prevention, or simply put, getting back to basics.
Infection Prevention...
The National Apprenticeship Office has awarded Portarlington man, Ronan Dunne, Transport Operations and Commercial Driving apprentice - a top category award in the Generation Apprenticeship national ‘Apprentice of Year’ awards 2023.
Ronan was one of 14 finalists who won a...
“The win is a nice endorsement of good work delivered but the real motivation is to make things better for our community and create a better place to live and work.”
That’s the perspective of Robbie Quinn who chairs Abbeyleix...
The Laois GAA fixture list for this weekend has been confirmed following Thursday night's U-20 hurling championship action.
Abbeyleix's 5-10 to 0-6 win over Portlaoise in the U-20 'A' hurling championship ensures that Abbeyleix advance to the semi-final, where they...
The champions of Laois have turned their attention to provincial glory in recent weeks, with Colt-Shanahoe flying flag in the Leinster club hurling championship.
Steven Miller is joined by Mark Comerford to take a look back at last weekend's provincial...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret (Peg) Brennan (née Cullen)
Springdale, Tullow Rd., Carlow Town, Carlow/Laois
Margaret (Peg) Brennan (née Cullen)of 17 Springdale, Tullow Rd., and formerly Graiguecullen, Carlow, passed away peacefully, on November 1st, 2023, in...
Abbeyleix is now making significant strides as a green and sustainable town, according to Robbie Quinn, Tidy Towns chairman, fresh from their brilliant recent triumph as the national Tidy Towns winner.
“We have already successfully delivered several national firsts and...
First-year students of Mountrath Community School took to the corridors of their school to celebrate the annual ‘Fright Night’.
Organised by the Film Club, this night includes a haunted tour of the school, where students had to brave the halls,...
After 51 days, the Rugby World Cup came to an exhilarating end on Saturday, with one of the greatest finals ever played.
Mark Comerford is joined by Steven Miller to review the final, and give their verdict on the tournament...
Laois County Council have given the go-ahead for three new planning projects across the County.
Firstly, Abbeyleix Athletic Juvenile Football Club will begin works on an all-weather playing pitch.
The project will also include the erection of fencing and lighting, as...
Combined Laois schools teams will play in the Leinster Colleges 'A' football and hurling championship this year.
These selections will be able to call on Laois players whose schools don't compete at 'A' level.
It means that the Laois football team...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Paul Kinsella
"Oakwood", Crossneen, Carlow/Laois
John Paul Kinsella of “Oakwood”, Crossneen, Carlow, Laois, passed away unexpectedly on October 30th, 2023, at his home
Beloved son of Eamonn and the late Brigid (Brenda) and...
A painting has been unveiled of the Dysart Enos old Church by artist Aileen Donovan at Park-Ratheniska GAA Club.
This project was funded by Creative Laois/Creative Ireland as part of their Heritage through Art grant scheme.
Laois County Council, with financial...
Climate change poses a critical challenge for Laois with the potential to result in a wide range of impacts across the county.
These include damaging infrastructure such as roads and bridges; detrimental effects on biodiversity; and disruption of water supply.
The...
Housing figures continued to be a major talking point at the Laois County Council meeting last week.
Chief Executive John Mulholland gave a breakdown of the latest figures, highlighting the fact that the Council have delivered 160 social homes so...
New Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has contacted all the clubs in Laois, asking them to send forward players they believe have the potential to be senior inter-county standard ahead of the 2024 season.
The Armagh native was recently...
Enda Rowland has another busy season with his club, county and country.
And he is the special guest on this week's LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast.
He chats about his new role as Laois Hire brand ambassador and what it entails plus...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Paul Kinsella
"Oakwood", Crossneen, Carlow/Laois
John Paul Kinsella of “Oakwood”, Crossneen, Carlow, Laois, passed away unexpectedly on October 30th, 2023, at his home
Beloved son of Eamonn and the late Brigid (Brenda) and...
Laois girls Eimear Corri and Leah Tarpey touched down at Dublin Airport as part of the victorious Ireland Women’s Rugby squad that captured the WXV3 title over the weekend.
Both players played through the series, with Ireland comfortably winning their...
The Government’s Ireland 2040 Plan identified the town of Portlaoise as a national demonstration project for implementing sustainable and community driven urban renewal.
Portlaoise has been allocated funding to advance towards the status of ‘Low Carbon Town’ as part of...
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...
