Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine (Kitty) Dempsey (née O’Brien)
Forest House, Mountmellick, Laois / Rahan, Offaly
Passed away peacefully in the excellent care of the staff in Brookhaven Nursing Home Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny.
Predeceased by her husband...
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St Joseph's 5-11 Sarsfields 0-6
Laois Ladies IFC Round 4
St Joseph's have made a big statement in Round 4 of the Ladies Intermediate Football Championship, thumping Mountmellick by a big score.
Five goals is the talking point here, with two coming...
Portlaoise 3-15 Ballinakill 2-16
Laois Premier IHC Round 3
Portlaoise are straight through to the semi finals of the Premier Intermediate hurling championship following a dramatic victory over Ballinakill this evening.
Tommy Fitzgerald's side scored two goals in injury time in the...
Mountmellick 2-12 Abbeyleix 1-10
Laois IHC Group A Round 3
Mountmellick have done the business in Pairc Acragar this evening, beating a resilient Abbeyleix side by five points.
Two goals from Jimmy Hilliard proved to be the difference as Mountmellick topped Group...
The Creative Ireland Laois, Short Film Bursary award 2023 has been awarded to Laois born creatives, Aisling Conroy and Dr Yvonne Hennessy for Thresholds.
Thresholds is an evocative and contemplative short documentary that delves into the lives of an Undertaker...
Electric Picnic is the most popular music festival in Ireland, with tickets selling out almost every year since its initial inception in 2004.
However, one thing we in Ireland must always consider when planning outdoor events is the weather.
And this...
Monday, August 14 marked the first official hockey session for the newly formed Laois Hockey Club.
There was a hugely impressive 30 plus players in attendance.
Laois Hockey Club have teamed up with Laois Hurler and Personal fitness coach, Enda Rowland...
Six weeks after Billy Sheehan announced he was stepping down as manager of the Laois senior footballers, the wait for his replacement continues.
Sheehan stepped down a week after Laois were beaten by Down in the Tailteann Cup semi final...
Excitement is building as Electric Picnic revellers will begin arriving in Stradbally exactly two weeks from today.
Ahead of the festival, organisers have unveiled The Electric Picnic Lounge which is located just metres from the Main Stage.
This festival sanctuary offers...
With the final round of group games set to be completed this week, we have compiled the list of all the scorers so far in the hurling championship.
We will continue to update the standings as the year progresses to...
The curtain will fall on the group stage of the top three tiers of the Laois hurling championships over the coming four days.
The Senior hurling championship is rather a damp squib with nothing on the line in most of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Catherine (Kitty) Dempsey (née O'Brien)
Forest House, Mountmellick, Laois / Rahan, Offaly
Passed away peacefully in the excellent care of the staff in Brookhaven Nursing Home Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny.
Predeceased by her husband...
First Ireland Spirits are currently recruiting for the following vacancy in the Technical Department.
QC Laboratory Technician
Working on a shift basis this role is a permanent position.
Based in Abbeyleix the main duties of the role are:
Routine Batch analysis on...
The Harps 2-18 Ballinakill 0-5
Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Semi-Final
The Harps will face Clough-Ballacolla in the Junior 'B hurling championship decider this year after they recorded a convincing semi-final victory.
Ballinakill only managed to score five points on their opponents in...
County Laois nursing homes will join compatriots across the country in hosting music-themed celebrations to mark Nursing Homes Week 2023.
Taking place Monday, August 21 to 27, Nursing Homes Week is the national celebration of nursing home care, celebrating residents...
The ongoing housing supply crisis is having a growing and disproportionate affect on teachers.
It was revealed that are over 1,000 unfilled teaching vacancies being advertised on the Education Posts website.
This includes 643 posts for primary schools, and 456 vacancies in...
Laois GAA are set to appoint new U-20 and minor football managers ahead of the 2024 seasons.
LaoisToday understands that Kieran Kelly has been selected as the man to lead the U-20s.
The Ballylinan man, who captained Laois to All Ireland...
Twenty years ago, he took the Dome in Tralee by storm with his display of Irish dancing.
For this year’s Rose of Tralee, Paul Dargan will be ensconced on the sofa at home in Graiguecullen with his wife Joan and...
Laois families are being urged to register for free GP visit cards for children aged 6 and 7, which comes into effect from Friday, August 11.
This is the first stage in the biggest expansion in eligibility for free GP...
Fleadh Cheoil, the largest traditional music festival in the world, is the culmination of competitions over the summer – from the Laois Fleadh Cheoil held in Abbeyleix in June, through the Leinster Fleadh in Dublin, and finally to the...
Timahoe Ladies football club are gearing up for a huge 24 hour fundraiser that will take place this weekend.
They will host a 24-hour walk-a-thon at Stradbally GAA grounds from 3pm on Saturday, August 19, to 3pm on Sunday.
This is...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
George O'Connell
Rose Cottage formerly of The White House, The Ward, Dublin / Ballybrittas, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of staff at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. Sadly missed by his loving wife...
Choice People Recruitment Specialists are a staffing solutions company based in Laois.
Our services include supplying contract, temporary and permanent staff on a local and national scale.
We are on hand to advise, guide and mentor both new and...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-17 Kyle 1-10
Junior 'B' Hurling Championship Semi-Final
Clough-Ballacolla are through to the Junior 'B' hurling final after an impressive 13 point win over Kyle in the Centre of Excellence this evening.
Kyle did have the lead at half-time after an...
After the Laois senior football championship took place last week, our second football Team of the Week for 2023 is here.
It was a very entertaining Round 2 of the championship with the majority of games close in nature.
Seven of...
The Intermediate and Junior A football championships continued over the weekend and sprung up some surprise results.
In Intermediate, two teams are out - Timahoe and O'Dempsey's have dropped to the B semi finals.
The big shock saw Portlaoise claim a...
The second year of the John Duggan Memorial Cup got underway recently at The Heath Golf Course.
Congratulations go to Mountrath club member, Seamie Cahill, who finished overall winner, winning a Range Finder watch.
"It is an honour to win the...
The street lights in the Crossneen Manor housing estate in Graiguecullen have not worked for several months now.
The situation has been described by an area representative as "an absolute nightmare for residents."
Aaron Kelly, who intends to contest the 2024...
With two weeks to go until the return to secondary school, pupils from Emo and The Rock have received some upsetting news.
Bus Eireann School Transport division notified four families who had had bus seats last year that they would...
