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.
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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.
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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...
Round 2 of the Senior, Intermediate and Junior football championships has come to an end.
We now know that four teams are out of the SFC while four more are through to the quarter finals.
In Intermediate, Portlaoise and Ballylinan sit...
After an exhilarating weekend of club football action, attention turns back to hurling for the week ahead.
The Senior, Premier Intermediate, Intermediate, Junior A, B and C championships are all set to resume.
Check out the fixtures below:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
First-named team...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Edward (Ned) Broderick
Woodlands House, Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballickmoyler, Laois
It is with deep sadness we announce the death of Edward Broderick, fondly known as Ned Bruder, Woodlands House, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois,...
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Portlaoise Institute certainly offers a diverse range of further educational opportunities for students with its array of QQI full-time and part-time courses.
With 24 full-time courses and 12 part-time options, prospective students have a variety of academic paths to...
Crettyard 1-14 Timahoe 0-13
Laois IFC Round 2
Crettyard hung on by the skin of their teeth and just about managed to hold off an extremely determined Timahoe outfit to keep their championship hopes alive in Stradbally this evening.
Timahoe can hold...
Laois MHC Round 5
Abbeyleix 2-20 Mountrath 2-18
Mountrath pushed Abbeyleix all the was this evening, but they fell just short, losing by two points.
Abbeyleix finish top of the table with five wins from five as the head into the championship...
Ireland's 2,000 retained firefighters have dramatically escalated their industrial action since Saturday, August 12.
SIPTU, on behalf of its members, stated that all internal communication within the retained fire service would cease except in the case of life-threatening emergencies
SIPTU also...
It was another hectic week in the Laois senior football championship and we are here to review it all.
As it stands, four teams are out of the championship. Ballyfin, Rosenallis and Park-Ratheniska were knocked out during the week.
While The...
The latest episode of Ireland's most popular Podcast features a voice that is very well known to people in Laois.
Fr David Vard is the main interview on the latest edition of The 2 Johnnies Podcast.
A native of Kildare, Fr...
Whitehorse Developments Ltd (trading as Capital Homes Limited) have applied to Laois County Council for planning permission for a residential development.
The project is for a site in Crossneen, just outside Graiguecullen on the Laois side of the Carlow border.
The...
Patrick Harding is a Performance Coach with over 12 years' experience working in the elite sporting environment.
Patrick runs Curadh Performance, a UK-based high-performance coaching company for elite athletes.
He was back home in Laois this week as part of a...
