The Laois U-20 hurlers will be hoping to take a giant step towards the Leinster championship preliminary quarter finals when they take on Carlow this evening.
Carlow will travel back to O'Moore Park where they will be aiming to get...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Deevy
Clonlyon, Clonaslee, Laois
Michael Deevy, Clonlyon, Clonaslee, Co. Laois, died April 3rd in the loving care of the staff at Oak Dale Nursing Home, Portarlington, in his 97th year. Beloved...
Laois 5-20 Wexford 1-5
Leinster Minor Ladies 'B' Championship Round 1
The Laois Ladies minor footballers opened up their championship campaign with an impressive victory over Wexford.
The deadly duo of Katie Donoghue and Tara Byrne led the way for the home...
Laois 2-12 Longford 1-2
Leinster Minor Football Championship Round 1
The Laois minor footballers made a winning start to the Leinster championship against Longford in O'Moore Park this evening.
Conor Gorman's charges enjoyed a 13 point win over a Longford side who...
Annanough 3-16 Killeshin 0-6
ACFL Division 4 Round 2
Annanough collected their first win in Division 4 in fine style at home to Killeshin this evening.
This was a Junior A team against a Junior B side and the gulf showed as...
The Laois minor footballers will begin their Leinster campaign this evening at home to Longford at 7.30pm.
Conor Gorman's charges are set for a busy spell over the next three weeks.
After tonight, they travel to face Offaly in Round 2...
Portlaoise CBS 2-11 Cnoc Mhuire Granard (Longford) 3-7
First Year Leinster 'B' Football Championship Final
Portlaoise CBS were crowned First Year Leinster 'B' football champions following victory ober Cnoc Mhuire Granard recently.
The half time score was 2-5 to 1-4 with the...
The project to bring a new school building for Kolbe Special School in Portlaoise is back on track.
So says Laois TDs Sean Fleming and Charlie Flanagan in statements released this afternoon.
Fianna Fail's Fleming says that Minister for Education Norma...
SOLAS Easter weekend family fun
As Easter approaches, SOLAS Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington, is gearing up to celebrate this joyous occasion with a variety of fun-filled events that will cater for the entire family. Our events team has put...
Portlaoise music artist, Stewart Quinn, was recognised for his Creative Writing talent this week at the Carlow College, St. Patrick’s Annual Literary Awards.
Stewart, who is currently in second year of a BA (Hons) in Arts & Humanities at Carlow...
Ahead of joining Paul Brady on his Irish tour, singer/songwriter Davie Furey who will release his new single Stargazer on Friday, April 7, has told LaoisToday of his love for Durrow, where he is based.
“Both my parents are from...
The Laois U-20 footballers pulled off a brilliant victory over Meath on Tuesday night in O'Moore Park.
They came from three points down to win by five and book a spot in the semi finals.
Below, we take a more in-depth...
An extremely busy period for Laois GAA teams got underway last night in O'Moore Park.
The Laois U-20 footballers took on Meath in the first of six successive days of games involving Laois teams.
The winners knew that they would have...
It's a busy week of GAA fixtures with a range of games across club and county.
All six male Laois GAA county teams are in championship action - while the Laois minor ladies football team also begin their Leinster campaign.
As...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Deevy
Clonlyon, Clonaslee, Laois
Michael Deevy, Clonlyon, Clonaslee, Co. Laois, died April 3rd in the loving care of the staff at Oak Dale Nursing Home, Portarlington, in his 97th year. Beloved...
Tom McDonald & Associates – Experienced, Professional, Trusted - are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to acquire this renowned landmark property ‘Delaney’s Roadhouse’, Ballintogher, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois.
It comprises of a licensed restaurant, B & B, residential area and...
Laois 1-12 Meath 1-7
Leinster U-20 Football Championship Round 3
Conor Brown and sub Colin Dunne were Laois's heroes as they defeated Meath to march into the Leinster U-20 semi finals.
Brown made an a match saving save from Eoghan Frayne in...
The Laois U-20 footballers are back in action this evening as they take on Meath in Round 3 of the championship at 7.30pm.
Sean O'Shea and Tom Byrne's charges are two wins from two so far and already qualified from...
A brewery from Stradbally is this year’s winner of the Laois County Enterprise Award for 2023, Local Enterprise Office Laois has announced.
Ballykilcavan Brewing will now represent Local Enterprise Office Laois at the 23rd National Enterprise Awards at the Round...
Dunamase College/Coláiste Dhún Másc was awarded the prestigious European Digital School award recently.
The school, along with Clonaslee College and Portlaoise College, was recognised because of its innovative use of digital technology as a tool for teaching and learning.
The awards...
Dunamaise Arts Centre is currently hosting a stunning new collection of photographs of Ireland’s finest archaeological monuments until April 30.
‘Monumental Ireland - A New Focus’ is curated by the National Monuments Service (NMS) in partnership with the Office of...
Action has been called for to tackle motorists who are travelling through a Laois village at 'absolutely crazy' speeds.
At a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig Fleming raised the plight of Ballickmoyler.
He called for...
This week sees the LaoisToday team introduce a new weekly #LoveLaois Podcast.
The #LoveLaois Podcast is free to download on all podcast platforms and will focus on some of the week's big local stories.
"With the local sports coverage well covered...
How the Laois club hurling teams have graded their players for the 2023 season has been confirmed according to recent correspondence sent to the clubs by Laois GAA.
Clubs are required to list 15 players at each grade they compete...
Laois v Meath
Leinster U-20 Football Championship Round 3 in O'Moore Park at 7.30pm
The Laois U-20 footballers are back in action this evening as they take on Meath in Round 3 of the championship.
Sean O'Shea and Tom Byrne's charges are...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Thomas (Tom) Lawlor
Ballyroan Road, Abbeyleix, Laois
Formerly of Shanahoe and New York. Peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family after a short illness. Predeceased by his beloved wife Brigid ("B")...
The Laois minor footballers have named their captain, vice-captains and 33-player panel ahead of the upcoming Leinster championship.
Manager Conor Gorman has confirmed that St Joseph's midfielder Eoin Johnson will captain the side this year.
He will be assisted by Stradbally's...
Day 2 and 3 of the National Juvenile Indoor Championships took place in Athlone over the weekend with a large Large representation across a variety of events.
With medals at a premium, St Abban's was hugely successful in claiming 2...
Clonaslee College has been recognised with the prestigious European ‘Digital School’ status for their outstanding contributions in digital teaching and learning.
Supported by global technology giants HP and AMD, along with government and education partners, the Digital Schools Award Europe...
A Laois secondary school has come together in recent weeks to raise thousands of Euro for charity in memory of one of their former students.
Last year, teenager Eoin Coss passed away at the age of 14 following a battle...
