Athy RFC 45 Dundalk RFC 43
Leinster Rugby U-18 Premier Cup final
History was created in Donnybrook on Sunday as Athy RFC U-18s claimed the Leinster Rugby Premier Cup for the first time ever.
In a titanic tussle with Dundalk RFC, a...
Portlaoise 26 Tullow 10
Leinster Rugby U-15 Plate Final
Portlaoise RFC U-15s brought the curtain down on a fine season with a hard-earned victory over Tullow in Donnybrook on Sunday to claim the Leinster Rugby Plate title.
After a nervous opening by...
Portlaoise College, in partnership with Laois County Council, completed 'The World of Work' Programme 2022/2023 recently.
The World of Work Programme is a collaboration initiative between Business in the Community Ireland and Laois County Council.
The aim of which is to...
At Embrace FARM’s Encircle Conference in Tullamore recently, attendees heard that more data is needed on the causes and impacts of death and injury on farms in order to provide adequate support to Irish farm families.
The organisation, which this...
The start of May brings a hectic week of GAA fixtures across all the codes and at club and county level.
It's another must-win game for the Laois senior hurlers on Saturday as they host Kildare in Round 4 of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anthony Egan
New Road, Portlaoise, Laois
Anthony Egan. Paulville New Road, Portlaoise. Died 30th April peacefully at St. Vincent’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his parents Jim and Betty, brothers...
Martley's International Transport are currently seeking to fill a number of roles in Portlaoise.
HGV Mechanic/Fitter
Based in our workshop in Portlaoise. Maintenance and repairs on our modern fleet of Scania trucks and Chereau fridge trailers.
Panel beater/Spray painter
Preparing and...
A long-established Portlaoise hardware company has been appointed as the official dealer for Husqvarna.
Millers Home and Garden, located on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise, has been reappointed as the exclusive dealer for Husqvarna, bringing the industry leading range...
This Pat Critchley piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in 2017
Long before the Spanish sun holidays became the norm, we had the bog. It was a great place to get a tan, first the sun burn, then the tan. There...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in May 2020.
Clonaslee 0-13 Clonad 0-8
1975 Laois SFC Final
It remains the greatest day in Clonaslee hurling history.
In late October 1975, Clonaslee won the Laois SHC title for the first time in...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday last September to make the 25th anniversary of Emo Court coming into state ownership.
It's arguably the most popular public attraction in Laois and last week was the 25th anniversary of Emo Court coming...
In the early years of the 2000s, the editorial team in the Laois Nationalist came up with the idea of sending photographer Alf Harvey around to the primary schools in the county for a weekly series they were doing in the...
Graiguecullen 1-7 St Joseph's 0-5
2000 Feile Football Final
Graiguecullen captured the first Laois Feile football title of the 21st century following a five point win over St Joseph's 23 years ago.
The Barrowsiders had been edged out in the previous two...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marion Meagher (née Mahon)
Ballybuggy, Rathdowney, Laois
Meagher (nee Mahon) Marion, Ballybuggy, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. April 30th 2023. Peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Predeceased by her...
The Harps 0-15 Camross 0-22
ACHL Division 1 Round 2
Camross have begun their ACHL Divison 1 campaign with back to back wins, after a seven-point victory away to The Harps this evening.
Daniel Delaney scored nine points off five frees to...
Rosenallis 0-9 Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-10
ACFL Division 2 Round 3
Clonaslee St Manman's collected their first win of Division 2 as they edged out neighbours Rosenallis this evening.
Mark Rooney's side had drawn with The Heath and given Courtwood a walkover in...
Division 1
Coolraine A 0 Abbeyleix Athletic 3
Laois will have a team in the CCFL Senior Division next season as Abbeyleix Athletic secured 2nd place in Division 1.
Gallen United were crowned champions two weeks ago leaving Coolraine and Abbeyleix to...
The Irish Bishop's conference has initiated a year of prayer for vocations to the diocesan priesthood.
Prayer and priesthood are closely connected. Priesthood ultimately is about service fuelled from God's Amazing Grace. A service that connects often in vulnerable...
There are a number of job vacancies in Laois being advertised on LaoisToday at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday in the recent weeks. In each instance you can click through to the...
For more than half a century, photographer Michael Scully has been capturing special moments in Laois.
From Stradbally, but living most of his life in Portarlington, he has covered everything from communions to weddings, county finals to funerals.
This week he...
After spending six and a half years in Bulgaria pursuing his career in medicine, Omar Rasool has returned home to Laois and is looking forward to the start of the cricket season.
In that time in Bulgaria, Rasool made waves...
Portlaoise 4-5 Ballinakill 1-10
U-17 Hurling Championship Final 2000
23 years ago last month, Portlaoise were crowned U-17 champions following a four point win over Ballinakill.
Three goals in the final fifteen minutes of the first half did the trick for the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Hill
Old Forge Crescent, Mountrath, Laois
Mary Hill, 30 Old Forge Crescent, Mountrath, Co. Laois. Died 27th April 2023, suddenly at her home. Predeceased by her daughter Majella, and her parents...
Ballyroan-Abbey 4-10 Stradbally 0-13
ACFL Division 1 Round 4
Ballyroan-Abbey made it three wins on the spin tonight at home to Stradbally.
Two goals from Padraig McMahon and one each from Brian Whelan and Cathal Doyle helped Shane Wall's side leapfrog Stradbally...
Emo 2-20 Courtwood 1-9
ACFL Division 2 Round 4
It was top versus bottom in Division 2 this evening but the form book was turned on its head as Emo enjoyed a 14 point win.
Pat Ryan's charges had suffered defeat to...
Laois 2-20 Offaly 1-11
Celtic Challenge Jerome O’Leary Cup Round 3
The weekend started early on Saturday morning, with the U-17 hurlers of Laois and Offaly squaring off in the Celtic Challenge.
1-8 from Rosenallis man, Sam Somers helped Laois to an...
1 - The Laois woman who used her GAA coaching skills
Sinéad Brennan is just back from East Africa, where she was coaching Gaelic football in some severely disadvantaged places.
Sinéad plays football for Crettyard Ladies and coaches the U-12 girls’ team,...
Noel Stapleton, Oifigeach Gaeilge agus Cultúr for Laois GAA has announced that the association will be hosting the Laois Scór na bPáistí on Saturday, 13th May at 3pm in Mountrath.
Established in 1969, Scór is a GAA competition that combines...
A Portarlington-based mother of two is the Laois ambassador for the 100k in 30 days event in June which will raise funds for the Marie Keating Foundation.
Natasha Whelehan who is originally from Moneenroe, near Castlecomer in Kilkenny, was diagnosed...
The entrance and exit routes to a Portlaoise housing estate was described as "very confusing" at a recent meeting in Laois County Council.
Rinuccini, a development of approximately 170 homes on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise, was the subject of...
