Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley told the Minister for Housing in the Dáil this week that the eviction ban must be extended until December 2023.
Speaking during the debate, Deputy Stanley said that the eviction ban ends next month...
Laois GAA have approved 15 transfers internally ahead of the 2023 club season.
Mountmellick are the big beneficiaries with four of the transfers coming to them.
Mark Grennan has returned to them after a spell with Kilcavan while James Hilliard, who...
Ballyfin GAA are holding their annual 6k run/walk all through the breathtaking grounds of Ballyfin Demesne on Sunday, February 26 at 11.30am.
The 6K route will start in the exclusive grounds of Ballyfin House just off the main avenue.
From here,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Susan Brennan
Greenview, Portlaoise, Laois
Brennan Susan, Greenview, Mountmellick Rd., Portlaoise. February 19th 2023. Died suddenly at Tallaght Hospital. Beloved wife of the late James. Precedeased by her son James. Loving sister...
Minister Sean Fleming has confirmed the total government allocation of €18,860,448 for the improvement and upkeep of roads in Laois for 2023.
In recent days, the government have announced €13,586,290 for the maintenance and improvements on the local and regional...
A Laois GAA club are gearing up to host a 5km and 10km run this weekend.
Graiguecullen GAA are hosting the event as the final part of their couch to 5km training.
It on this coming Sunday, February 26, leaving from...
The first Mobile Covid-19 Vaccination Unit to operate in the Midlands will be in operation on the grounds of the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore on Friday 24 from 11am to 3pm.
On Friday, the Laois-Offaly Community Vaccination Team will welcome...
A former RTE newsreader and a culinary queen will come together to launch a cookbook for a Laois primary school in early March.
Honorary Laois lady, Eileen Dunne, and Cullahill native, Darina Allen, will be in the Killeshin Hotel on...
Well-known Timahoe man Willie Ramsbottom is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the 2024 Local Elections for Laois County Council.
Ramsbottom declared his intention at a Laois Fianna Fáil meeting late last week as the party begins the...
Two Laois lads were in action as St Kevin's Boys U-13 soccer team took on Manchester United in two friendlies recently.
Eoin Fitzpatrick and Ethan O'Connor, both from Portlaoise, are part of the Dublin based team.
Eoin is a 6th class...
Portlaoise 43 Skerries 24
Leinster Rugby U-18 Premier League
Ewan McCann and Ivan Okonkwo stood up in an anxious second half to put the nail in the coffin of a never-say-die Skerries team who will be disappointed to not get out...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pat Hooban
20 Cherrygarth, Portlaoise, Laois
Pat Hooban, Cherrygarth, Portlaoise, Co Laois (R32 YKC5) February 20th 2023, died peacefully after a long illness surrounded by his loving family.
Predeceased by his parents Joe...
Tom McDonald & Associates are delighted to offer to the market approximately 25.2 acres of agricultural land in one lot to let on a 5-year lease.
• Agricultural land all in one lot.
• Divided into a number of different size...
There is deep sadness in Laois following the passing of the well-known and highly-regarded Pat Hooban.
Mr Hooban, a well-known builder and a very popular member of Portlaoise rugby and Ballyfin and Portlaoise GAA communities, has died.
Of Cherrygarth, Portlaoise, Pat...
The four-star Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise has been awarded the Great Place to Work Certification for 2023.
This is the second year in a row that the Laois hotel has been awarded the accolade.
The accolade – which is granted...
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have confirmed that there will be no progress for the foreseeable future on delivering the long awaited N80 Mountmellick Bypass that was first proposed in 1988
So says Independent TD Deputy Carol Nolan had been engaging...
This week we hear from Dean Carroll, Health Club Manager at The Heritage Spa about his background, what his role entails and the advice he would give to someone starting out on their fitness journey.
Tell me a little bit...
The 2023 Laois Jobs Fair returned to the heart of Portlaoise on Monday, February 20, and was a huge success.
The now annual event attracted jobseekers, second-level students, third-level students and graduates in their droves to the Midlands Park Hotel....
A wedding solemniser and family celebrant, based in Castletown, has beaten off stiff competition to win three major wedding industry awards.
Reverend Brenda O’Grady won the WeddingSuppliers.ie Awards ‘Wedding Celebrant of the Year 2023’ award, and was runner-up in the...
The big news is the arrival of DAREDEVIL Circus for four days at SOLAS Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington.
David Maher of SOLAS explains: “DAREDEVIL is really about the best circus out there in terms of excitement and razzmatazz with...
Sorry we're a day later coming to you than normal.
We did record this one on Monday morning but other things got in the way and we didn't get a chance to publish it until now.
Last weekend's big game was...
Laois athletes had a fantastic showing at the National Senior Indoor Championships held at the National Indoor Arena over the weekend.
With plenty of warm up competitions over the last number of weeks this marked the pinnacle of the Indoor...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Breda (Birdie) Langton (née Lalor)
21 The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois/Ballyroan, Laois
Breda (Birdie) Langton, 21 The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois and formerly Cashel, Ballyroan, Laois. Peacefully, on the 20th Feb 2023 at her...
Allbooks Ltd in Lyster Square in Portlaoise are seeking to hire a full-time Senior Sales Assistant.
Job Details
32-40 hours per week for our busy bookshop in the centre of Portlaoise.
Job Description
Previous retail experience will be seen as an advantage
Undertake...
Portlaoise CBS 4 Ardscoil na Trionoide Athy 2 (AET)
Mid-Leinster 'A' U-17 Soccer League Final
Portlaoise CBS were crowned U-17 'A' Mid-Leinster Soccer League champions following a titanic tussle in Killeshin this afternoon.
There was plenty of Laois involvement in the game...
Wonderful exhibitions of artworks titled ‘We Are Artists’ were presented by Junior and Senior infant students in St Colman’s NS took place on Wednesday February 8 to Friday February 10 at Laois Arthouse, Stradbally.
Through the Arts-in-Education BLAST Residency Programme,...
Cistercian Roscrea 2-17 St Fergal's Rathdowney 2-16 AET
School's Leinster 'C' Hurling Championship Semi Final
Cistercian Roscrea will contest the Leinster 'C' hurling championship final after they defeated St Fergal's Rathdowney in a classic this morning in Borris-In-Ossory.
It looked like the...
Back in the autumn of 2019, we started a regular feature on LaoisToday 'Our School', where we planned to visit the primary schools of the county to meet their staff and students and hear their story.
Schools are the very...
Learners from Portlaoise Institute recently had the opportunity to spend two weeks on a work placement abroad as part of the Erasmus+ Programme.
20 students and 6 teachers travelled to Malaga, Spain for 2 weeks to learn new skills and...
The Laois footballers sit alone at the top of the NFL Division 4 table after three wins from three - but manager Billy Sheehan was far from impressed with his side's performance in their 1-17 to 2-8 win over...
