A former Laois football has been appointed as the manager of Ballylinan ahead of the 2023 season.
Timahoe native Padraig Clancy will take charge of the side who were relegated from the senior grade last year.
The appointment will take Clancy's...
Local residents and families are calling for the installation of a playground in Killeshin.
The community has come together to advocate for a safe and accessible space for children to play and exercise at a recently held public meeting.
"We believe...
Boyne RFC 7 Portlaoise RFC 54
U-15 Leinster Rugby Premier League
On a cold Sunday morning in Drogheda, Portlaoise turned in their best performance of the season to take the points and remain top of the league.
The visitors set the platform...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tony Greene
St Brigid's Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Greene, Tony, St Brigid's Place, Portlaoise, 16th January 2023 (Suddenly). Predeceased by his parents Tony and Annie. Sadly missed by his brothers Michael, Christopher, Joe...
Simpsons Gala Stradbally are currently seeking to hire a full time Deli Manager.
Currently we are seeking to hire a full time Deli Manager to join our Simpsons Gala team based in Stradbally, Co. Laois.
This is a perfect opportunity for...
A free concert in aid of Ukraine will be held in St Peter and Paul's Church in Portlaoise on Sunday January 22.
The concert will commence at 3pm and is expected to last no longer than an hour.
The concert is...
People in rural Ireland 'are being left in planning limbo due to the inordinate delays within the An Bord Pleanála planning and appeals process'.
So says Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, who 'is deeply concerned about the increasing number...
Portlaoise GAA Club have a huge night of celebration planned to mark the 135th anniversary of the club.
This will take place on Bank Holiday Sunday, February 5, in the Midlands Park Hotel.
Doors open at 7pm and organisers say that...
Portlaoise Garda Station, in collaboration with Laois Chamber Alliance, has unveiled a piece of life-saving equipment.
The pair have announced that a new defibrillator has been purchased for the Garda Station in Portlaoise.
This is a community defibrillator, similar to the...
A group of Laois people came together last week to free a swan that had become distressed in a lake.
The incident occurred on Thursday last week at the lake beside The Heath Golf Club.
The lake is home to several...
Laois minor hurling manager Damien Carter has confirmed his 35-player panel ahead of this year's championship.
A total of 15 clubs are represented and The Harps lead the way with seven players.
Castletown come next with four while Abbeyleix and Mountrath...
A Laois cafe has announced that it has closed following more than 11 years in business.
Rafters, which was located in the Laois Shopping Centre beside Tesco, confirmed the news on Facebook.
They began trading in December 2011 and announced last...
Ardscoil na Trionoide Athy 4-15 Naas CBS 3-9
School's Junior A South Leinster Football Championship Round 2
The Ardscoil na Trionoide junior footballers finished their group stage strongly with a victory over Naas CBS in an exciting encounter yesterday.
Although the two...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Francis (Jack) Mullen
Ballymaddock, Stradbally, Laois, R32 N281
Francis passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his residence in Glongowen, Co. Kilkenny. Sadly missed by his heart broken parents Karl and Fiona. Dearly...
The latest edition of the Talking Sport Podcast is here and there is only one item on the agenda - hurling.
Barry McEvoy was in Rathdowney on Sunday as Laois took on Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup.
His joins Alan Hartnett...
14 clubs have been represented as the Laois Ladies have named their minor and U-16 panels for the coming season.
Park-Ratheniska, St Conleth's, Timahoe, Sarsfields, Killeshin, St Joseph's, Ballyroan, Portlaoise, The Heath, St Brigid's, Mountrath, Killeshin, Ballyfin and Shanahoe all...
The Laois Ladies football team have confirmed their captain and vice-captain ahead of the 2023 season.
Manager Donie Brennan has confirmed that Portlaoise's Ellen Healy will skipper the team this season.
One of the panel's longest serving members, she takes over...
Two new faces will be added to the Laois GAA County Board at tonight's special convention in Portlaoise while a new PRO will also be confirmed.
Donncha Phelan from Ballyfin, a former Laois minor football manager, is set to be...
If ever a statistic showed how much the Irish are obsessed with all things house and home, it's that the Dublin Ikea outlet is the company's busiest store in the world.
The massive store in Ballymun, just off the M50,...
Laois came undone against a strong Kilkenny side in Rathdowney on Sunday by a scoreline of 3-31 to 2-21 in their second Walsh Cup fixture of the year.
Despite the result it was a positive performance from Willie Maher's charges...
Carlow College, St Patrick’s, is holding an online CAO Choices Open Evening this Thursday, January 19, for school and Further Education students, parents, teachers and mature applicants.
The online Open Evening will highlight the range of courses on offer with online information...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret ( Peggy) Brennan (née Ives)
7 Church Avenue, Stradbally, Laois
Peggy passed away peacefully in her 93rd year in the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise.
Predeceased by her husband Micky and her daughter...
Leinster Women’s Division 2
PortDara Falcons 10 Balbriggan 3
Tries from Eve Kehoe and Ruth Downey were enough to secure a big home win for PortDara Falcons on a cold, wet Sunday afternoon in Lea Road.
The win moves PortDara level on...
Despite falling to a Walsh Cup defeat against Kilkenny in Rathdowney this afternoon on a scoreline of 3-31 to 2-21 Laois hurling manager Willie Maher was still in good spirits looking ahead to the rest of the season.
Laois overcame...
Combined Counties Cup 1st Round
St Aengus 3 Stradbally Town 2
Division 2’s St Aengus toppled Division 1 high-flyers, Stradbally Town on Sunday morning to advance to the second round of the Combined Counties Cup.
Stradbally had taken the lead through Benny...
Laois 2-21 Kilkenny 3-31
Walsh Cup
The Laois hurlers were beaten by Kilkenny this afternoon as the latest round of action in the Walsh Cup took place in Rathdowney.
Laois began competition with a great start last weekend, beating Wexford in Mountrath.
Mossy...
The 2023 hurling season continues at pace today as the Laois hurlers welcome Kilkenny to Rathdowney for the latest round of action in the Walsh Cup.
The pre-season competition got off to a great start for Laois last weekend when...
There are a number of jobs 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 full...
The scenic Slieve Bloom village of Clonaslee has enjoyed a groundswell of activity in the arts over the past twelve months and there are plans for a slew of new initiatives in the year ahead.
The village availed of funding...
Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, has published five tips on how to improve sleep.
The charity stated that sleep quality effects so much of our life including our mood, our physical health, and our mental health.
“Sleep plays an important role in our everyday...
