With the club championship finals were on the tip of everyone's tongue back in February, Laois Today took a fond look back at Portlaoise's meteoric 2005 campaign.
Today is the biggest day in the GAA’s club championship calendar when the...
A look back to Portlaoise student, Christopher Carew, receiving his award for academic excellence back in February.
A Laois student has received a prestigious university award for academic excellence at a recent awards ceremony.
Portlaoise native, Christopher Carew, was presented with...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Noel Cooney
Erkindale Drive, Durrow, Laois/Kilkenny
Peacefully, in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Brookhaven nursing home, Ballyragget. Predeceased by his wife Jill. Deeply regretted by his loving sons...
A look back to March where Laois's latest rugby prospect, Jack Deegan took centre-stage in the Leinster Junior Cup.
A young Laois rugby player landed a brilliant last-minute penalty as Cistercian College Roscrea knocked out Clongowes in a thrilling Leinster...
A look back at some wonderful photos from Vicarstown's St Patrick's Day parade as March saw a return to normality.
The small rural community of Vicarstown had the honour of being Laois’s first St Patrick’s Day parade in three years...
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred in Mountmellick this morning.
At approximately 9am, a van collided with a pedestrian at O'Connell Square.
The pedestrian, a woman aged in her 70s, was taken to Midland...
A look back to March when five students from around Laois received Trinity College Entrance Exhibition awards.
A record number of students from every county in Ireland and 29 countries overseas have been awarded Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College...
In September we looked back at one of the greatest Laois county football finals in history, the 1993 clash between The Heath and Ballyroan.
The Heath 2-17 Ballyroan 2-15 (after extra time)
1993 Laois SFC Final
In the history of Laois county...
Back in February, Laois Today reported on a wonderful new podcast - Partners in Positivity.
A Portarlington woman and her trusty Dublin side-kick have formed a thriving community that promotes positive mental health.
Partners in Positivity is a Podcast that is...
Laois is famously the most landlocked county in Ireland, but in February the County Council gave the go-ahead for an ambitious new project - a beach in Errill.
A beach resort is on its way to Laois after County Council...
Gardai are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Laois teenager who has been missing for three days.
Quentin Quinn was last seen in the Mountmellick area of Laois on Wednesday Decemeber 21.
Quentin is 16-years-old, 5'7" in height, of slim...
Portarlington faced O'Dempsey's in the Laois Senior Football Championship Final in early October and before the game, Laois Today took a look at the storied history between the two local rivals.
Talk about a dream final pairing.
Portlaoise’s dominance over the...
Christmas 2022 is here. Yet another year has passed with all its many changes and immense challenges. Yet, the Christmas message remains timeless.
‘The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us.’ God is with us. Jesus Christ...
A look back at how Barrowhouse prepared for their Junior Football Championship 'A' final against Portlaoise in October.
It’s a glorious Sunday morning in the rural community of Barrowhouse, a couple of miles from Athy, a couple of miles from...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (May) Poole (née Redmond)
Rosenallis, Laois
May (Mary) Poole nee Redmond, Rosenallis, Co. Laois passed peacefully 22/12/22 surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her husband Tom, sister Eileen and brothers...
February saw Clinical Midwife Specialist, Claire Fitzpatrick awarded the prestigious WaterWipes Pure Foundation Fund Trophy as well as €2,500 for Portlaoise Hospital.
A Laois midwife has been given a prestigious award and €2,500 for Portlaoise Hospital for her ‘beyond incredible’...
February saw Laois Councillors approve the sale of Victorian mansion, Millbrook House.
Two billionaire brothers have purchased a mansion that was in the ownership of Laois County Council.
The sale of Millbrook House, on the former De Vesci Estate in Abbeyleix,...
2022 began with Fine Gael's Barry Walsh emerging as the de facto replacement candidate for Mary Sweeney’s Laois County Council seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh looks set to be co-opted to the Laois County Council seat left vacant following the retirement...
A look back at the dominance of Clough-Ballacolla as they prepared for a mammoth four Laois hurling championship finals in September.
They could lose all four or they could win all four – either way it’s an incredible position that...
In March of this year, Castletown native, Fiona Stafford-Byrne brought two of her dogs to the world-famous Crufts dog show in London.
A Laois Bernese Mountain Dog has excelled at the world-famous Crufts dog show in London recently.
Fiona Stafford-Byrne from...
A return to normality in March as schools and local groups from around Stradbally created a St Patrick’s Day parade to remember.
The Stradbally St Patrick’s Day parade returned in all its glory this morning as a huge crowd turned...
Thousands of music lovers descended on Emo in July for the inaugural Forest Fest – a new three-day music festival here in Laois.
The small village of Emo, and in particular the community sports ground that hosts the local GAA...
In April, experienced Laois TD, Charlie Flanagan announced his intentions to contest the next general election and extend his more than three decades as a member of the Dáil.
Long-serving Laois Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan says he intends to...
Ballyroan-Abbey won their second U-20 title in a row in November, adding to their incredible run of success that saw them win two of the last three minors.
There’s no guarantee that underage success will translate to senior level...
A trip down memory lane through the wonderful prism of County Finals. This piece was originally published prior to the Laois U-20 'A' football final between Ballyroan-Abbey and Courtwood-Emo.
This Friday evening in the Laois GAA Centre of Excellence, Ballyroan-Abbey...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (May) Poole (née Redmond)
Rosenallis, Laois
May (Mary) Poole nee Redmond, Rosenallis, Co. Laois passed peacefully 22/12/22 surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her husband Tom, sister Eileen and brothers...
Schools around the county are finishing up now for the Christmas holidays until 2023.
Before that, a number of them were involved in different activities in recent weeks and we have a round up below:
Gaelscoil Thromaire
Parents, children and teachers in...
Community Employment Scheme workers who reach the age of 66 will not be allowed to continue participating in such schemes.
So confirmed the Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Joe O'Brien, has ruled it out...
The true spirit of Christmas took centre stage at Scoil Mhuire Fatima recently as the Timahoe NS Nativity took place.
Preparation for the Nativity began back in November. The sixth class students took the lead in acting and all other...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that emergency ambulance response times in the Midlands have deteriorated.
Figures obtained by Sinn Féin this week show that the response times have increased by 45% in the past two years.
According to the...
