Knockbeg College 1-10 St Peter's College 2-11
Leinster School’s Senior ‘A’ Football Championship Round 1
Knockbeg College's journey in the Leinster School's Senior football championship is over after they were beaten by St Peter's in Crettyard.
In bitterly cold conditions, a pitch...
There is widespread shock and sadness in Portarlington this week following the tragic passing of a father and husband.
Shane O'Neill died on Sunday following a drowning accident in Gran Canaria in Spain.
He is sadly missed by his loving wife...
There is shock and sadness in Portarlington following the news that a mother of three has passed away.
Denise Geoghegan passed away suddenly on Tuesday afternoon.
She leaves behind her husband Emmet and sons Curtis (22), Corey (17) and Caeden (9).
The...
Portarlington has secured €500,000 for a new community development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
This money will be used to develop a community park, plaza and event space.
The news was confirmed by Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon, Fine...
Former teammates and managers have lined up to pay tribute to Ross Munnelly following his decision to retire yesterday.
The Arles-Kilcruise forward gave 20 years of unbroken service to his county from 2003 to 2022 but has brought that chapter...
There's nothing like a fundraising Tractor Run to bring a rural community together.
And so it was on The Heath on Sunday morning as a huge crowd turned out to take part in a fundraising event for the local primary...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to engage with Ireland’s EU partners to pause immigration applications.
The Independent TD says a legal mechanism needs to be found to pause the 'unsustainable levels of immigration...
The 59th running of the Laois Senior Cross Country will take place on Sunday December 18 in Barrowhouse.
The hosting of this year’s event is on the land of a name synonymous with the event, Colm Burke.
Colm has won the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Shane O'Neill
Church View, Portarlington, Offaly / Portarlington, Laois
Tragically, following a drowning accident, in Gran Canaria. Sadly missed by his loving wife Martina, family Jack, Cian and Eimhin, father Hugh, mother...
A five-part video series showcasing multidisciplinary performances of Laois Artists, premiered on Friday December 9 at the Dunamaise Arts Centre.
The concept for The Ripple Effect project was to unify the arts disciplines in Laois through a series of commissions,...
The HSE is urging everyone to check they are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
They are speaking especially to healthcare workers, people aged over 50 and anyone over 12 with an underlying health condition or who are...
The three-in-a-row Laois senior hurling champions have confirmed that they are searching for a new manager.
That is after Tipperary native Declan Laffan confirmed that he is stepping down as manager of Clough-Ballacolla following his appointment as a selector with...
Laois's longest serving footballer has announced his retirement from the inter-county game.
In 2023, Ross Munnelly will not represent the Laois senior footballers - ending a streak of unbroken service that goes all the way back to 2003.
The Arles-Kilcruise forward,...
Music Generation Laois’ Annual Christmas Rock and Pop Youth Showcase took place in Kavanagh’s Live Music Venue, in Portlaoise, on Sunday afternoon.
A fantastic array of talent was showcased throughout the afternoon of Sunday, December 11, in Kavanagh’s Live Music...
The HSE Midlands Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit and the Regional Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education presented the Inaugural Midlands Midwifery Conference.
They collaborated with the Maternity Units at Regional Hospital Mullingar and the Midland Regional Hospital...
Mountrath Community School 50 New Ross CBS 15
Leinster Junior School's Rugby Semi Final
Mountrath Community School will go in search of Leinster Junior rugby glory this week when they contest the final against St Colmcille's Community School in Meath.
They reached...
Following a weekend of cancellations, there's hope that there can be games on the local CCFL soccer scene next weekend.
The fixture list for the last weekend before Christmas is a short one - though there are a couple of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
William (Billy) Doran
Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Laois
William (Billy) Doran, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on December 11th 2022, Aged 92 year. Beloved husband of Anne, much-loved father of Joe...
The small village of Vicarstown was buzzing on Saturday evening for the now-annual Drive-Thru Santa experience.
First introduced in 2020 as a response to the first Covid Christmas, the concept has grown and developed in the years since.
Organised by the...
Sympathies have been paid in the chamber of Laois County Council as a Mountmellick teenager was laid to rest this morning.
14-year-old Eoin Coss passed away peacefully on Saturday morning and was laid to rest in St Joseph's Cemetery, Mountmellick...
Two Laois primary schools have been included in Round 2 of the Safe Routes to School programme announced by Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, this morning.
Camross NS and St Paul's NS in Mountmellick are...
Portlaoise-based Laois County Councillor Noel Tuohy has announced that he stepping down from his position due to medical reasons.
Cllr Tuohy, who was elected to the Council for Labour in 2014 and successfully retained his seat at the 2019 Local...
Laois farmers David Fennelly from Emo and Paul Hyland from Ballacolla will be among the guests set to speak at this year's annual Irish Grassland Association National dairy conference.
The event, a significant occasion in the farming industry every year,...
The Crime Prevention Officer for Laois and Offaly is warning people to be vigilant following incidents of a man impersonating Gardai.
Mr Kavanagh said that several reports of such an incident have been made in recent times.
However, he thankfully confirmed...
A former inter-county manager is set to be appointed as the new boss of the Portarlington senior footballers.
LaoisToday understands that Galway native Anthony Cunningham is poised to succeed Martin Murphy in the hot seat.
This would be an extremely high...
Portlaoise CBS 26 Arklow CBS 24
Pat Rossiter Cup Semi Final
The Portlaoise CBS senior rugby team travelled to Arklow Rugby Club to play Arklow CBS in the semi-final of the Pat Rossiter Cup last week.
Arklow were the team who knocked...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Brennan (née Walsh)
Drimaterrill Lower, Ballinakill, Laois
Margaret died peacefully surrounded by her family in the exceptional care of The Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Predeceased by her parents Mick and Bridie...
Portlaoise Panthers 93 Oblate Dynamos 60
MissQuote.ie Division 1 22-23
Portlaoise Panthers remain the only unbeaten team in the MissQuote.ie Women's Division 1 after a comprehensive victory over Oblate Dynamos on Sunday afternoon.
The Dublin side made the trip to St Mary's...
Thirteen senior soccer teams from around Laois were due to compete across league and cup competitions this weekend, but hazardous weather conditions forced the CCFL to postpone the entire fixture list.
Christmas is a time for reflection and sport is...
Laois rugby is in a very healthy place as we come to the end of 2022, so we at Laois Today have put together our Christmas Team of the Season.
Portarlington have been going well in Division 2B of the...
