The Centre of Excellence is the place to be tonight as the Laois U-20 football championship final is down for decision.
Ballyroan-Abbey are hoping to win their second successive U-20 title while Courtwood-Emo are going for their first since 2019.
The...
This year, RTE’s popular TV series Operation Transformation will make Laois it’s home.
The stunning setting of the Malt House in Stradbally will be the studio base for the series.
It will also be the location where the experts have their...
Knockbeg College 0-10 Ard Scoil na Trionoide Athy 1-6
Leinster School's Senior 'A' Football Championship Round 2
Knockbeg edged out Ard Scoil na Trionoide in Athy this afternoon to advance to the knock-out stages of the Leinster championship as group winners.
Both...
Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, pledged to attend the AGM of Laois IFA in January if reappointed in the cabinet reshuffle, during a visit to the farm of Liam Delaney, Derrygarron, Portlaoise, on Wednesday morning.
“If Micheal Martin reappoints me, I’ll...
Two Laois stalwart Masters Cross Country runners produced medal winning performances in the British and Irish Masters recently.
Martin McDonald and Dick Mullins were in action in the International Cross Country in Santry on Saturday November 12.
Conditions were perfect on...
Downtown Portlaoise in conjunction with the Town Team, Laois County Council, the Business Support Unit and Laois Partnership have been working hard this year to bring a new and exciting Christmas experience to Portlaoise town.
Programme of Events
Switching on of...
What a show!
All this week in the Dunamaise Arts Centre, the Portlaoise Musical Society are performing to a full house with their brilliant production of 'Sunshine on Leith', the Irish premiere of the Scottish show featuring music from the...
An incredible season for a Laois teenager was capped off in fine style last night at the Women's League of Ireland Awards.
Clonaslee's Emily Corbet was named overall Player of the Year - an absolutely outstanding achievement.
It is made even...
Ballyroan-Abbey v Courtwood-Emo
U-20 Football Championship Final in Centre of Excellence at 7.30pm
The penultimate piece of silverware for 2022 will be handed out tonight as Ballyroan-Abbey and Courtwood-Emo meet.
Ballyroan-Abbey are hoping to win their second successive U-20 title while Courtwood-Emo...
The latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast with LaoisToday is here ahead of the weekend.
The big action is on Friday night where Ballyroan-Abbey and Courtwood-Emo will face off in the U-20 final.
The B semi finals take place on...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Eddie Dunne
Davitt Road, Mountmellick, Laois
Eddie Dunne, Davitt Road, Mountmellick. Died November 24th, unexpectedly in the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore. Deeply regretted by his loving family, neighbours, relatives and many friends.
Funeral...
The Social Welfare Bill 2022 gives effect to Budget 2023 measures will help thousands of individuals and families in Laois with increased payments according to Fine Gael Deputy Charlie Flanagan.
The Bill introduces over €1billion in Social Welfare improvements in...
‘Activations’, a capacity research and development programme for artists aged 55+ in Laois, was recently launched at The Laois Arthouse.
This was done by Muireann Ní Chonaill Arts Officer and Creative Ireland Coordinator for Laois County Council, and programme facilitator...
Christmas has come early for Forest Fest fans with an early line-up reveal, and the announcement of a fan-friendly flexible day ticket offering.
Forest Fest is the first of the major festivals to come out with an indication of their...
After a very long wait, the 2022 Junior Certificate students finally received their exam results yesterday.
Although they sat the state exams back in June, they had to endure a very long wait to finally receive the outcome.
The lads in...
A Laois secondary school set up a TikTok account as part of their efforts during Stand Up Awareness Week.
Mountmellick Community School produced a video to celebrate diversity and it has amassed more than 20,000 views.
Belong To’s Stand Up Awareness...
A huge team effort is under way to turn SOLAS into a Winter Wonderland with Santa arriving this Sunday.
The Farmers market street has been transformed into a Christmas streetscape with Christmas lights, Craft stalls, a new constructed ‘North Pole...
In the midst of a housing crisis, the image of vacant homes in the centre of Portlaoise is something that has angered local councillors - with calls at a recent meeting for a Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) to be...
Laois GAA may have to review their admissions policy to O'Moore Park unless parents take greater responsibility for their children.
So says current Laois GAA Secretary Niall Handy who said that some children were 'running wild' during matches.
The current policy...
This Friday evening in the Laois GAA Centre of Excellence, Ballyroan-Abbey will put their Laois U-20 football title on the line when they take on Courtwood-Emo.
The two sides have been dominant up through the grades with Courtwood-Emo (under the...
The National Cross Country Championships took place in the idyllic setting of Rosapena Golf Course, Donegal on Sunday November 20.
Many athletes, coaches and parents made the long journey by bus on Saturday with spirits high, making for an enjoyable...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ethel Shaw (née Walker)
Glasnevin, Dublin / Blackrock, Dublin / Portarlington, Laois
SHAW (née Walker), Ethel, (Glasnevin, Dublin, formerly of Blackrock, Dublin and Portarlington, Co. Laois) on 21st November 2022, aged 97...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has demanded that the Minister for Housing ‘take emergency action to tackle run away rents’ in Laois.
Deputy Stanley was speaking after the latest report painted a bleak picture for the situation in the county.
He...
‘The Light Within’ – An Irish Quaker story has completed filming in Laois with an expected screening of the film in early Spring at the Dunamaise Arts Centre.
‘The Light Within’, by writer and director Denis McArdle from Songway Films...
Laois GAA have reported a surplus of €376,037 in their annual accounts that will be presented to the clubs of the county at convention next week.
It is the second year in a row that Laois's finances have shown a...
One of Laois GAA’s longest-serving administrators and a key man on the top table is stepping down from his position after 13 years.
Treasurer Martin Byrne has decided to finish up in that role after 13 years and his last...
Two Laois secondary schools are gearing up for musicals that are taking place in the coming weeks.
Heywood Community School are putting on a performance of Annie while Dunamase College are doing Wizard of Oz.
Heywood's musical is up first with...
Seventy-five-year-old fundraiser and former aid worker Alice Culliton from Mountmellick will take part in her annual 24 hour fast for Concern Worldwide this Saturday, November 26.
She is urging people to donate to help Concern scale up its response to...
Laois Sawmills Ltd are looking to recruit both Full and Part-time workers to our team in a busy timber milling plant on the outskirts of Portlaoise town.
We are looking for hard-working and flexible General Operatives who want to join a well-established...
An exhibition on Cumann na mBan is currently running in Stradbally Library and Art House.
The exhibition is part of a long-term and ongoing engagement by Laois Local Studies with projects to remember and record the stories of Laois women...
