Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tommy (Tom) Smith
St. Clare's Street, Graiguecullen, Laois / Carlow
Tommy (Tom) Smith, St. Clare’s Street, Graiguecullen, passed away peacefully, on June 17th, 2022, in St. Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny.
Predeceased by his parents Thomas...
Rathdowney-Errill 2-21 Borris-Kilcotton 1-17
ACHL Division 1A semi-final
Rathdowney-Errill are through to the ACHL Division 1A final after a scintillating second half performance got them over the line against Borris-Kilcotton in Rathdowney today.
It was a game full of quality and both...
For week’s now it’s been turning heads, and everyone is talking about Forest Fest.
The new boutique music and arts festival being staged in Emo village, from July 22 to 24 has a line-up to rival any, for many, it’s...
Funeral details have been announced for Keith Paul Orr, the Ballacolla man who died tragically in a road crash in the early hours of Friday morning.
Mr Orr, who was 41, was killed in a single car collision at about...
On this week’s Property Watch we take a look at some of the homes currently for sale in Laois for in and around €300,000.
We will look at homes strecthing all across Laois including Portlaoise, The Swan and Clough.
In each...
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...
This piece originally appeared in our County Final Memory series in June, 2020.
Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6
2008 Laois IHC Final
The Colt hurlers lost more than fair share of intermediate finals in the 2000s so when they finally got over the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Lil) Keegan (née Kelly)
Coolbanagher, Emo, Laois
Peacefully, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her loving husband Tommy, brother Jer and sister Molly. Deeply regretted by her...
Camross 1-24 Portlaoise 2-9
ACHL Division 1B Semi-final
Camross had 12 points to spare over Portlaoise in the only semi final in Division 1B.
They will now face Rathdowney-Errill after they received a walkover from Clough-Ballacolla in the other semi final.
The result...
Trumera 1-13 Colt-Shanahoe 0-19
ACHL Division 2 Semi-final
Colt-Shanahoe survived a late Trumera onslaught to hold out for a three-point victory in their ACHL Division 2 semi-final this evening in Trumera.
Nathan Dunne pointed the way for the visitors as he racked...
A while ago I suggested you acted on what you can control and didn’t fret about what you can’t.
When it comes to family budgeting, that’s a more difficult idea to get our heads around, but it is no less...
Laois Senior hurling manager Seamus Cheddar Plunkett has announced that he has stepped down after two years in charge.
The Portlaoise man announced the news in a statement this morning.
He said: “I wish to advise that I have informed CLG...
It was a momentous day for two Laois schools on Thursday as they were officially opened.
Education Minister Norma Foley was the guest of honour at both st Francis Special School in Portlaoise and Gaelscoil Thromaire.
She was accompanied by Minister...
The man killed in a road accident between Ballacolla and Rathdowney in the early hours of Friday morning has been named locally as Keith Orr.
Aged in his early 40s, Mr Orr grew up in Ballacolla where he attended the...
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with...
A number of Laois GAA players have had transfers granted to America for the summer months.
Portarlington have lost Robbie Pigott to the Aidan McAnespies club in Boston, making him the second player from the county football champions to go...
With the league group stages across the hurling tiers completed, we preview an exciting weekend of hurling action, as the league semi-finals get underway.
With only a month to go until the start of championship, a league title for any...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Cassidy
Raheny, Dublin/Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Cassidy, Michael, (Raheny, Dublin formerly Borris-in-Ossory, Laois), died 16th June 2022, peacefully in the care of the wonderful staff of Raheny Community Nursing Care Unit - Fuchsia Ward,...
Mountmellick 2-13 Portlaoise 2-8
ACFL Division 2 (Relegation Section)
Mountmellick had five points to spare over Portlaoise in the Relegation Section of ACFL Division 2 this evening where Finn Culleton was simply unmarkable as his blazing speed and scoring threat wrecked...
Ballyfin 3-17 Park-Ratheniska 2-11
ACFL Division 2 (Promotion Section)
Ballyfin secured promotion to Division 1B and a place in the Division 2 final this evening after a 12-point win over Park Ratheniska in Ratheniska this evening.
It was a busy first half...
Stradbally 3-17 Killeshin 2-10
ACFL Division 1B (Winners Section)
An impressive Stradbally performance away to Killeshin saw them clinch promotion back to the top division of Laois club league football this evening.
In an entertaining game, a brilliant goal from Eoin Buggie...
The prestigious Kennedy Cup U-14 soccer competition came to a conclusion in Limerick today - with strong Laois involvement in two of the finals.
The Midlands team, who'd been beaten by the always strong DDSL League from Dublin in the...
The weekly Farmers' Market at Solas Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington has become a hugely popular event and this Saturday's offering is again hugely attractive.
It will have a strong focus on food, including:
'Kali's Kitchen'
Back again, 'Kali's Kitchen' will be...
Minister Pippa Hackett has welcomed planning permission exemption proposals for rooftop solar panels on homes.
The exemption will also cover other buildings from community centres to farm buildings, schools to libraries.
Speaking following this launch of public consultation on the proposals,...
The John West GAA Handball Féile na nGael 2022 is being held across Laois, Kilkenny and Carlow this weekend with over 60 club teams and approximately 320 players from every corner of the country taking part.
The national and local...
Portlaoise Institute is delighted to offer over seven new part-time modules in the areas of Beauty Therapy, Business and Healthcare starting in September 2022.
These modules are delivered at various times over the week which makes them very flexible...
A man in his 40s was killed in a single car crash between Ballacolla and Rathdowney at about 1am this morning.
The fatal collision took place on the Ballacolla to Rathdowney Road (L1640).
The deceased was the driver of the car...
Minister for Education Norma Foley says that she is doing everything in her power to move the project to build a new school for the children in Kolbe Special School along as quick as possible.
Speaking at the official opening...
Woodenbridge Stage will host their first Erkina River Festival since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The festival promises to be an action packed event with a wide-range of activities taking place.
The festival will kick off at 1pm on Saturday June 25 at...
The Kennedy Cup will conclude in University of Limerick today - and two teams with considerable Laois interest are in the hunt for silverware.
The Midlands will compete in the Plate final - the final between the fifth and sixth...
