It's a case of all roads lead to Emo Court this Saturday as the iconic Laois venue gets set to host the inaugural Shine event, a one-day trade-fair style event organised by Laois Chamber of Commerce and Emo GAA...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said delays in the issuing of passports is causing huge upset and difficulties to many intending to travel abroad.
According to Deputy Stanley, some of his constituents had to cancel their trips due...
What an occasion!
A crowd of 12,487 packed into O'Moore Park on Monday evening as Laois and Offaly did battle in the Leinster minor hurling final.
The great midland rivals have been starved of success with even Offaly having to go...
Carrigmeal Woodlands, situated at Dysart, Stradbally has received a Special Commendation and placed 2nd in the 2022 All-Ireland Community Woodlands Awards.
Carrigmeal, owned by James and Toni Deegan, won the award in recognition of best practice in forestry management for...
The Lithuanian Ambassador to Ireland, Marijus Gudynas, visited a number of schools in Laois during recently to commemorate European Day.
He was accompanied by Laois TD Sean Fleming as the pair marked Ireland's 50th anniversary of the referendum to join...
The Laois Hurlers Golfing Society hosted their first outing of the year on Saturday last.
As usual, their hosts, Rathdowney Golf Club, gave them a warm welcome and presented them with a challenging course in pristine condition.
With a large turnout,...
It’s another busy week of action on the Laois GAA club scene with games across the county in both codes and at adult and underage level.
The county action continues too with the Laois senior hurlers set for action.
TUESDAY, MAY...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Payne
Emmett Terrace, Mountmellick, Laois
Sean Payne , Neasden, London and formally Emmett Terrace Mountmellick Co. Laois.
Sean , loving husband of Marie died peacefully at home .
Predeceased by his parents Jack...
The morning after the night before.
The latest LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast looks back on last night’s wonderful occasion in O’Moore Park as a crowd of over 12,000 turned up to watch the Leinster minor hurling final.
An outstanding Offaly team...
Timahoe Heritage Festival takes place on June 4th and 5th, 2022, in the glorious and historical surroundings of Timahoe Round Tower & Heritage Centre, in Timahoe Village.
The event, now in its second year, is a fun-filled, family friendly...
We are looking for a creative individual to join our team at Solas Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington as Head Chef.
The ideal candidate:
Will have a genuine passion for Irish ingredients and local producers
Excellent kitchen management skills
Strives...
Laois 0-13 Offaly 0-21
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Final
The Laois minor hurlers' wait for a first Leinster title since the 1960s goes on as they were beaten by a very impressive Offaly side.
In front of a packed O'Moore Park, where...
The Laois minor hurlers will be hoping to win their first Leinster title since 1964 when they face Offaly this evening.
The Faithful will come to O’Moore Park at 7.30pm to take on Declan Qualter’s charges.
A win for Laois would...
The children at Scoil Mhuire Fatima, Timahoe celebrated Mental Health Awareness Day last Friday and managed to raise over €500 for Pieta House.
As part of the celebration, the children donned bright, colourful clothing for a non-uniform day, participated in...
There is deep sadness in Graiguecullen following the sudden passing of Paddy Branagan.
Mr Branagan, who is aged in his late 20s, died while on a work trip in America.
From St Fiacc’s Terrace, Graiguecullen, Mr Branagan passed away in America...
The Laois minor hurlers will be hoping to win their first Leinster title since 1964 when they face Offaly this evening.
The Faithful will come to O’Moore Park at 7.30pm to take on Declan Qualter’s charges.
A win for Laois would...
The draw for the Preliminary Round and Round 1 of the brand new Tailteann Cup have been made.
17 teams take part in the competition and they have been split into Northern and Southern Sections.
The Northern Section has eight teams...
Gardai have charged a man in his 30s after two youths were the victims of a robbery recently.
The incident occurred early on Friday May 13 in the Kilminchy area of Portlaoise.
As part of the investigation, which is being carried...
€273,048 has been approved in funding for 131 community groups in Laois under the Community Activities Fund.
The Community Activities Fund (CAF) provides funding to support community groups across Ireland.
It will support groups with their non-pay running costs for example...
With the Laois minor hurlers in Leinster final action, we look forward to their big showdown with Offaly in O'Moore Park.
Alan gives us a player-by-player guide to the starting Laois team, we hear from Laois selector Damien Carter and...
The South Leinster Secondary Schools Track and Field continued on Wednesday May 11, with Day 2 featuring the Intermediate and Senior age-groups.
The standard is very high throughout South Leinster, and both medals and qualification to the Leinster Finals is...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Dunne (née Doherty)
Hillcrest, Clonaghadoo, Mountmellick, Laois, R35 DT68/Newbridge, Kildare
Mary died peacefully at The Regional Hospital, Portlaois. Loving wife of Manus and dear sister-in-law of the late Peter.
Deeply regretted by...
Applegreen, Ireland’s leading roadside retailer, are proud to launch their newest creation, braeburn coffee, designed to meet all coffee customers’ needs, featuring non-dairy, and a range of ice coffee drinks at the touch of a button – now available...
O’Neill Foley is recruiting Graduate Trainee Chartered Accountants and Trainee Accounting Technicians to join our growing team.
O’Neill Foley is a professional training firm, we partner with professional institutes and we provide sponsorship including fees, tuition costs, paid study and...
Laois 3-20 Roscommon 0-14
Corn William Robinson Celtic Challenge Semi Final
Laois kept up their fantastic form in the minor hurling grade with an impressive win over Roscommon in the semi-final for the Corn William Robinson Celtic Challenge in the Centre...
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...
It's a real Hardy Annual. They come from all over the country for the Stradbally Steam Rally, one of the many local and diverse events held in beautiful surrounds of Stradbally Hall.
As he has been for almost every local...
There is a wide selection of great walking routes in Laois - and two of them have been included in a new book that has been recently published.
Kilamuck Loop in Abbeyleix and the Leafy Loop in Durrow have book...
The Laois minor hurlers will go in search of their first Leinster title since the 1960s at home to Offaly tomorrow night.
The game was initially pencilled in for yesterday but the counties agreed to the switch and the match...
Cha Dwyer and Mark Dowling are the latest Laois hurlers to be added to a lengthy injury list - and likely to miss next week's championship relegation decider against Westmeath.
Both suffered hamstring injuries in the opening half of the...
