We spoke to Laois woman Roisin Barrett after her performance on the Main Stage of Electric Picnic with the 'Mary Wallopers'.
The Mary Wallopers are on an amazing upward curve lately - and the most recent high point came last...
With 2024 drawing to a close, we at LaoisToday have cast a watchful eye back over the last 12 months to pick out our top five sporting moments of the year.
This was no easy task, but we have eventually...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ann Munnelly (née O’Connell)
Portlaoise, Laois
Ann Munnelly, Née O’Connell, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, 29th December, 2024, peacefully, at Beaumont Hospital, surrounded by her loving and devoted children, Róisín, Pauric and Elaine, and...
For the third year running, the National Ploughing Championships were held in Laois - this year in glorious sunshine. Next year's event returns to Screggan outside Tullamore.
As the traffic flows from the car parks in Ratheniska this evening, the...
Gardai in Laois are appealing for information following a robbery and assault which occurred on New Year's Day.
Gardai say that the incident happened between 10.35pm and 10.45pm in Portlaoise.
The robbery and assault happened at the junction of Greenmill Lane...
The opening of the redevelopment of Esker Lane took place in Timahoe in March where a nice crowd gathered to mark the occasion.
The opening of the redevelopment of Esker Lane took place in Timahoe on Sunday where a nice...
The old Chinese proverb, 'May you live in interesting times', is particularly apt for Charlie McDonald, the Ballyroan man who represented the people of Laois in the Council, the Dáil, the Seanad and in Europe.
He turns 89 next week...
2024 saw a huge amount of football played in Laois, but what were the best games?
We at LaoisToday have cast a watchful eye back over the last 12 months to pick out our five best games across all competitions.
This...
Spending summers as a child going around with her maternal grandad, Jim Tyrell, the well known Portlaoise vet, engendered a love of animals in artist Karen Fingleton.
With her dad coming from a farm outside Stradbally where the family spend...
A Timahoe man and his girlfriend are raising funds for the Meningitis Research Foundation - and we spoke to him ahead of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in August.
A Timahoe man and his girlfriend are raising funds for the Meningitis Research...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ann Munnelly (née O’Connell)
Portlaoise, Laois
Ann Munnelly, Née O'Connell, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, 29th December, 2024, peacefully, at Beaumont Hospital, surrounded by her loving and devoted children, Róisín, Pauric and Elaine, and...
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards, held in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise in April.
A young person from Laois has been honoured at the 2024 Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth...
Zach Tuohy's Irish book launch took place in the Midlands Park Hotel in November.
There was a hero’s welcome for home Town boy Zach Tuohy to mark the launch of his sports memoir, The Irish Experiment, at the Midlands Park Hotel in...
History was made in The Heath this year as they hosted their first ever St Patrick's Day Parade.
In lovely sunshine, the community came together and there really was a massive turnout.
The RTE TV cameras were there as the parade...
As one year ends and the next one begins, we often find ourselves looking back on the people we have lost.
Laois lost a number of great people over the last 12 months and below, we will remember some of...
And just like that, 2024 is over and 2025 has begun - Happy New Year everyone!
But before we say goodbye to 2024, we have time to look back on what has been an extremely busy year for everyone in...
In September we broke the story of a young Laois man who recently signed a contract with a professional soccer team in Spain.
At LaoisToday, we love a quirky story - and a Laois teenager signing for a Spanish soccer...
In a wide-ranging interview after he had guided Portarlington to their latest Laois SFC triumph, Pat Roe chatted about his varied career - including his massive disappointment at never getting the chance to manage Laois at senior level.
Former Laois...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Monica O’Rourke (née Kelly)
Clonaslee, Laois/Moone, Kildare
Monica O'Rourke (nee Kelly) Clonaslee and formerly Moone, Co. Kildare died unexpectedly at home December 31st 2024.
Predeceased by her husband Tommy.
Deeply regretted by her loving...
Two young brothers from Birmingham, England with strong Laois connections took on the challenge of climbing Croagh Patrick in April of this year.
Tadhg (11) and Kaelon (8) Lambe climbed up Ireland's Holy Mountain with the support of their family...
The Laois footballers claimed the NFL Division 4 title in Croke Park in March.
There were great celebrations in Croke Park yesterday as the Laois footballers kick started the Easter weekend in style.
Justin McNulty’s charges proved far too strong for...
There was a big crowd in Tougher, Portlaoise as it played host to the North Midlands Area Finals on Sunday December 29.
It was a big day for the rugby club as they hosted four finals in four hours between...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Nevin
Mountfinn, Urlingford, Kilkenny/Tipperary/Laois
John passed away peacefully on the 30th December 2024 at St. Luke’s General Hospital Kilkenny, surrounded by his loving family.
Predeceased by his son Johnny, and his infant...
This was a heartbreakingly sad story, the death of young Hannah Kealy. Her mother, Marie, spoke at an organ donation event in April.
There was extreme sadness in a rural Laois community following the tragic death of a young girl...
One of the big local stories of Electric Picnic was the standout success of the Timahoe Male Choir, who performed to two bumper crowds on Sunday afternoon.
Such were the numbers that showed up in Hazelwood for their first performance...
The death has occurred of Larry Dunne in Portlaoise, a former highly-respected official in Laois County Council and an all-round sportsman who made a huge contribution to a wide range of local clubs.
Mr Dunne worked in the water section...
Maria McCormack, the Sinn Féin candidate in the recent General Election in the Laois constituency, is to run for the Seanad as one of the party's six candidates announced today.
McCormack was selected by Sinn Féin to replace Brian Stanley...
Portlaoise Panthers 79 Ulster University 77
Men's National League Division 1
Portlaoise Panthers survived a severe test by Ulster University in St Mary’s Hall on Sunday afternoon to preserve their unbeaten record in Men’s Division 1 heading into the new year.
Coming...
Conor Bergin, a Fine Gael councillor in Laois for the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District, has been confirmed as a candidate in the upcoming Seanad elections.
Bergin, who at 30 is the party's youngest representative in Laois, is listed as a candidate...
Electric Picnic was another roaring success in 2024.
75,000 people descended upon Stradbally from Thursday evening and are slowly making their way home now.
On Friday, Jazzy and Noah Kahan were among the highlights on the Main Stage.
While on Saturday, The...
