A residents group who are representing people who live in Ballylinan have raised their concerns over proposals contained in the County Development Plan.
Laois County Councillors will meet tomorrow to approve a plan which will cover the county until 2027.
A...
Laois has been allocated €3 million for improvements to cycling and walking infrastructure across the county.
Nationally, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has allocated funds to Ireland's local authorities with a view to spending €289 million on walking and cycling...
A proposal to reduce the Laois senior football championship to 12 teams by 2024 has been withdrawn from this evening's Laois GAA county board meeting.
Currently there are 16 senior teams in Laois - but a recent comprehensive Football Review...
A former Portlaoise Panthers player was to the fore as The Address UCC Glanmire claimed their eighth InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O’Connor Cup title at the weekend.
This was the Munster side's first since 2018 and it was achieved after beating DCU...
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Plus on top of that amazing offer save up to 20& on stands, brackets, HDMI cables and screen cleans.
Offer available from January 26 to...
The ongoing delays surrounding the delivery of 32 new houses in Clonrooske Abbey in Portlaoise has been described as a 'vicious circle'.
Fianna Fail Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald made the comments at a recent meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District where...
More Laois people have been pictured receiving their certificates following graduations ceremonies at IT Carlow recently.
Craig Murray from Mountmellick graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Management from the Faculty of Lifelong Learning at Institute of Technology Carlow.
Craig...
Laois’s O’Byrne Cup adventure came to an end in Carlow on Saturday when they were beaten 1-13 to 0-11 by Dublin in Dr Cullen Park.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett look back on what was an entertaining game as well...
A Laois athlete is in the running to represent Ireland at the European U-18 Championships following two stunning performances in four days.
St Abban's athlete Jack Fenlon, who hails from Ballybrittas, has achieved the standard time required to qualify for...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Brennan
Arles, Ballickmoyler, Laois
Funeral Arrangements Later.
Patricia (Pat) Murphy (née Dillon)
Grange, Maganey, Carlow / Maganey, Laois
Patricia (Pat) Murphy, January 22nd 2022 at the Hermitage Clinic, Dublin. Beloved wife of Tom and...
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The company has been providing this design and manufacture expertise to our wide range of clients for almost 20 years allowing them to focus on the commercial aspects of their...
Talent from across Laois was showcased at the Stars of our Bars final which took place in Grellan Delaneys on April 23 2010.
A huge crowd gathered at the venue to see ten pubs around the county represented.
Each finalist performed...
It was another busy day on the local soccer and rugby front with a range of Laois teams involved.
Below are all the soccer results from the CCFL, Kilkenny soccer league and Carlow soccer league involving Laois teams.
There were also...
Portlaoise Panthers 51 Waterford Wildcats 67
National Cup U-20 Final
Portlaoise Panthers' dreams of completing an U-18 and U-20 National Cup double were dashed by Waterford Wildcats this afternoon.
Jack Dooley's charges defeated the same opponents in the U-18 final two years...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday archives in the run up to the 2020 General Election. As this year is the 40th anniversary of that incredible political spell, we look back again at the chaos of the Irish political...
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday in June of last year.
County Councils generally come in for some easy criticism but they certainly deserve credit in Laois for the number and quality of the local playgrounds.
There are top-class facilities dotted...
In the last 15 years, Laois have rarely run any Dublin team as close as they did in the O'Byrne Cup final yesterday.
However, new manager Billy Sheehan has no interest in moral victories or valiant defeats - he wants...
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...
There was plenty of stars of the future on the display in the Laois Cumann na mBunscol football finals 20 years ago in the autumn of 2000.
Shanahoe and Rath enjoyed success in the boys and girls finals while there...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Corcoran (née Mahon)
Dunegan, Mount Temple, Moate, Westmeath/Rathdowney, Laois
Mary Corcoran (nee Mahon); Dunegan, Mount Temple, Moate, Co. Westmeath and formerly Harristown, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. peacefully, January 22nd 2022, at the Midland...
The Ballyroan 10 Mile race and 5km fun run is set to take place this Sunday January 23.
The race registration and number collection will take place inside Scully's pub, Main Street in Ballyroan.
Registration will take place from 9.30 to...
A battling display from Laois wasn’t enough as they went down by five points to Dublin in the O’Byrne Cup final this afternoon.
It brings to an end an entertaining O'Byrne Cup campaign where Laois defeated Meath, Wicklow and Kildare...
Gerry Browne Jewellers decided to keep you busy this Sunday with their unbelievable Flash Sunday offers.
This is the last day of the Flash Sunday series, so if you have fancy anything online, go for it. There is 25% off...
Laois 0-11 Dublin 1-13
O'Byrne Cup Final
A battling display from Laois wasn't enough as they went down by five points to Dublin in the O'Byrne Cup final this afternoon.
The Laois men played with an extra man for 40 minutes following...
The Laois footballers play their fifth O'Byrne Cup game in 14 days today when they take on Dublin in the final of the pre-season competition in Dr Cullen Park in Carlow.
After losing to Wexford by a whopping 15 points,...
How is your resolution for 2022 coming along? Many of us make promises to ourselves for the New Year. Few of us keep them going for very long.
Most resolutions don’t last much beyond the first two weeks of January....
1 - Two Laois shops selling big winning tickets in €19 million weekend lotto draw
Two Laois shops sold winning Lotto tickets of €36,687 each in Saturday’s draw where the jackpot of €19 million was won.
149 players had five numbers...
There was sadness in the rural community of Shanahoe this week with the passing of the highly-regarded Martin (Murt) Kirwan.
The Kirwan family haulage business is known far and wide and the family are also deeply associated with Shanahoe GAA...
The recent tragic death of Ashling Murphy, has left a deep sense of vulnerability and pain, in the heart and soul of our nation.
Ashling’s, horrific murder, has brought with it a renewed consciousness, of how so many women constantly...
O'Byrne Cup Final - Laois v Dublin
In Dr Cullen Park at 3pm, live on TG4
And so the O'Byrne Cup journey continues.
Laois take on Dublin in the pre-season competition in Carlow this afternoon in what is their fifth game in...
