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...
Laois 0-17 Westmeath 0-12
2005 O'Byrne Cup Final
On the last Sunday in January in 2005, over 10,000 supporters packed into Cusack Park in Mullingar for the O'Byrne Cup final.
Laois and Westmeath were box office then, Laois under Mick O'Dwyer, Westmeath under...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Olive Cullen (née Delaney)
Ballyconnigar Lower, Blackwater, Wexford/Laois
Olive Cullen (née Delaney), Ballyconnigar Lower, Blackwater, Co.Wexford and formerly Rathmore, Ballintubbert, Co.Laois. Peacefully at her home on 21st January 2022. Beloved wife of Johnny...
Those of us who love a good bargain in the January sales should arrange their schedule to be on Leinster Street in Athy at some stage tomorrow, Sunday January 23.
Two of the main clothing retailers on the street, Fifty...
Gone, gone, gone!
Almost all Covid-19 restrictions will lapse from 6am tomorrow, it has been confirmed by Taoiseach Micheal Martin this evening.
In his latest national address, he confirmed that the early closing time for hospitality and events will be scrapped...
The Laois team to play Dublin in Saturday's O'Byrne Cup final shows two changes from the side that started against Kildare in Wednesday's dramatic penalty shootout win.
Graiguecullen goalkeeper Danny Bolger - who has played only 35 minutes in the...
After almost two years closed to the general public, the Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open on Monday, February 28.
Now operating under the name 'Laois Leisure - Portlaoise' under the management of Sean Quirke and operating alongside the Portarlington facility,...
The farmers’ market at SOLAS Eco Garden Centre in Portarlington is adding several new stall holders this weekend including:
Corleggy Cheeses are re-joining the market for the first time since Christmas with their amazing award winning Raw Milk Handmade...
Laois senior football manager Billy Sheehan says that neither he nor his players are getting 'carried away' ahead of Saturday's O'Byrne Cup final against Dublin.
It has been an eventful start to life as an inter-county manager for the former...
Calls have been made for Higher Goods Vehicles to stop travelling through Laois towns after a survey revealed 30,000 are doing so each year.
A Laois County Council survey of a 24 hour period in Durrow, Abbeyleix and Cullohill, found...
Mountrath Community School's Senior Camogie team are set to take their place in the Leinster Senior 'B' final this weekend.
Four Laois camogie clubs make up this team - Camross, Naomh Eamann, Portlaoise and Clonad.
While they are trained by Antrim...
The showpiece event of the Irish basketball scene takes place this weekend and there will be huge Laois involvement.
From today, clubs from across the country will go head to head in the various National Cup finals.
The National Basketball Arena...
The Cow Park, Dunboyne was the location for the final installment of the Leinster Cross Country Championships 2021.
The event gathers all ages with Juvenile, Intermediate and Master’s events all incorporated into one day of competition.
There is also the added...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Muriel Coulter (née Shaw)
Rosses Point, Sligo / Mountmellick, Laois
Rosses Point, Co. Sligo and formerly of Mountmellick, Co. Laois, January 20th 2022, peacefully in the loving care of Mowlam Nursing Home,...
