A Laois County Councillor has called for the ongoing building of a new library in Portlaoise to be halted.
Fine Gael Councillor Aisling Moran made the call after it was revealed that the estimated cost of the project is now...
A Laois primary school teacher has been recognised at a prestigious awards ceremony for the strength of her study and research.
Mary Immaculate College graduate Laura Phelan has been Highly Commended at the recent Global Undergraduate Awards.
The Scoil Bhride in...
With the Portarlington footballers heading for Croke Park this weekend we have a bumper episode to look ahead to their Leinster club semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes.
We hear from long-serving player David Murphy about his career with club and county,...
Portlaoise 8 Longford 5
Leinster Women's Rugby League Division 3
Portlaoise Women welcomed Longford Women to Togher on Sunday for a fixture, the result of which, might well decide who is going to be in position to challenge Naas at the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Stanley Raison
Somerset, England. Husband of late Anne (Nancy) Bergin, Clough, Ballacolla, Laois
Raison. John Stanley of Street, Somerset, passed away peacefully at Brunelcare’s Glastonbury Care Home on 8th December 2021,...
Music Generation Laois showcased seven young bands as part of their Christmas Performance Series, in Kavanagh’s Courtyard Venue Portlaoise on Sunday.
Seven bands, all part of the Music Generation Laois weekly rock and pop jam sessions, performed on stage.
Genres included...
Camross Parish Development Association (CPDA) was recently awarded €10,000 in the Aviva Broker Community Fund awards.
Camross Parish Development Associations was nominated for this award by David Peavoy of Peavoy Financial Planning Limited.
The Aviva Broker Community Fund provides a unique...
Portarlington Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner has been nominated for the RTE Young Sportsperson of the Year.
The teenager has been shortlisted alongside five others in the battle for the prestigious award.
Turner enjoyed a brilliant 2021 that culminated with success at...
Portlaoise CBS 2-12 FCJ Bunclody 1-6
Senior Schools South Leinster 'B' Football Championship Round 3
Portlaoise CBS are through to the semi finals of the South Leinster 'B' Schools Senior football championship following a nine point win over Bunclody in the...
A call has been made to turn a derelict former convent in a Laois town into a vibrant digital enterprise hub.
The issue of the old Presentation Convent on Main Street in Stradbally came before yesterday's meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington...
A Laois County Councillor says that the recent allocation of €100,000 for Rathdowney will address 'vacancy and dereliction' in the town.
Fine Gael Councillor John King, who hails from Rathdowney, welcomed the allocation from the Department of Finance to Laois...
Laois County Council Chief Executive John Mulholland left the chamber yesterday when the ongoing situation regarding the Ratheniska substation was raised.
Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig Fleming began speaking and revealed that a Council investigation into alleged planning breaches by Eirgrid...
Portlaoise councillors have slammed as "disappointing" and "dreadful" the response from Laois County Council on reopening the county town's leisure centre, with some lamenting the fact that most children have not had a swimming lesson in two years.
At the...
David Murphy made his Portarlington senior debut in 2003, two years after they'd won the championship but he could never have thought that he'd have to go through so many barren years before tasting any kind of success with...
You can only imagine what the atmosphere is like in Clough-Ballacolla this week as the club prepare for the Leinster club hurling final against Ballyhale Shamrocks in Croke Park this Sunday (throw-in, 1.15pm).
For the third game in a row...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Gladys Sixsmith (née Treacy)
Castleknock, Dublin / Athy, Kildare / Pike of Rushall, Laois
Gladys Sixsmith (nee Treacy), Castlenock, Dublin, and Kilcoo, Athy, Co. kildare and Loran, Pike of Rushall, Co. Laois....
A debate on whether or not Laois County Council should live stream their meetings ended in a ferocious row in the chamber today.
The matter arose when Sinn Fein Councillor Aidan Mullins queried why a particular group of people were...
Laois farmer Eugene Ryan from outside Portlaoise has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Guinness Sustainability Award at the 2021 Irish Malting Barley Awards.
The annual awards, which have been run since 1954, acknowledge excellence in malting barley...
The good times just keep on coming for Clough-Ballacolla.
They recorded a brilliant win over Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes on Saturday night to book their place in the Leinster club final next Sunday against Kilkenny giants Ballyhale Shamrocks.
We hear from...
Launched last year by Laois Chamber and supported by Local Enterprise Office Laois, the Laois Gift Card is the ideal gift for friends and family, and a fantastic way to reward your staff.
Under the Small Benefit Exemption, employers can...
Funding of €1.5 million has been approved by Laois County Council for a new Civil Defence facility in Portlaoise.
However, a suitable property has not yet appeared on the market due to the limited number of appropriate buildings.
At the recent...
The Annual Tractor Run held by Clonenagh National School will take place in Coolrain on Tuesday December 28.
This fundraising event has proven to be a great day out for all of family in previous years.
The school is excited that...
There are three games scheduled to take part in Croke Park this weekend - and all of them will have Laois involvement.
On Saturday, the Leinster Senior club football championship semi finals take place as a double header in GAA...
Four Laois lads have been named on Ireland U-18 and U-19 rugby squads for training camps which are scheduled to take place later this month.
The Ireland U-19, U-18 Clubs and U-18 Schools squads will take part in three-day camps...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Liz Flanagan (née Wright)
Green rd., Portlaoise, Laois
Flanagan (nee Wright), Green Rd., Portlaoise and late of Stradbally, Co. Laois, 12th December 2021. Peacefully, at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. surrounded by her loving...
Raheen Parish Gaels 2-9 Portlaoise 1-4
Laois U-20 'B' HC Final
The combined outfit of Raheen Parish Gaels claimed the Laois U-20 'B' hurling championship title in Ratheniska this afternoon when they proved too strong for Portlaoise.
Comprised of Trumera, Clonad and...
The historic Maltings building in Mountmellick was labelled as an 'eyesore' and in a 'total state of dereliction' at a recent Laois County Council meeting as a local councillor called for the council to outline their future plans for...
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 last two weeks. In each instance you can click through to the...
2021 just keeps on giving for Clough-Ballacolla.
Or perhaps Clough-Ballacolla keep on giving to 2021.
As if two Laois championships in the space of three months wasn't enough, they've since gone and won two games in the Leinster club (having never...
Portlaoise v Raheen Parish Gaels
Laois U-20 'B' Hurling Championship Final in Ratheniska at 1pm
The penultimate Laois GAA competition of 2021 is down for decision in Ratheniska this afternoon.
Portlaoise and Raheen Parish Gaels are set to meet in the U-20...
