It's fair to say that Declan Laffan is quite used to success.
With his home club Loughmore-Castleiney in Tipperary he managed their senior hurling and football teams for the best part of ten years, overseeing an historic double in 2013...
In this episode we look ahead to the Premier Intermediate hurling championship final between Ballinakill and Ballyfin.
Damien Carter joins Steven Miller to look ahead to the game and as a member of the Ballinakill team that won the 2014...
Knockbeg College 2-18 St Peter's 1-1
U-16 South-Leinster Football Championship Round 1
The Knockbeg Junior footballers got their championship off to a flying start recently with an impressive win over St Peter's of Wexford in Graiguecullen.
There was a strong wind travelling...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jill Cooney
2 Erkindale Drive, Durrow, Laois
Cooney, Jill - Peacefully at St. James Hospital Dublin in the loving arms of her family. Deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband Noel, sons Darren,...
For the second time in under three months, Borris-Kilcotton and Clough-Ballacolla will do battle in the Laois senior hurling final.
The sides only met in August in the delayed 2020 final and now they face off again.
Clough-Ballacolla won that game...
Another talented Laois woman is set to feature on RTE this Saturday as she goes in search of glory in a new reality singing competition that could see her win €25,000.
Rachael Farrell from Mountmellick will be in the third...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has welcomed the application for planning permission to the Laois County Council for a significant extension to the Portlaoise Hospital.
The HSE submitted plans to to build a two and three storey extension onto the...
Portlaoise 10 Coolmine 17
Leinster League Division 2A Round 3
Portlaoise's trip to the Showgrounds in Athy on Sunday proved to be a very frustrating outing. So much of their game was top class but some silly decision and equally silly...
Gardaí in Stradbally are investigating an incident involving a bogus caller in the area on Tuesday.
A suspicious man called to an elderly man and tricked him into buying a drill that he didn't really want.
He then followed him into...
Music Generation Laois’s annual Tionól for harp and pipes took place at the weekend from Friday, October 29, to Sunday, October 31, with events in Portlaoise, Stradbally, and online.
Young people from all over Ireland took part. Tionól, which means...
Local TD Patricia Ryan has called on the government to urgently deliver a fair pay allowance for student nurses and midwives.
The Sinn Féin TD for Kildare South, whose constituency also takes in Portarlington, Killenard and Ballybrittas has said that...
It's been a hectic couple of months for the Borris-Kilcotton hurlers and as they prepare for their third senior final in a row this Sunday, they know they don't want to be the team that lost two county finals...
Clough-Ballacolla 2-11 Ballinakill 2-8
1991 Laois IHC Final
Given that Clough-Ballacolla are trying to write their place into history by claiming the Laois senior hurling title twice in the same year, their fifth since 2009 and have already been in this...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael Costello
Banagher, Offaly/Portarlington, Laois
Late of Bracklone Street, Portarlington, County Laois and ex Irish Army Q.M.S. Peacefully, at St James's Hospital, Dublin. Deeply regretted by his loving partner Kathleen, son Nigel...
Every avenue needs to be explored to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint without cutting production, says the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG), a representative body for the tillage farming industry.
"A small step has been taken by Bord Bia...
A number of Laois people are among the nominees for Brain Tumour Ireland’s ‘Hats Off Heroes’ initiative, taking place as part of Brain Tumour Awareness Week, currently running until this Saturday, November 6.
The ‘Hats Off Heroes’ initiative is offering those who...
Six clubs are represented on this week's LaoisToday football Team of the Week but it's dominated by Park-Ratheniska and Portlaoise following their very impressive championship wins.
Park-Ratheniska's intermediate championship triumph sees them lead the way with five representatives while Portlaoise...
October is always one of the quieter months for car sales though the recent figures recorded show an increase in number of new vehicles sold in Laois.
There was a total of 25 new cars sold in the county in...
On a bright and sunny Autumn afternoon recently, Laois PPN were delighted to hold a "Foraging Ramble at Roundwood House”.
PPN Member Groups rambled through the grounds of Roundwood House, Mountrath, and discovered the wild treasures Ireland has to offer...
John Lalor from Shanahoe will take charge of his fourth Laois senior hurling championship final this Sunday when he's the man in the middle for the meeting of Borris-Kilcotton and Clough-Ballacolla in O'Moore Park.
Lalor previously refereed Clough-Ballacolla's breakthough county...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary O'Byrne
Aughoney, Timahoe, Laois
Mary died in the loving care of The Community Nursing Unit at Abbeyleix Hospital. Deeply regretted by Management and Staff of The Community Nursing Unit, Nora Tobin,...
Bosco's Gala and Bosco's Catering, based in Portlaoise, are seeking to fill the following roles.
Shop Assistant
5pm -10pm Monday to Friday
Catering Assistant
Flexible Hours
Over 25s with a full clean drivers license.
To Apply
Email: bocoscatering@gmail.com with CV.
If you would like...
Portlaoise CBS are welcoming all interested 6th class students, along with one parent/guardian each, to take a tour of the school and sports facilities over one of two evenings - Wednesday, November 10, or Thursday, November 11, during one...
Stephen Mandel of the Irish Heritage School led a group of Laois heritage enthusiasts on a walk of discovery at the Rock of Dunamase on Sunday, as part of the Know your Locality Laois course.
The free online course was...
Musical Memories Phase 3 was launched recently at Laois Music Centre, Portlaoise - an intergenerational music project supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme Creativity in Older Age fund, in partnership with Laois County...
Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan said the launch of The Last Beekeeper is only the first stage of a long journey as he hoped the book would be brought to children throughout the entire country.
“It is easy and a pleasure...
Planning permission has been granted for 74 new houses on the Grattan Street/Mountrath Road area of Portlaoise.
The development will be accessed close to where an old derelict service station stands and before the entrance to the Westlands estate.
The 2.59...
99% of all Laois homeowners will see no change or an actual reduction in their Local Property Tax bill - according to a Laois TD.
Despite changes to the legislation at national level there will be little or no impact...
The death has occurred of Christy Paisley, the Portlaoise man who worked as caretaker of the local District Court for many years.
Aged in his early 80s, Mr Paisley passed away peacefully at his home in St John's Square in...
Alan Hartnett may be out of action this week but Steven Miller and Billy O'Loughlin are here to keep the show on the road and look back on a very busy weekend of action once again.
Park-Ratheniska and St Conleth's...
