It is a huge weekend for ladies football in Laois as the seniors will go for a place in the All-Ireland Intermediate final on Sunday.
But before all of that, the Laois U-14 ladies will contest the Leinster 'B' football...
The SOLAS Eco Garden Shop & Farmers’ Market in Portarlington is to be featured on Newstalk’s ‘Down to Business with Bobby Kerr’ which will air between 10am and 12pm this Saturday August 14.
David Maher, co-owner of SOLAS, explained how...
A Portlaoise ICU nurse is walking 100 miles in order to raise funds for The Mater Foundation.
Gerard Hosey, who lives in Carlow, was inspired to raise money after a Covid-19 patient that he cared for in Portlaoise was transferred...
Family duel as Borris-Kilcotton and Clough-Ballacolla clash
It's a big deal for a family to have a son playing in a county final and it's a big deal to have a grandson playing in a county final.
But it creates a...
For the third season on the trot, The Harps will go in search of a return to the top table of Laois hurling when they contest the 2020 Premier IHC final against Portlaoise.
They are bidding to win their first...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has called on the government to introduce an emergency rent freeze and build more affordable houses, cost-rental units and council houses in an effort to deal with the ongoing housing crisis.
Deputy Stanley was speaking following...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ellen Delaney
Cremorgan, Timahoe, Laois
Ellen Delaney, Cremorgan, Timahoe, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Died the 11th of August 2021, suddenly at her residence. Very precious daughter of Pat and Helen. Cherished sister of...
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It was another busy night on the GAA front with games in the Junior 'B' and 'C' football championships.
In Junior B, Graiguecullen, who only lost the final of the 2020 edition of this competition at the weekend, had a...
Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has launched a new five-year strategic plan which will see the charity deliver 1,200 new social housing units before the end of 2025.
The charity, which operates a number of homeless...
A young Laois artist has been shortlisted for this year’s Zurich Young Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland.
Ayesha Siddique, who is just 14, has been shortlisted for her portrait 'Ayesha’s portrait'.
The Portlaoise native's work was created using...
The Portarlington Concert Band are planning an outdoor performance this weekend.
Clanmalire Close in Portarlington will be the venue as senior members, those aged 9 and up, are set to perform from 3pm on Sunday.
Portarlington Concert Band was set up...
Around 340 boys and girls from the Portlaoise parish will have to wait a little longer to receive their Confirmation in O’Moore Park.
Plans were originally in place for Saturday August 28 - but they have now been pushed back...
Drugs and cash have been seized while three arrests have also been made following 48-hour Garda searches in Laois.
The searches were carried out as part of Operation Tara and took place around Portlaoise town over the last 48 hours.
In...
Wesley Reilly is almost half way through a mammoth task in a bid to raise mental health awareness following the passing of his friend through suicide.
The Portarlington man, who is originally from Carlow but has lived here for twenty...
Podcast fans are being treated this week as this is the third Talking Sport edition in the last four days.
Yesterday, we focused on the hurling championship finals with a show from Bob's Bar in Durrow.
While today, Steven and Alan...
Summer camp excitement returned to St Abban’s AC on Tuesday August 3.
120 children gathered with great excitement to see what the week’s activities would bring.
Once the new t-shirts were given out the leaders put the children through their paces...
The people of Mountmellick received their brand new clock at the end of July.
Following a huge community effort, the town hall clock was installed on July 28.
Laois Heritage explained how the project came to fruition and thanked all of...
Seven Laois based players have been named on the Leinster Rugby U-18 Girls squad ahead of the start of the interprovincial series Saturday on August 28.
The tournament will be played through consecutive weekends from 28 August to 11 September.
The...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Dawson
St. Patrick's Park, Kill, Kildare / Wolfhill, Laois
Formerly of Wolfhill, Co. Laois. Sadly missed by his loving wife June, son David, daughters Shirley, Mary and Bernadette, sister Mary, brother...
It was another busy evening of championship action as the Junior 'C' hurling championship commence.
While there were also games in the second round of the Junior 'B' football championship.
Laois' highest ever scorer James Young rolled back the years as...
Electronic Identification is set to be made mandatory for cattle in 2022.
From January 1 2022, all approved bovine tag suppliers will be required to supply an EID tag with all new tag orders. Each new tag set will include...
Laois PPN recently held a 'Heritage Walk at Heywood Gardens' in partnership with Laois Heritage.
Attendees got to explore and learn about one of the most beautiful heritage sites in Laois - Heywood Gardens.
Heywood Gardens, near Ballinakill, consists of 50...
On August 7 the first ever Women's Rugby League championships took place in Galway.
Rugby League of Ireland marked International Women's Day this year with launch of the the championship.
Four teams from across the country featured in the competition to...
Laois Offaly Education and Training Board has been approved for €17,500 funding under a new Resilience and Effectiveness Initiative.
Funding provided under the Resilience and Effectiveness Initiative helps smaller youth services to increase their youth work provision.
It benefits organisations that...
Excitement is building this weekend ahead of a series of 2020 county finals.
Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon all see games take place in O'Moore Park that will bring all of the outstanding competitions from last year to...
Mountmellick Central Hub are set to present their first in-person event in almost two years this weekend - and all for a brilliant cause.
Cathail Dooley is a four-year-old boy from The Rock who was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic...
The delayed 2020 Laois senior hurling and football finals will take place this weekend - and Laois GAA have made significant appointments in terms of the match officials.
Seamus Mulhare from The Heath will referee his first senior football final...
After so long being cooped up in offices and looking at each other on Zoom calls, the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast went on a road trip this week to record our hurling county final preview show.
Durrow was the destination...
It was another busy week on the golf front.
We have results from Portarlington, The Heritage, The Heath and Mountrath Golf Clubs.
If any other golf clubs would like to be added, they can email their results to news@laoistoday.ie
Check out all...
