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...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Josephine Scully (née Drennan)
Garri Ard, Banagher, Offaly / Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Josephine Scully (nee Drennan) Garrai Ard, Banagher Co. Offaly and formerly Borris–in–Ossory, Co. Laois. Predeceased by her husband Billy, Sadly missed...
Due to the demand in our community for skilled care workers, Portlaoise Institute offers students an opportunity to gain a full QQI Level 5 qualification in Applied Social Studies and Community Health
These courses will facilitate students to acquire the...
There was significant action in the Junior 'B' hurling championship with games in the three groups.
In Group A, Rathdowney-Errill defeated Kyle while Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe have withdrawn from the competition.
That means that if Portlaoise defeat Rathdowney-Errill in the final group game,...
After a prolonged break following the Covid-19 Pandemic, hockey play is set to kick off once again at both underage and senior levels this August.
Abbeyleix Juvenile hockey club are beginning with their annual hockey camp this week, August 10-12...
Portlaoise Rugby Club held their annual golf classic in Portlaoise Golf Club on Saturday last, August 7.
Member of Portlaoise Rugby Club, Declan Kelly, was the organiser of the event.
He said that the day was a success in no small...
Timahoe native Karol Ramsbottom has strong claims of tasting success as the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby gets underway at Shelbourne Park on Friday night.
Deadly Destroyer is tipped by many for outright glory and the sponsors have already cut his...
The return of club matches in Laois means one thing - the return of the LaoisToday Teams of the Week.
Last weekend saw significant football action with plenty of outstanding games from 2020 being player.
The Senior football championship semi finals...
Local Senator Pippa Hackett says the time window available for the world to act on climate change is closing rapidly.
The Green Party woman was speaking following the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) assessment on the...
Lockdown has led to all sorts of positive projects over the past year - and one of them was a children's book published by Killeen native Brendan McDonald.
Elephant on the Farm was self-published by Brendan last winter in time for...
The price of renting a home in Laois has increased in Quarter 2 of 2021.
The average rent price in Q1 of 2021 was €1,056 and it increased by €28 to €1,084 in Q2.
Rents were on average 8.1% higher in...
After more than 10 months of waiting, the 2020 Laois Senior and Premier Intermediate hurling championship finals will finally take place this weekend.
On Friday night in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise and The Harps meet in the Premier Intermediate final at...
The games are coming quick and fast at present and we have another busy week ahead.
Lower grade championship action gets us underway during the week before our first of the county finals takes place on Friday.
Portlaoise and The Harps...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Josephine Scully (née Drennan)
Garri Ard, Banagher, Offaly / Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Josephine Scully (nee Drennan) Garrai Ard, Banagher Co. Offaly and formerly Borris–in–Ossory, Co. Laois. Predeceased by her husband Billy, Sadly missed...
€136,524 in grants have been allocated for 68 local projects in Laois under the Community Enhancement Programme.
The Community Enhancement Programme is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and provides small grants to community groups.
Minister for State...
Stradbally Town 3 Mountmellick United 2
CCFL Laois Cup Final
The Laois section of the CCFL Summer League came to a conclusion in Abbeyleix at the weekend.
Stradbally Town and Mountmellick United clashed in the decider with the chance to join the...
The death has taken place of Patsy Keating (nee Lynch), a well-known and liked Portlaoise woman.
Mrs Keating, who lived in Fieldbrook on the Dublin Road, was a popular staff member in Laois County Council for a number of years.
She...
The Managing Director of music promoter MCD says that he will 'fight this week' to have the decision to refuse a licence for Electric Picnic for 2021 overturned.
Denis Desmond told the Sunday Times that he has still not given...
It was another busy week of local GAA action as the delayed 2020 seasons resumed with the two senior football championship semi-finals as well as the Junior 'B' final.
The Laois ladies footballers booked their place in the All Ireland...
The pandemic has taken so much away – but it has brought out the very best in some young Laois people.
Our new series ‘Up and Coming’ is designed to highlight the great entrepreneurial spirit and creativity we’ve seen from...
There are now just three 2020 Laois GAA championships left outstanding after Spink defeated Graiguecullen in the Junior 'B' football decider.
Sean Downey, Cha Dwyer and Paul Simms, their Laois hurling trio, were to the fore as they ran out...
Quarter finals are there to be won - and that is exactly what the Laois ladies did on Sunday in Kinnegad.
Division 4 league champions Louth provided Donie Brennan's charges with a stern test and speaking afterwards, the Arles-Killeen man...
The Heath U-13 girls’ rounders team were crowned All-Ireland champions following a faultless display in Longford on Saturday.
In horrible conditions, the girls put in brilliant performances all day winning all five games. Captain Emma Sheeran along with Hannah McNamee...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Patsy Keating (née Lynch)
Fieldbrook, Portlaoise, Laois
Keating (nee Lynch) Fieldbrook, Portlaoise and late of Market Square, August 6th 2021, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. Patrica (Patsy)...
It was another extremely Sunday of GAA action involving Laois teams - both inside and outside the county.
The Laois ladies took the headlines by reaching the All-Ireland Intermediate semi finals after defeating Louth.
While the Laois minor camogie team advanced...
The Laois ladies qualified for the All-Ireland Intermediate semi final following a six point win over Louth in Kinnegad today.
Donie Brennan's charges were pushed hard by their fellow Leinster opponents but they came out the right side in the...
Rosenallis 3-15 Mountmellick 3-12
ACFL Division 2 Final
Rosenallis claimed the Division 2 title and promotion to Division 1B for 2022 as they had the one goal to spare over Mountmellick in the Centre of Excellence this afternoon.
In a thoroughly entertaining...
For the second year in a row this year the Stradbally Steam Rally was unable to go ahead.
A hugely popular event and one that is steeped in history, it has been a part of the town's tradition for a...
Laois 3-9 Louth 2-6
All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship Quarter-final
The Laois ladies are through to the All-Ireland semi finals following a hard fought win over Louth in Kinnegad this afternoon.
Donie Brennan's charges will now face Wexford in the All-Ireland semi...
