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...
Graiguecullen 0-13 Spink 1-14
2020 Laois Junior 'B' Football Championship Final
Spink claimed Junior 'B' glory following a fine win over Graiguceullen in O'Moore park this afternoon.
Sean Downey, Charles Dwyer and Paul Simms, their laois hurling trio, were to the fore...
We're live from Kinnegad as the Laois ladies take on Louth in the All-Ireland quarter final.
After a couple of miserable days, the weather forecast today is for drier and brighter conditions.
On paper, this is a game that Laois should...
On this week's Property Watch we take a look at some of the rural homes currently for sale around Laois for under €300,000.
We feature homes from Durrow, Emo, Camross, Castletown and Abbeyleix. The price range is from €225,000 to...
Friday August 5 marked the end of an era in the village of Borris-In-Ossory as the present Post Office closed its doors for the last time.
In keeping with changes made countrywide by An Post, the Post Office will now...
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...
Portarlington reached their first Laois SFC final since 2001 by defeating Ballyfin in O'Moore Park last night.
Martin Murphy's charges are now just one game away from ending an almost two decade drought and below, we will take a look...
Donie Brennan's Laois ladies will be hoping to continue their brilliant 2021 when they face Louth in Kinnegad this afternoon.
On paper, this is a game that Laois should win - but no game has ever been won on paper.
Laois...
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 busy Saturday of action on the GAA front.
The big game this evening ended in a routine win for Portarlington who took their place in the final of the 2020 SFC.
Elsewhere, Laois camogie's All-Ireland Intermediate championship is...
Portarlington 1-12 Ballyfin 1-2
2020 Laois SFC Semi-final
Portarlington brothers Colm and David Murphy scored all bar four of their sides total between them as they saw off Ballyfin to reach their first Laois SFC final since 2001.
Martin Murphy's charges got...
After last night's clash between Emo and Graiguecullen - the time has now come for Ballyfin and Portarlington to meet in the second 2020 Laois senior football championship semi final.
O'Moore Park is the venue for this game and conditions...
Laois 0-5 Kerry 2-11
All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship Round 3
Laois’s All Ireland Camogie journey of 2021 is over after they were beaten by Kerry in Durrow this afternoon.
John Desmond’s side pulled off a remarkable comeback to knock Kerry out at...
In this column, we have already looked at how recovering from a mental health crisis is only the first stage on the path to enjoying wellness.
That isn’t to belittle the effort needed to take that first step towards getting...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has highlighted the need for 'certainty on Portlaoise Emergency Department'.
Figures the Laois TD obtained in reply to a Parliamentary Question show that in 2018, a total of 36,271 people attended the Emergency Department.
In 2019,...
1 - Billionaire Irish entrepreneur who recently bought €20 million Laois mansion purchases airport in Kildare
An Irish billionaire who recently bought a €20 million mansion in Laois has now purchased a majority stake in an airport in Kildare.
According to...
In the media business, emails come thick and fast.
We're easily found and we get all sorts of correspondence. Enquiries, requests, complaints and a never-ending supply of press releases - some of them downright cheeky, some of them quite interesting.
Many...
After last night's action, the second of the 2020 Senior football championships takes place tonight.
Ballyfin take on favourites Portarlington and once again, the weather is forecasted to be very poor for the time of year.
7pm is the throw in...
Graiguecullen's 2-12 to 3-5 win over Emo in O'Moore Park last night sends them into a first county final since they lost to Portlaoise in 2011.
Portarlington and Ballyfin meet in the other semi-final of the delayed 2020 championship this...
I love this story from Katharine Hepburn’s childhood; it is beautiful, in her own words...
“Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.
"Finally, there was only one other...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sr. Bridget Guidera
Ursulines of Jesus, Stella Maris Convent, Swansea, Wales. Formerly Kildellig, Clough, Laois
Predeceased by her brothers Dan, Bro. Tim (Edwin), Paddy and Bro. Joseph, her sisters Mary and...
The Heath Golf Club is holding their Open Week, beginning on Saturday, August 7, and running until Sunday, August 15.
Entry fees for 18-hole competitions are €15 for visitors and €10 for members while the 9-hole competitions are €5 across...
After over ten months since the last game in the 2020 senior football championship, tonight saw the first semi-final take place.
Graiguecullen defeated Emo by four points - and there is a link to the report below.
There were also many...
Graiguecullen 2-12 Emo 3-5
2020 Laois SFC Semi-final
Graiguecullen are through to the Laois SFC final for the first time since 2011 following a thrilling win over Emo in O'Moore Park this evening.
They will pay the winners of Portarlington and Ballyfin...
After ten months of waiting - the time has finally come for Emo and Graiguecullen to meet in the 2020 Laois senior football championship semi final.
O'Moore Park is the venue for this game and conditions will be tricky with...
The sudden death of Ray Dunne from The Swan in July came as a huge shock to all who knew him back in July - and he was remembered fondly at a recent Laois County Council meeting by local...
Sometimes history has a funny way of repeating itself.
The last time the Laois senior football championship wasn't finished in the year it started was in 1954, when it was held up until March of 1955.
Then Portarlington won both titles,...
19 sports organisations in Laois have received €205,162 funding under the Sports Equipment Programme.
GAA, ladies football, soccer, camoige, golf, gymnastics, martial arts, archery, equestrian, swimming, badminton, athletics, canoeing and kayaking are the sports included for funding.
This round of funding...
Laois boxer TJ Doheny is set to clash with the unbeaten Michael Conlon in Belfast tonight.
The former world champion will take on the Olympic bronze medalist in a bout which is scheduled to start around 11pm.
Falls Park in Belfast...
Laois County Councillor John King says there are fears that the organisers of the festival may 'pull out' of hosting their event in Stradbally following the Council's decision to refuse a licence for this year.
On Wednesday, Laois County Council...
