An expectant Laois mother has hit out at the ongoing restrictions that are being imposed on parents during labour.
At present, partners of mothers are only allowed access to the maternity ward in Portlaoise Hospital when the labour is deemed...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has called for urgent to sort out timber supplies.
According to the Sinn Fein TD, sawmills in the county are being forced to import timber rather than harvest timber that is available to them here.
Last week,...
Matthew Whelan is the special guest on this week's LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast to look back on his 15-year career with the Laois hurlers which he brought to an end when he announced his retirement after Saturday's Division 1...
Emo 21 The Heath 5
All-Ireland U-12 Rounders Final
The first ever U-12 boys All-Ireland Rounders final was held at the weekend.
Two neighbouring and highly successful rounders clubs, The Heath and Emo, met in Bunbrosna GAA grounds in Westmeath for the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peggy Hogan (née McEvoy)
Coolowley, Errill, Laois
Peggy Hogan (nee McEvoy), Coolowley, Errill and formerly Kiladooley, Co. Laois. July 28th 2021. Peacefully in the presence of her loving family in her 89th...
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The Harps 0-15 Emo 0-7
ACFL Division 4 Final
The Harps claimed the first piece of silverware up for grabs in the 2021 season with an eighth point victory over Emo in the Division 4 final.
The Harps started the better of...
It was an extremely busy evening on the GAA front with semi final and final action in the various leagues.
The finalists in Division 2 of the football league are now known after wins for Rosenallis and Mountmellick tonight.
While the...
Mountmellick 3-12 Park-Ratheniska 1-10
ACFL Division 2 Semi-final
Mountmellick have advanced to the Dvision 2 final following an eighth point victory over Park-Ratheniska this evening.
Two goals from Finn Culliton proved crucial in the end while Mountmellick keeper Eoghan Keogh also pulled...
Rosenallis 1-13 Timahoe 0-6
ACFL Division 2 Semi-final
Rosenallis will face neighbours Mountmellick in the ACFL Division 2 final next week following a comfortable ten point win over Timahoe this evening.
In cold and wet conditions for this time of year, Rosenallis...
A Laois GAA club are organising a big joint fundraiser that will help raise money for Pieta House as well as the club's development plans.
Always a proactive club, Crettyard GFC have officially launched their summer fundraising event RUN4PIETA 2021.
The...
A well-known Portlaoise man says he is 'honoured' be selected as a Peace Commissioner, a prestigious role that is appointed by the Minister for Justice.
John O'Neill, who is actively involved in a number of community initiatives around Portlaoise, recently...
NPHET should provide an urgent recommendation to Laois County Council on whether Electric Picnic should be given a license to proceed in Stradbally at the end of September.
The issue was the subject of a motion put forward by Stradbally-based...
Laois County Councillors have voted down a proposed 3% increase in the Local Property Tax Rate.
At a special meeting of Laois County Council today in the Dunamaise Arts Centre, Council officials proposed an increase for next year.
Director of Finance...
Laois TD, Charlie Flanagan, has asked the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to investigate the lack of Emergency Services in Laois on Tuesday last.
The minor hurling championship got underway across the county on that night and the meeting of...
The HSE has published details of 39 Covid-19 vaccine centres that will operate on a 'walk-in' basis at specific times.
These centres are appointment free but this is only for the first dose of the vaccine.
One of the 39 is...
Two Laois sisters have raised almost €10,000 in memory of their beloved late dad.
Paula and Gemma Delaney, who hail from Camross, raised €9,468 for the A&E Department of Portlaoise Hospital and the Irish Heart Foundation - with each receiving...
Treaty United have signed a new goalkeeper for the remainder of the League of Ireland season - and he hails from Laois.
Portlaoise's Sean McCormack has transferred to the First Division side for the rest of the year.
He had been...
There was big Laois involvement in a real success story from the 33rd edition of the prestigious Galway Film Fleadh which took place at the weekend.
BARDO, created in the and maps and plans studio, won in the Best Debut Irish...
There was big success for a young Laois golfer at a prestigious event recently.
Jiayy Mairead Pang claimed the Connacht U-12 Girls Open Trophy recently.
In Castlerea golf club in Roscommon, 11-year-old Pang's score of 42 points in the stableford competition...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Delaney
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois
July 27th unexpectedly at home (retired Bord na Móna employee). Predeceased by his dear wife Ann. Deeply regretted by his loving family, Eileen and her husband Christy...
It was a quieter than usual Tuesday night on the GAA front with just five games taking place.
Three of those came in the juvenile ranks while the remaining two were adult semi finals.
Castletown's third team sealed their place in...
A Laois social enterprise has been awarded business supports by Rethink Ireland under their Genesis Programme.
The successful Laois organisation is The Treo Nua Resource Centre.
The project provides accessible and affordable room rental to the wider and local community in...
Laois County Councillors have called again for Mountmellick to be by-passed in order to alleviate the traffic going through the town on a daily basis.
A motion from Cathaoirleach Conor Bergin to this week's monthly meeting urged Laois County Council...
A number of Portlaoise-based county councillors recently made a trip to Cabra in Dublin to look at a housing complex that is similar to what is hoped can be developed on the site of the old County Hotel on...
The number of people permitted to attend weddings is to increase from next month.
From August 5, the number of attendees will rise to 100 people from the 50 that are currently be allowed.
Local Senator Fiona O'Loughlin welcomed the news.
She...
The Boylesports Champion Stakes offered the chance for many of Ireland’s very best to shine at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night and some familiar faces took their opportunity to do just that.
The fastest of the three heats winners was...
A Laois teenager who sustained a serious injury in a GAA match last night was left stricken on the field for hours afterwards as an ambulance failed to arrive.
The minor hurling championship got underway across the county last night...
The incidence rate of Covid-19 in Laois is now among the highest in the country as the daily number of cases nationwide continues to increase.
The most recent available figures show up to last Thursday night, July 22, and highlight...
A little over a month ago, Laois played Roscommon in a league semi-final and won by three points. Yesterday, Donie Brennan’s players took on the Rossies again, and this time won by seven – but in terms of where...
