Gardaí in Carlow are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault incident in Carlow Town yesterday evening.
Shortly after 6.45pm Gardaí were called to an incident on Barrow Track in Carlow Town where two men (aged in their 40s and...
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...
Sinn Féin TD for Brian Stanley has expressed concern at schools needing to rely on voluntary contributions from families to fund the basic necessities
The Laois TD says that this can place considerable financial strain upon families.
Mr Stanley's party has...
Team Ireland claimed a silver medal in the Young Rider Eventing European Championships on Sunday in Sweden - and three Laois youngsters were to the fore.
Jim Tyrrell from Portlaoise plus Coolrain siblings Brian and Jennifer Kuehnle have been representing...
Laois GAA intend to run an internal Feile competition in hurling and football later this year.
Juvenile Chairman Alan Langton says Laois GAA hope to play these competitions in late September or early October.
In the last few years, Feile had...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anne Mitchell (née Doyle)
The Numbers, Graiguecullen, Carlow / St Johnston, Donegal / Graiguecullen, Laois
Late of St. Johnston, Co. Donegal.
Peacefully at her home, beloved daughter of the late George; Anne will...
Nicole Turner has qualified for her third Paralympic final of the Tokyo games - and is in with a real chance of a first ever medal.
The Portarlington swimmer finished second fastest of all who took part in the heats...
Portlaoise Gardaí have located a missing teenager.
17-year-old Lia Hughes went missing from Portlaoise since the early hours of Sunday August 29
But thankfully she has been located safe and well.
Gardai said: "Lia Hughes has been located safe and well. No...
It has been a mammoth week on the GAA front with plenty of significant matches in football and hurling.
We have links to all 17 of the matches that we covered too.
Check out all of the results below:
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24
ACFL...
Alf Harvey's archives never fail to throw up some absolute classics.
This week we take a trip back to 2003 and Timahoe's Round Tower Festival.
And what an occasion it seemed to be.
From Tug of Wars to dog shows, a festival...
Martin Murphy, the manager of the victorious Portarlington senior football team who won the 2020 Laois championship recently, paid a visit to Oakdale Nursing Home Saturday afternoon and brought the two trophies won by his team recently.
Portarlington claimed the...
The Harps 2-18 Mountmellick 2-9
Intermediate Hurling Championship Group B Round 1
The Harps enjoyed a nine point victory over Mountmellick this morning in Group B of the Intermediate Hurling Championship.
The Harps played some fantastic hurling in the first half which...
Ballyfin 0-23 Ballinakill 1-19
Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
13 points from the returning duo of Eanna Lyons and Gareth Dunphy proved crucial for Ballyfin as they edged out Ballinakill in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Neither player played for...
The hurling club championship has roared into life with games in the top three grades over the last few days.
The action got underway on Thursday evening and has continued at some pace every since.
While today should've seen the conclusion...
On this week's Property Watch, we look at a €290,000 house currently on the market in Portlaoise - and compare what is available in Tullamore, Carlow, Newbridge and Kilkenny for a similar price.
In each instance, you can click through...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on May 9 of this year.
On the face of it, the small village of Vicarstown is like so many other Irish rural areas that has lost services over the years.
There's no school,...
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...
It's a quieter than usual day than you'd expect on the opening weekend of championship action but there are still a number of significant games down for decision.
The two intermediate competitions go centre stage with early throw-ins as team...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anne Mitchell (née Doyle)
The Numbers, Graiguecullen, Carlow / St Johnston, Donegal / Graiguecullen, Laois
Late of St. Johnston, Co. Donegal.
Peacefully at her home, beloved daughter of the late George; Anne will...
Rathdowney-Errill 2-18 Slieve Bloom 0-11
Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
2020 IHC champions Rathdowney-Errill made light work of their first assignment at Premier Intermediate as they eased past the challenge of Slieve Bloom in Mountrath tonight.
Ray Bowe, Paddy...
Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe 1-19 Clough-Ballacolla 2-23
Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
Clough-Ballacolla sealed their first win in Group A of the IHC following a fine win over Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe tonight.
Defeated semi finalists last year, Clough-Ballacolla had a dominant spell in the second...
Abbeyleix 0-23 Borris-Kilcotton 0-23
Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
A pointed free from PJ Scully with the last puck of the game ensured this pulsating Laois SHC Round 1 game ended all square in O'Moore Park.
Borris-Kilcotton were six behind...
Castletown 2-17 Rosenallis 0-18
Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
Castletown produced a strong second half display to seal a hard-fought victory over Rosenallis in their SHC Round 1 clash at O'Moore Park.
A point down at half time, a half...
After last night's excitement, the hurling action continues this evening with four big games down for decision.
Following the postponement of Clough-Ballacolla and The Harps, Group A of the SHC will finally get underway when Rosenallis and Castletown meet.
Rosenallis surprised...
Park-Ratheniska-Spink 1-10 Portarlington 1-8
U-13 Football Championship Final
Alex Sheehan's accuracy under pressure gave Park-Ratheniska-Spink a two point victory over Portarlington in yet another nail-biting final in The Centre of Excellence this afternoon.
The win caps a remarkable week for the Park-Ratheniska...
Stradbally Parish Gaels 2-9 Na Fianna Og 3-3
U-13 Football 'B' Championship Final
A remarkable second half comeback saw Stradbally Parish Gaels claim U-13 'B' glory in the Centre of Excellence this afternoon.
An Eoghan Maguire point in the 22nd minute gave...
Ballyroan-Abbey 6-5 Portarlington 1-1
U-13 Football Development League Final
Ballyroan-Abbey's Josh Carney fired a hat-trick as his side ran out convincing winners of the U-13 Development League final in the Centre of Excellence.
The excellence of Evan McEvoy and Odhran O'Keeffe in...
Crettyard 2-6 Kilcavan-The Rock 1-5
U-13 Football 'C' Championship Final
Two goals in the final three minutes from Crettyard saw them clinch an emphatic win over Kilcavan-The Rock.
The game started quite nervy with both defences on top, particularly Shay McEvoy at...
1 - Sale confirmed of old Parochial House and prime site in Portlaoise
The sale of the old Parochial House and adjoining grounds in Portlaoise has been confirmed.
The property and land – located in the centre of Portlaoise – had...
Nicole Turner finished in seventh place in her second Paralympic final of the 2020 Tokyo games.
The Portarlington swimmer's time of 1.41.62 was slightly slower than what she had managed in the heats.
But it was still almost ten seconds quicker...
