On this week's Property Watch we take a look at five homes currently for sale in Portlaoise for around €200,000.
In each case you can click through to see more on the property on Daft.ie.
103 The Hermitage, Borris Road
Property Partners...
For the 20,000+ people living in Portlaoise, there was very few of them didn't make their way out to Togher Woods at some stage during the various lockdowns over the past year.
Located just outside the town, it is managed...
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...
The Laois footballers make their first competitive appearance of 2021 this afternoon when they take on Clare in the opening round of the National Football League Division 2 South group.
Here we look ahead to the action.
When, where, what time?
This...
The Laois hurlers put in an improved performance against Dublin in O'Moore Park on Saturday evening - but they are still waiting for a first win in this league campaign and in a fight to save their Division 1...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Liam Anthony Walsh
The Old Rectory, Rathdowney, Laois
Died 13th May 2021 Peacefully in his 96th year surrounded by his loving family. Devoted husband of Catherine who pre-deceased him on the 19th...
The Laois hurlers are still waiting for the first win of 2021 following a Donal Burke-inspired defeat to Dublin.
The Laois hurlers went down to Dublin by eight points in the end – but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
We...
Laois 1-19 Dublin 0-30
National Hurling League Division 1B Round 2
Donal Burke was Dublin's tallisman yet again as his 18 points proved the difference in O'Moore Park this evening.
Cheddar Plunkett's side were far more competitive than six days ago against...
Our second Live Blog is here and will bring you all the action between Laois and Dublin in Round 2 of the National Hurling league.
It is the first game of 2021 to take place in O'Moore Park and the...
Last week we looked at why dieting almost always ends in failure. This week we’re going to look at alternatives.
To kick things off, two “quick wins”!
Eat breakfast! Two simple words, one easy action but something which can radically alter...
€270,000 has been allocated for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities in Laois as part of the Government’s ‘Our Rural Future’ project.
Deputy Charlie Flanagan has welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Rural and Community...
1 - Laois woman stars on latest episode of hit Channel 4 dating show ‘Naked Attraction’
A Laois woman starred on the most recent episode of the new season of the hit Channel 4 dating show ‘Naked Attraction’.
The unconventional TV...
"Five months is a long time to be sitting at home and we all think it'd be brilliant but it's not, a lot of the time."
So says David Finn of the Stylebar in Portlaoise as he reflects on the...
Laois senior hurling manager Cheddar Plunkett has named the same starting 15 for Saturday's clash with Dublin in O'Moore Park that started against Wexford last Sunday.
PJ Scully, who was a late call up for David Dooley who was ruled...
The Laois hurlers continue their 2021 Allianz Hurling League campaign this afternoon when they host Dublin in O'Moore Park.
This game is the second of five games in six weeks – ending next month when they travel to Belfast to...
A group of students from Laois are celebrating after claiming a national accolade at the Student enterprise Awards.
Colm Byrne, Aaron Dooley and Adam Ramsbottom make up O•Glo from Portlaoise CBS who entered in the Senior Category.
And while they didn't...
The celebration of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven is an important feast. It brings with it both promise and hope. These days are thankfully much brighter.
The light that was promised at the end of this pandemic is...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Wheatley (née McDonald)
Wolfhill, Laois
Sister of the late Hannah. Deeply regretted by her loving husband Patsy, children Bernard, Siobhan, Sadie and James, sisters Lil and Bridie, sons-in-law Conor and Luke,...
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke has named his starting 15 for Sunday's opening round of Division 2 of the National Football League.
For the first time since the All Ireland Qualifier against Cork in 2019, Donie Kingston starts for...
Laois Offaly Families for Autism's first Annual Rainbow Day has proved a massive success with a staggering €19,000 raised.
Chairperson Breda Murray is very grateful for, but not surprised by, the support the people of Laois and Offaly have given...
Students from Portlaoise CBS claimed a national award at the Young Social Innovators recently.
Gary Young O'Shea, Luke Walsh, Padraig Delaney, Finn Brophy, Cormac Allen, Danh Culliton, Michael Whyte, Joshua Murray-Carton, Devin Walsh and TJ McDonald claimed the School Community...
They say that great things are worth waiting for - and that is certainly the case for this Laois school.
Back in July 2017, almost four years ago, planning permission was granted for St Francis School to transfer from the...
There have been four further Coronavirus-related deaths and 425 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Two of these deaths occurred in May, one in February and one in January.
There is no county by county breakdown...
A popular regular feature on the LaoisToday site since its beginning is the New to the Area series.
Here at LaoisToday we talk to people who have come from all over and made lives here in Laois.
We talk to them...
The National Ploughing Association has announced that it has cancelled the trade exhibition element of their annual event for the second year.
Around 300,000 people were due to descend on Ratheniska from September 15-17 for the three day event -...
A Laois primary school has applied for planning permission for an extension that would include a new classroom, multi-sensory room and office.
Clonaghadoo NS, which is in the parish of Mountmellick but associated with the Kilcavan GAA club, recently applied...
18 students from one of Laois's smallest schools claimed glory in a national PE competition recently.
There are only 33 students in Mayo National School in Crettyard - and those from senior infants to 3rd class took part in the...
Both the Laois camogie and ladies football teams will have their home league games in O'Moore Park this year.
The Laois ladies football team host Kildare in their opening Division 3 game on Sunday week, May 23, while the camogie...
Laois forward Evan O'Carroll reckons that the current panel is the strongest that he has been involved with.
It is high praise from the Crettyard man who, after making his debut in 2013, is embarking on his ninth season in...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has called for a wave of legislation to be introduced to support workers as we emerge out of the Covid crisis.
Speaking in the Dáil recently, Mr Stanley highlighted the plight of the Debenhams workers...
