There can be few GAA players out there that have clocked up as many air miles in their quest to represent their club and county for as long as they can.
Cahir Healy's career though is one of the most...
Two more Covid-19 deaths have been sadly confirmed at a Laois nursing home.
Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally has been battling a Covid-19 outbreak since the end of December.
Six people had lost their lives to the virus since Monday of...
Two Laois businesses have announced that they will cease trading in the UK due to the fallout from Brexit.
FreeTV.ie and TheGardenShop.ie say they have indefinitely suspended shipping orders to the Britain.
David Maher, who the Director of both companies explained...
A Laois undertaker has opened up about how the Covid-19 pandemic has completely changed how we grieve in Ireland.
Liam Whelehan, who works with his Dad William and uncle Jim at Whelehan & Son Funeral Directors, also hopes that members...
The 'Support Our Steam Appeal' has been launched by one of the country’s oldest voluntary steam preservation societies - which is based in Stradbally.
Like for many voluntary organisations, 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year for all in the...
Gardai now have the power to prosecute breaches of travel restrictions under Covid-19 Regulations by means of a fine.
The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A-Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No.10) Regulations 2020 in accordance with the Health (Preservation and Protection and other...
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high-speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has confirmed that surveying is underway in 12 rural Laois areas.
Ballylinan, Lackeragh, Castlewood, Killeen, Glosna, Wolfhill, Knocklaide, Luggacurren,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Ann Dempsey (née Maher)
Ballyhagen, Carbury, Kildare/Durrow, Laois
Mother of the late Derrick. Deeply regretted by her loving husband Paul, sadly missed by her sons Ray, Paul and Robert,...
The Laois nursing home at the centre of a Coronaviurs outbreak has sadly recorded its sixth Covid-19 related death.
The CEO of Brookhaven Healthcare, which manages Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally, confirmed the sad news following the outbreak which began...
Our photographs this week from Alf Harvey's archives capture his visit to Castletown NS in 2001.
In the year after the turn of the Millennium, the young students in Castletown had their whole lives in front of them.
The photographs were...
There have been a further eight Coronavirus-related deaths and 4,929 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
63 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate goes to 911.5, up from...
The total number of people in hospital with Covid-19 continues to rise sharply, the latest figures show.
A total of 1,582 people are in hospital across the country as of this morning.
That represents a 24 hour increase of 79. 104...
A positive case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Portlaoise Prison.
The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that one prisoner, who did not recently enter the facility, has tested positive.
Therefore, it is only possible that he picked up the disease...
The promoter of the Electric Picnic says he is 'hugely optimistic' that the festival will go ahead this year.
For the first time since it began in 2004, the Electric Picnic did not happen in 2020 due to the Covid-19...
A Laois woman is calling on people to 'get moving' as her Instagram-based fundraiser for student nurses in Portlaoise Hospital took off over the weekend.
Lynda Keyes, from Camross, has set up a GoFundMe Page and it has already raised...
A Portlaoise CBS student has been awarded a prestigious University of Limerick scholarship.
St Mary’s CBS past pupil Jordan Ikpomwen, who did his Leaving Cert in 2020, was granted one of the UL40 Scholarship Awards which is open to all...
Former Laois footballer Rory Stapleton has taken over as manager of Arles-Killeen for the 2021 club season.
The Annanough man, who won an All Ireland minor medal in 2003 and played senior championship football under Mick O'Dwyer, Liam Kearns and...
Portarlington Rugby Club, in conjunction with Ohana ZERO Suicide, are asking their players, coaches and members to make the most of the current lockdown by completing a 30-minute free online suicide prevention training programme.
They are also asking other...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joseph O'Shea
20 O`Moore Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Beloved father of Tanya, Tírna, Taylor, and Jake. Predeceased by his son Jamie-Lee. Deeply regretted by his loving family, mother Margaret, father...
Shop online at www.gerrybrownejewellers.ie.
Due to government restrictions we in Gerry Browne Jewellers are closed to the public, but we are working away in the back ground, delivering all the parcels which are ordered online.
Any queries will be dealt with,...
Rath NS, a 211-pupil school located close to Ballybrittas village, is now enrolling for the 2021-2022 school year.
Applications are open between January 14 and February 5, 2021.
Application forms are available to download from the school website www.rathns.ie or on...
There have been a further eight Coronavirus-related deaths and 6,888 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
105 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate goes to 843, up from...
The number of new car sales fell by over 12% in Laois in 2020 compared to 2019, according to figures released last week by the Society for the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
A total of 1,180 new cars were recorded...
School days are the best days of our lives, we are constantly told.
And when you look back at photos from various Laois schools from Alf Harvey's trip around the county back in the early 2000s, the smiling faces would...
Normally at this time of the year, various local pantomime groups around the country would be in the thick of their schedule of shows or in the final hectic few days of preparation.
For the Portlaoise Pantomime group, this year...
Laois Sawmills Ltd are looking to recruit both Full and Part-time workers to our team in a busy timber milling plant on the outskirts of Portlaoise town.
We are looking for hard-working and flexible General Operatives who want to join a well-established...
This week we take a look at some of the properties in rural locations in Laois currently for sale for around €250,000.
The properties range from Attanagh on the Kilkenny border to Barrowhouse on the Kildare border, Borris-in-Ossory, Stradbally and...
This time 10 years ago the Laois footballers were preparing for life under new manager Justin McNulty.
After Mick O'Dwyer left after the 2006 season, former Limerick boss Liam Kearns did two seasons in 2007 and 2008 and All Ireland...
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...
Kilcotton 0-17 Borris-in-Ossory 1-8
2002 Laois IHC Final
Kilcotton and Borris-in-Ossory are steeped in Laois hurling history and have a long association both with each other and in their own right.
They also have a history of meeting each other in big...
