Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Canice Magennis
Tallaght, Dublin/Timahoe, Laois
Canice passed away peacefully at Tallaght Hospital Dublin in the company of his loving family. Sadly missed by his wife Kathleen (née Kerr formerly...
Cahir Healy's long playing association with Portlaoise GAA appears to be at an end following the dual star's decision to transfer to a London club, where he has been living for a number of years.
Healy will have to go...
There were no road deaths in Laois in 2020, the RSA has confirmed.
In fact, alongside Longford, these were the only two counties with no fatal traffic accidents last year.
Out of the 138 crashes across the country last year, 149...
There have been a further nine Coronavirus-related deaths and 4,842 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, six of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate...
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has announced that there will be an increase in vaccinations this month.
The original plan had been to vaccinate all 75,000 residents and staff in nursing homes, mental health and disability residential centres by...
Gardai in Laois are pleading with people to 'stop doing dangerous things'.
This comes after they and members of Laois Fire and Rescue Services were called to a frozen lake in Portarlington where a family were spotted walking on the...
Two Laois projects received 'Highly Commended' status following the results of yesterday's BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
For the third year running, Heywood student Evan Hogg claimed glory at the event as he was named the Social and Behavioural Senior Individual...
There was a sense of shock and sadness in Ballyroan at the unexpected death of Jack Murphy.
Jack died suddenly on the week before Christmas while out herding cattle.
Eamonn Mulhall, President Ballyroan Abbey GAA Club, has penned a lovely...
1 - Laois Leaving Cert student launches petition calling on Minister Foley to reverse 3-day week decision
A Laois Sixth Year student launched a petition calling on the Minister for Education to reverse her decision regarding a three-day week for...
A doctor's surgery is a busy place in a normal year but the Maryborough Family Practice on Main Street in Portlaoise received 8,000 extra phone calls in 2020 compared to 2019.
Speaking this week on the LaoisToday Midweek podcast, Dr...
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland recently expressed shock, over what he says is a “blasphemous” satirical clip broadcast on RTE’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Show, which he said was mocking and deeply offensive to Christians.
In two...
This evening in Galway, Connacht will play Munster in the Pro12 a week on from their first win over Leinster in 19 years.
Connacht sit second in Conference B behind Munster and with only the top team to go through...
The closing date for applications for Sports Capital Grants have been extended.
Minister for State in the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, confirmed that the closing date is now March 1.
Applications opened on December 11 and it had originally been...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Augustine (Gus) Fahy
Brook Lodge, Old Mills, Stradbally, Laois / Leixlip, Kildare
Augustine (GUS) Fahy, 'Brook Lodge', Old Mills, Stradbally, Co. Laois. (Peacefully) at The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise...
Over 1,000 students from across the island of Ireland took part in the first ever virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
The event this year took place from January 6-8 and of the Laois entries, one was successful.
Evan Hogg...
There have been a further 20 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 8,248 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 55 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
A Laois bank has been forced to close temporarily following a suspected Covid-19 outbreak among staff members.
AIB in Lyster Square in Portlaoise has been shut today.
LaoisToday understands that at least one member of staff has tested positive for the...
A Laois TD became one of the first politicians in Ireland to receive the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.
Independent TD for Kildare South, Cathal Berry, who is from Portarlington, ended up receiving the vaccine after answering the HSE's call to help...
€383,375 has been allocated for improvements to towns and villages across Laois under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
A total of nine communities in the county will benefit with projects selected in Rathdowney, Stradbally, Timahoe, Vicarstown, Emo, Killeshin, Donaghmore,...
In our first LaoisToday podcast of 2021, we chat with John Mulholland, chief executive of Laois County Council.
He chats about the challenges of managing Laois County Council during the Covid-19 pandemic and his background in public service.
He addresses some...
There has been a boost for the Laois hurlers as two key forwards have committed to the panel for 2021.
Ballinakill's Cha Dwyer and Borris-Kilcotton's PJ Scully are both understood to have agreed to join Seamas 'Cheddar' Plunkett's squad.
Dwyer was...
Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s in Portlaoise following the seizure of a number of items recently.
They discovered a drone along with a package containing mobile phones, chargers and quantities of crack cocaine, cocaine and cannabis, with...
Laois-Offaly TD Barry Cowen has called for the vaccination of teachers and school staff to be 'fast-tracked'.
In a letter to Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Mr Cowen said that since the news of school closures had been made public, he had...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) Duff
Mountrath, Laois / Drimnagh, Dublin
Duff, Michael (Mick) (Drimnagh, Dublin 12, late of Coolnacarte, Mountrath, Co. Laois and formerly of Esso Ireland), January 5th, 2020 suddenly...
We put the shout out, and as usual, you did not disappoint.
While the snow didn't arrive over Christmas, most of us woke up to a fair dusting over it this morning.
The first snowfall of 2021 was predicted by Met...
There have been a further 10 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 6,521 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 82 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
It's a brand new year and we are back with our first Talking Sport Podcast of 2021.
With no GAA action on the field for the next few months at least, Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are back for the...
Aidel Aurel Casabar, Staff Nurse at the A&E in Portlaoise Hospital in Laois is the first person to be vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine against COVID-19 in the hospital.
She was vaccinated by her colleague Mary Gilligan who...
Tributes have been paid to a former Laois primary school teacher who passed away suddenly over Christmas.
Helen Whelehan, from Ballycarroll, Portarlington, was a teacher in the Presentation Primary School for almost 40 years.
Mrs Whelehan, who was originally from Dingle,...
A Laois Sixth Year student has launched a petition calling on the Minister for Education to reverse yesterday's decision regarding a three-day week for Leaving Certs.
Caoimhe Dunne, who attends Portlaoise College, does not believe that schools are safe places...
