A Laois GAA club have unveiled plans to build two brand new pitches, ball wall and a training area.
Clough-Ballacolla, who have their home grounds in Ballacolla, intend to construct a brand new facility in Clough.
The two new pitches will...
The death has taken place of Liam Carroll, a highly-regarded member of the Courtwood and Rath communities.
He passed away suddenly in his 92nd year at his home in Courtwood on Tuesday evening.
He is survived by his wife Theresa and...
Residents near where an anaerobic digestion facility is set to be constructed in Laois are planning to mount a legal challenge to An Bord Pleanala against the project.
Bord na Móna received planning permission on January 5 to construct an...
The Heath NS, just outside Portlaoise, will be accepting applications for junior infant enrolments for the 2021-2022 school year from Thursday, January 14, up to Friday, January 29.
Application forms are available from the school website here.
The period within which applicants...
Labour Senator Mark Wall has thrown his support behind the ongoing campaign to see Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington receive a new building.
According to the Athy native, he received an update for Minister for Education Norma Foley on the school...
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...
There was sadness in the Courtwood and Belgrove communities this week at the death of Clare Dunne after a short illness.
Clare was originally a Fennell from Grattan Street in Portlaoise before moving to Belgrove, Ballybrittas, where she lived with...
There have been a further 17 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 7,836 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 107 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
The government have announced a raft of additional Covid-19 restrictions aimed at further curbing the spread of the virus in the country.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin announced the changes, which will last until the end of January, following a Cabinet meeting...
Welcome to episode three of the Midweek Podcast with LaoisToday.
On the podcast this week, we speak with Dr Michelle Byrne of the Maryborough Family Practice in Portlaoise.
She was in conversation with Steven Miller about dealing with Covid as a...
Given the rising numbers of community transmission of Covid-19, the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise have taken the decision this week to cease all non-time dependent work including inpatient, day case and outpatient services.
Essential services and urgent time sensitive procedures...
A Laois man has been appointed as the new chairman of Kilkenny Tourism.
Ciaran Conroy, from Portlaoise, joins the body which strives to increase the economic impact of continued investment in Kilkenny’s tourism sector and maximize the audience reach.
A previous...
The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, of which Portlaoise Hospital is a member, has confirmed that staff in the Laois hospital will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine later this week.
Staff at hospitals in Cork and St James' Hospital have begun...
The CEO of Brookhaven Healthcare, which manages Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally, has praised the efforts of staff in trying to manage the Covid-19 outbreak there.
Gearóid Brennan says that staff who have tested negative and are still working are...
Two Laois football clubs have appointed new managers ahead of the 2021 season.
Joe Higgins has stepped down as St Joseph's boss but his replacement will be well known to the team as he was part of the management team...
Here at LaoisToday we do our best to cover as many GAA matches as possible.
We got to venues all around the county and followed our Laois teams around the country.
And now we’ve compiled a list of the ten hurling...
A carer is required for two hours per day in the North Tipperary/South Laois area for a lovely, elderly lady.
She needs some help with mobility and light house work. Mid morning hours - 11am to 1pm approximately.
Attractive rate of...
Gardai in Laois are hoping to reunite owners with quads that they recovered recently.
Following searches at properties, Gardai in Portlaoise found two Honda Quads and a Suzuki Quad.
They also recovered a Munich tool set and are hoping whoever owns...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Liam Carroll
The Buildings, Courtwood, Ballybrittas, Laois
Liam passed away suddenly but peacefully in his 92nd year at his residence in the company of his loving family. Sadly...
Our photographs from Alf Harvey’s archives this week feature the annual Laois Hunt Ball from 2001.
The event is one of most anticipated events on the Laois social scene, each year.
It certainly is a look back in time, both at...
There have been a further 17 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 5,325 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 12 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
There is deep sadness in Portlaoise this week following the passing of PJ Nealon.
Mr Nealon, who was originally from Janesboro, Limerick, passed away peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise on Monday January 4.
A keen GAA man, Mr...
There is very good news for a Laois school this afternoon as funding for three new classrooms has been approved.
Raheen National School (Tobar an Leinn) has been given approval for the project from the Department of Education.
Two of these...
A Laois man with a big heart brought some Christmas cheer to his town once again this year.
Ned Horan rode around Mountmellick on a white horse, dressed as Santa Claus, on Christmas morning.
The 70-year-old retired builder has been doing...
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has confirmed four retrofitting centres of excellence are to open within the next three months.
The centres of excellence will open in Limerick and Clare ETB, Mayo Sligo...
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2020 saw the world ravaged by Covid-19 but 2021 will hopefully see the world fight back against this virus through vaccinations.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is available currently in Ireland but the belief is that two more, Moderna and Oxford/AstraZeneca, will...
Emo's Paul Lawlor has been added to the Laois senior football backroom team as he links up with manager Mike Quirke as a selector for the 2021 season.
Lawlor replaces Ballyroan-Abbey's Eoin Kearns who has stepped aside from his role...
The Rathdowney-Errill hurlers are on the lookout for a new manager after John Delaney stepped aside after three years in the role.
Delaney, who played for Laois during the 1980s and had a spell as a selector with Laois under...
MEP for the South, which include Laois, Billy Kelleher, has hit out at the European Union's vaccine roll-out programme.
The Cork native says that the 'tardy' delivery of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine and 'tardy' approval of Moderna and Oxford Astrazenca vaccines...
