Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has urged cross-party support for Sinn Féin’s motion calling for an emergency response to the accelerating mental health crisis.
This motion is set to be heard in the Dáil this week.
The Laois TD says that...
There have been 15 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 401 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Of the deaths notified today, 2 in April, 3 in March, 6 in February, 4 in January or earlier.
The median...
Major improvement works are set to be carried out in the coming months on a 'dangerous' roundabout on a busy Laois road.
The roundabout in question is on the Dublin Road outside the Fieldbrook Estate in Portlaoise and is of...
A Laois County Councillor has expressed his frustration over the lack of electric car charging points in the area of the county that he represents.
Ben Brennan, an independent councillor for the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, called for charging points to...
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that we have all had to adapt the way we live our lives - and one Laois County Councillor has come up with an idea that may benefit the hospitality sector and its customers.
Fianna...
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Carphone Warehouse are set to close their 80 stores in Ireland - including their shop in Portlaoise.
In total it will lead to the loss of more than 500 jobs across the country.
Carphone Warehouse had a store in Laois Shopping...
The Miss Laois pageant is underway and this year’s three finalists are looking for your vote.
Sarah McDonnell hails from Portarlington and is in the running for the Miss Laois title alongside Halle Courtney and Alison Dyer.
Sarah has always been...
Planning applications have been submitted to build additional homes in two existing Laois housing estates.
In Ballylinan, it is intended that nine new properties will be added to the Doirin Alainn estate.
DeBhal Construction Ltd have submitted proposals in a planning...
A suicide prevention group that is setting up an office in Laois are hoping that they will be operational in the county by late May/early June.
SOSAD (Save Our Sons And Daughters) Ireland is a service that provides a free...
The annual Laois GAA County Board €130 draw has been a huge source of finance for clubs for 20 years now though the Coronavirus pandemic has ensured that is presenting its own set of challenges.
Last year all the tickets...
Laois 1-8 Louth 0-13
2000 National Football League Division 2 Semi Final
This week's Remember the Game takes us back 21 years to when the Laois footballers faced Louth in a National Football League semi final in Mullingar.
Back in those days,...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Lillie) Oxley (née Kirwan)
Coolnabacca, Stradbally, Laois
Elizabeth (Lillie) Oxley, (neé Kirwan), Coolnabacca, Stradbally, Co.Laois, formerly Ringstown, Mountrath. – Died 20th April 2021, (peacefully) surrounded by her loving family at the...
Three local girls are in contention to be crowned this year's Miss Laois, which is part of Miss Ireland, one of the world's longest-running beauty pageants.
Alison Dyer and Sarah McDonnell from Portarlington as well as Halle Courtney from The...
There have been 11 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 390 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Of the deaths notified today, 4 occurred in April, 2 in March, 4 in February and 1 in January.
The median...
Laois TD Charlie Flanagan has welcomed a High Court decision regarding an An Taisce objection to a new Glanbia cheese plant.
Earlier this month, a High Court case commenced between Glanbia Ireland and An Taisce over proposed plans to build...
A campaign led by a new mum to ease Covid restrictions in maternity hospitals banning partners from the crucial 20-week scan, early labour and other appointments has been backed by a local Fianna Fail senator.
Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, from Rathangan...
There was a big win for a Laois trainer and an owner with strong Laois connections in Tramore yesterday.
The 5.40pm Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle went to Shantou Sisu – trained by The Heath based Billy Lanigan.
This was Mr...
We’re back with the latest instalment of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast.
Host Alan Hartnett is in the hot seat once again and he is joined by his colleague Steven Miller.
The pair take a look at the Leinster football and...
Anyone who has been in Vicarstown recently will have noticed that work is in progress on the Blueway project, an exciting walking facility that extends to 46km, from Athy to Rathangan along the grand canal.
There have been a number...
The opening of a mass vaccination centre in Laois this week gives hope that events such as the Electric Picnic and the World Ploughing Championships could go ahead in the county later this year.
So says Laois TD Charlie Flanagan...
The Laois hurlers will play Wexford in this year's Leinster championship quarter-final.
The draw was made this morning on RTE Radio 1 with Dublin set to meet Antrim in the other quarter-final.
Should Laois win, they will meet Kilkennyin the semi-final....
The Laois footballers have been drawn to play Westmeath in this year's Leinster championship.
The draw was made this morning on RTE Radio 1 with Laois given a bye to the quarter-final as they reached the semi-final in 2020.
It will...
The western area of Laois - known in the county council circles as the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District - should be a pilot project for an annual programme of public lighting.
That was the argument put forward by Cllr Conor Bergin...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth Casey (née Deegan)
Rathmore, Stradbally, Laois
Elizabeth passed away unexpectedly but peacefully surrounded by her loving family at University Hospital, Limerick. Sadly missed by her loving husband Noel, sons Frank and...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on April 21, 2017.
We salute this crew of mighty men. Any player that can keep playing sport well into their 40s is not to be messed with and in Laois there a number...
There have been no further Coronavirus-related deaths and 403 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
With less than five new cases announced today, Laois now has a 14-day incidence rate of 129.9.
There has now been...
It has hosted weddings, dinner dances lip sync battles, Bingo Loco nights and all sorts of events and conferences - but the main function room in the Midlands Park Hotel will become the focus of Laois’s battle against Covid-19.
From...
Food and drink producers from Laois are being invited to join the Food Academy programme.
This initiative, which is run by Laois Enterprise Office, has seen successful local companies such as Ballykilcavan Brewery, Le Skinny Chef, Flavour Safari and 12...
While Portarlington has been awarded more than €1 million in government funding, two areas which also applied for the same grant have been unsuccessful.
Laois County Council made applications for projects in Borris-In-Ossory and Killeshin which were not successful.
This means...
