Rathdowney native Shane Keegan has been appointed as the first team manager of League of Ireland side Dundalk ahead of the commencement of the new season.
Keegan, who formerly managed Wexford Youth and Galway - and is set to manage...
Mountmellick woman Joan Fennelly is currently preparing to swim across the Bristol Channel.
This follows on from her epic swim of the English Channel in July 2020 - with her fellow group members from the Henley Mermaids.
Joan, along with Laura...
In the times we are, clubs and organisations have to get creative with their fundraising endeavours - and that is certainly the case here.
Portlaoise GAA club have launched 'Lockdown Bingo Online' - with the first one scheduled for Friday...
Two members of two Laois bands are set to appear on a popular RTE One TV show on Wednesday afternoon from 3.30pm.
Abbeyleix natives James and Jim Ring will star on the Today Show with Daithi O Se, Maura Derrane...
The students and teachers of Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington came together to produce a very impressive video for International Women's Day, piecing together poetry, speeches and famous words of wisdom.
Students Laura Slevin and Sophia Colman were the stars of...
Laois Gardai have been very busy over the last couple of days with reports on drink driving, a stolen bicycle, dog theft and speeding.
On Sunday, Gardai arrested a driver after they failed a test.
Gardai said: "Laois Road Policing unit...
The second instalment of our Laois Abroad series for 2021 is here and a woman from Abbeyleix is up next.
Zoe Killeen packed up her life shortly after her 21st birthday in October 2013 and headed for Brisbane in Australia.
With...
We’re back with the latest instalment of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast.
Host Alan Hartnett is in the hot seat once again and this episode features a very special interview.
Portlaoise native Ger Dunne is a man of various sporting hats.
He...
Two Laois championships may require relegation playoffs before the 2021 editions can begin.
As things stand, all adult championships except intermediate football and junior 'C' hurling from 2020 remain outstanding.
Clonaslee and Rosenallis won those competitions respectively before Covid brought all...
A section of the R434 between Clough and Ballacolla will receive €500,000 for major road resurfacing works this year.
So says Cllr Conor Bergin as he outlined how a 1.7km stretch of the road will be treated.
According to the Fine...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Maura O'Callaghan (née Treacy)
Newpark, Portlaoise, Laois / Kilmallock, Limerick
O'Callaghan (nee Treacy) Newpark, Portlaoise and late of Kilmallock, March 8th 2021, peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. Maura, beloved...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on March 10, 2017.
Up to 30 jobs are being created with the opening of the much-anticipated Bog Road pub in Fairgreen on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise.
The completely revamped pub is the...
There have been no new Coronavirus-related deaths and 437 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Five of the new cases are in Laois meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people is...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has called on his colleagues in Laois, Offaly and around the country to back a bill on adoptive rights.
This bills seeks to create legislation to ensure that adopted people have a legal right to...
The first ever Laois premier intermediate hurling championship is still awaiting its conclusion.
Like all club action, it was called to a halt back in October when Covid-19 cases spiked.
But prior to its postponement we had seen Portlaoise and The...
The future of the 2021 Electric Picnic is in the hands of the government - so say the organisers.
A statement was issued on Twitter this morning in response to an article which appeared on the Irish Times website this...
Almost €26 million in funding was announced today as part of the Government's Revitalising the Midlands Programme - with Portlaoise very much leading the way.
Portlaoise is Ireland's first designated Low Carbon Town and €9 million funding has been announced...
The government has announced new funding of €9 million for a project to make Portlaoise Ireland’s first designated 'Low Carbon Town'.
Fianna Fail Minister for State Sean Fleming confirmed the allocation this morning.
The money will be used to carry out...
Laois County Council is launching a new initiative ‘Check-In’ across the county as part of the ‘Keep Well’ Community Resilience Campaign.
The ‘Check-In’ initiative is a proactive response to Staying connected, one of the themes of the ‘Keep Well’...
At the age of 19, Mountrath woman Niamh Cahill was struck down with a rare brain infection, one that saw her spend a week on a life support machine in Beaumount Hospital before later moving to the National Rehabilitation...
Peter Burke, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, today announced that he has approved funding of €126,159 for Women for Election to support their activities, which involve promoting and encouraging women to participate...
€1,690 has so far been raised for the Portlaoise Action to Homelessness charity from a virtual 'Walk to Lourdes'.
Sadhbh Dunne and Cara Phelan, who are both fifth year students in Scoil Chriost Ri, are hoping to achieve the Pope...
Golf clubs around the world enjoyed a boom in activity in 2020 as it was one of the activities that experienced the least restrictions.
Though courses were closed on a number of occasions, they were opened earlier than other sports...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marie Rogers (née Lynch)
Gortnalee, Rathdowney, Laois
Marie Rogers (née Lynch), Whitebeam Lodge, Gortnalee, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. March 6th 2021. Peacefully following a short illness in the tender care of the nurses...
Aubren Ltd design, make and deliver outstanding air handling products.
As an outsource manufacturer we support our clients in accelerating their product release by providing expertise in concept design, component sourcing, design for manufacture, prototyping, product testing, customer trials,...
Units of Laois Fire and Rescue from Portlaoise, Mountmellick, Rathdowney and Mountrath stations are currently tackling a gorse fire in the Slieve Bloom mountains this evening.
The blaze started earlier today on Clonlawn Hill near Ballyfin and quickly spread as...
There have been a further three Coronavirus-related deaths and 525 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Eight of the new cases are in Laois meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people...
Rory O'Connor of Rory's Stories says his dream project is to team up with Roddy Doyle to do a film or show on Irish life in a housing estate from the 2000s onwards.
While he says that a programme on...
On our latest Down Memory Lane Podcast, we’ve gone back to 2011 to remember the incredible season enjoyed by the Killeshin footballers.
They won the intermediate championship for the first time in 18 years and while that was a significant...
On this week's Property Watch, we take a look at some of the homes currently for sale around Laois for about €350,000.
Among the homes included are properties in Rathdowney, Durrow and Raheen as well as two in Portlaoise.
You can...
