Laois has been allocated €1,263,744 in housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability.
The work covers carrying out adaptations to houses, for instance, a downstairs bedroom or bathroom.
It also covers repairs and improvements that are essential...
Amy Huberman, Vogue Williams and Sofie Skehan are among the 13,000 followers of the Stay Home Play Instagram account set up by Durrow woman Lisa Sheppard at the start of the first lockdown last year.
That number continues to grow...
75 care packages, a range of different items and vouchers were gifted to the staff and residents at Droimnin Nursing Home last night.
At the start of the year, the Stradbally nursing home experienced a severe Covid-19 outbreak that saw...
The owners of a popular Laois pub say they will not be opening the premises again.
Claire and Glyn Jenkins had only taken the lease on The Brewery pub in Rathdowney five weeks before they were forced to shut due...
The first instalment of our Laois Abroad series for 2021 is here and a man from The Heath gets us underway.
At the end of 2018, Colin Nestor and his girlfriend Gemma McCaffrey, who is from Fermanagh, traded their jobs...
Weddings are set to make a massive comeback from 2022 onwards - so says the lead singer of a Laois Wedding Band.
Damien Carroll of the Electrix joined host Paul Downey on The Midweek Podcast recently.
Carroll is the lead singer...
Laois ladies football goalkeeper Eimear Barry has committed to the inter-county scene for another season.
The Shanahoe ladies player is considered something of a late comer to the county game - making her championship debut for Laois more than 16...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Katie Dowling (née Delaney)
Sentry Hill, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Katie Dowling (nee Delaney, Barney, Errill) Villa Marie Nursing Home, Roscrea and formerly Sentry Hill, Borris-in Ossory and Bordwell Ballacolla. February 28th 2021. Peacefully...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on March 2, 2017.
The Laois winners in the Irish Restaurant Awards were announced at a function in the Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny on Wednesday night.
There were county-by-county awards across nine different categories...
The health authorities have announced one further Coronavirus-related death and 687 new cases.
12 of today’s cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate moves to 265.7 and from 259.7 yesterday.
While there have been no new admissions to...
We’re back with the latest instalment of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast.
Host Alan Hartnett is joined by Steven Miller where they look back at all the sports news from the last week.
The first item on the agenda is the...
This piece by John Whelan originally appeared on LaoisToday on January 19, 2020, ahead of last year's General Election.
Although joined at the hip since the birth of the nation Laois-Offaly were separated for the first time for general election...
The Laois senior hurling championship again produced its fair share of drama in 2020, not least when the final was postponed on the week of the game as the Coronavirus case numbers began to sharply rise last October.
But prior...
Three Laois branches of Bank of Ireland are among the 88 branches set to close following an announcement by the company this morning.
Mountrath, Durrow and Rathdowney are among the 88 branches set to close as the bank say they...
Barry Cowen has "hallmark of a leader" according to John Moloney, former Fianna Fáil Laois-Offaly TD and veteran of the party.
Speaking on the LaoisToday Podcast this week, Moloney said that if the Offaly man is interested in replacing Micheal...
The Laois ladies have appointed a new minor football management team ahead of the 2021 season.
The 2020 edition of the inter-county competition was canned due to Covid-19 but organisers are hopeful that games will proceed later this year.
Former Laois...
At this time of the year, Third Year pupils in secondary school are faced with the uneasy task of deciding what programme of study to pursue into senior cycle.
The challenging questions that they are confronted with include: Will...
Former Laois GAA chairman Gerry Kavanagh has been appointed to the GAA's national Central Appeals Committee (CAC).
Kavanagh, who was Laois GAA chairman from 2013 to 2017 and served in a number of Other roles prior to that, is Laois's...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Gerard O’Brien
Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois/Roscrea, Tipperary
O`Brien, Gerard, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Feb 26th 2021, peacefully, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his infant son James. Dearly loved husband to Mary....
Laois Sawmills is based in Portlaoise with a staff of over 50 people. Operating a state of the Art Sawmill and Pellet plant, we are a high volume sawmill dealing with both Ireland and The UK.
We are currently seeking...
When will we get nights like these again?
Our dive into Alf Harvey's archives this week brings back to February 2009 and a Mountrath GAA awards night.
Held in Mountrath Golf Club, it was a straight-forward enough event.
A few presentations, a...
The health authorities have announced a further six Coronavirus-related death and 612 new cases.
14 of today's cases are in Laois, meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate moves to 259.7 and under 260 for the first time in almost two...
Macra na Feirme has been a mainstay of Irish rural life since the 1940s and given that its first headquarters was in Athy, it's not surprising that it has a strong branch just out the road and across the...
Our latest Down Memory Lane podcast takes on a slightly different format as we take a look back on a specific sporting achievement.
In this case it was the incredible run that Ballyroan Gaels went on in 2006, one that...
On this week's Property Watch we take a look at some of the homes currently for sale in Portarlington for around €250,000.
Portarlington is a town with a population of over 10,000 and enjoys a range of amenities as well...
Former Laois-Offaly TD John Moloney says that the "clock is ticking" on Fianna Fáil to prove that they can be "a party for the future".
And he has also spoken about the challenges facing Fianna Fáil locally in Laois to...
Well-known Laois band Abbeyfolk, who have played venues all over the country and internationally, say they can't wait to experience the thrill of performing live again.
While there was some opportunities to play at weddings last year, the entertainment industry...
This piece by John Whelan was originally published on LaoisToday on January 26, 2020, in the run up to last year's General Election.
Have you seen the 1917 World War 1 movie?
Well the 2011 General Election was something similar …...
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...
A couple of weeks ago a stalwart of ladies football in Laois, Mikey Hyland from Shanahoe, was presented with a top volunteer award by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA).
It was a much deserved award for a legendary figure.
But...
