There were almost 100 fewer new car sales recorded in Laois in January compared to the same month last year, according to figures released recently by the Society for the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
A total of 376 new cars...
Due to continued growth and expansion, TSI Flowmeters are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Technician, with an electronic/mechatronic background, to join our team.
Founded in 1999 and based in Clonminam Business Park, Portlaoise, TSI Flowmeters are the market leaders in...
The primary producer in farming "always seems to take the smallest portion" and the current forestry felling licence backlog sees everyone else having their say and forest owners "sitting around twiddling their thumbs and going without income".
That was the...
A Laois student has been selected on NUIG's team for the European Debating Championship.
Anna Lee Dowling, who completed her Leaving Cert in Scoil Chriost Ri in 2020, has made the team.
The Portlaoise native, who attended primary school in The...
Mattie Collier from Camross will serve as chairman of the Laois Hurling Steering Group for 2021, taking over from Clough-Ballacolla's Tom Clear who was in that role for the past number of years.
Collier, who has managed Laois underage teams...
Starting this Thursday, Laois GAA are set to host three free coaching webinars.
Two of them will be run by Games Development Officers while one will be presented by Laois senior football boss Mike Quirke.
The first webinar is called Health...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Lar Cuddy
Northgrove, Camross, Laois
Lar Cuddy, Northgrove, Camross, Co. Laois. Died 8th February 2021,(peacefully) surrounded by is loving family. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Maureen, daughters Frankie, Mozzie, Laura, and...
The death has occurred of Pat Hyland, a former long-serving Fine Gael councillor in Monasterevan and chairman of Kildare County Council.
Mr Hyland of Oghill House Stud near Monasterevan was highly-regarded in the equestrian business and served as a local...
Clough NS is a bright, inclusive, mixed country school with facilities including modern technology and storage in every classroom, a playing field, large school yard, school hall, and outdoor basketball court.
Our students enjoy the multiple yearly events such as...
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 pair reflect on new managerial appointments in...
There have been a further six Coronavirus related deaths and 829 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
5 of these deaths occurred in February, and one occurred in January.
The median age of those...
Motorists are being asked to avoid the Fr Browne area of Portlaoise after a train broke down on the level crossing.
Gardai are at the scene just up from Telfords and diversions are in place.
They say: "Train 'broken down' at...
The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management on Severe Weather says there is the 'potential for considerable disruption on Thursday' as widespread snowfall is possible.
The group issued the warning following a Severe Weather Coordination meeting which was held...
€447,801 of funding has been granted by the government to the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board for community education.
This was part of a €5.8 million fund that was announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris...
Three Laois students are among 51 who have been awarded academic scholarships in IT Carlow.
Now in its 17th year, the institute’s academic scholarship initiative awards an academic scholarship to first year students who have attained the highest entry points...
The Transition Year students, staff and parents of St Mary’s CBS Portlaoise are taking part in a Virtual Walk known as Camino De Quarantine in aid of Focus Ireland.
The walk is a total of 114km which is to be...
St Pius X National School in Ballacolla now accepting enrolments for the 2021-22 school year.
St Pius X NS is a Co-Ed school and offers classes from Junior Infants to Sixth class.
Mr Aidan Keenaghan (Principal) teaches 3rd, 4th, 5th and...
Local independent TD Cathal Berry has described the atmosphere in nursing homes as "almost celebratory" during the Covid vaccination rollout and says that whereas previously there was a hesitancy towards vaccines, that has now been replaced by "vaccine envy".
Deputy...
The prices of renting a home in Laois dropped slightly in the final quarter of 2020.
The average rent price in Q3 of 2020 was €1,030 and it fell by €7 to €1,023 in Q4.
However, rents were on average 3.4%...
A man is due in court this morning following a huge drugs seizure in Laois over the weekend.
A man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on Saturday after Gardai executed a search warrant on a premises.
€187,000 of drugs was...
At 19-years-of-age, Finbarr Crowley made his senior inter-county debut in 2018 and started for Laois in a Leinster final against Dublin.
But less than a year later, the Emo defender, found himself cut from the Laois senior football panel and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
May they rest in peace.
William (Billy) Furney
Woodview House, Durrow, Laois
Peacefully at St. James’ Hospital Dublin, husband of the late Oonagh. Predeceased by his brother Trevor. Sadly missed by his loving children, Sandra, William,...
Portlaoise Athletic Club are delighted to link up with Laois Sport Partnership to present the “Virtual 5k of Laois” in March.
With our annual couch to 5k and Streets of Portlaoise cancelled this year it's a great boost to...
There have been a further 12 Coronavirus related deaths and 1,024 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
21 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate increases to...
Laois man Peter Farrell was last week announced as the winner of the Macra na Feirme short story competition.
A member of the East Laois Macra club, he works as an assistant editor with RTE digital and is also secretary...
There are some years that just will never be forgotten and 1998 is one of them.
The LaoisToday Down Memory Lane Podcast series look back on the big events of that year, both locally, nationally and internationally.
The Good Friday Agreement was...
This week we take a look at five homes for sale in Portlaoise priced in the region of €300,000.
The houses are located around the town - Kilminchy, Forest Park, the Stradbally Road, Colliers Lane and Colliers View and range...
There was sadness in the Cullohill and Durrow areas this week with the death of one of the community's highly-respected members Larry Mahony.
Aged in his early 80s, Larry was well known across sporting, farming, community and business circles.
He was...
A new build for Coláiste Íosagáin secondary school, a regeneration of the town centre and capitalising on the increase in remote working are the three main priorities for Portarlington over the next couple of years, according to local independent...
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...
