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,...
The New Renault ZOE is the most affordable electric car in Ireland at €26,469 RRP with 395km range and is available to buy locally in Joe Mallon Motors in Portlaoise.
Renualt is Ireland's No 1 Electrical Vehicle Manufacturer and the...
Gardai in Portlaoise have made an arrest and seized drugs worth €187,000 today.
A man in his 40s was arrested following a planned search of a premises.
He is currently detained as investigations continue.
Gardai say: "Gardaí in Portlaoise seized €187,000 worth...
There have been a further 55 Coronavirus-related deaths and 827 new cases announced this evening by the health authorities.
36 of these deaths occurred in February, 18 of these in occurred in January, and the date of 1 death remains...
Gardai charged a man following a number of thefts from cars in Mountmellick over the past number of days.
Gardai carried out a number of searches, arrested and charged a man in relation to the thefts on Friday - and...
The Government Plan for Living with COVID-19: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 has highlighted the important role that individual and community resilience will play in contributing to our ongoing response to COVID-19.
As a response to this, the ‘Keep Well’ Community...
Did you make a new year resolution for 2021? If you did, how is it going? If it’s a breeze, congratulations, this article isn’t for you.
For those of you still reading, I’m going to make a guess at when...
1 - Graiguecullen community stunned at sudden death of Sinead Nolan
The Graiguecullen community was shocked and saddened at the sudden death of Sinead Nolan on Sunday, a young woman in her early 40s.
Sinead, who worked as a primary school...
Next week, the first set of students of 2021 will return to physical education after almost two months out of the classroom.
The Department of Education struck a deal with the various teaching unions that will see special schools reopen...
Portlaoise's Conor Kelly has done a lot in his short rugby career.
After initially starting out with Portlaoise RFC, Kelly was handed a scholarship with Roscrea for his secondary school years.
A place on the Leinster sub-academy and international caps at...
Fear and anxiety about a possible future event or circumstance is often a greater suffering than the suffering we endure when (and if) the feared event or circumstance actually occurs.
Why? Because when we are anticipating the future, we are...
A number of Laois teams have been impacted as the governing bodies of both basketball and hockey cancelled their seasons.
Portlaoise Panthers, Portarlington Kestrils, Ballyroian Blue Stars and Clonaslee Basketball Club will not see action until the summer at the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
May they rest in peace.
Rory Buchanan
Farigreen, Portlaoise, Laois
Buchanan, Rory - February 5th 2020 - Portlaoise, and formerly of Clare/Limerick and Dublin (gone too soon). Peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Rory, beloved husband...
Laois County Council is encouraging young and old to get a ‘Spring in your Step’ this February.
You can make the most of a rainy day as you’re never too old to splash in a puddle and have fun.
The Laois...
There have been a further 35 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,047 new cases announced this evening by the health authorities.
Of the new cases, 15 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate rises to 288.1 from 277.5...
A brand new online Facebook-driven TV show is set to launch this weekend.
Dr Niamh Shaw, science communicator in residence, and Abbeyleix Tidy Towns will host Abbeyleix Almanc TV - an online show live on Facebook with local community contributions...
Camross will have a new manager in charge for the 2021 hurling season after the club appointed former player David Cuddy at a meeting on Thursday night.
Not to be confused with his namesake from Castletown, David is based in...
The death of Johnny Dalton from Timahoe, known far and wide for his involvement in sporting, community and charity groups, occurred at the start of the year.
Aged in his mid 70s, Johnny was originally from Raheen and played hurling...
This is absolutely brilliant!
A Laois residential facility has taken on and successfully completed the Jerusalema Dance Challenge.
Staff at St Brigid’s Hospital in Shaen got their grove on in an effort to lift the spirits of the residents - and...
O’Neill Foley is the largest independent Chartered Accountants practice in the South-East.
We have in excess of 50 professional partners and staff providing a wide and varied range of accounting, audit, tax, wealth management and corporate finance services.
The culture of...
Laois County Council have applied to An Bord Pleanala for permission to install a new 600mm diameter overflow culvert, on the Shannon stream in Mountrath, Co.Laois.
€46,565 in funding was secured by Laois County Council from the Office of Public...
It’s exactly a year since the 2020 General Election and on this week’s LaoisToday Podcast we catch up with one of the stories of that campaign - Independent TD Cathal Berry.
The former Army Ranger and medical doctor won a...
The IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has stepped down from his position.
Mr Phelan, who is from Laois, informed the committee of his decision yesterday as he intends to contest a vacancy on the board of Glanbia Co-op.
Pike of...
A Laois and Portlaoise Ladies footballer has been awarded a Women's Gaelic Player's Association Enhanced Scholarship.
Fiona Dooley is the recipient and she is studying a Masters of Science in Supply Chain Management in IT Carlow.
The Enhanced Scholarship will entitle...
Enda Lyons will continue as Laois U-20 hurling manager for a second season.
The Ballyfin clubman was ratified for a second term in recent weeks.
This will be the fourth consecutive year that the Galway native will hold a management position...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
May they rest in peace.
Joe Donoghue
Tourtane, Clogh, Castlecomer, Kilkenny / Ballinakill, Laois
Joe Donoghue Tourtane, Clogh, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny & formerly of Knockbawn, Spink, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois.
At St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin surrounded by his loving family. Joe...
A Laois group claimed national glory at tonight's Junk Kouture Grand Final which was shown live on RTE tonight.
Peace Unfolds from Scoil Chriost Ri in Portlaoise, were named winners of the Enterprise Award.
This prize is awarded to an ambitious...
Laois farmer John C Fletcher has claimed the Glanbia Ireland Grain supplier of the Year Award for 2020 and the Seed Barley category champion, beating off stiff competition from fellow growers nationwide.
The fourth generation farmer from Ballykillane outside of...
There have been a further 75 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,318 new cases announced this evening by the health authorities.
46 of these sad deaths occurred in February, 27 in January and the dates of the remaining two remain under investigation.
The...
Laois Gardai have been very busy in recent days, dealing with a range of different issues.
Firstly, they have teamed up with the Irish Farmers' Association to reminding dog owners of the harm their pets can cause if let roam...
