The deadline for clubs and organisations to register their interest in the Sports Capital Grants Programme is approaching.
The closing date for applications is Monday March 1. However, more urgently, the deadline for organisations to register their interest in making...
A Laois nursing home that was at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak last month is now free of the deadly virus.
Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally have confirmed that all residents are now post-Covid.
There are 45 residents living in...
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 teacher in the Gaelscoil in Portlaoise, had been a founding...
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There was an 8% increase in new tractor sales in Laois in 2020 compared to 2019.
Analysis by the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) show that despite the challenging 2020, tractor sales in Ireland dropped by just 3%,...
Laois Chamber to host 'Supporting Business Together' event
Laois Chamber of Commerce continue to play a very strong virtual game and following events last week involving the Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf and a cyber security chat with JP Kehoe...
Eddie Kinsella will manage the Courtwood footballers once again in 2021, following his ratification by the club's virtual AGM at the weekend.
Kinsella managed his home club from 2017 to 2019 and was in charge when they won the intermediate...
All media, ourselves included, love a good list and the Irish Independent published a couple of good ones last week as part of their All Stars series which included the best players never to have been awarded the coveted...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
May they rest in peace.
Bernie Fitzpatrick (née Meade)
Cloncullen (Ringstown), Ballyfin, Laois
Died peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family. Dearly beloved wife of the late Tommy, much loved mother of Deirdre...
Would you like your child to be bilingual?
As parents decide where to send their children to school, one option to be considered is Gaelscoil Thromaire, near Mountrath, who are now accepting enrolments for the coming school year 2021/22.
Our Admission...
This week, across the country, primary schools would have celebrated Grandparents Day, a now annual event.
Grandparents of the pupils would have been invited into the school to see what a modern school experience is like, hear from the students...
There have been a further 15 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,247 new cases announced this evening by the health authorities.
Of the new cases, 22 of them are in Laois, meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate drops to 379 from 421.5...
Gardaí in Kildare are appealing for witnesses in relation to an aggravated burglary that occurred at a domestic residence in the Duneany area of Monasterevin in Kildare yesterday evening.
Two males entered the residence, which is in a rural area...
A Laois soccer club has moved its lotto online as it continues with its remarkable development plan.
Killeshin FC, who play in the Carlow Soccer League, have made the online step using clubforce and will host the first draw tonight.
After...
In the latest LaoisToday Down Memory Lane Podcast, presenter Steven Miller is joined by John Whelan and Brian Ramsbottom to back on the local, national and international events of 1997.
A General Election year, it was the year that saw...
On this week's Property Watch we take a look at homes currently for sale in Abbeyleix and Ballyroan.
So whether from the area, currently living away and want to move back or fancy a change, it's a part of the...
Throughout the pandemic, walking, more than any other activity, has increased significantly.
People of all ages have begun walking more frequently with demand for new routes an obvious knock on effect of that.
There has long been a strong tradition of...
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...
Whenever Pat Critchley's name is mentioned in conversation, it's invariably added that he's the only Laois hurler to ever win an All Star.
Critchley only ever refers modestly to that achievement in 1985 but makes a strong case that his...
Ballyfin 1-9 Ballyroan 0-6
1995 Laois JFC 'A' Final
At some stage in 2021 the Ballyfin footballers will play in the 2020 Laois senior football championship semi-final.
Though the fixtures have been thrown by the Coronavirus restrictions, it will be the second...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
May they rest in peace.
Bernie Fitzpatrick (née Meade)
Cloncullen (Ringstown), Ballyfin, Laois
Died peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family. Dearly beloved wife of the late Tommy, much loved mother of Deirdre...
There have been a further 79 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,414 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
78 of these deaths occurred in January.
The median age of those who died is 82 years and the...
Tuesday’s Covid announcement left confusion over when schools will reopen. Coronavirus restrictions have been painful for all of us. They’ve been excruciating for some.
Among the groups most affected are beleaguered parents who have been dragged into home tutoring for...
A Laois hotel is set to feature on a UK TV show this evening.
Ballyfin House will be the focus of the latest episode of World's Most Expensive Hotel with Sally Lindsay and Nigel Havers.
The episode is on Channel 5...
Gardai have issued 16 fines on Thursday due to breaches in the new Covid-19 regulations in relation to house parties.
The fines were issued as Gardai disrupted multiple parties across Limerick, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny and Carlow.
LaoisToday understands that fines relating...
1 - Laois Gardai called to break up ‘game of soccer’
Gardai in Portlaoise were called to an area of Portlaoise on Saturday afternoon where a number of young people had allegedly been playing a game of soccer.
Under the current...
Are we alone? Is there life out there? These are questions that have plagued people for generations.
And now a Laois author is looking for help in a bid to put the pieces together when it comes to UFOs and...
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, has become an international voice of hope.
She is a hugely inspirational woman. Her voice is prophetic, in a time we long for hope and light. She is also rich in...
A Laois TD is encouraging County Councils to make more use of the Repair and Leasing Scheme to supply more housing.
Fine Gael's Charlie Flanagan was speaking as figures show a low uptake in use of the Repair and Leasing...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
May they rest in peace.
Martin Coonan
Dromagh, Crettyard, Carlow / Crettyard, Laois
Martin Coonan, Dromagh, Crettyard, Co. Laois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on January 28th, 2021, at St James’s Hospital, Dublin.
Beloved...
