There have been a further 60 Coronavirus-related deaths and 3,231 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Of these, 59 deaths occurred in January 2021. 1 death occurred in December 2020.
The median age of those who...
A new law will break the link between criminal gangs and the vulnerable youngsters they recruit, according to Laois TD Charlie Flanagan.
Deputy Flanagan said the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Exploitation of Children in the Commission of Offences)...
Two Laois women were among 11 students across second, third and fourth year at University College Cork to earn Johnson and Johnson bursary awards recently.
Ruth Bergin and Rose Delaney each received a €3,000 bursary plus industry mentoring and leadership...
It was an historic day in our fight against Covid-19 as the first mast vaccination centre in Laois opened. The Killeshin Hotel on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise has been kitted out by the HSE in order to make...
A Laois musician says the Covid-19 pandemic has finally made all of us appreciate the work that doctors and nurses do - and called for the government to increase their pay to show how we value them.
Davie Furey, from...
1 - Laois Gardai plead with people to stay off frozen lakes following incident involving a family
Gardai in Laois were pleading with people to ‘stop doing dangerous things’ last weekend.
This comes after they and members of Laois Fire and...
A fundraiser has been launched to help get life-saving treatment for a very young boy.
Conor Grehan is just four months old but he has never left Crumlin Children's Hospital.
Conor was born to mam Marie Kennedy, from Gorey in Wexford,...
Former Laois hurler Cahir Healy has heralded the return of Seamas 'Cheddar' Plunkett as manager as 'a brilliant appointment'.
In something of a surprise, the Portlaoise man returned to the helm of hurling in the county for the second time...
In the late 1990s, Laois GAA was not in a good place. The county teams weren't faring well, O'Moore Park was ageing badly, there was deep political divides within the association and, worst of all, there was a debt...
Three Laois businesswomen have launched a fundraiser in aid of the staff at a nursing home which is battling through a Covid-19 outbreak.
Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally has been grappling with the virus since the turn of the year...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Nora Barsley (née Dowling)
Welling, Kent & Morette, Emo, Laois
The death has occurred of Nora Barsley (nee Dowling), Welling, Kent & Morette, Emo, daughter of the late Jack...
Bord na Mona have formally ceased all peat harvesting on its lands.
Production had been halted from a High Court decision in 2019 which ruled that all peat harvesting on bogs over 30 hectares required planning permission.
Bord na Mona chief...
There have been a further 50 Coronavirus-related deaths and 3,498 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
All of these 50 deaths occurred in January 2021. The median age of those who died was 82 years,...
The price of the average three-bed semi detached house in Laois is expected to rise by 5% in the next 12 months, according to a survey by Real Estate Alliance.
Homes in the county now cost an average of €198,000,...
Three mass Covid-19 vaccination centres are set to open around the country tomorrow - with one of them in Laois.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that the centres will be in Galway, Dublin and Portlaoise.
The locations of the...
Two Laois credit unions are among seven nationally who have been chosen to take part in a brand new government scheme.
People First Credit Union which operates in Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Stradbally and Athy and St Canice’s Credit Union with office...
A new RTE show focusing on renovation and brand new homes is looking for interested people to come forward.
The people behind Build Your Own, which is set to air this year, is looking for couples, friends or individuals who...
A Laois businessman is centrally involved in bringing new cleaning products to the European market that will help in the fight against Covid-19.
Martin Crowley, who lives in Emo and has just recently finished his term as president of the...
This week's guest on the LaoisToday Podcast is former GAA President Liam O'Neill from Trumera.
In a wide-ranging conversation with presenter Steven Miller, he recalls his early life growing up in a large family in Trumera, going to secondary school...
The three local electoral areas in Laois have all experienced a spike in Covid-19 cases, the latest figures show.
It is, of course, unsurprising, given that the virus has never been as prevalent in the county at any time during...
The Gaelic Players Association and Women's Gaelic Players Association, who voted to merge together last month, have launched details of a new initiative
The GPA Programme NextGEN Leaders was launched yesterday - with serious Laois involvement.
NextGEN Leaders is a developmental...
Between September and December of last year, Laois farmers received over €47 million in payments via different schemes run by the Department of Agriculture.
From the middle of September, payments relating to 15 different schemes commenced.
And by the end of...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jackie Doheny
Fr. O'Connor Crescent, Mountrath, Laois
Jackie Doheny. Fr. O' Connor Crescent, Mountrath, Co. Laois. Died 13th January 2021, (unexpectedly), at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Predeceased by...
Individuals, farmers, businesses and community groups will be able to sell renewable electricity into the grid under a scheme being developed by the government.
A new Microgeneration Support Scheme (MSS) is being designed by Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan...
There have been a further 28 Coronavirus-related deaths and 3,955 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
26 of these deaths occurred in January 2021. The date of death for 2 of these reported death remains...
This is great news!
The government's Covid-19 vaccination programme continues around the country and today, it came to St Vincent’s Community Nursing Unit in Mountmellick.
Around 80 residents and all of the frontline staff in the nursing unit received their first...
The fishing, agri-food, hospitality and tourism industries are set to benefit after Ireland was granted €1.05bn of the EU's Brexit Reserve Fund.
The figures represents 25% of the total fund and, according to MEP Billy Kelleher, demonstrates the impact Brexit...
A planning application has been submitted to Laois County Council to construct 54 new houses.
Kilkenny Investment Property Holding are seeking to erect the properties in Ballycullenbeg, off Harbour Street in Mountmellick.
48 of the 54 dwellings will be split into...
For many, this is the song that represents the first lockdown when we all took to our gardens and tried to replicate the dance - but it is definitely not like you have ever heard it before.
The Weeknd's 'Blinding...
The Laois senior footballers have received a pre-season boost as one of the county's highest ever scorers has returned to the panel.
Arles-Killeen ace Donie Kingston, who is behind only Ross Munnelly on the all-time list of Laois's top scorers,...
