Former Laois footballer Rory Stapleton has taken over as manager of Arles-Killeen for the 2021 club season.
The Annanough man, who won an All Ireland minor medal in 2003 and played senior championship football under Mick O'Dwyer, Liam Kearns and...
Portarlington Rugby Club, in conjunction with Ohana ZERO Suicide, are asking their players, coaches and members to make the most of the current lockdown by completing a 30-minute free online suicide prevention training programme.
They are also asking other...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joseph O'Shea
20 O`Moore Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Beloved father of Tanya, Tírna, Taylor, and Jake. Predeceased by his son Jamie-Lee. Deeply regretted by his loving family, mother Margaret, father...
Shop online at www.gerrybrownejewellers.ie.
Due to government restrictions we in Gerry Browne Jewellers are closed to the public, but we are working away in the back ground, delivering all the parcels which are ordered online.
Any queries will be dealt with,...
Rath NS, a 211-pupil school located close to Ballybrittas village, is now enrolling for the 2021-2022 school year.
Applications are open between January 14 and February 5, 2021.
Application forms are available to download from the school website www.rathns.ie or on...
There have been a further eight Coronavirus-related deaths and 6,888 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
105 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate goes to 843, up from...
The number of new car sales fell by over 12% in Laois in 2020 compared to 2019, according to figures released last week by the Society for the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
A total of 1,180 new cars were recorded...
School days are the best days of our lives, we are constantly told.
And when you look back at photos from various Laois schools from Alf Harvey's trip around the county back in the early 2000s, the smiling faces would...
Normally at this time of the year, various local pantomime groups around the country would be in the thick of their schedule of shows or in the final hectic few days of preparation.
For the Portlaoise Pantomime group, this year...
Laois Sawmills Ltd are looking to recruit both Full and Part-time workers to our team in a busy timber milling plant on the outskirts of Portlaoise town.
We are looking for hard-working and flexible General Operatives who want to join a well-established...
This week we take a look at some of the properties in rural locations in Laois currently for sale for around €250,000.
The properties range from Attanagh on the Kilkenny border to Barrowhouse on the Kildare border, Borris-in-Ossory, Stradbally and...
This time 10 years ago the Laois footballers were preparing for life under new manager Justin McNulty.
After Mick O'Dwyer left after the 2006 season, former Limerick boss Liam Kearns did two seasons in 2007 and 2008 and All Ireland...
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...
Kilcotton 0-17 Borris-in-Ossory 1-8
2002 Laois IHC Final
Kilcotton and Borris-in-Ossory are steeped in Laois hurling history and have a long association both with each other and in their own right.
They also have a history of meeting each other in big...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Canice Magennis
Tallaght, Dublin/Timahoe, Laois
Canice passed away peacefully at Tallaght Hospital Dublin in the company of his loving family. Sadly missed by his wife Kathleen (née Kerr formerly...
Cahir Healy's long playing association with Portlaoise GAA appears to be at an end following the dual star's decision to transfer to a London club, where he has been living for a number of years.
Healy will have to go...
There were no road deaths in Laois in 2020, the RSA has confirmed.
In fact, alongside Longford, these were the only two counties with no fatal traffic accidents last year.
Out of the 138 crashes across the country last year, 149...
There have been a further nine Coronavirus-related deaths and 4,842 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, six of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate...
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has announced that there will be an increase in vaccinations this month.
The original plan had been to vaccinate all 75,000 residents and staff in nursing homes, mental health and disability residential centres by...
Gardai in Laois are pleading with people to 'stop doing dangerous things'.
This comes after they and members of Laois Fire and Rescue Services were called to a frozen lake in Portarlington where a family were spotted walking on the...
Two Laois projects received 'Highly Commended' status following the results of yesterday's BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
For the third year running, Heywood student Evan Hogg claimed glory at the event as he was named the Social and Behavioural Senior Individual...
There was a sense of shock and sadness in Ballyroan at the unexpected death of Jack Murphy.
Jack died suddenly on the week before Christmas while out herding cattle.
Eamonn Mulhall, President Ballyroan Abbey GAA Club, has penned a lovely...
1 - Laois Leaving Cert student launches petition calling on Minister Foley to reverse 3-day week decision
A Laois Sixth Year student launched a petition calling on the Minister for Education to reverse her decision regarding a three-day week for...
A doctor's surgery is a busy place in a normal year but the Maryborough Family Practice on Main Street in Portlaoise received 8,000 extra phone calls in 2020 compared to 2019.
Speaking this week on the LaoisToday Midweek podcast, Dr...
The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland recently expressed shock, over what he says is a “blasphemous” satirical clip broadcast on RTE’s New Year’s Eve Countdown Show, which he said was mocking and deeply offensive to Christians.
In two...
This evening in Galway, Connacht will play Munster in the Pro12 a week on from their first win over Leinster in 19 years.
Connacht sit second in Conference B behind Munster and with only the top team to go through...
The closing date for applications for Sports Capital Grants have been extended.
Minister for State in the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, confirmed that the closing date is now March 1.
Applications opened on December 11 and it had originally been...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Augustine (Gus) Fahy
Brook Lodge, Old Mills, Stradbally, Laois / Leixlip, Kildare
Augustine (GUS) Fahy, 'Brook Lodge', Old Mills, Stradbally, Co. Laois. (Peacefully) at The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise...
Over 1,000 students from across the island of Ireland took part in the first ever virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
The event this year took place from January 6-8 and of the Laois entries, one was successful.
Evan Hogg...
There have been a further 20 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 8,248 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 55 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
