A Laois TD became one of the first politicians in Ireland to receive the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday.
Independent TD for Kildare South, Cathal Berry, who is from Portarlington, ended up receiving the vaccine after answering the HSE's call to help...
€383,375 has been allocated for improvements to towns and villages across Laois under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
A total of nine communities in the county will benefit with projects selected in Rathdowney, Stradbally, Timahoe, Vicarstown, Emo, Killeshin, Donaghmore,...
In our first LaoisToday podcast of 2021, we chat with John Mulholland, chief executive of Laois County Council.
He chats about the challenges of managing Laois County Council during the Covid-19 pandemic and his background in public service.
He addresses some...
There has been a boost for the Laois hurlers as two key forwards have committed to the panel for 2021.
Ballinakill's Cha Dwyer and Borris-Kilcotton's PJ Scully are both understood to have agreed to join Seamas 'Cheddar' Plunkett's squad.
Dwyer was...
Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s in Portlaoise following the seizure of a number of items recently.
They discovered a drone along with a package containing mobile phones, chargers and quantities of crack cocaine, cocaine and cannabis, with...
Laois-Offaly TD Barry Cowen has called for the vaccination of teachers and school staff to be 'fast-tracked'.
In a letter to Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Mr Cowen said that since the news of school closures had been made public, he had...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) Duff
Mountrath, Laois / Drimnagh, Dublin
Duff, Michael (Mick) (Drimnagh, Dublin 12, late of Coolnacarte, Mountrath, Co. Laois and formerly of Esso Ireland), January 5th, 2020 suddenly...
We put the shout out, and as usual, you did not disappoint.
While the snow didn't arrive over Christmas, most of us woke up to a fair dusting over it this morning.
The first snowfall of 2021 was predicted by Met...
There have been a further 10 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 6,521 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 82 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
It's a brand new year and we are back with our first Talking Sport Podcast of 2021.
With no GAA action on the field for the next few months at least, Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are back for the...
Aidel Aurel Casabar, Staff Nurse at the A&E in Portlaoise Hospital in Laois is the first person to be vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine against COVID-19 in the hospital.
She was vaccinated by her colleague Mary Gilligan who...
Tributes have been paid to a former Laois primary school teacher who passed away suddenly over Christmas.
Helen Whelehan, from Ballycarroll, Portarlington, was a teacher in the Presentation Primary School for almost 40 years.
Mrs Whelehan, who was originally from Dingle,...
A Laois Sixth Year student has launched a petition calling on the Minister for Education to reverse yesterday's decision regarding a three-day week for Leaving Certs.
Caoimhe Dunne, who attends Portlaoise College, does not believe that schools are safe places...
A Laois GAA club have unveiled plans to build two brand new pitches, ball wall and a training area.
Clough-Ballacolla, who have their home grounds in Ballacolla, intend to construct a brand new facility in Clough.
The two new pitches will...
The death has taken place of Liam Carroll, a highly-regarded member of the Courtwood and Rath communities.
He passed away suddenly in his 92nd year at his home in Courtwood on Tuesday evening.
He is survived by his wife Theresa and...
Residents near where an anaerobic digestion facility is set to be constructed in Laois are planning to mount a legal challenge to An Bord Pleanala against the project.
Bord na Móna received planning permission on January 5 to construct an...
The Heath NS, just outside Portlaoise, will be accepting applications for junior infant enrolments for the 2021-2022 school year from Thursday, January 14, up to Friday, January 29.
Application forms are available from the school website here.
The period within which applicants...
Labour Senator Mark Wall has thrown his support behind the ongoing campaign to see Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington receive a new building.
According to the Athy native, he received an update for Minister for Education Norma Foley on the school...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) Duff
Mountrath, Laois / Drimnagh, Dublin
Duff, Michael (Mick) (Drimnagh, Dublin 12, late of Coolnacarte, Mountrath, Co. Laois and formerly of Esso Ireland), January 5th, 2020 suddenly...
There was sadness in the Courtwood and Belgrove communities this week at the death of Clare Dunne after a short illness.
Clare was originally a Fennell from Grattan Street in Portlaoise before moving to Belgrove, Ballybrittas, where she lived with...
There have been a further 17 Coronavirus-related deaths and a massive 7,836 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities this evening.
Of the new cases announced today, 107 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day...
The government have announced a raft of additional Covid-19 restrictions aimed at further curbing the spread of the virus in the country.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin announced the changes, which will last until the end of January, following a Cabinet meeting...
Welcome to episode three of the Midweek Podcast with LaoisToday.
On the podcast this week, we speak with Dr Michelle Byrne of the Maryborough Family Practice in Portlaoise.
She was in conversation with Steven Miller about dealing with Covid as a...
Given the rising numbers of community transmission of Covid-19, the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise have taken the decision this week to cease all non-time dependent work including inpatient, day case and outpatient services.
Essential services and urgent time sensitive procedures...
A Laois man has been appointed as the new chairman of Kilkenny Tourism.
Ciaran Conroy, from Portlaoise, joins the body which strives to increase the economic impact of continued investment in Kilkenny’s tourism sector and maximize the audience reach.
A previous...
The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, of which Portlaoise Hospital is a member, has confirmed that staff in the Laois hospital will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine later this week.
Staff at hospitals in Cork and St James' Hospital have begun...
The CEO of Brookhaven Healthcare, which manages Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally, has praised the efforts of staff in trying to manage the Covid-19 outbreak there.
Gearóid Brennan says that staff who have tested negative and are still working are...
Two Laois football clubs have appointed new managers ahead of the 2021 season.
Joe Higgins has stepped down as St Joseph's boss but his replacement will be well known to the team as he was part of the management team...
Here at LaoisToday we do our best to cover as many GAA matches as possible.
We got to venues all around the county and followed our Laois teams around the country.
And now we’ve compiled a list of the ten hurling...
A carer is required for two hours per day in the North Tipperary/South Laois area for a lovely, elderly lady.
She needs some help with mobility and light house work. Mid morning hours - 11am to 1pm approximately.
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