Mountrath Community School hosted their annual Christmas Jumper Day this week.
On Wednesday December 16, the school's Chaplain Mrs Anne Moore, along with the St Vincent de Paul group in hosted a wonderful festive fundraiser in aid of the local...
There have been three more Coronavirus-related deaths and 484 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
23 of the new cases are in Laois, following on from 13 yesterday, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate rises to 141.7...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling for action to be taken to address the huge backlog of children to be seen by a psychologist in Laois and Offaly.
According to Deputy Stanley says, the current waiting list is 'scandalous'...
There is deep sadness in Durrow today following the passing of James 'Jimmy' Fogarty.
Mr Fogarty is widely regarded as the founder of handball in Cullohill and Laois.
He coached hundreds of children over the years and was instrumental in the...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced record funding awards of €3.2 million to 101 animal welfare organisations throughout the country involved in protecting animals.
Among those, the Laois Society for Prevention of Cruelty to...
Woods & Partners Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors is a leading Chartered Accountancy Firm in Ireland with offices in Meath, Dublin and most recently Cavan and Laois.
With over 30 professionals now working across Audit, Tax and Business Consultancy, the...
In the latest LaoisToday Talking Sport podcast, Alan chats to Laois minor football manager Mark Bates ahead of his side's Leinster championship semi-final against Meath this weekend.
We also discuss Monday's Laois GAA annual convention, the contest for chairman and...
The noise of passing lorries hitting a 'bad patch in the road' is keeping people awake at night - a meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal has heard.
Cllr James Kelly called on Laois County Council to address the 'severe road...
Welcome to this brand new podcast on LaoisToday.
The Midweek Podcast will be brought to you weekly, bringing you a round up of the week's news stories and interviews from all across Laois.
On the podcast this week, host Paul Downey...
Flooding affecting 12 houses and safety issues relating to a ditch in Ballylinan have been raised at a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
Cllr Padraig Fleming first raised the issue of what he said was 'serious flooding on...
Park-Ratheniska is one of 45 clubs, along with two regional venues, selected to participate in Phase One of a new GAA Green Club programme which was launched recently.
The GAA Green Club Programme has five thematic focus areas, namely: Energy,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Gary Lanigan
1 Castlelea view, Portarlington, Laois / Thurles, Tipperary
Formerly Marlstone, Thurles, County Tipperary. Suddenly. Loving brother of the late Josh. Sadly missed by his loving partner Gabrielle...
Always keen to stay ahead of the game and provide the best service to their customers, Downey's Auto Stop in Portlaoise have launched their new Car Repair and Servicing Interest Free Easy Pay.
How does it work?
A customer gets a...
Transition Year students at Portlaoise College recently held a showcase of their enterprise creations.
The small businesses included products such as caffeinated chewing gum (Go Go Gum), eco-friendly scented candles (Illuminate), healthy energy drinks (Fruit-Punch) and jewellery made from epoxy...
There have been six more Coronavirus-related deaths and 431 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
13 of the new cases are in Laois, following on from five yesterday, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate rises to 113.3...
The community of Clonaslee has celebrated the end of another successful season of conservation at the medieval Kilmanman Church just outside the village recently.
The conservation project which started in 2019, is funded by the Creative Ireland Programme in Laois...
All of the masses scheduled for St Peter and Paul's Church in Portlaoise on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are now fully booked.
Starting last weekend, all masses in the parish of Portlaoise went ticket only - albeit with no...
There is deep sadness in Portarlington following the tragic passing of a young dad.
Gary Lanigan, of 1 Castlelea view, Portarlington and formerly from Marlstone, Thurles, in Tipperary, passed away suddenly on Tuesday December 15.
Loving brother of the late Josh,...
"This will be the way we get society back to normal, our businesses back up and running, our GAA back on the field, our elderly out of their homes, and more importantly protect the ‘at risk’ population of Ireland,...
The Department of Health have released figures to the 7Lá programme on TG4 which confirm that 33 people in Laois have sadly lost their lives to Covid-19 since the pandemic struck in March.
The figures cover the first 2,053 deaths...
The Portlaoise senior footballers will be a wounded animal in 2021 having been knocked out of this year's championship at the quarter-final stage for the first time since 2006.
Having won 12 of the last 13 titles, they won't even...
A Laois County Councillor has called on the government to abolish the €100 annual registration fee that nurses and midwives must pay to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
Fine Gael Councillor Aisling Moran made the call, directed at...
The annual St Stephen's Day 5km event held by Portlaoise Atheltics Club is going ahead this year - but in a very different way.
For the last number of years, people of all ages have got out to walk, run...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Gary Lanigan
1 Castlelea view, Portarlington, Laois / Thurles, Tipperary
Formerly Marlstone, Thurles, County Tipperary. Suddenly. Loving brother of the late Josh. Sadly missed by his loving partner Gabrielle...
Mountrath Community School hosted their annual Christmas Market recently.
The Transition Year group descended on the hall on Friday last - December 11.
They set up a range of stalls and made sales throughout the day.
Sweets, reversible masks, custom mugs, hoodies...
There have been eight more Coronavirus-related deaths and 329 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
Five of the new cases are in Laois, following on from eight yesterday, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate rises to 100.4...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has made a speech in the Dail this afternoon following the controversy surrounding his Twitter activity.
Deputy Stanley has found himself at the centre of the news cycle at the start of December.
First for his comments...
An online fundraiser has been launched in a bid to raise funds for a support group for parents and families of children and adults with Autism.
Laois-Offaly Families For Autism, LOFFA, like all charities, has seen their fundraising capabilities damaged...
Bloom HQ in Mountrath is one of the most impressive developments in Laois in recent years as a huge community effort has transformed the Brigidine Convent into a modern working facility.
The Brigidine order handed over the building and land...
An Garda Síochána acknowledged over 180 young people who have made their community a better place to live today.
30 Garda National Youth Awards for 2020 are being presented to over 180 outstanding young people throughout the country at a...
