Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eileen Kennedy
Árd Bhaile, Mayfield, Cork/Errill, Laois
Kennedy (Árd Bhaile, Mayfield, Cork and formerly Rossmore, Errill, Co. Laois), on December 10th 2020, unexpectedly following an accident; Eileen (Punk), beloved...
Laois Pharmacy have a great selection of men's fragrances online and in store, something which always makes for a quality Christmas present.
You can check out 10 of their top fragrances here, with big reductions available on some of the...
Galway 4-21 Laois 0-7
Leinster U-20 HC Quarter-final
The Laois U-20 hurlers were always going to be up against it taking on a highly-rated Galway side in their long-awaited Leinster quarter-final and so it proved in MW Hire O'Moore Park this...
Middle of December isn't the time of the year that you'd associate with the Leinster hurling championship but tonight in MW Hire O'Moore Park, the Laois and Galway U-20s do battle for a place in the provincial semi-final.
Laois qualified...
Micheál And Pam
Leo had Kyle and now it seems Micheál has Pamela!
Even in a year of unpredictability, I didn't bet on seeing the names Micheál Martin and Pamela Anderson in the same sentence but hey I guess that's 2020...
A further 313 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and three new deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening - as well as a big jump in Laois cases.
There were 18 new cases announced in Laois meaning the...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling on the Government to approve the funding for a new unit and the expansion of the Emergency Department (ED) in Portlaoise.
According to Mr Stanley, the need for a new Respiratory Assessment Unit...
Rugby's European Champions Cup gets underway this weekend and there will be a Laois involvement in Paris as the Masterson brothers from Portlaoise line out alongside each other for Connacht against Racing 92 on Sunday.
Younger brother Sean, who is...
A Laois charity has raised a whopping €21,000.
Santa’s Helpers was formed last year and is the brain child of Mountmellick physio Darren Conroy and Laois emigrant Chrissie Lynch Navarre.
The aim of this group is to raise funds to help...
The mobile telecommunications company Eir has been branded the 'most disastrous company in Ireland' and an 'absolute disgrace' by two Laois County Councillors.
The company's failure to engage with Laois County Council to repair defects in relation to manhole covers...
One of the many great stories in Pat Critchley's memoir Hungry Hill involves a Sunday night of pints one summer in Portlaoise.
The group out socialising ended up in the Wild Turkey nightclub in the Killeshin Hotel. As the hours wore on, one of...
Laois U-20 manager Enda Lyons says his side plan to 'throw the kitchen sink' at Galway in tonight's Leinster championship quarter final.
Laois, who got the better of Carlow six weeks ago, face the Tribesmen in MW Hire O'Moore Park...
Laois GAA PRO Paul Dargan has issued a warning for people not to be fooled by online scammers who are posing as streaming sites ahead of this week's games.
Anyone who follows the Premier League in England will be familiar...
This day two weeks will be Christmas Day.
Christmas is an important time for a lot of people. And this year, it is probably the first time that many of us will get to meet family members for a long...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eileen Percy
7 Birchgrove, Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her father George and her mother Lettitia May, sister Rene, brothers Leslie, Willie...
Is there someone you have to get a present for and you're not entirely sure what to get them?
Well you could do worse than the LaoisToday Christmas Bundle set, that includes our new Winter 2020 LaoisToday hat and our...
Laois minor football manager Mark Bates has named his team for Saturday's Leinster quarter final against Carlow.
Laois face their neighbours in MW Hire O'Moore Park at 12.30pm and will be hoping to reach their third successive semi final at...
A further 310 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 15 new deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening.
10 of these deaths occurred in December.
There were two new cases announced in Laois meaning the 14-day incidence rate in...
A former aid worker from Mountmellick who has helped raise thousands of Euros for Concern Worldwide through local church gate and street collections, has been honoured by the Irish humanitarian organisation.
Alice Culliton, 73, was presented with the individual fundraiser...
Holy Family Senior School in Portlaoise is to shut its doors today and will not reopen until January 6 2021 due to Covid-19 cases.
In a message sent to parents this afternoon, principal Roisin Brennan and Deputy Principal Dermot O'Connor...
On this week’s LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast, we actually have some playing action to look forward to.
Friday will see the Laois U-20 hurlers resume their Leinster championship campaign as they face Galway in a Leinster quarter final.
Galway native Enda...
A Laois County Councillor has branded the lack of a footpath to a Laois cemetery a 'thundering disgrace' and an 'embarrassment' at a meeting today.
Fianna Fail Cllr Paschal McEvoy made the comments at yesterday's meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municiple...
One of the features of lockdown life this year has been an increase in people out cycling and walking.
But secondary school students cycling to Portlaoise CBS and Scoil Chríost Rí aren't safe due to the amount of cars being...
Planning permission has been sought for the development of a quarry at Garrons near Stradbally, something that has led to concern among a number of local residents in the area.
Pat Booth has applied to Laois County Council for quarry...
Independent Councillor Ben Brennan has called on Laois County Council to do more to ensure that Laois people on the housing waiting list are allocated social houses - ahead of people from other counties.
Mr Brennan was speaking in relation...
It was on and then it was off. It was back on and then off again - but now it finally looks like it will be on.
That is how the season has gone for the Laois minor footballers as...
Laois GAA are on the hunt for a new minor hurling manager as Liam Dunne has decided not to seek a second term.
The Clough-Ballacolla man was appointed last year with Ollie Quinlan and Tim Fahey as his selectors.
While former...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Grace Tyrrell
Boughlone, Portlaoise, Laois
Beloved daughter of Andrew and Maria and much loved sister of Jim. Deeply regretted by her loving family, uncles, aunts, cousins, extended family, relatives...
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Christmas is just over two weeks away and one Laois school is fully into the festive swing of things.
The Christmas Door Competition took off in earnest in Mountrath Community School this week.
Each class is encouraged to create some magical...
