The annual switching on of the Christmas lights is something of an institution in Portlaoise at this stage.
Ordinarily, crowds would flock to Main Street for the big event which, for many people, signals the start of the Christmas season.
However,...
Journalist, columnist and author Jim O’Brien is no stranger to Laois having lived in Rosenallis for 13 years between 1999 and 2012.
He was well-known in the county for his various community involvements and his contributions to local print and...
It's been an incredibly tough year for publicans and in the latest LaoisToday podcast, we're joined by PJ and Niamh Kavanagh, proprietors of one of Portlaoise's oldest pubs.
They chat about the challenges they've had to overcome this year, what...
A Laois soccer player is set to represent a Dublin club in the UEFA Futsal Champions League in North Macedonia this weekend.
Mateusz Cwienk will line out for Blue Magic FC, the current FAI Futsal Champions.
The Portlaoise AFC goalkeeper is...
A Laois horse racing trainer was the winner of a prestigious award at a virtual ceremony last night.
Portarlington based Kieran Cotter was deemed a winner at The Curragh 2020 Awards in the Training Performance category.
Kieran’s handling of A Step...
Seven Laois projects are among the 550 finalists for the 2021 BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Two Laois schools will be represented - with four projects from Portlaoise College and three from Heywood Community School making the cut.
The first-ever virtual BT...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Brennan (née O’Meara)
Pallas Big, Portlaoise, Laois
Brennan (nee O’Meara) Pallas Big, Portlaoise November 25th 2020 Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Margaret. Beloved wife of Paddy. Dearly...
A further 335 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and three new deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening.
There was siz new cases in Laois meaning the 14-day incidence rate in the county is unchanged from 54.3 of...
Youth Work Ireland Laois has received €38,000 through the LGBTI+ Communities Integration Fund.
A total of €700,000 has been distributed to 29 projects through Ireland with Laois receiving a sizeable allocation.
The 2020 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call is grounded by...
Ballybrophy Train Station car park is about to get an extensive upgrade if the planning application, which has been submitted to Laois County Council, is approved.
The station's car park currently has 25 spaces but that has shown to be...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley raised the need for the promotion and greater use of the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail service in the Dail this week with the Minister for Transport.
According to Mr Stanley, the line, which goes from...
Michelle de Forge is the director of Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise, whose job for the last number of years has been to get 200 people in to fill the theatre.
To say that her role has changed in 2020...
GTL Life and Pensions, who are based in Portlaoise, are currently seeking to hire an Insurance Administrator.
Your Role
Your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Ensuring that our clients come first is a key responsibility...
The owners of one of Portlaoise's oldest pubs have described the experience of losing almost an entire year's custom as well as the challenges facing the industry going forward.
PJ and Niamh Kavanagh run Kavanagh's Bar and Venue on Main...
Laois hurler Mark Kavanagh has said that it's vital that Laois GAA get a new manager as quick as possible but has also said the players need to take responsibility and not let the standards set by Eddie Brennan...
A young Laois boy is set to appear on this year's edition of the Late Late Toy Show.
7-year-old Eli McGlynn, who hails from Camross, will join Ryan Tubridy at the RTE Studios on Friday night from 9.35pm on RTE...
A Laois Ladies football club is planning to erect a Remembrance Tree in an effort to give their community a chance to grieve for their loved ones after what has been a difficult Covid-hit year.
Crettyard Ladies, who reformed at...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Brennan (née O'Meara)
Pallas Big, Portlaoise, Laois
Brennan (nee O'Meara) Pallas Big, Portlaoise November 25th 2020 Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Margaret. Beloved wife of Paddy. Dearly...
Rediscover the magic of Christmas with your family as we bring you Santa Street at The Killeshin Hotel this December.
Take a stroll down Santa Street where you can pop in to visit Santa in his Grotto and enjoy hot...
A further 269 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and six new deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening.
There was five new cases in Laois meaning the 14-day incidence rate in the county is now 54.3, up from...
Students at local Portlaoise school Scoil Chríost Rí are seeking the public's help in making Christmas a special time for children in need this year.
A committee was set up in 2019 by sixth year students called the ‘Coiste Cineáltas’ or...
28 Laois farmers will share a pot of €176,037 under Organic Farming Scheme payments.
Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has announced the commencement of the 2020 advance payments under the...
AIS is a singer-songwriter in her early 20’s from Dublin.
She is half Ghanaian, half Irish, grew up in Blanchardstown but has strong Laois connections.
She is the daughter of Emo native Sinead Moore who ran for the General Election in...
As the dealership celebrates 35 Years with the brand, Joe Mallon Motors have been awarded the Renault Dealer of the Year award in Ireland with their overall performance this year topping that of all 28 Renault Dealers in Ireland.
The...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley is hoping to receive cross party support for a bill that would enable workers to carry over unused annual leave from 2020 into 2021.
The 'Covid19 Carryover of Annual Leave Bill' was officially published by...
Portlaoise Rugby Club launched their ‘Give it a “try” for Girls campaign last week - and it proved to be a big hit with those in attendance.
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage more girls, aged between 6...
Two Laois DEIS schools 'remain deeply frustrated about the failure of the Minister for Education to prioritise class size reductions in all disadvantaged school categories'.
That is according to Independent TD for the Laois-Offaly constituency Carol Nolan who was speaking...
'Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone'.
That line is from 'Big Yellow Taxi' by the Counting Crows and it is also a phrase that one Laois hurler has used to...
A Laois man living in Australia has launched an appeal to be reunited with his long lost sister.
80-year-old Martin Farrell, originally from Abbeyleix, lives in Melbourne in Australia.
He has not seen his sister Catherine Philomena Farrell in 60 years...
Eddie Brennan has stepped down as Laois hurling manager and the search to replace him will have to get underway immediately.
The news was met with widespread disappointment yesterday but that can only last for so long as Eddie Brennan...
