The Laois hurlers will face Clare in Round 1 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
The other Round 1 game will see take on Dublin on Cork.
Wexford and Tipperary have received a bye to Round 2 and will await the winners of...
Laois Gardai set up checkpoints and increased patrols in Mountmellick last night after an area of the town was plagued by night time public order offences since Thursday.
The situation came to a head on Saturday, Halloween night, when Gardai...
Science Week runs from November 8-15 this year and there are lots of events happening across the midlands, including three evening events focusing on climate action in Abbeyleix and the surrounding area.
Science Communicator Dr Niamh Shaw has recently been...
Gary Walsh's Laois football career has started and stopped a couple of times over the years but the Ballylinan man is delighted to be back in the blue and white jersey and is keen to make the most of...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eileen Webb (née Maher)
25 Oakley Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow/Ballickmoyler, Carlow/Ballickmoyler, Laois
Eileen Webb (nee Maher), 25 Oakley Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow and formerly Ballickmoyler, Co. Carlow, passed away peacefully, on October...
There have been two more deaths from Coronavirus as well as 552 new cases, according to figures released today.
Of today's cases, seven of them are in Laois, meaning the county's 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people drops 205.4, from...
The Laois footballers will play Longford in the Leinster SFC quarter-final next Sunday after Longford got the better of Louth in a tight battle in Mullingar this afternoon on a scoreline of 1-9 to 1-7.
With a home and away...
Laois 5-8 Sligo 1-4
All Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football Championship
Three first-half goals helped Laois to a win over Sligo in the opening round of the All Ireland intermediate ladies football championship.
Played in horrific conditions in Kiltoom in Roscommon, Laois played...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in March of this year.
In this piece John F Headen tells the famous story of how a band in Timahoe did battle with the Black and Tans, how some locals ended up...
Laois-Offaly Gardai made six arrests in Mountmellick on Saturday night following considerable public order offences in an estate in the town.
Multiple units from right across the division were called to attend as well as a number of units of...
A couple of weeks ago the team in Newstalk’s Off the Ball picked Laois’s ‘Sporting Mount Rushmore’ - the county’s four greatest sports people of all time.
Those selected were Olympic athlete Anne Keenan-Buckley, Laois’s first hurling All Star Pat...
They say a politician is rarely off duty and the explosion in social media use over the past ten years has made that even more the case.
But while social media is great for politicians in getting their message out...
This Sunday sees the Laois Ladies footballers take the first step in their 2020 All-Ireland intermediate championship campaign.
Here is what you need to know before the game:
When, where, what time?
Laois play Sligo in Round 1 of Group 1 of...
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...
Barrowhouse 2-10 St Manman's 1-6
1980 Laois IFC Final
There are few clubs that had to endure as much final heartbreak before finally winning their first Laois intermediate football title as much as Barrowhouse.
The club lost eight finals before their breakthrough...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eileen Webb (née Maher)
25 Oakley Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow/Ballickmoyler, Carlow/Ballickmoyler, Laois
Eileen Webb (nee Maher), 25 Oakley Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow and formerly Ballickmoyler, Co. Carlow, passed away peacefully, on October...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in June of this year.
Makeup artistry is just that - an art - and Abbeyleix native Ruth Bergin has put her background in fine art to great use building a massive fan base...
There have been a further five deaths from Coronavirus, according to figures released by the Department of Health today, as well as 416 new cases.
Of today's cases, five of them are in Laois. That sees the 14-day incidence rate...
With the current lockdown causing local small businesses to close down for a third time in Laois, a fundraiser has been launched to raise money for them called 'Small Business Christmas'.
It has been established by Shannen Kearney of Portlaoise...
It’s that time of the year again when shops are selling vividly orange pumpkins in various sizes, children wander around in wacky costumes, and dentists heave a communal sigh of resignation at all the sugar that’s flying around.
While spooky...
1 - Warm tributes as teacher who educated ‘thousands’ of Laois students retires
A teacher who spent her entire career in classrooms in Laois retired last week.
Meree O’Sullivan, who was the Deputy Principal of Holy Family Senior School in Portlaoise,...
Life assurance or insurance companies must not be allowed to increase premiums or introduce penalties on policies of people who undergo a Covid-19 test.
So says Laois Councillor Aisling Moran - who was speaking at a recent meeting of Laois...
Laois Ladies football captain Anna Healy says that her side are determined to win all their group games this year - starting with Sunday's trip to Roscommon where they will face Sligo.
The Park-Ratheniska native, speaking on the recent LaoisToday...
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Recipe - Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
On cold winter's days is there anything more satisfying than a warm bowl of soup?
LOETB Tutor Valerie Dillon guides us...
1. Life is messy (Covid especially: world-wide mess, winter weather, weariness)
The lived experience of life is what makes us who we are. If we lived in a perfect existence we would never grow. Life is not always a smooth...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Agnes (Babs) Conroy (née Murphy)
Mary St., Durrow, Laois / Threecastles, Kilkenny
Agnes passed away peacefully at her residence, on Thursday 29th October in the care of her loving...
Laois Ladies football manager Donie Brennan has named his starting 15 for Sunday's All-Ireland championship opener against Sligo.
From Laois's last game which was more than seven months ago - a Division 3 win against Fermanagh - there are eight...
The Irish Prison Service says that all prisoners and staff will be tested for Covid-19 following an outbreak in Midlands Prison in Portlaoise.
In a statement released this evening, the Irish Prison Service says that five prisoners on the same...
A further 772 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further six additional deaths – all of which passed away this month.
Of today’s cases, 11 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people...
And Breathe ... relaxing times in Mountrath
We start this week with a slow, deep, deep breath. Now isn't that nice
When I was in secondary school that concept of yoga in the classroom would have met with bemusement and a...
