A fundraiser giveaway launched by a Laois teenager has raised €2,087 for two charities.
Child & Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the Irish Cancer Society will each received €1,043.50 thanks to Gaastockshop.
This is an Instagram based clothing business which...
Met Eireann has officially named the first storm of the season as Aiden is to strike the country over the Halloween weekend.
An Orange Warning for wind has been issued for five coastal counties while the rest of the country,...
The government's decision to not allow the pheasant shooting season to commence due to Level 5 restrictions has been described as 'completely over the top'.
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has called on the government to revisit their position on...
As promised, we have compiled a list of many of the Laois businesses that have had to close their doors once again BUT have an online presence or can facilitate a purchase even while we are under Level 5...
A Laois project is set to benefit from Community Integration funding.
Minister for State Sean Fleming has confirmed that €5,000 has been granted to Laois Integration Network.
This group was established in February 2016 as the Syrian resettlement programme highlighted the...
Laois Ladies football manager Donie Brennan is hoping that his side can make a winning start to the All-Ireland intermediate championship this weekend.
The Killeen native's charges make the trek across to Roscommon to face Sligo in the first of...
The Laois camogie team's path through the remainder of the intermediate All-Ireland championship has become clear after the Camogie Association restructured the competition.
A meeting of Ard Comhairle has opted to change the structure of the competition to knock-out with...
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...
The first ever fully online Hennessy Auctioneers machinery auction took place on the Bank Holiday Monday this week.
It was initially due to be on Saturday but a system failure with the LSL App that has been used by a...
A further 866 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...
Gardai are calling on motorists to reduce their speed when approaching checkpoints.
As part of Level 5 restrictions, Gardai have checkpoints around the county to ensure that people are not making unnecessary journeys outside of 5km from their homes.
By reducing...
Laois Ladies football manager Donie Brennan has named a 31-player panel for the upcoming All-Ireland intermediate championship.
The Killeen native has also confirmed that Park-Ratheniska’s Anna Healy will skipper the side.
This will be the flying defender’s second season to captain...
Gardai and Laois County Council have dismantled a stockpile of material that appeared to be set up to become a bonfire.
The duo teamed up to tackle the potential issue in a residential area in Mountmellick.
A large volume of wooden...
Laois County Fire and Rescue Service are appealing to people to take care this Halloween.
This occurs on Saturday October 31 and the service has made an appeal to the communities they serve to watch over their loved ones around...
Ireland’s 5-Star* hearing aid provider, now offers paediatric hearing tests in Portlaoise.
Established in 2015, by Dave Gleeson and John Ryan, Blackberry Hearing has quickly become Ireland’s largest Irish owned provider of quality hearing solutions.
The company has established a reputation for value,...
Anyone who has travelled to Europe or further afield is likely to have used an Uber to get from one destination to another.
Essentially, Uber is the very same as your traditional taxi - but the difference is that the...
The evenings are getting shorter, the weather is getting colder and in this strangest year of all time, that can only mean one thing - the start of the GAA championships!
And this week's LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast (reduced to...
A Laois man has received the inaugural Leinster Hockey Volunteer of the Month Award.
Nominations were received from clubs throughout the province which recognised volunteers in all areas of our sport – coaches, umpires, administrators, Children’s Officers, Covid Officers, committee...
Butchers in Laois are facing the prospect of having to close before Christmas over a funding dispute - Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says.
According to Mr Stanley, the dispute is between the Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) and county...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sean Muldowney
Parknahown, Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully, at his residence, beloved husband of Kay and dear father to Orla, Elaine, Fiona, Martin & Richard. Predeceased by his brothers Gabriel and...
The Transition Year students in Mountrath Community School took part in a yoga workshop recently.
The students learned the relaxing and distressing techniques of yoga and positive mindfulness, in the outdoor setting, while being socially distanced.
The coordinator Mary Gannon said...
A further 675 Coronavirus cases have been announced and a further six additional deaths – all of which passed away this month.
Of today’s cases, 6 of them are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incident rate per 100,000 people...
ASTI members, who are the biggest secondary school union in the country, have voted to take industrial action unless the Government immediately addresses 'key Covid-19 issues in schools'.
These include the need for a comprehensive testing programme, rapid testing and...
Industries that are struggling in this current environment should get prioritised in terms of Government support, according to outgoing Laois Chamber of Commerce president Martin Crowley.
He was speaking in his president's address the Chamber's first AGM, which was held...
Gardai in Laois are reminding people who are victims of domestic violence or come into any form of harm that the 5km Level 5 Covid-19 travel restrictions do not apply to them.
They were speaking as Gardai nationally launched phase...
The latest episode of DIY SOS was a particularly emotional one and described by host Baz Ashmawy as its "hardest and most heartbreaking story yet".
The programme focussed on a young family from Tipperary - Sinead Barry (34) whose husband...
A new outdoor market is set to open for the first time in a Laois town this week.
The Market House on Main Street in Stradbally will be the venue this Friday, October 30, for the first meeting from around...
The Laois senior footballers are facing the prospect of having the play their Leinster championship quarter final without their captain.
Portlaoise midfielder Kieran Lillis was shown a straight red card in the closing moments of Saturday's crazy Division 2 encounter...
A Laois secondary school has published the first ever edition of its brand new digital newspaper.
The 'Student Voice' was officially published for the very first time last week in Portlaoise College.
It went live just before the students went on...
A Laois secondary school is to have its roof repaired following success in its request for funds.
Mountmellick Community School will have the problems fixed under the 'Emergency Works Scheme'.
According to Minister for State Sean Fleming, the total cost of...
