Laois Sports Partnership is one of 29 Local Sports Partnerships in the country who have come together to roll-out a 4-week physical activity plan for older adults as part of Positive Aging Week.
The resource has been developed by Sport...
An elderly Portlaoise couple endured an horrific ordeal in broad daylight on Thursday afternoon as they got into their car after leaving the St Peter and Paul graveyard in the town.
A man in his 40s forced his way into...
Three Laois monuments have been selected to share in €57,464 for restoration and conservation works.
Killabban Medieval Church, Lea Graveyard and Dysart Gallen Church are the historical sites that have been chosen - according the Green Party Minister Pippa Hackett.
Dysart...
The search is on for Ireland’s inspirational county heroes who have changed your life or the lives of people in your local community.
Gala Retail has teamed up with Virgin Media to search for inspirational heroes in Laois; those individuals...
Midlands 103 and Mountmellick man Brian Moss looks back on the week that was.
That Dreaded Sunday Feeling
There was a time - long, long ago - when it was the sound of the Glenroe theme tune on a Sunday night...
There are four patients being treated for Covid-19 in Portlaoise Hospital.
Thankfully, none of the patients are being treated in critical care units and are fighting the virus from general beds.
These are the latest figures pertaining to the hospital as...
Portlaoise CBS are currently accepting application forms for 1st year students for the 2021-2022 school year.
The closing date for applications is Friday, October 23, at 12pm.
Applications are available to download from the school website - www.portlaoisecbs.com, the school app,...
Martin Heydon, a Kildare South Fine Gael TD and Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture, is our latest guest on the LaoisToday Talking Politics Podcast.
With Kildare South now taking in a large chunk of Laois including Portarlington,...
A Laois footballer has called for the introduction of Covid-19 testing for players ahead of the resumption of inter-county action.
Ballylinan forward Gary Walsh took to Twitter to make the call - less than 10 days before games are due...
A dispute between dentists and the Department of Health has left children in Laois caught in the middle.
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Catherine Fitzgerald, outlined the case at this week's meeting in the Dunamaise Arts Centre.
Cllr Fitzgerald said that...
Embrace FARM, a Laois social enterprise, has won a place on Rethink Ireland’s Genesis Programme.
The Genesis Programme is an intensive two-day residential workshop that will focus on building the skills and knowledge needed to develop a sustainable social enterprise...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Marlene (Mary) Kennedy (née O'Carroll)
Annamoe, Portarlington, Offaly / Kilteely, Limerick / Portarlington, Laois
Formerly of Kilteely, County Limerick. Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of the...
In the grounds of the stunning Castle Durrow, and guided by the head gardener Bart Howard, Laois Public Participation Network (PPN) hosted an 'Autumn Blooms' event for their members in the 55+ age group on Friday September 25.
Attendees at...
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1 additional death related to COVID-19.
There has been a total of 1,817 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Wednesday October 7, the HPSC has been notified of 506...
The five Sinn Fein Midlands TDs from Laois/Offaly, Kildare, Roscommon, Longford / Westmeath and Tipperary constituencies recently met with the CEO of Bord na Mona in Mount Lucas, Daingean regarding the future of the company and the expansion of...
Gardai in Laois have arrested a disqualified driver and seized their car at a Covid checkpoint today.
Gardai explained how the driver also had a bench warrant out for a separate incident.
They said: "While conducting a COVID checkpoint today Laois...
€16,342 has been allocated for Library Supports in Laois - it has been announced.
This funding will be allocated for two specific areas.
It will be used to purchase Lexia licences. This programme provides explicit, systematic, personalized learning in the six...
Laois has the 12th highest 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 in Ireland.
The latest figures from the Department of Health shows the O’Moore County has an average 95.6 cases per 100,000.
These are figures from midnight on Tuesday October 6 and...
A Laois trainer scored his 13th winner of the season in Navan yesterday.
Portarlington based Kieran Cotter had Inflection Point who galloped to success in the Newgrange Handicap.
The horse, ridden by Shane Foley, claimed the win and took home the...
In this Covid-19 filled world that we now inhabit - a bit of light relief is needed from time to time and a Laois woman has provided it from across the water.
Camross native Mary Phelan is currently living in...
Midlands Park Hotel are delighted to offer the locals of Laois a chance to escape with some very competitive rates now live on their website www.midlandsparkhotel.com.
Enjoy an overnight stay in one of our stylish rooms, including several superior suites.
Residents...
With club activity now suspended until further notice, attention now turns to the only GAA show in town - inter-county.
There are seven Laois teams who are due to be in action from later next week.
Below, we examine all of...
Having claimed their sixth ever Laois intermediate football title on Saturday last, Clonaslee will be hoping to make an impact in the senior grade in 2021, something they’ve failed to do on their previous spells at the top level.
When...
Facebook is calling on businesses in Laois to apply for its small business grant, a €4.7 million fund to help over 1,000 businesses across Ireland.
The grant is a combination of cash (€2,254) and ad credits (€1,353) to help businesses...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Gertrude (Gertie) Webb (née Langford)
Scart, Ballinhassig, Cork / Mountmellick, Laois
WEBB (Scart. Ballinhassig, Co. Cork and formerly of Mountmellick,Co.Laois.) On October 6th 2020 peacefully, in the exceptional loving...
Portarlington Golf Club and The Heath Golf Club held two big events in the club calendar recently.
In Portarlington, the annual Scratch Cup took place with winners in the Minor, Junior and Intermediate category.
Tom Slevin won the Minor, Junior champ...
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of five additional death related to COVID-19.
All of these have passed away since the start of October.
There has been a total of 1,816 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight...
The Abbeyleix Bog Project has been approved for biodiversity funding totally €16,000
The announcement, made recently, has been welcomed by Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture.
Laois County Council has received €16,000 to help with the...
Sky Sports have confirmed that the Laois hurlers Leinster quarter final clash with Dublin on October 24 will kick off their coverage of this year's GAA action.
The British broadcaster will have 14 games this year and their coverage will...
The results of the first ever National Maternity Experience Survey paint Portlaoise Hospital in a very good light.
Annually, there are 1,500 births in the maternity unit. The findings of the survey found that the overall satisfaction with care during...
