After a mixed weekend of hurling and football last week, the action predominantly switches back to football this week.
The minor hurling final between The Harps and Abbeyleix takes place on Friday night but after that it is all about...
The Irish Wheelchair Association in Laois is appealing for your support after they decided to cancel their annual street collection because of Covid-19.
The charity has launched an online appeal called ‘Without You, We’re Stuck’ and is asking people to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anna (Nana) O'Connor (née Buggy)
Courtwood, Ballybrittas, Laois
Died in the loving care of the staff of Portlaoise General Hospital.
Funeral Arrangements Later
Sr. Dorothy Bennett
Portadown, Armagh / Mountmellick, Laois
Bennett, Sr....
Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme (2017-2022) in partnership with Laois County Council is delighted to announce new opportunities for cultural and creative practitioners and organisations in Laois as part of the Department of Culture,...
With no Ploughing Championships on this year, the hugely popular fashion show had to go virtual.
Thousands of people would have attended the fashion show over the three days but with large-scale events not a runner this year, the National...
A library in Laois is to receive €169,754 in funding for essential upgrades and measures.
Fine Gael Cllr John King and Minister Sean Fleming have both today confirmed that the funding has been sanctioned to replace the roof in the...
There has been a total of 390 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That means that there is now a total of 35,377 cases notified in Ireland.
Of the cases notified today: 189 are men /199 are...
The Leas-Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council has expressed his shock and disappointment at media reports suggesting Bus Eireann is to end a service that serves people in Laois.
Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin made the comments following an Irish Times...
John Scanlon, the Chief Superintendant of the Laois-Offaly-Kildare Garda Division, says the utmost faith in the publicans of the region to adhere to the Covid regulations now that they are allowed to re-open.
The pubs that didn't served food were...
This past weekend was essentially the second last weekend of club action in Laois for the 2020 season.
And it was a weekend that ended the seasons for a number if teams.
For the beaten semi-finalists and those in the relegation...
Laois County Council are hopeful that Portlaoise Leisure Centre will re-open in January 2021.
Director of Services Donal Brennan revealed the news at this morning’s monthly meeting of Laois County Council - held in the Dunamaise Arts Centre.
The board running...
The Covid-19 pandemic has been difficult for everybody. Job losses, restricted movement, huge lifestyle changes and a massive level of uncertainty.
For people living abroad, it has been challenging too. Many are well settled, some who were travelling returned home,...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is appealing for a concrete plan to be put in place to secure the services in Portlaoise Hospital, almost three years on from the HSE indicating that they were proposing that the 24-hour...
A Laois trainer pulled off an incredible six-in-a-row success and scooped the top prize of €24,000 at The Curragh yesterday.
A Step Too Far, trained by Portarlington based Kieran Cotter, was in the Heffernan Tyres Joe McGrath Handicap yesterday afternoon...
Portlaoise ladies make their big breakthrough
The Portlaoise ladies footballers claimed their first Laois senior title on Saturday when they denied Sarsfields an historic eighth title in a row.
It caps an exceptional championship for Portlaoise who came through the entire...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick Nolan
The Heath, Portlaoise, Laois
Nolan, Raheen, The Heath, Co. Laois, Sept 26th 2020, peacefully in the tender care of the staff of Drominin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Patrick,...
The Heritage in Killenard has a vacancies for the following roles:
Spa Therapist
We are currently looking to hire a Spa Therapist to join our existing team. The ideal candidate will work with a team of professionals and will be responsible for:
Carrying out Spa...
O'Moore's 1-5 Portlaoise 0-8
Laois Junior Camogie Final
A late free from Amy Byrne ensured that O'Moore's and Portlaoise will have to do battle again in the Laois Junior Camogie final.
A little over 24 hours after helping the Portlaoise ladies footballers...
Clonaslee 5-11 The Rock 1-7
Laois Shopping IFC Semi-final
James McRedmond got a hat-trick as Clonaslee had 16 points to spare over The Rock this evening in the Laois IFC semi-final in McCann Park in Portarlington.
When the sides met three weeks...
Mountmellick 0-9 Crettyard 3-14
Laois IFC Semi-final
A heavily bandaged Ciaran Burke and a mercurial Evan O'Carroll led the way for Crettyard as they absolutely thrashed Mountmellick to reach the IFC final in Stradbally this evening.
O'Carroll finished the game with 2-10,...
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.
There has been a total of 1,802 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
As of midnight Saturday, 26 September, the HPSC has been notified of 430 confirmed cases...
Clough-Ballacolla 2-21 Rosenallis 0-18
Laois SHC Semi-final
Clough-Ballacolla are through to the Laois Shopping Centre SHC final after proving too strong for a gallant Rosenallis side in O'Moore Park on Sunday.
A powerful second-half performance did the trick for the men in...
After a thoroughly dramatic and exciting day on Saturday, we are back with more action today.
The big games get underway from 12.30pm and run right throughout the day at venues all over the county before coming to an end...
Rathdowney-Errill 3-8 Abbeyleix 4-14
Laois MHC Semi-final
Abbeyleix advanced to the final of the minor hurling championship after a nine point victory over Rathdowney-Errill in front of a huge crowd at the LOETB Centre of Excellence.
The win sets up a repeat...
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 1-16 Ballypickas 1-7
Laois IHC Relegation Final
Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe have retained their intermediate hurling status for another year following a nine point win over Ballypickas in Raheen this afternoon.
David Cuddy's charges had too much for a Ballypickas side who were without...
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Borris-Kilcotton 2-22 Rathdowney-Errill 1-17
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Semi-final
Borris-Kilcotton avenged their 2019 Laois SHC final defeat to Rathdowney-Errill to seal their return to the final at O'Moore Park today.
In a thrilling...
The Harps 0-19 Rosenallis 0-17
Midlands Park Hotel Laois MHC Semi-final
Reigning champions The Harps are back into another Laois MHC final thanks to a hard-earned win over Rosenallis in Mountrath this morning.
In a very evenly-contested affair, the sides were level...
This week on the LaoisToday Property Watch, we took a look at what is on offer around the county for around €250,000.
In each case you can click through to view the full property profile on Daft.ie.
83 The Fairways, Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix...
"Two eejits, one van." And just in case the inverted comas didn't alert you, those are not my words!
That, in fact, is the tag line on an Instagram account called Crooked Compass which is run by a young Portlaoise...
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...
