The good news just keeps flowing regarding the 2020 Leaving Cert and Laois students.
Mountmellick Community School's Hannah Ledesma has also scored the maximum 625 points in the Leaving Cert - meaning now that three Laois students have attained full...
Our latest Football Team of the Week is here.
As is always the case, particularly with so many teams playing at the moment, there are a number of players who can consider themselves unlucky to miss out.
None more so than...
This is an unbelievable achievement.
Two Laois students have scored full marks in the 2020 Leaving Cert results which have been announced this morning.
Thomás Dunne of St Mary's CBS in Portlaoise and Niamh Crowley of Scoil Chriost Ri have bagged...
The Cosy Café in Mountrath has been unveiled as one of the latest companies to be featured as part of Virgin Media’s #BackingBusiness initiative.
The campaign has smashed through its goal of delivering over €1 million worth of promotional support...
Over 1,000 Laois students will receive their 2020 Leaving Cert results this morning under the new calculated grades process introduced after the exams were unable to go ahead in June due to the Coronavirus-related restrictions.
Students will find out what...
A September weekend and a typically busy couple of days on the GAA pitches of Laois.
But in a year where supporters aren't permitted to attend games due to the Coronavirus-related restrictions, it's led to an entirely different atmosphere at...
If you applied to CAO as a school leaver or a mature student then the deed is done, the choices are made and the deadline passed.
Have you made the correct choices, will you get the points? These questions lead...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fred Townsend
Mary Street, Durrow, Laois/Santry, Dublin
Peacefully, in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, following a short illness. Predeceased by his wife Anne. Deeply regretted by his son Fred, brother Albert...
Crettyard 6-12 Portlaoise 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Round 2
Crettyard went goal crazy in the second half in Ratheniska tonight as they netted six goals to down Portlaoise and reach the semi finals of intermediate football championship tonight.
This game was...
Ballyfin 2-11 Ballyroan-Abbey 2-8
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
Ballyfin are through to the Laois SFC quarter-finals following a good win over Ballyroan-Abbey in an entertaining clash in MW Hire O'Moore Park this afternoon.
First-half goals from James Finn and former...
The draw has been made for Round 3 of the Laois senior football championship.
And the pairings are also known for the relegation playoffs and the Laois IFC quarter-finals.
Champions Portlaoise will play St Joseph's in two weeks time in Round...
Killeshin 2-15 Courtwood 2-11
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
Last year's beaten finalists Killeshin are back on track in the Laois SFC as they put in an impressive first-half performance to beat Courtwood.
They endured a nervous final ten minutes when...
Arles-Killeen 2-15 Arles Kilcruise 0-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
A devastating second quarter from Arles-Killeen, when they outscored Arles-Kilcruise by 2-5 to 0-2, was the crucial period in the latest battle between these two - as they advance to...
Barrowhouse 1-11 Camross 0-5
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 2
Barrowhouse have one foot in the quarter final of the Laois Junior Football Championship following a fine victory over Camross this morning.
Billy Delaney's side were full value for their victory which...
Castletown 2-14 The Harps 2-12
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 2
Castletown recovered from their first round defeat to Park-Ratheniska against The Harps today to keep their football championship hopes alive.
They must hope that Park-Rathensika also beat The Harps as there...
O'Dempsey's 2-14 Timahoe 1-9
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
A polished second-half performance from O'Dempsey's saw them run out comfortable winners over Timahoe in this IFC Qualifier clash in Stradbally on Sunday morning.
With the teams tied at 1-6 each at...
It's another busy day of club football action in Laois in the men's and ladies championships.
We will be keeping you updated throughout the day from club grounds all around the county as well as from the triple header in...
On this week's Property Watch we take a look at some of the properties for sale in Portlaoise for €150,000.
In each case you can click through to see the full profile on Daft.ie.
Capoley Lane, Portlaoise
Located in the countryside at...
What's talked about at a family kitchen table can have such long-lasting, lifetime influences.
In the Fleming's home place in The Swan, political talk was invariably on the agenda.
And it helped spawn a local political force that now sees Sean...
Zach Tuohy will have to wait another week at least to make his landmark 200th AFL appearance but his club Geelong have produced an emotional tribute video with well wishes from his team-mates and his family members in both...
It's a busy day of action again on the Laois club football scene - with three senior, two intermediate, two junior and two senior ladies football games down for decision.
We look ahead at all the games below.
Laois Shopping Centre...
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...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fred Townsend
Mary Street, Durrow, Laois/Santry, Dublin
Peacefully, in Beaumont Hospital, following a short illness.
Peacefully, in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, following a short illness. Predeceased by his wife Anne. Deeply...
Clonaslee 1-7 The Rock 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Round 2
Clonaslee came back from the dead to edge The Rock in Mountmellick this evening in Round 2 of the Laois IFC.
Niall Cortbet was the best finisher on display as he...
Ballylinan 0-12 Rosenallis 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
Eight points from the boot of Gary Walsh helped Ballylinan to get their Laois Shopping Centre SFC campaign back on track after a hard-fought win over Rosenallis tonight.
They did it the...
Portlaoise 0-10 Partarlington 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
Portarlington have beaten Portlaoise for the first time in the championship since 2001 following a committed display in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
Martin Murphy's men were full value for their win and...
There have been no further Coronavirus related deaths - but there has been 231 new cases, with 133 of them in Dublin.
“The picture nationally is stable, we are increasingly concerned about Dublin in particular," said acting chief medical officer...
Stradbally 0-14 St Joseph's 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2
St Joseph's are through to Round 3 of the Laois SFC after a titanic tussle with neighbours Stradbally in MW Hire O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Joe Higgins' side led by five...
We're onto the second full weekend of the Laois GAA football championships and we have four games today.
Up first at 3pm is the meeting of Stradbally and St Joseph's in Round 2 of the senior championship. Both teams come...
In her new column, Steph discusses some of the issues that face modern parents as they try to navigate their way through life with small humans.
She is as honest as ever about the struggles of parenting and the less-than-blessed...
