Laois Gardai have been extremely busy over the last few days and have published details on four separate incidents.
On Saturday, two men were arrested in Stradbally after testing positive for smoking cannabis while driving.
Gardai say: "Laois Road Policing unit...
Three Laois ladies footballers are included in the Irish Independent's list of top 50 players, which is published in today's newspaper and online.
Sue Ramsbottom, the late Lulu Carroll and Connie Conway are all listed with Ramsbottom selected as the fourth...
A Laois golf club has ceased all activity with immediate effect after one of its members tested positive for Coronavirus.
Members of Abbeyleix Golf Club were informed of club closing via text message at the weekend.
A spokesperson for the club...
Greenfeet Lawncare are seeking to hire a full-time Lawn Care Operative/Groundsman in Laois.
Responsibilities include:
Operatives will be travelling within your allocated scheduled area whilst working outside for the 4 seasons applying treatments to lawns.
You will be required to...
Laois County Council Arts Office in association with Creative Ireland Laois and Dunamaise Arts Centre have announced the appointment of two writers for new residencies in Laois from August to December 2020.
Portlaoise natives David Butler and Kate Heffernan will...
Getting people back to work "is ten times more important" than worrying how the country repays the debt brought on to fund the extensive Coronavirus measures, according to Laois Fianna Fáil TD and Junior Minister Seán Fleming.
"Public health and...
The death has occurred of John Anderson, proprietor of the popular Anderson's pub in Athy.
Anderson's in the Market Square in Athy has been a popular pub for generations with a strong association with the town's many sporting clubs.
Over the...
Donal Rigney has been appointed as the head coach of Portlaoise Rugby Club ahead of the 2020-21 season.
Rigney, a former Towns Cup winner with the club, will be joined by MJ Dwyer, who will be in the manager's role,...
Laois hurling coach Niall Corcoran has said it's a shame that his side won't have the opportunity to play in the group stages of this year's Leinster hurling championship, something he feels would be a brilliant way of getting...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Susan Gilnagh (née Renihan)
Ballybrittas, Laois
Gilnagh Susan, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois, August 14th 2020, at her residence. Susan was the beloved wife of Mark. Dearly loved and cherished mother...
Many people throughout Laois suffer from reduced mobility; this can be due to ageing, a medical condition or because they have had an accident or operation.
For many, one of the most challenging parts of getting around can be climbing...
A yellow weather warning is in place for Laois from 2am on Monday morning as up to 40mm of rain is expected in parts of the country.
Laois is one of 14 counties with the weather warning in place, along...
There have been no further deaths from Coronavirus, according to figures released by the Department of Health this evening, but there have been 66 new cases.
21 of the cases are in Kildare, 16 in Dublin, 6 in Limerick, with...
This John Whelan piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in the run up to this year's General Election as part of our Election Memories series.
So you think the political landscape is fragile, fractured and fragmented – well you clearly weren’t...
In this week's Property Watch we look at what type of home you can buy in Laois in a town in the county outside of Portlaoise for about €200,000.
We have properties ranging from €180,000 to €200,000 in Mountrath, Rathdowney,...
Laois publicans from all across the county took to social media on Saturday as part of a national online campaign to highlight the impact that the closure of pubs is having on people.
The campaign #SupportNotSympathy began trending on social media...
National Heritage Week began yesterday and runs until August 23.
Unfortunately due to the current Covid Crisis, Laois County Library Service is not in a position this year to host any of the usual historical and heritage talks/events which would...
Mountrath 1-12 Trumera 1-9
2001 Laois IHC Final
All across Laois there are different rivalries that come to the fore at different times.
In 2001, Mountrath and Trumera met in the Laois intermediate hurling final in a game that was of huge...
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...
A version of this piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in 2018 ahead of that year's All Ireland football final between Dublin and Tyrone.
One honourary Laois man is pledging his full confidence in his native Tyrone as they do battle...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Susan Gilnagh (née Renihan)
Ballybrittas, Laois
Gilnagh Susan, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois, August 14th 2020, at her residence. Susan was the beloved wife of Mark. Dearly loved and cherished mother...
The Department of Health have confirmed 200 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus - six of them in Laois.
There have been no further deaths in the country but of the new cases, 81 of them in Kildare, who like Laois...
A study by Midlands based company Cease Using Single-Use Plastic (CUSP) into the volumes of single-use plastic packaging waste generated across Laois has identified hotspots.
These are in terms of volumes, which, CUSP say, if given priority, would see significant...
Steph is a Laois mammy of 3 small kids. She has started a blog to document her life as a mammy muddling through parenthood and searching for her identity in a world wider than her own four walls.
As the pandemic...
1 - ‘Disappointed’ and ‘heartbroken’ – Laois business owner fears both premises may not reopen after lockdown
“Every time we close down it is getting tougher to reopen” – so says Portlaoise businessman Donal O’Gorman.
Mr O’Gorman, who owns O’Gorman’s in...
Minister Sean Fleming has confirmed that a new grant scheme has been introduced of €1,000 for self-employed people and sole traders.
These people would not have been eligible for the previous restart scheme because they were not liable for commercial...
Concern has been raised over how the HSE treats certain staff members who are deemed to be a close contact of a person who tests positive for Coronavirus.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March, hospital settings, including Portlaoise Hospital,...
This pandemic is far from over, whilst hopefully it remains contained, on our Island.
Here in Laois we face the second week of restrictions, which I believe to be necessary, in our collective responsibility to ensure safe public health and...
It will not be possible to live stream championship games on Laois TV that take place outside of MW Hire O'Moore Park - it has been confirmed.
Laois GAA PRO said that due to connectivity issues with WiFi at club...
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke has dismissed the idea that his side may forfeit their remaining two Division 2 league games.
The Coronavirus lockdown in Laois has led to a fixture pile up with the semi final and final...
