A Portlaoise Hospital employee has tested positive for Covid-19.
The employee, who is not a nurse or a doctor, tested positive for Coronavirus over the weekend.
LaoisToday understands that this person had initially tested negative before a second round test indicated...
Whatever your views on the rights and wrongs of the localised lockdown that has Laois, Offaly and Kildare having new restrictions imposed, the reality is that it is the case for the time being.
It's a horrible situation that has...
Laois County Councillor Thomasina Connell has written an open letter to Taoiseach Micheal Martin - urging him to replace the lockdown measures that have been put in place.
Ms Connell, who is chairperson of the Portlaoise Municipal area, and also...
It all began with great excitement - before it was called to a halt within three days.
The Laois senior football championships got underway last week but the action didn't last long.
Games began on Wednesday with the Junior 'B' meeting...
When the chips are down, you can rely on the great GAA community to do their part to rally around.
The Lawlor family from Emo have been synonymous with Laois and Emo GAA for years and one of the clan...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley as well as Kildare and Offaly Fianna Fáil representatives Barry Cowen, James Lawless and Fiona O'Loughlin are calling for additional supports as the new partial lockdown for the three counties enters its first...
The Laois GAA executive will meet on Monday night to discuss what to do next after all activity in the county has been paused for two weeks due to the Government's decision to enforce a partial lockdown on Laois...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Kennedy
Dunmasc, Portlaoise, Laois
Kennedy, John, Dunmasc, Portlaoise and formerly Kennedys Chemist, Main St., Portlaoise, August 8th 2020. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family in the tender...
There have been a further 68 confirmed cases of Coronavirus today - with 12 of them in Laois.
19 of the other new cases are in Kildare, 17 in Dublin, 15 in Offaly and five in Donegal.
There have been no...
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There was a good atmosphere in Ballyroan on Friday at the last day of their Cul Camp.
The club's senior football team had stunned St Joseph's with a late goal in the...
A new Covid-19 pop-up testing centre opened in Portlaoise on Saturday, where a reported 60 tests were carried out.
The HSE facility is on the grounds of St Fintan's Hospital while similar centres were in operation in Tullamore and Newbridge. ...
Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium have announced that they are closing their Portarlington store and will hold a closing down sale for the next two weeks, beginning tomorrow Monday, August 10.
They will be keeping their Durrow and Athy...
This piece by John Whelan was published on LaoisToday in January of this year ahead of the 2020 General Election.
In the spring of 2002 Mary Harney courted farm leader Tom Parlon and won him over.
She wiped the eye of...
Ger Alley, the General Manager of The Heritage hotel in Killenard has expressed his frustration and disappointment at the lockdown measures imposed on Laois, Offaly and Kildare for the next two weeks.
Speaking on Newstalk on Saturday morning, Mr Alley...
The death has occurred of John Kennedy who was a pharmacist in Portlaoise for many years and played a very active role in the town's business community.
He was the owner of Kennedy's Chemist on Main Street in Portlaoise, which...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in September 2019 before the All Ireland football final replay and the National Ploughing Championships.
There is ‘Dad joke’ that does the rounds in our family. It was a personal favourite of my uncle,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Kennedy
Dunmasc, Portlaoise, Laois
Kennedy, John, Dunmasc, Portlaoise and formerly Kennedys Chemist, Main St., Portlaoise, August 8th 2020. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family in the tender...
There have been a further 174 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ireland and one additional death, according to figures released by the Department of Health today.
Of the new cases today, 110 of them are in Kildare. There are 27...
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We managed three weeks of the Cul Camps before Laois went into a local lockdown.
In that time, boys and girls got to enjoy themselves and hone their skills.
But before it all...
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Ronan Glynn have been invited to attend an emergency meeting of Laois County Council.
"We want answers," says Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Catherine Fitzgerald, who has written to...
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 -Two Laois GAA clubs shutting down all activities after adult player tests positive for Coronavirus
Back at the start of the week, Park-Ratheniska and Timahoe announced they were shutting down all activities following a positive Coronavirus test for two...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling for third level education to be made accessible and affordable for everyone irrespective of their age, geography or financial circumstances.
Deputy Stanley is asking students in his constituency of Laois / Offaly to...
The GAA, Ladies GAA and Camogie Association have instructed all clubs in Laois to close their facilities 'until further notice'.
This comes after the government introduced a raft of new restrictions in Laois, Kildare and Offaly following a surge in...
My late father was a member of the old IRA. I remember when I was a child he used to tell me all about putting the Black and Tans out of our country.
I know that he and his comrades...
John Hume put his devotion to what was right above what was best for himself, his life’s work was given its ultimate return in the Good Friday Agreement he signed 22 years ago.
Hume had a multitude of qualities that...
It's a real Hardy Annual. Or at least it used to be until a global pandemic came along.
The Stradbally Steam Rally should have been taking place over this August Bank Holiday weekend but, alas, the 56th rally will have...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Danny Kinahan
Cuan Bhríde, Rathdowney, Laois
Danny Kinahan, Cuan Bhríde, Rathdowney and formerly Lyrogue, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. August 5th 2020. Unexpectedly at his home. Deeply regretted by his brother...
Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington are looking to fill the following position:
Health Care Assistant (Full-time and part-time)
We have vacancies for Health Care Assistants.
Requirements:
Be passionate about caring for our residents
FETAC Level 5 in Care of the Elderly or equivalent
To...
For the next two weeks - from August 8 to 22 - Laois will be one of three counties under a new partial lockdown after the Government announced this evening the reintroduction of restrictions in Kildare, Offaly and Laois.
It...
