Zest Health Club at The Killeshin is delighted to have reopened it’s doors and are now accepting new membership.
Both The Killeshin Hotel and Zest Health Club have received their accreditation from Failte Ireland as part of their COVID Safety...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Stephen McElroy
21 Carmody Way, Portlaoise, Laois/Dromore, Tyrone
McElroy Stephen (Portlaoise and Dromore, Co. Tyrone) died suddenly on Thursday 16th July 2020. Beloved son of Josephine Bolton and the...
Portlaoise 4-11 St Conleth’s 1-8
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
Portlaoise are off to a winning start in this year’s championship after a fine victory over St Conleth’s.
Portlaoise began on the front foot and were three points up in the first...
St Brigid's 2-12 St Paul's 0-9
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
St Brigid’s got their 2020 championship campaign off to the perfect start as they defeated a strong St Paul’s side playing in their first senior game having won intermediate and...
There have been no further Coronavirus deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There are 10 new cases.
There has now been a total of 1,753 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland and a total of 25,760 confirmed cases.
The...
Sarsfields 8-17 Timahoe 0-9
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
Laois Ladies SFC champions Sarsfields got their quest for an eighth title in a row off to a good start this afternoon when tehy proved too strong for Timahoe in what was...
One of the hardest hit sectors since the Coronavirus restrictions were introduced have been the pubs.
Among the first to close, just before what would have been a busy St Patrick's Day, they will be the among the last to...
Laois GAA clubs will be issued just 50 tickets each for upcoming championship games due to restrictions limiting crowds at outdoor events to 200.
The 200 attendees includes players, management, referees, stewards, county board officials and media only 100 tickets...
This week for Property Watch we look at five houses for sale in Mountmellick.
The prices range from €235,000 to €265,000 and include a variety of houses, including a unique 1980 architecturally designed home, a bungalow on a large site in...
Inequality occurs when some people in a group have greater wealth, greater opportunities and greater access to resources than others.
Inequality occurs everywhere. In some countries, it is rife, like in South Africa and Haiti.
In these countries, a large amount...
The Heath 0-8 Emo 0-7
1974 Laois SFC Final
"Pure grit is hard to beat," read the opening line of the Nationalist match report in 1974 after The Heath had ended a 12-year wait since their last Laois SFC triumph.
And they did...
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on All Ireland final Sunday in 2018, as Tyrone faced up to Dublin in Croke Park, 20 years after their breakthrough minor success against Laois.
This afternoon in Croke Park, Tyrone and Dublin will...
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.
Stephen McElroy
21 Carmody Way, Portlaoise, Laois/Dromore, Tyrone
McElroy Stephen (Portlaoise and Dromore, Co. Tyrone) died suddenly on Thursday 16th July 2020. Beloved son of Josephine Bolton and the...
The numbers attending the Cúl Camps in Laois this year will be down about 40% on last year, but there are still over 30 camps taking place, which get underway this coming Monday, July 20.
As of Friday evening, there...
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that two people with Coronavirus have died and there has been a total of 21 new cases.
Yet again, there has been no new cases recorded in Laois as the length...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in November 2018
In the run up to this weekend’s Leinster SFC quarter-final meeting, we decided to take a look at not only the players involved in the meeting of Portlaoise and Kildare champions...
Is everyone perfect? No they are not. Does everyone make mistakes? Yes they do. Did I ever make a mistake? Yes I did and if I were to be given 10 Cent for every mistake I made I would...
Robbie Burns writes well on the little things. When he was ploughing, he disturbed the home of a mouse. He apologised in a poem. ‘Ode to a mouse.’
He admits, too, how careless humans are and disrespectful of the social...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the new Government to commit to a plan that "gives certainty regarding the emergency department and the other key services in the hospital".
Speaking in the Dáil this week, Deputy Stanley...
Laois GAA secretary Niall Handy has said that the 200 person capacity at club games "is not a nice situation" for clubs or the County Board to have to deal with and that the restrictions "will have a severe...
1 - Two Laois GAA clubs caught up in Coronavirus situation after Carlow player tests positive
On Thursday, we broke the story that Killeshin and Arles-Kilcruise GAA clubs had played a practice game against Carlow side Old Leighlin, who featured...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
John Carter
Ardlea, Mountrath, Laois
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. John died unexpectedly in his 81 st year. Predeceased by his parents Thomas and Jane Carter, his brothers Andrew and Richard. Sadly missed...
Claire and Glyn Jenkins had only taken the lease on the Brewery pub in Rathdowney five weeks before they were forced to shut due to the Coronavirus restrictions.
They have now been closed for over four months and though they...
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that three people with COVID-19 have died while there have been a further 34 confirmed cases.
There has now been a total of 1,752 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland and 25,730...
The CEO of Laois County Council John Mulholland has praised the stakeholders in Laois Tourism for their "dogged pursuit of excellence" as they launched the county's new branding at the Dunamaise Arts Centre today.
He complimented the board of Laois...
Arles-Kilcruise have become the second Laois GAA club to suspend activities until further notice after players from their club came in contact with a player who has since tested positive for Coronavirus.
They played Old Leighlin from Carlow in a...
A new Greenway walking and cycling route could be developed linking Portlaoise to the new business park and Togher Woods.
The proposed route would use the old railway track, starting at the railway crossing at Telford's in Clonminam and following...
The death has occurred of Jimmy Fitzpatrick from Spink, one of Laois GAA's oldest supporters, who had only celebrated his 99th birthday on July 1.
Jimmy died in the loving care of Droimnin Nursing Home, Stradbally, earlier this week. His...
Portlaoise Courthouse "is a poor reflection of our principal town in Laois" according to Cllr Thomasina Connell, who called on Laois County Council to engage with the Courts Services at this week's meeting of Portlaoise Municipal District.
She highlighted the...
