You're constantly told that your schooldays are the best days of your life.
You never actually believe that when you're in school but there is massive nostalgia attached to where you went to school.
We've gone down memory lane in the...
The 2017 edition of the Portarlington Emigrant Newslatter featured a very interesting article on Pat Butler, the man who founded and built up Butler's Engineering in Portarlington.
We reproduce the article below by kind permission of the original author...
St Fergal's College Rathdowney Transition Year Student Ella Hayes was among the winners in the recent GAA Future Leaders National Competition for second level schools.
Ella was one of two winners in the Performance Analysis section for her statistical analysis...
A recent LaoisToday feature on PJ Cuddy referenced a stat that the Camross man was Laois’s highest goalscorer of all time.
The Laois GAA Bible account on Twitter, run by Mountmellick man Eoin Culliton who has compiled the complete set of...
Portarlington 0-6 Timahoe 0-5
1988 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise's dominance of the Laois club football scene in the 1980s saw them win six titles in seven years from 1981 to 1987.
But in 1988, in a straight-knockout championship, they were dumped out...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Lalor
Abbeycresent, Abbeyleix, Laois
Late of Grennan Attanagh, Laois. Dearly devoted husband of Rena died peacefully today in her presence. Deeply regretted by Rena, his daughter Mary, son...
Following the announcement that one of Laois's oldest festivals, the Festival of the Mountain, has been cancelled for this year, this week's Moment in Time focuses on the Festival of the Mountain in 2005.
Rosenallis hosted 'the greatest festival' since the...
Two men have been charged in court following the seizure of €280,000 worth of cocaine in Portlaoise and Kill in Kildare.
Gardaí from the DMR West Divisional Drugs Unit, investigating the sale and supply of controlled drugs in West Dublin...
The Department of Health have confirmed that a further nine people have died from Coronavirus while they have announced 59 new cases.
That brings the total number of deaths to 1,651 while the confirmed number of cases now stands at...
The June meeting of Laois County Council will not take place in the chamber in Portlaoise.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, it would not be possible for all 19 Councillors and other staff members to safely social distance.
Instead, Cllrs have agreed...
Audiology waiting lists in Laois and Offaly have been branded a 'scandal' by a Sinn Fein TD.
Audiology is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders.
Audiologists treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage.
By...
All going to plan, hotels in Laois and all around Ireland will be able to open their doors fully again on July 20 when the country enters Phase 4 of the roadmap through Coronavirus.
They will be allowed to reopen...
1 - ‘Cans at lunch’: Investigation underway as prison officers reported for drinking in car park
An investigation is underway after prison officers in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise were reported for drinking cans of beer during their lunch break.
2...
A Portlaoise CBS Transition Year student has won a national award for journalism.
David 'Dee' O'Brien, from The Heath, has won the GAA Future Leaders National Award for Sports Journalism for a piece of commentary he recorded on a hurling...
GAA pitches remain closed due to the Coronavirus but one club has turned the sod on a massive upgrade to theirs.
Ballyroan-Abbey GAA have two playing pitches and the one out the back of the clubhouse is undergoing a massive...
Laois County Councillor Aisling Moran has called on companies who install and switch on 5G technology to be made liable if there are any side effects which make people ill.
The Fine Gael Cllr made the call at May's monthly...
These days all of us are confronted with situations which seem confusing and contradictory and we wonder where we are going and what the outcome might be.
At times we may feel quite helpless in these kinds of circumstances. Today...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Lar Dempsey
Clondoolusk, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of Oghill Nursing Home Monasterevin. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Josie, sons Laurence and Oliver,...
Latest Coronavirus figures
1,645 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of six from yesterday.
While there has been a total of 39 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on...
1,645 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of six from yesterday.
Not all of these people passed away today – this is the number that were reported to the Department of Health today.
These people will...
The GAA will open their walking tracks on June 8 if the Government proceed to Phase 2 of their plan to re-open the the country.
However, they will not yet re-open the pitches and "do not envisage a return to...
Taoiseach Leo Vardakar has said that the current government plan will see schools open at the end of August to begin the new school year.
Speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting todya, Vardakar explained that the plan to reopen...
Laois community groups, schools, clubs, and health organisations are being urged to apply for a share of the €5 million CLAR Programme.
This funding has been made available by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
The three measures being funded...
The managing Director of a Laois based multi-national company says that they remain on course for their official opening in July.
The Coronavirus outbreak halted construction of projects like this one all around the country until sites from March were...
There is deep sadness in Crettyard following the news that Jimmy Walsh has passed away.
A keen athlete, Jimmy was heavily involved in his local athletics club St Abban's.
They, and many others, paid tribute to Jimmy when the news of...
Are you getting ready to re-open your business? Do you need PPE – Face Masks and Visors?
Local Laois company Digiprints.ie have a selection of re-usable Face Masks, Face Shields and protective equipment available to order.
The HSE's Chief Medical Officer...
Work has begun on a brand new astroturf pitch in Laois.
Last year, primary school boys in Portarlington moved into a brand new school adjacent to McCann Park in the town.
St Patrick's BNS became Scoil Phádraig, Cúil an tSúdaire and...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 181 Renault Megane Dynamique.
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €56 per week
This is another Exceptional Offer From JOE MALLON MOTORS.
Why buy from...
Laois senior hurler Willie Dunphy says that his greatest ever memory in a Laois jersey was when the O'Moore's defeated Dublin last July.
The Clough-Ballacolla man was speaking on the latest LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast where he was joined by...
This is absolutely class.
Two Laois Leaving Cert students have recorded their own version of a hit song and made a brilliant video to celebrate their six years in secondary school.
Scoil Chriost Ri duo Julia Cahill, from Portlaoise, and Ellen...
