The Chief Executive of Laois County Council is urging people to stay away from public amenities as the country attempts to limit the spread of the Coronavirus.
"People should stay away from public amenities and walking trails," he said today.
"They...
In the midst of a global pandemic Laois twitter rise up.
We've gathered the tweets of the week and once again they're quality.
It didn't last very long though..
*clears throat* LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLaois Laois Laois Laois Laois Laois Laois Laois https://t.co/dHll6GiDEA
— Sarah Cullen...
The Coronavirus has changed many things about how we live life at the moment as events, work and recreation is put on hold.
And for one Laois couple, the outbreak of the deadly virus meant that their dream day had...
The average price of farm land in Laois increased in 2019 though there was a significant drop in the number of farms offered for sale.
The annual Irish Farmers Journal Land Price Report published this week gives a detailed county-by-county breakdown and...
Another day in this changed new world.
And we've come up with another way to keep you occupied and entertained.
2003 was a glorious time for Gaelic football in Laois.
Our minors won the All-Ireland while our seniors were crowned Leinster champions...
The LaoisToday search for the county's Hottest Men has been a hugely popular feature on site over the past three years and though we have yet to start our search for 2020, here is a look back at who...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael McEvoy
Mountrath rd, Portlaoise, Laois
McEvoy, Michael, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, March 21 2020. Peacefully, in the loving care of Oakdale Nursing Home, Portarlington. Deeply regretted by his loving...
In a continuation of the worryingly upward trend, 102 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on the 683 cases from yesterday and takes the overall total to 785 – with three deaths.
This...
The coast guard helicopter has been called to the Glenbarrow Waterfall in Laois.
This waterfall is located in the Slieve Bloom mountains.
LaoisToday understands that a person was injured near the waterfall and a coast guard from Waterford Rescue 117 responded.
The...
The National Handwriting Awards took place in 2009 in it's 17th year at the Teachers Centre in Portlaoise.
The competition was open to all national schools throughout the country and was launched to over 3,000 schools around the country.
Entries were...
Gardai in Portlaoise are looking for the public's assistance in tracing the owner of a watch.
Last night, they arrested two men who were acting suspiciously around the Bellingham area.
They were found to be in the possession of knives and...
As part of our Women in Sport interview series, this piece originally featured on LaoisToday in March 2019.
An All-Ireland winner, four All-Star awards, four Leinster senior county medals and countless club honours both within Laois and in Leinster -...
1 - BREAKING: Department of Health confirms Coronavirus is now in Laois
The Department of Health revealed that the Coronavirus was in Laois Thursday.
2 - WATCH: Laois supermarket goes viral for in store St Patrick’s Day Parade
SuperValu in Stradbally had...
Sporting fixtures across the world have been cancelled due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus - but Australian Rules pressed ahead with the start of their season this weekend, albeit behind closed doors and in largely empty stadiums.
And Portlaoise...
Meet Pippa Anderson from Abbeyleix - the latest subject of our Laois Abroad series.
Pippa moved to Toronto last year and is loving life in the city.
We asked Pippa about her experience in Toronto, how she made the move, strange...
Sky News reporter Stuart Ramsay went inside a hospital in Bergamo in Italy during the week and the footage he captured is as powerful as it is utterly disturbing.
Outside of China, Italy has more cases of the Coronavirus than...
In this very serious time for the world, most people are bored and looking for things to do.
And what better than a bit of a quiz!
There are 48 GAA clubs in Laois.
All of different shapes and sizes, some dual...
Forty years ago in 1979 the first ever direct elections to the European Parliament were held in tandem with the local elections on June 7 that year.
Back then the EU was better known as the EEC, the European Economic...
Only a handful of Laois men have played rugby for Ireland - one of them was Vicarstown native Noel Turley whose only cap came in an infamous game against England in 1962. We tell the story of his career...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick (Patsy) Mulhall
Old Mills, Stradbally, Laois
The death has occurred of Patrick (Patsy) Mulhall, London and formerly of Old Mills, Stradbally,Co.Laois surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by...
We all love our mammy. And we all love cake.
Put the two together and it's a serious combination.
That's what we did this week with a Facebook competition thanks to Kelly Lou Cakes.
Kelly gave us a Mother's Day cake to...
Laois 0-17 Down 2-11
2003 Division 1 Football League
In the latest Remember The Game we look back on a match from a period of Laois football which is remembered so fondly - the Mick O'Dwyer era.
Laois, off the back of...
In a continuation of the worryingly upward trend, 126 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That is down from the 191 new cases that were diagnosed yesterday.
But is an increase on the 557 cases from yesterday...
A Star of the Future, a Young Lad or a Former Great?
People dedicate their lives to their GAA team and the beauty of it all is that a local club is as welcoming to an eight-week-old as it is...
A Laois doctor has taken to Instagram to help keep people up to date with the latest information in relation to the Coronavirus.
Dr Sharon Delaney, who is a GP in the Cedar Clinic in Portlaoise, can be found on...
There was a great turnout last Wednesday at the Down Syndrome Ireland 'Laois Branch' AGM in the Family Centre in Gort Na nOir Abbeyleix.
Outgoing chairperson Margaret Miron gave a full report on the Branch activities and supports over the...
St Canice’s Credit Union which has branches in Durrow, Rathdowney and Mountrath has put measures in place to continue to serve the community through the Coronavirus crisis.
Social distancing and hand sanitising measures have been put in place in all...
This is the site of the testing facility for the Coronavirus in Laois.
A building belonging to the HSE in Emo is where you are likely to be sent for a test for the Coronavirus.
It is known locally as the...
It's absolutely not the circumstances anyone wanted to see it in, but today is a historic day for An Garda Síochána as the organisation reaches its highest numbers of sworn members since the foundation of the State.
Following the attestation...
A young Laois man has received high praise for his innovative way of bringing mass to the homes of all the people in his parish.
When the Bishop of Kildare and Leighli, Denis Nulty, decided over a week ago to...
