This piece originally featured on LaoisToday ahead of the 2019 Leinster SFC semi-final between Laois and Meath in Croke Park, a game Meath won on a scoreline of 3-13 to 0-10.
The Laois senior footballers take on Meath this Sunday...
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment.
Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population is off work and instructed to stay in their homes for the majority of the...
Now that I am locked in due to Covid-19 I have more time than usual to think.
I have always had an interest in society and social problems and that is why I studied for a degree in Sociology and...
Penneys in Portlaoise has donated a number of care packages to staff and patients in the Midlands Regional Hospital and St Fintan's Hospital.
The clothes brand, who have a store in the Laois Shopping Centre, made the generous donation yesterday.
A...
As of Wednesday last, April 15, there were 139 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Laois, according to the HSE figures that are released daily.
The county-by-county data that is released is almost two days behind - the details up to...
Eamon Sweeney is best known for his weekly column in the sports pages of the Sunday Independent.
A very talented writer, he has a great body of work to his name, none more so than his 2003 publication The Road to...
Who says that Christ is not Risen this year?
When in fact he is dressed in a blue gown in green and white in our hospitals
Who says that the Nazarene cannot do penance when all do penance by attending to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Bergin (née Coss)
Ballymeelish, Ballybrophy, Laois
Mary Bergin (nee Coss), Ballymeelish, Ballybrophy, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. April 17th. 2020 (peacefully) surrounded by her loving family and in the loving...
Six more confirmed cases in Laois
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Laois from the latest Department of Health figures is 139.
These figures come from April 15 and are the latest available – an increase of 6 of...
The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Laois from the latest Department of Health figures is 139.
These figures come from April 15 and are the latest available – an increase of 6 of the previous day but just...
A total of 709 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on the cases 13,271 from yesterday and takes the overall total to 13,980.
597 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 are reported by Irish...
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment.
Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population is off work and instructed to stay in their homes for the majority of the...
On Thursday, April 9, the Laois Association Dublin lost one of it's most treasured members with the sad passing of Colm Healion.
Colm, a Mountmellick native and former ESB employee, was one of the mainstays of the Association serving many...
The wife of the late Danny Delaney has praised the work of the nurses and doctors at St Fintan's Hospital following the sad passing of her husband.
Doreen Delaney spoke bravely on RTE's Prime Time last night to reporter Barry...
The Brigidine Convent in Mountrath no longer operates a girls secondary school as it amalgamated with Ballyfin College and Mountrath Vocational School in 2010 to form Mountrath CS.
The Convent itself was, of late, generously gifted back to the community...
As the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions limit what people can do, it has become a time for reflection.
And you could do worse than listen to the advice from Anna May McHugh, the National Ploughing Association chief which was published in...
Gardai are warning the public about a scam involving the National Driver Licence Service.
A fraudulent Facebook page is seeking to get people to pay more than €200 to apply for or renew their licence.
Gardai say: "An Garda Siochana and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Andrew O'Connor
Dysartbeigh, Mountrath, Laois
Andrew O'Connor, Dysartbeigh, Mountrath, Co. Laois. Died 16th April 2020, at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, after an illness bravely borne with great courage. Beloved...
BREAKING: 724 new cases of Coronavirus in Ireland and 43 more deaths
A total of 724 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today. This is an increase on the 12,547 cases from yesterday and takes the overall...
The ‘Do It For Dan’ Virtual Lip Sync Battle is set for this Saturday night, April 18 at 8.30pm.
13 acts will battle it out and one of the groups, Shanahoe Ladies, is aiming to win and they are looking...
A total of 724 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on the 12,547 cases from yesterday and takes the overall total to 13,271.
629 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 are reported by Irish...
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment.
Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population is off work and instructed to stay in their homes for the majority of the...
Minister for Justice and Laois-Offaly TD Charlie Flanagan has said that heart-breaking deaths in St Fintan's Hospital in Portlaoise "underline the devastating effect of the Covid-19 virus".
Nine patients died in the residential Maryborough Centre in St Fintan's Hospital over...
The HSE have released a map containing the rough locations of Coronavirus cases in Ireland.
The map is marked with red dots where confirmed cases of the virus have been diagnosed up to Monday, April 13.
The map, which they say...
Sinn Féin TD for Laois-Offaly Brian Stanley is calling on the HSE to do more to protect staff and patients at St Fintan’s Hospital in Portlaoise.
Nine patients died in the residential Maryborough Centre over Easter weekend - with eight...
Laois TD and Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has welcomed the coming together of his own party, Fine Gael, and Fianna Fail in a bid to form a government.
The two 'Civil War parties', who have been opposed to each...
This is shaping up to be a brilliant night of entertainment.
The 'Do It For Dan' Virtual Lip Sync Battle is set for this Saturday night, April 18 at 8.30pm.
The people behind Lip Sync Battles Ireland are providing their services...
Laois Domestic Abuse Service has welcomed the new Government awareness and information campaign on domestic violence, called Still Here, which is now underway.
Ads will run online, on TV and on radio from today in a bid to highlight that...
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois-Offaly has called on the Minister for Education to provide full clarity in relation to the rearranged Leaving Certificate exam.
Plans to delay the exams until late July or August were announced last week but students,...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Inez Feehan
Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballickmoyler, Laois
Inez Feehan of Ballickmoyler, Carlow, passed away peacefully, on April 15th, 2020, at St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny. Cherished sister of Betty and...
