There will be a strong Laois representation at the Early Years protest in Dublin as creche and playschool owners and staff from around the country take part in a march this Wednesday, February 5.
Early Years Educators from all over...
The Laois footballers are the only unbeaten team remaining in Division 2 after two rounds of the competition.
Mike Quirke's men sit top of the pile after they followed a stirring draw with Roscommon by defeating Armagh in O'Moore Park...
Every day between now and Election Day on Saturday, February 8, we’ll be bringing you a daily bulletin from the campaign trail – from Laois-Offaly, Kildare South and various snippets from around the country in our Election Diary.
Meet the Kildare...
The Laois hurlers fell to their second league defeat when they were beaten by Dublin in Parnell Park on Sunday afternoon.
Having lost to Wexford in the opening round eight days earlier, it leaves Eddie Brennan's men second from bottom,...
The death has occurred of Fr Jack Walsh, the former parish priest of Emo-Rath. He was aged in his early 90s.
From Kildare originally, Fr Walsh was ordained as a priest in the mid 1950s and came to Rath as...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Daniel (Dan) Collier
HighField Meadows, Portlaoise, Laois / Camross, Laois
Daniel (Dan) Collier. HighField Meadows, Portlaoise and formerly Rossnacreena, Camross. Died February 1st 2020 in his 92nd year. Peacefully...
The clock is ticking. General Election 2020 is now just six days away.
And here at LaoisToday, we have surveyed all of the 26 candidates who are running in Laois-Offaly and Kildare South.
We asked candidates a total of 13 questions...
It was a very busy weekend on the local soccer front with teams involved in the CCFl, Carlow and Kilkenny leagues.
Check out some reports and all the results below:
Paddy Cotter Cup 2nd Round
Tullamore Town 1 Stradbally Town 3
Stradbally Town...
Dublin 4-18 Laois 2-17
National Hurling League Division 1 Group B Round 2
Laois's wait for a win in Division 1 of the National Hurling League goes on as they were beaten by Dubllin in Parnell Park.
Eddie Brennan's charges, who lost...
Laois 2-9 Roscommon 3-15
Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 3
The Laois Ladies are still waiting for their first league win of the season after they were beaten by Roscommon in Kiltoom this afternoon.
After last weekend's thrilling draw against Wicklow,...
Laois people never let us down on Twitter!
And this week is no different.
Check out our selection below:
Never underestimate Irish mammies
Heading for 21 and paying my own rent and my ma hides the PlayStation when I come home from college...
We're live from Parnell Park as the Laois hurlers get ready to take on Dublin in Round 2 of the National Hurling League.
After last week’s brave performance against Wexford, the Laois senior hurlers are back to work in their league...
Five years ago Heywood Community School's transition year students put on the show of their lives when they staged their musical 'Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.'
The performance ran from February 25 to 27 in the school hall.
Director and...
Some people will do anything to get elected. Pauline Madigan even changed her name.
Pauline, as we all call her anyway, is now Pauline Flanagan.
It’s not that she wants to be mistaken for the other man, God forbid.
It’s just that...
The general elections of the 1990s were in sporting parlance, a game of two halves, with a major incident in the tunnel as the teams came off the pitch at half-time. Slaps were thrown, metaphorically of course.
The general election...
This week for Property Watch we look at homes in Portarlington that are in the €175,000 to €225,000 bracket.
If that sounds like your budget, then we recommend you look at the five houses we have listed below, all for sale...
After last week's brave performance against Wexford, the Laois senior hurlers are back to work in their league campaign against Dublin in Parnell Park this afternoon.
We all remember the historic win in O'Moore Park last year which saw Laois...
Local need planning rules are absurd, discriminatory and anti-rural, according to Labour's General Election candidate in Laois-Offaly Noel Tuohy.
The Portlaoise-based Cllr Noel Tuohy has launched what he says will be an 'all out war' against what be believes are...
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.
John Dunne
Tentore, Ballacolla, Laois
Peacefully, in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Brookhaven Nursing Home Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny. Predeceased by his brother Jimmy, sisters Bridie,...
Laois are taking to life in Division 2 like a duck to water as, following their dramatic draw last week, they defeated promotion favourites Armagh this evening in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
Laois led more or less throughout the game...
The clock is ticking. General Election 2020 is now just seven days away.
And here at LaoisToday, we have surveyed all of the 26 candidates who are running in Laois-Offaly and Kildare South.
We asked candidates a total of 13 questions...
Laois 0-16 Armagh 0-9
Allianz Football League Division 2
The Laois footballers are top of Division 2 of the Allianz Football League this evening following a hugely impressive win over Armagh in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
A superb 70-minute performance saw Mike...
After last week’s thrilling draw away to Roscommon, the Laois footballers are back in action this evening when they host Armagh in Round 2 of their Allianz Football League Division 2 campaign.
Laois have a good record against Armagh in recent times...
Gardai are appealing for information to find a missing Laois man.
In a statement issued this evening, Gardai are looking for information on an Abbeyleix man.
31-year-old Robert Tynan was last seen on Thursday January 30 at his home.
Gardai have launched...
David Vesey, a twenty year old musician and Abbeyleix native has qualified as a finalist for the Sean O'Riada gold medal.
There are 14 other competitors so he will face some stiff competition as he competes in Rochestown Park Hotel...
The Green Party have never won a seat in the Laois-Offaly constituency - and Pippa Hackett is trying to create history next weekend by becoming the very first.
Though originally from Mayo, Pippa is well settled in Geashill where she...
A Mass of Remembrance will be held in honour of a Laois woman who passed away in England at the end of last year.
Marie Pestel (née McEvoy) passed away on December 23 2019 and was laid to rest in...
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With just a week to go to the 2020 General Election we return with our latest Talking Politics Podcast.
Presenter Steven Miller is once again joined by experienced political journalists John Whelan...
Prime Time Extra on RTE television invited Peter McVerry SJ to tell the nation what he would do in his first 100 days if he were elected Taoiseach of the country.
The programme is part of a three-week sideways...
