Due to Covid-19 it is not possible to hold street collections this year which means Laois Hospice income will be down approximately €12,000.
However, the...
Slowly but surely, the country is opening back up.
Following the unprecedented health crisis that forced the world into lockdown, thankfully there are signs that...
A popular local amenity on the Laois-Offaly border has been advised to close due to the large crowds congregating there over the weekend.
Derryounce Lakes...
We love nothing more than a success story here in the LaoisToday office.
Portlaoise native and author Helen Cullen is just that.
Helen's debut novel, The...
At the time Meath were the bluebloods of Gaelic football; they were revered, feared and respected and had not only scaled the peak once...
Ed Sheeran so nearly catapulted Portlaoise on to the international stage - as he told Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show in 2017...
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...
Ballylinan-Glenmore 0-8 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-6
2004 Laois MFC 'A' Final
Ballylinan-Glenmore ground out a two-point win over Stradbally Parish Gaels to claim the 2004 Laois...
The Department of Health have confirmed that a further two people have died from Coronavirus while they have announced 66 new cases.
That brings the...
We’re back with our Tweets of the Week again this week!
Laois Twitter is just the gift that keeps on giving.
Check out our selection below:
We...
In honour of Shane Lowry's Open win in the summer, we came up with a list of our favourite people from across the border.
Offaly....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Portarlington 1-6 Timahoe 0-8
1988 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise's dominance of the Laois club football scene in the 1980s saw them win six titles in seven...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
All going to plan, hotels in Laois and all around Ireland will be able to open their doors fully again on July 20 when...
1 - ‘Cans at lunch’: Investigation underway as prison officers reported for drinking in car park
An investigation is underway after prison officers in the...
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...
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...
Laois County Councillor Aisling Moran has called on companies who install and switch on 5G technology to be made liable if there are any...
These days all of us are confronted with situations which seem confusing and contradictory and we wonder where we are going and what the...
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...
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...
