Fair play to PJ, Niamh and all the team in Kavanagh's Bar in Portlaoise.
They scooped ‘Best Live Music Venue’ prize for the Eastern Region last month and went one better last night by winning the national award at the Pub...
A part of the M7 in Laois is closed this morning following an incident.
AA Roadwatch say that an overturned truck has blocked the road and has forced its closure.
They say: "The M7 is closed northbound between J17 Portlaoise Centre...
The dangers to pedestrians and passers-by in one Laois town were forcibly brought home at a Council meeting this week.
Local area elected representatives once again called on the local authority to tackle dereliction which posed a serious health and...
O'Dempsey's have appointed former player Francis Finn as their new senior football manager for the 2020 season.
Finn will become the club's eight different manager in the last seven years and replaces fellow clubman Eddie Kelly at the helm.
Kelly's previous...
This is a serious achievement.
Daniel Hanrahan, who lives in Kyle in Laois, returned to Ireland from Costa Rica recently with a World Junior Racquetball silver medal in his back pocket.
The teenager competed alongside his playing partner Keelan O'Gorman, from...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eleanor Smyth (née Loughlin)
Killeavy, Newry, Armagh / Rathdowney, Laois
Smyth (nee Loughlin) (Killeavy, Newry and formerly of Rathdowney, Co. Laois), November 19th, 2019, Eleanor, RIP, surrounded by her...
A call was made for an update on the position with disability access and equipment in a Portlaoise playground at the Municipal District meeting of the Portlaoise district recently.
Cllr Noel Tuohy made the call as he recalled a "heartbreaking"...
The golf season is winding down now as we head towards Christmas.
However, it is presentation season at the moment around the county.
And The Heath Golf Club held one for their Ladies recently.
Get Into Golf, Scramble, Ring Competition, 9-hole Perpetual...
Our weekly GAA Podcast is back and we have a bumper one this week.
We have a full LaoisToday team in studio with Steven Miller, Alan Hartnett and Aedin Dunne there to rule the roost over the previous weekend.
Alan was...
This is a very interesting development.
Laois GAA's county grounds, O'Moore Park, will now be called MW Hire O'Moore Park as part of a brand new sponsorship agreement.
The change in the name was announced this evening by Laois GAA.
Chairperson of...
Calls have been made for a Crematorium in Portlaoise at the recent Municipal District meeting of the Portlaoise district.
Fianna Fáil Cllr, Catherine Fitzgerald made the call and said: "A crematorium should be in Portlaoise to give people the option.
"We...
Figures released by the Central Statistics Office recently reveal that Laois drivers are among the worst in the country.
Drivers in the O'Moore County, and down in Wexford, were shown to be the ones with the highest amount of penalty...
The countdown to Christmas is now on and the hugely popular LaoisToday store is now stocked!
The LaoisToday Photo Annual 2019 is fresh from the printers, our winter bobble hats are in and so too, the first ever LaoisToday jersey.
The...
11 locations in Laois will be the first to receive high-speed broadband after the Government signed the deal for the €3 billion project yesterday.
Fine Gael Councillor for Portlaoise Thomasina Connell revealed that as an initial start to this project,...
The National Community Games Area Awards will take place in Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow on December 7 and two Laois men are in the running to claim glory.
All counties will have their own award winners and Vicarstown natives Joe...
Thomas MacCurtains were crowned All-British Junior football champions at the weekend and they had two Laois lads in their ranks.
Portarlington duo Conor and Sean Murphy lined out for the East London club in the decider.
The pair, who are brothers...
St Leo's College senior football team advanced to the semi final of the Leinster senior 'B' football semi final following a fine win last week.
The Carlow school, who have a huge Laois contingent, defeated Gorey Community School in the...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Kadjar.
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €93 per week
This is another Exceptional Offer From JOE MALLON MOTORS.
Why buy from Joe...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Hilda Johnston (née Thompson)
Downings North, Prosperous, Kildare / Mountmellick, Laois
Johnston (nee Thompson), Hilda, Downings Nth., Prosperous, Co. Kildare and late of Clonaghdoo, Mountmellick, Co. Laois, November 16th...
If you're considering switching to a hybrid car, the team in Des Hughes Motors in Portlaoise can talk you through the phenomenal benefits of Toyota hyrbids compared to diesel and pure petrol-powered vehicles.
These benefits include 30% lower maintenance costs...
A Laois mother has been scathing today in her castigation of the State for the adversarial stance it had taken against her family in the high profile swine flu test case.
Mary Bennett from Portlaoise branded the State’s stance as...
The Leaves Festival of Writing and Music 2019 took place in Laois from November 5 to 10 and impacted and engaged with an audience of young and old, delivering a rich and diverse programme of the very best of...
Science week at Timahoe NS got off to an exciting start as the boys and girls from 5th and 6th Class visited Carlow IT to attend the science show 'How to Save the World in 45 minutes'.
The show was...
Fianna Fáil TD, Barry Cowen, said resources in Laois and Offaly aimed at tackling drug use has been neglected as the drug unit in the Division has fewer personnel today than in 2017.
Deputy Cowen commented on the figures which...
A lane that is used by around 100 children in Laois in order to get to school is in a terrible state.
Pictures below show illegal dumping, horse excrement and the remnants of illegal burning of rubbish along the lane.
This...
Laois TD, Brian Stanley, has described the Government’s Broadband deal as the 'worst of all options' following the announcement that the contract is to be signed today.
The plan, which Minister Michael Ring insists: "will bring high-speed internet connectivity to...
The team in Telfords are putting on an incredible sale for Black Friday this year - though it's starting a week earlier than usual and running until the first Sunday in December.
Their massive sale - with savings across a...
Local physio Darren Conroy and Laois emigrant Chrissie Lynch Navarre have set up a volunteer group here in Laois called Santa's Helpers.
The aim of this group is to raise funds to help Santa deliver Christmas presents to families who...
Laois GAA has announced that it is adding two more award winners to its roll for this year.
Following the conclusion of the U-20 hurling championship at the weekend, Camross's Eoin Gaughan has been chosen as Player of the Year.
The...
The Irish Pub Awards National Final takes place tomorrow and two Laois establishments are in the running.
The Fishermans Inn in Fisherstown, just between Ballybrittas and Vicarstown, won in the East Region.
They were named the victors in the Best Outdoor...
