Gaisce, The President’s Award, has launched ‘Gaisce at Home’/ ‘Gaisce sa Bhaile’.
The campaign encourages young people in Laois, precisely as the country and the...
After many years of planning and building and weeks of preparation the day finally arrived for Mountrath Community School to celebrate it's official opening...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
William O'Brien
St Brigids Place, Portlaoise, Laois
O'Brien. William. St. Brigid's Place, Portlaoise, March...
Laois County Council: Public Notice - Services to the Public
March 27th, 2020
In the lead up to the vegetation fire season (i.e. fires on grasslands,...
In a continuation of the now nightly upward trend, 255 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on...
Three local TDs have implored to government to support local media - both online and print - as revenues collapse due to the Coronavirus...
Gardai in Portlaoise have launched an appeal to find a car that was stolen last night.
A 2015 bronze coloured Toyota Corolla was taken from...
St Vincent de Paul in Portlaoise have hit out at what they say is 'shocking' and 'disgusting' dumping that occurred at their premises overnight.
All...
A Laois woman and her boyfriend have been left stranded in Australian following the outbreak of Coronavirus.
Rathdowney woman Andrea Treacy and her Birr boyfriend...
As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe and brings everything almost to a halt, we’re keen to hear from Laois people dotted around the...
All GAA clubs in Laois have been urged to ensure that access to their club grounds is shut off until April 19.
On Tuesday, Taoiseach...
Mountmellick woman Sheelagh Coyle is an active member of her local Catholic Church.
St Joseph's Church in Mountmellick, like all churches in the country, now...
The all Ireland Hop To It Frog Survey was first launched in 1997 by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC).
The survey was a huge...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Peter McDonagh
Portlaoise, Laois
Peter McDonagh, 28 Clonrooske, Portlaoise. Died March 23rd 2020. Deeply...
Due to the sheer volume of notices in relation to the Coronavirus, we can't do an individual story on each one.
So we are compiling...
In a continuation of the now nightly upward trend, 235 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on...
A Laois woman who was among the first to be tested for Coronavirus in a new facility in Tullamore this morning, has told LaoisToday...
Laois-Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) has developed a short online accredited training programme as a result of the HSE’s request for people in...
A Laois farmer had a very lucky escape on Tuesday when the machine he was operating got caught in the staywire of an ESB...
One of the shock results of the General Election last month saw Fianna Fáil's Fiona O'Loughlin lose her seat in Kildare South.
She was the...
Irish Medical Organisation and Irish College of GPs have announced big changes to the testing for Coronavirus.
New rules have been introduced for Covid-19 testing...
As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe and brings everything almost to a halt, we're keen to hear from Laois people dotted around the...
For sports enthusiasts - this is unquestionably the strangest period in their lives.
There is no live sport virtually anywhere in the entire world -...
Up until the late 1950s a common sight in the Castlecomer Coalfield area of Kilkenny, Carlow and Laois were the carmen or coal carriers...
Like all schools and colleges in the country, Portlaoise College is having to embrace a new and innovative way of learning.
Schools across the country...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus Brophy
Ballyring, Gathabaun, Kilkenny / Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully at St. James' Hospital Dublin...
In these unprecedented times, many of our smaller businesses have been deeply affected, one such business is PaddyO's Cereals in Cullohill, Laois.
Paddy reached...
As of Sunday March 22, there are now eight confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Laois.
This is an increase of two from the most recent...
In a continuation of the now nightly upward trend, 204 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on...
Due to the sheer volume of notices in relation to the Coronavirus, we can't do an individual story on each one.
So we are compiling...
