Changes to the provincial club championship at Leinster level in 2020 may necessitate a change in the schedule Laois club championships in 2021.
So says Laois GAA County Board secretary Niall Handy in his end of year report ahead of...
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has welcomed the commencement of a traffic assessment study in Mountmellick town.
This follows approval from TII to sanction funding to carry out an initial feasibility report on traffic congestion...
Storm Atiyah brought heavy rain and driving winds across the country yesterday but two Laois rugby clubs battled that and their respective opponents to claim victories.
Portlaoise and Portarlington men both enjoyed wins while the PortDara Falcons women's team managed...
Portlaoise Panthers 87 Limerick Celtics 65
Women's Division 1 National League
Just off the back of their National Cup quarter-final win, the Panther's women claimed yet another victory over Limerick Celtics on Friday night.
The win means they are not top of...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paul Kehoe
82 Newpark Portlaoise, Portlaoise, Laois
Paul Kehoe, 82 Newpark Portlaoise (eircode R32H96V). Died December 8th 2019 at home peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Deeply regretted by...
Holy God that was unreal!
Killeshin family the Mahers become the second consecutive Laois family to reach the final of Ireland's Fittest Family in Croke Park after winning a semi final eliminator tonight.
Nicholas, Fionn, Cara and Meave will now hope...
We are back again this week with our Tweets of the Week!
And there are a few good ones, if we say so ourselves.
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There was late heartbreak for Carlow champions Eire Og this afternoon as Dublin side Ballyboden St Enda's struck very late to deny them a sixth Leinster football crown in MW Hire O'Moore Park.
Eire Og, who defeated Portlaoise in the...
1 - Huge boost for Laois club as O’Loughlin set to transfer
A huge boost came for Rosenallis this week after news broke of John O'Loughlin's transfer.
2 - In Pictures: Night of celebration at Laois GAA Awards
There was much glamour...
Mary Mulhare's Ireland have claimed a silver medal at the European Cross Country Championship in Portugal this afternoon.
The Portlaoise native was part of the six-woman team who took home medals in the Senior race.
Fionnuala McCormack led the team home...
Who didn't love Moss Keane?
The legendary Kerryman was capped over 50 times for the Irish rugby team but after moving from Kerry to Dublin, he settled on the Laois-Offaly border where he raised his family.
The gentle giant was good-humoured...
Storm Atiyah made its presence felt on the Atlantic Coast of Ireland today and it also swept in a number of heavy showers our direction too.
From the three local leagues, just nine of the proposed fixtures involving Laois teams...
This week for Property Watch we look at homes in Portlaoise that are in the €275,000 to €300,000 price bracket.
If that sounds like your budget, then we recommend you look at the seven houses we have listed below, all...
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
Add in to that mix Verona Murphy, Eoghan Murphy and Dara Murphy and Fine Gael are really tempting fate. That’s a lot of Murphia raw material to work...
It is not the kind of topic that you see raised at Council meetings every day, but the complex and corrosive issue of parental alienation got an airing at the Laois local authority, thanks to Cllr Aisling Moran.
Ass an...
The Mahers are hoping to book their place in the Ireland's Fittest Family final as they take to our screens tonight.
So far, the Killeshin family have put up a great fight to get to the semi-final.
They secured their place...
Laois County Council have hit Laois GAA with a bill of €18,000 in commercial rates.
Up to now, Laois GAA had never paid rates but following a national review, the Council deemed the use of MW Hire O'Moore Park as...
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 full job...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Finnan
Ardavullane, Tipperary Town, Tipperary / Portlaoise, Laois
Finnan, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co Laoise and late of Ardavullane, Tipperary Town, December 6, 2019, Mary. Sister of the late...
A Laois driver was found to have cocaine in their system after being drug tested on the roads this morning.
The driver had already been disqualified from driving for six years with a six month suspended sentence.
The Roads Policing Unit...
St Brigid’s 0-14 Camross 1-3
Laois Minor Camogie Final
St Brigid's were crowned Laois Minor Camogie Champions after an eight-point victory over Camross at the LOETB Centre of Excellence this afternoon.
The game began as a tight affair, when Áine Cuddy landed...
Laois took on Offaly in McCann Park this afternoon in Round 1 of the O'Byrne Cup.
Mike Quirke's men fell at the last hurdle as Offaly held out to claim a three point win but there plenty of talking points...
Laois 2-12 Offaly 1-17
Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Round 1
The Mike Quirke era of football in Laois got off to a losing start as the O’Moore men went down by two points to neighbours Offaly in McCann Park Portarlington...
Downeys Centra Portlaoise are currently recruiting for the position of Sales assistant.
The position is for Friday and Saturday nights only from the hours of 10pm to 6am.
Experience preferable but not necessary as training will be provided.
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Laois take on Offaly in Round 1 O'Byrne Cup in McCann Park, Portarlington at 2pm.
During the week, Laois manager Mike Quirke confirmed that Donie and Paul Kingston have opted out of this year's panel but stalwarts Ross Munnelly, Colm...
Sports and community organisations in Laois are set to benefit from new Government funding for community mental health initiatives - according to Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan.
He said: “€3 million in funding will be...
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flangan has said that the inclusion of Binninea Walk in the expanded Walks Scheme will be a real boost for Laois tourism.
The walk, which is in Cullohill and also known...
Electric Picnic organisers have announced that tickets to the 2020 festival will go back on sale on Monday.
They also announced an increase in the capacity of the event of 15,000 - from 55,000 last year to 70,000.
It means that...
Generosity is a wonderful gift. To have a big heart is a blessing that is to be open and compassionate in love to the needs of others.
Generosity is contagious and beneficial. Fact…The more we give the more we receive....
The 2020 season will get underway 24 days before the year actually begins as the O'Byrne Cup gets underway this afternoon.
The Laois footballers face Offaly in Round 1 of the competition in McCann Park, Portarlington at 2pm this afternoon.
Speaking...
