Seven players from Laois are set to feature on the 2020 Leinster team for the Lidl Post Primary Schools Inter-provincials.
Four of the girls come from Scoil Chriost Ri with Portlaoise's Rebecca Reddin and The Heath's Lisa Keane joined by...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael J Nolan
Wicklow Town, Wicklow / Portlaoise, Laois
Michael J. Nolan of Wicklow Town, formerly of Nolan’s Shoe Shop and Portlaoise who passed away Sunday, 12th January, 2020...
Put the date in your diary!
The fixtures for the 2019/2020 National Cup Finals have been announced.
Portlaoise Panthers will be represented in the Women's Senior final and the Women's U-18 final.
Four Panther's teams made if to the semi-final stages where...
Thinking of what to do for Valentine's Night 2020?
Well think no further!
Portlaoise College are hosting a Valentine's Ball to raise funds for the school.
The ball will be held in Midland's Park Hotel Friday February 14 at 7:30pm.
Tickets are €40...
Are you planning a big special occasion for your family?
Then check out O'Loughlin's Hotel on 30 Main Street Portlaoise - bookings welcome for all your special occasions including communions and confirmations.
Contact the hotel on 057 8621305 for availability and...
The Labour Party organisation in Laois-Offaly have been dealt a blow just as the General Election 2020 campaign kicks-off.
In a shock announcement the Party’s selected candidate for the election, Eoin Barry has stunned Party activists and supporters by pulling...
General Election 2020 in Laois-Offaly is a whole new ball game and like no general election ever held before in this constituency.
It is certainly an entirely different kettle of fish to Election 2016, when the election in Laois in...
A disgusting act has been committed in the beautiful village of Durrow yesterday evening (January 13).
Pictures posted by the Facebook page 'Durrow Laois Ireland' show several rubbish bags dumped in the woods.
"Would The person that dumped rubbish on the...
If you've been looking to get active this January then look no further than getting up and running this Saturday.
Operation Transformation are coming to Emo this Saturday, January 18.
The show's doctor, Dr. Sumi will be joined by Claire Beakhurst...
First Year students in Mountrath Community school, with a team of 6th year leaders, enjoyed an exciting day of fun and ice skating recently.
We all know how difficult it is to transition from primary school into secondary school.
Trips like...
There was deep sadness in Laois last week following the sad passing of a very well-known businesswoman.
Caroline Malone, née Flynn, passed away following a battle with illness.
The Ballybrittas native owned and managed Bambinos creche in the village where she...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that a General Election will take place early next month.
Speculation had been mounting in recent days that Fine Gael were set to dissolve the Dail and this has now happened.
The election will take place...
A local weather forecaster has launched a blistering attack on Met Eireann over claims that he, and other forecasters like him, are putting out fake weather reports.
Offaly native Cathal Nolan, who runs Ireland's Weather Channel, formerly known as Midland's...
Gardai in Laois are warning about a Sextortian scam - the practice of extorting money or sexual favours from someone by threatening to reveal evidence of their sexual activity.
This scam email is actually quite common and is very threatening...
Emo GAA club have appointed John Strong as their senior football manager ahead of the 2020 season.
Strong takes over from Paul Lawlor who had been player-manager for the past three years.
Lawlor guided Emo to Laois intermediate glory in his...
Brought to you in association with Midlands Park Hotel
In the latest LaoisToday Talking Politics episode - brought to you in association with The Midlands Park Hotel - Steven Miller is joined by Kildare South TD Fiona O’Loughlin, whose constituency...
After a brief winter break, the soccer season got going again over the weekend.
Just a handful of games were played though and the action will ramp up again this weekend:
RESULTS
Saturday, 4th January
Under 19 Preliminary Division
Mullingar Athletic B 3 Emo...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael J Nolan
Wicklow Town, Wicklow / Portlaoise, Laois
Michael J. Nolan of Wicklow Town, formerly of Nolan’s Shoe Shop and Portlaoise who passed away Sunday, 12th January, 2020...
The All-New fifth generation Renault Clio has arrived on Irish shores and continues the trend for success and innovation set by the 1990 original.
In the 30 years since the iconic supermini first went on sale, Clio has become Renault’s...
Dunamaise Arts Centre is currently hosting a range of different art done by the Irish Prison Service.
The IPS Art Exhibitions of creative works by students in custody and in some post-release centres provides an opportunity to showcase the diversity...
A memorial fund for community groups has been established in memory of the late Mick Dowling, who passed away in October.
The Mick Dowling Memorial Fund which is being administered by Laois Public Participation Network (PPN), is offering €1,000 to...
We are going to have a General Election in the coming months.
We don't know when - but the speculation is that it could be as early as February 7.
And so, we are bringing back our Election Diary!
Sean Fleming says...
Knockbeg junior basketballers claimed two huge victories on Sunday.
Knockbeg hosted two other schools, Castleknock CC and Rockwell College, in the All-Ireland Playoffs.
They played Castleknock CC in the first game where they won 65-36.
They faced Rockwell College in the next...
Storm Brendan is raging across the country this afternoon and it is making its presence felt in Laois too.
High winds associated with the weather event have taken down trees around the county.
In Portlaoise, a large tree has fallen down...
The "new kid on the block" in Laois Masters Athletics, Paddy McLoughlin, led his Laois Over-50 team to Team Gold in sun-soaked Gowran on Sunday.
The Oughaval AC man is currently in great shape, breaking the 18 min barrier for...
There some great news to start off 2020 for The Mannion family, and it's thanks to all the generosity they have received over the past few months.
If you’ve been following the story of the beautiful little Jamie Mannion and his...
Gardai have arrested and charged a man following criminal damage at a Laois church on Sunday.
The candelabra in Abbeyleix church was completely smashed up in an overnight attack.
Gardai say: "Gardai would like to thank the public for their assistance...
Calls have been made to protect complementary and alternative medicines and treatments and their practitioners from the possible impact of proposed new legislation.
Proponents of alternative remedies, herbalists and other complementary therapies fear the effects of the draconian legislation being...
Portlaoise GAA Juvenile section held their end of season awards recently for 2019.
The presentations took place in the Killeshin Hotel with boys hurling and football teams from U-7 up to U-17 present.
A huge crowd gathered in the hotel where...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Carmel Fitzpatrick (née Dunne)
Annfield Terrace, Portlaoise, Laois
Fitzpatrick (nee Dunne) Annfield Terrace, Portlaoise. January 10th 2020. Peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Carmel, beloved wife of James and...
