Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Josephine Fitzpatrick
Rialto, Dublin / Mountmellick, Laois
FITZPATRICK Josephine (Rialto, Dublin 8 and formerly of Graigue, Mountmellick, Co. Laois) January 25th, 2019 – (peacefully) in the loving care of...
Laois take on Galway this afternoon in the opening round of their Allianz Hurling League Division 1B campaign.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
Team News
Players opting out of the Laois panel have been well documented in...
Laois 2-15 Down 1-12
Allianz Football League Division 3
The Laois footballers produced a wonderful second-half performance to get the better of Down in the opening round of the Allianz Football League in Newry this evening.
It was a real gutsy performance...
The Laois senior footballers are in Newry this evening as they take on Down in the opening round of their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign.
It's a meeting of a Laois side promoted from Division 4 last year and...
We’re back again with our Top Tweets of the Week from all around Laois.
In the car & my 5 yr old boy, who is learning his weather words as gaeilge Is very proudly trying to teach our 2 yr...
As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most...
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Boys U-16 Leinster Basketball Semi Final
After a string of hard-earned wins, the U16 Mountmellick Community School boys team are deservedly heading to the National Basketball Arena.
Mountmellick CS basketball has gone from strength to strength, with...
Ballyfin College 0-16 Heywood CS 0-6
2000 South Leinster Colleges JFC 'B' Final
Our Remember the Game series is the South Leinster Colleges JFC ‘B’ final - an all-Laois affair in O’Moore Park on January 24, 2000.
Ballyfin College were 0-16 to...
Details for a huge concert, People Power Charity Concert, featuring Laois artists in aid of three very worthy organisations have been announced.
Kolbe Special School, the Cuisle Centre, and Nakhon Si Thammarat Home For Boys in Thailand are all set to...
Claire Melia is a name known in all basketball circles throughout Ireland.
The Portlaoise Panthers U-20 captain worked for a lifetime's worth of achievements, including captaining her Ireland U-18 to the European Championship final in 2017.
Now, she is ready to...
Laois take on Down in the opening round of their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign this evening.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
When, where, what time?
The game throws in at 7pm in Down's home venue...
On Friday, February 1 we celebrate St. Brigid's Day, a day which brings great hope.
St Brigid brings with her a story of compassion, generosity, healing and renewal.
These early February days mark the beginning of Spring. Yes, it may still...
After being announced as vice captain of the Laois hurling team for 2019, Joe Phelan emphasised the importance of giving it his all and setting a good example in the role.
"It's a huge honour to get the call today....
In the Dáil this week, statements were made about broadband problems in Laois and Offaly.
Laois TD Brian Stanley highlighted nine areas of Laois not receiving the required high-speed broadband.
In Laois alone, there are 12,721 houses or premises left to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Donohue
Main Street, Stradbally, Laois
John passed away peacefully in Portlaoise General Hospital in the presence of his loving family. Devoted husband to Vera and sadly missed by...
Laois hurling manager Eddie Brennan has made two changes to the side which played Dublin in the Walsh Cup.
John Lennon returns from a ligament injury while Castletown's Conor Phelan makes a start at midfield.
There are a number of players...
Today a maginificent mural was unveiled at the Old St Peter’s Graveyard, Railway Street, Portlaoise.
The Walls project endeavours to inspire interest in the heritage and archaeology of the town and county for the next generation. It is part of...
Six players from county Laois are set to feature on the 2019 Leinster team for the Lidl Post Primary Schools Interprovincials.
Rebecca Reddin, Erone Fitzpatrick, Emma Lawlor, Alice Dunne and Laura Mooney are all representing Scoil Chriost Rí, while Ballyroan's Arianna...
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Top Oil Rest of Leinster PP Schools Senior 'B' quarter-final
Mountrath CS have continued on their winning streak and have made it through to the Rest of Leinster Schools Senior 'B' semi-final after a three...
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Boys U-19 Leinster Basketball Semi Final
There was heartbreak for Mountmellick Community School U-19 Boys basketballers last week as they just missed out on a place in the All-Ireland basketball finals.
They took on Colasite...
Portlaoise College students recently enjoyed a trip to Windmill Lane recording studios in Dublin.
The second years had a great day exploring the studios with their VIP All Access Passes.
Windmill Lane, also known as the U2 Studio, is home to...
The Laois senior footballers and hurlers have provided injury updates ahead of the weekend's matches.
The Laois footballers have a number of players out through injury for the Down game which takes place tomorrow in Newry.
Manager John Sugrue explained: "We...
Our second Podcast of 2019 is here and we are back with a bang.
With the National hurling and football leagues returning this weekend, we examine what you can expect to see from our footballers and hurlers over the coming...
Gardaí in Kildare are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision where a man was struck by a 4x4 vehicle in Monasterevin.
Yesterday at approximately 6.50pm, a male pedestrian aged in his 40s was seriously injured when he was...
A Stradbally teenager is getting her sash in tow for the prestigious Junior Miss British Isles finals in Chester in May.
This is a modelling competition for girls aged 10-15 where the winner receives £2000 cash, a modelling contract, the Junior Miss...
This ruling will most likely mean that Gaels teams in Laois will be no more.
Back in 2016, Laois GAA contacted Croke Park seeking clarification on how Gaels team could be formed.
LaoisToday understands that they were told then that Gaels...
Laois Tourism is proud to be representing the county this weekend at the Holiday World Show in the RDS from the 25 to 27 January.
This is the first time that the whole county will be represented at a show that...
History has been made in Portlaoise Panthers basketball club as they are in their first ever National Cup final.
This weekend sees the top, elite basketball teams compete in national league finals and Portlaoise Panthers U20 women are among these...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Donohue
Main Street, Stradbally, Laois
John passed away peacefully in Portlaoise General Hospital in the presence of his loving family. Devoted husband to Vera and sadly missed by...
Laois senior football manager John Sugrue has named his team to face Down in Round 1 of Division 3 of the National Football League.
And it is a much changed team for Laois's All-Ireland Qualifier defeat to Monaghan last summer.
There...