We look at back at our most viewed stories over the past seven days.
1. Appeal launched to locate man who went missing at Electric Picnic
Cameron McClements went missing after working in Stradbally at the Electric Picnic, but has since...
It's another busy day of Laois GAA action with games in hurling and ladies football around the county.
This afternoon we will bring you live updates from two grounds - from the ladies football final in Crettyard and the senior...
For this week's Moment In Time, we look back on the Make Believers charity family day in the scenic village of Durrow in 2009.
The fundraiser was organised to help fund the 'Winter Wonderland' event the following December in Durrow....
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St Paul's ladies football club are certainly getting used to this winning feeling.
Another of the new clubs in the county - based in Emo - they won the junior title in...
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There were scenes of great joy in O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon as the Clonaslee St Manman's ladies football team celebrated their first championship success just a couple of years after...
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...
For this week's property watch, we took a look at the beautiful heritage town of Abbeyleix.
Below, we have displayed five of our favourite houses currently on sale in the area, ranging from €200,000 to €405,000.
Cobbler's Hill, Abbeyleix
This 147m2 property...
The mid 2000s saw these two teams dominate the Laois LGFA club scene. Timahoe blazed a trail, collecting county final medals before Sarsfields extinguished this and started a blaze of their own by winning their first county championship in...
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It's another big day of club hurling championship action in Laois with two SHC, one SHC 'A' and two IHC games down for decision.
The senior double header in O'Moore...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Angela Larkin (née Baldwin)
176 St. Brigid’s Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Predeceased by her sister Maureen. Beloved wife of the late Patrick (Paudge) and much loved mother of PJ and...
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The Harps 1-19 Shanahoe 0-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC ‘A’ Round 3
A spectacular second-half performance from The Harps saw them gain their third win of the Senior A Hurling Championship...
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Park Ratheniska/Timahoe 1-12 Portlaoise 3-5
Laois JHC ‘A’ Semi-Final
Ruairi O’Connor stepped up two minutes into injury time to send Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe through to the Laois junior hurling final as they got...
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Clough-Ballacolla 1-19 Camross 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre SHC
Clough-Ballacolla continued their unbeaten run in this year's Laois SHC as they turned the tables on Camross to top the group and book...
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Rosenallis 2-13 Slieve Bloom 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SHC ‘A’ Round Three
Rosenallis are through to a Senior ‘A’ quarter-final after a hard fought victory over Slieve Bloom in Mountmellick this...
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Borris-Kilcotton 5-18 Abbeyleix 0-13
Laois Shopping Centre SHC
Borris-Kilcotton are safely through to the knockout stages of the Laois SHC following a comfortable win over Abbeyleix in O'Moore Park this evening.
Borris-Kilcotton...
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We're into September now so the hurling is starting to get that little bit more serious.
This evening in O'Moore Park, Abbeyleix meet Borris-Kilcotton at 6.15pm while Camross and Clough-Ballacolla...
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Ballyroan 5-9 St Paul's 8-6
Laois LGFA Intermediate Championship Final
St Paul's have won back-to-back championships after securing the Intermediate crown against Ballyroan in what was an enthralling contest. This follows on from...
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Ballyfin 4-3 Clonaslee 7-12
Laois LGFA Junior Championship Final
Clonaslee are Junior champions after a superb victory over Ballyfin with Hannah Russell having a wonderful game at full-forward.
Clonaslee began the game with fire...
This Tuesday, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day.
Suicide prevention remains a universal challenge. Every year, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages. It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which...
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Today is a huge day for ladies football in Laois as the junior and intermediate championship finals are down for decision in O'Moore Park.
Two of the county's newer clubs - Clonaslee...
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This evening in O'Moore Park, Camross and Clough-Ballacolla will meet in the championship for the third year running.
Camross have won the previous two outings - the 2017 county final...
Louise Phelan, the former vice-president of Paypal Europe, will be the keynote speaker when the Laois Chamber of Commerce will be officially launched at the Heritage Hotel Killenard later this month.
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan, CEO of Laois County...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Angela Larkin (née Baldwin)
176 St. Brigid's Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Predeceased by her sister Maureen. Beloved wife of the late Patrick (Paudge) and much loved mother of PJ and...
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The curtain closes on the ladies football championships as the junior, intermediate and senior finals all take place this weekend.
O'Moore Park hosts the junior and intermediate finales on Saturday, September 7.
Ballyfin...
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It's a busy day of Laois club hurling action with no fewer than five championship games down for decision across the county.
We look ahead to games and will be...
Have you children in school in the Portlaoise area but could do with availing of an after-school service?
Little Treasures preschool and after-school facility has recently opened on the Borris Road in Portlaoise under owner Elaine Gavin and are offering an...
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After weeks of deliberations, thousands of nominations, all sorts of campaigns and new categories to showcase the finest Laois men that are out there, we have whittled it down to...
Mountrath 0-15 Clonaslee 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A'
Mountrath are through to a Laois SHC 'A' quarter-final after a hard-fought victory over Clonaslee in O'Moore Park this evening.
The big turning point being the red card given to Glenn McEvoy mid-way...
Laois County Councillors have voted unanimously to leave the Property Tax Rate in the county unchanged.
The Council earned €495,000 from the tax last year and that was used to service roads, graveyards, playgrounds and much more.
Director of Services Gerry...
The weekend of 24th/25th of August saw Emo Rounders travel to the University of Limerick with 5 teams to take part in the last underage national rounders All-Ireland Championships of the year.
First up on Saturday were the U15 competitions.
Emo...
