St Joseph's 3-13 Portarlington 0-3
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 'A' Football Championship Final
St Joseph’s have been crowned U-13 ‘A’ champions after a clinical performance against a gallant Portarlington side.
Joseph’s led from the start and were in control for large parts...
Old school photos are always golden, and Alf Harvey certainly didn't disappoint when he provided us with these gems from 2004 when some students of Mountmellick girls primary school were awarded their certificates of attendance.
Twins Elizabeth and Samantha Keenan...
Portlaoise 1-9 Arles Kilcruise 0-8
2009 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise will face Killeshin on Sunday in a bid to claim a three in a row of county championships.
Ahead of that game, we look back ten years ago to when Portlaoise's control...
Good news for residents, motorists … and butterflies and bees this week.
Laois County council has agreed to embrace a proposal to plant more wild flowers where possible along our roadways to benefit the environment and pollinators.
The approach will also...
This Sunday, October 13 2019 will be canonized on October 13 2019, in Rome.
Pope Francis decreed that Newman and four other blesseds will be canonized together in St. Peter’s Square.
Indian Sister Marian Thresia, founder of the Congregation of the...
There's not too many people that have managed both their club's senior hurling team and senior football team - but then again there's not too many that have had a sporting career like Niall Rigney's either.
Tomorrow in O'Moore Park...
This week's Women in Sport segment focuses on Portlaoise women, Tara Buggie who has gone from strength to strength in her rugby career in recent years.
With two All Ireland Colleges rugby medals, two Connacht league titles, an U18 Leisnter...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fintan (Fint) Lalor
Garrafin, Camross, Laois
Fintan (Fint) Lalor, Garrafin, Camross, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Died 9th October 2019, at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise, surrounded by his loving family....
There was excitement this morning as members of the Portlaoise senior football team paid visit to schools in the town.
The team are gearing up for Sunday's county final and what better way to seek some inspiration than visit the...
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois, Seán Fleming, has responded to Budget 2020. He said the issue of carbon tax has been to the forefront in this Budget and has called for transparency in how the Government spends the carbon...
Laois hurler Paddy Purcell has been nominated for the Player of the Year award in the Joe McDonagh Cup following his performances in Laois's successful season.
Purcell captained Laois to win that competition back in June before they then went...
It was all excitement this morning in Killeshin National School as they welcomed members of the panel to take on Portlaoise in this weekend's Laois senior football final.
The village was decked out in green and white with cars and...
Tributes continue to pour in from all over the county for the late Mick Dowling. He was 82.
The much respected Camross man was founder of the Laois Tour Guides devoted his life to promoting his native county and in...
The death has occurred in Camross of Fint Lalor, the man who captained the local GAA club to their first senior hurling title in 1959 and again in 1963.
His son Fint also captained Camross to win a senior championship...
There was widespread shock and sadness in Portlaoise this week when word came through of the sudden death of Kevin Culleton while on a family holiday in Lanzarote.
Kevin, originally from Clonaslee but a former senior championship-winning hurler with Camross,...
It may be county final week but a big story off the field involves neither Portlaoise nor Killeshin - but instead St Joseph's who are about to rubber-stamp a new management team comprised of two club legends.
Former All Star...
Kilkea Castle, just outside Athy in Castledermot, County Kildare reopened its doors in late 2017 after an extensive four-year €30 million investment and have only gone from strength to strength since.
Originally employing 11 local people, they are now at...
There is hardly a school in the county that enjoys a more idyllic setting than Clonaslee College, as it is nestled into the foothills of the Slieve Blooms and the famous Cut just up the road.
Under the enthusiastic leadership...
David Seale has been ever present in the last number of years, collecting multiple Senior County Club medals along the way.
Captaining Portlaoise into this weekends county final against Killeshin, David has an impressive track record both underage and at...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) Mangan
Luggacurren, Laois
Deeply regretted by his loving wife Joan, daughters Angela, Norma, Clare, Gemma, Gail, Siobhan and Edel, sisters, brothers, sons-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, grandchildren, great-granddaughter, nieces,...
Midlands science received an award from the Naughton foundation on Saturday October 5.
The Naughton Foundation was established by Martin and Carmel Naughton in 1994.
The Naughton scholarship was created by The Naughton Foundation in 2008 to promote the study of...
Enva are seeking to fill a number of vacancies at their base in Portlaoise.
Industrial Services Accounts Administrator
Main Purpose of Role:
To carry out accounts and administration work associated with the Industrial Services Division and to assist with other areas as and...
Mountmellick Macra are holding a fundraiser 3 Act Comedy drama on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19.
The drama takes place at 8:15pm both nights with all proceeds going to the Mountmellick Parish Debt Campaign and Mountmellick Macra.
The cast...
2019 may be the first time in Killeshin GAA's 98-year history that they have reached a Laois senior football final - but 2011 was historic for a whole different reason.
Between 2008 and 2012, RTE ran a programme called 'Celebrity...
One of Laois's most popular folk bands has released a new album and also confirmed details of a new tour.
John Davidson, Shane Booth and Ros O’Meara are three Laois men who form cua.
Since releasing their album, Songs of the...
The 12th annual Coolrain Village vintage run is set to be held on the October 27.
This is always a fantastic event but this year there will be something missing in the eyes of the community and those involved.
This will...
RTE presenter Duncan Stewart will be in Laois tomorrow night to give a talk on “The Future of Sustainable Farming in Laois”.
The talk, on Friday October 11, takes place at Bloom HQ in the Convent Mountrath.
Noel Gavigan, Pat Costelloe...
Leinster GAA have released fixture details for the 2020 Leinster championship and Laois are going to be involved in some tasty games.
Eddie Brennan's charges begin at home to 2018 defeated All-Ireland finalists before then travelling to Nowlan Park to...
Ireland’s Fittest Family returns to our TV screens in just over two weeks time and we will have Laois representation once again.
LaoisToday understands that a family from Killeshin will take part in the new series of the hit show.
The...
Ahead of this weekend's Club Senior Football Championship final, we spoke to Killeshin's Michael Doran about all things Killeshin.
The stylish corner forward made his club senior debut last year and was centre forward for this year's Laois U-20 team...
