The Irish Heart Foundation has launched its month-long heart health campaign entitled, ‘Escape Your Chair’.
The campaign, which aims to raise awareness of prolonged sitting as a risk factor for heart disease and stroke will be empowering and encouraging the...
Opening a new business is an exciting time and the new school term brings a huge buzz.
Put the two together - as has been the case for Portlaoise girl Elaine Gavin this week - and it leads to a...
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Gardai say that they have dealt with 497 reported incidents arising from this year's Electric Picnic as of 10am this morning.
Drugs, assault, theft and driving under the influence were the main problems while...
We're not recovered from this year's Electric Picnic yet - but it's already time to start planning for 2020 with tickets for next year's festival set to go on sale this coming Saturday.
“Subject to our annual statutory meeting with...
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Another year over. But what a wonderful Electric Picnic weekend yet again.
In the run-up to the festival the fear was that the weather could ruin it and the forecast wasn't one bit encouraging,...
Electric Picnic may be over - but there is still the small issue of getting home.
And if you are unfortunate enough to have lost your car keys over the weekend, fear not as the team at Nolan's Locksmiths can...
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They say you are only as old as you feel - and this Laois woman certainly proves that theory!
Laois woman Maureen O'Callaghan made her first ever trip to the Electric Picnic Music...
Death is understandably a topic that people don’t like to think about, but as we all know it’s an unavoidable part of life.
At Peavoy Financial Planning we understand that organising a Funeral can be a difficult experience for family and...
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Another Electric Picnic has come to an end and the big move out of Stradbally is well underway.
As 57,000 people make their way home, Gardai have released a safety message to ensure...
The Clonaslee Show has incredible history and goes back over 70 years – and it returns with what promises to be another great family day out this Sunday, September 8.
The Clonaslee Show missed out due to almost freak-like flooding...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Vincent (Sonny) Murtagh
Shannon Road, Mountrath, Laois/Lucan, Dublin
Vincent (Sonny) Murtagh, Shannon Road, Mountrath, Co.Laois, and formally of Arthur Griffith Park, Lucan, Dublin. Died 1st September 2019 (peacefully) in...
Trad concert in Camross for Lacca Church restoration
The local community in Camross have a right night planned in the Community Hall on Sunday, September 14, in aid of the Lacca Church Roof Restoration fund.
In what is sure to be...
In our latest Talking Point column we ask, Should the number of teams in the Laois senior football championship be reduced?
Yes - 16 is far too many
There are 16 clubs in the Laois senior football championship but when you...
With the Electric Picnic very much taking centre stage this week and people having a right good time of it in Stradbally, we thought it was the ideal time to look at some of the properties for sale in...
Our Moment In Time this week looks back on the Timahoe Festival at the Round Tower in 2004.
In its third year, the annual festival brought torrential rain but that didn't stop crowds flocking to Timahoe to watch as 45...
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Gardai operating at the Electric Picnic have made one final plea for punters not to take drugs on the final day of the festival.
By early yesterday, Gardai had made over 200 drug...
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...
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'Dublin, let me hear you make some noise!!!!'
No - because you are over 80 kilometres away and unless you have supersonic hearing like certain types of dogs, it will be impossible.
But that...
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A number of Laois acts have performed at Electric Picnic this weekend and another is set to take to stage tonight.
On Friday night, Portlaoise native Curtis Walsh performed on the Three Made...
The issue of the Laois junior and intermediate hurling championships being played before the start of the higher grades was raised at the recent Laois GAA county board meeting, with two of the county's smaller clubs labelling it 'unfair...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
James (Jim) Hennessy
Tentore, Ballacolla, Laois
Hennessy, Tentore, Ballacolla, Co. Laois, August 30th 2019, at his residence. James (Jim), sadly mourned by his wife Mary and family Tom, Pat...
Irish history came alive in Rathdowney recently as the Stone Age was taught in a new and exciting way to children at Rathdowney library.
On Tuesday August 20, famed historian Michael Moylan visited the boys and girls in Rathdowney for...
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Whatever Weather Gods the Electric Picnic organisers pray to - could they let us all know please?
For the past week, we have heard weather forecasts of torrential rain but aside from some...
Laois 1-9 Galway 0-6
The Rock veteran John McDonald, who recently kindly sponsored gear for the Laois Masters football team, was the goal hero for the O’Moore men in today's All Ireland shield semi final against Galway.
This score put daylight between...
Family Carers Ireland are looking for nominations in Laois for Carer of the Year 2019.
The 'Carer of the Year' awards recognise carers who sacrifice so much to care for their loved ones.
There are over 6,480 carers in Laois over...
Despite a High Court against the protest, local beef farmers are continuing their presence outside the Dawn Meats factory in Rathdowney this weekend.
The protest, which being carried out independently and isn't backed by any of the farm organisations, has...
Our New to the Area interview series, where we chat to people who have moved to Ireland from a different country and made their home in Laois, returns this week as we chat with Thaís Apoena, who is originally...
The much anticipated ‘Climate Action Plan’ was recently released by the Irish Government.
The Climate Action Plan arrives as a reaction to both electoral and public demonstrations of citizens’ impatience with this and previous Governments’ ‘laggard’ response to climate breakdown.
The...
Abbeyleix Soccer Club saw a huge turn out for their Juvenile Soccer Classic at Abbeyleix Golf Club.
The crowds impressed and were impressed by the great condition of the course, where great scores were recorded.
Abbeyleix Soccer club wishes to thank...
A total of 73 people took part in a recent for the 5k Run/Walk fundraiser in Ballacolla in aid of the local afterschool den.
Given the the bad weather conditions on the evening in question, this was a huge success.
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