The famed O'Loughlin's Hotel has changed hands and its old owners went out with a real bang...
It was an end of an era in...
The Electric Picnic will be bigger than ever next year - so it will be interesting to see if any of these problems will...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bernie Doyle (née Brennan)
Kellyville, Ballintubbert, Laois
Funeral Arrangements Later
Sean Peake
Ashgrove, Mountmellick, Laois /...
Barry Fitzgerald Solicitors are an ambitious and progressive legal firm based in Portlaoise, that are seeking an experienced Legal Secretary in the area of...
This massive mansion going up for sale caused something of a stir.
Anybody got a spare €20 million lying around? If so, this could be...
Back in August, the news that O'Brien's had closed came as a massive shock.
This is a bit of a surprise.
O’Briens Sandwich Bar in Portlaoise...
Not just your average day in Coláiste Íosagáin.
The Army Explosives team were in a local secondary school this evening to carry out a controlled...
Ross King's last second winning goal was enough to dump defending champions Camross out of the Laois SHC.
Rathdowney-Errill 1-15 Camross 0-17
Laois Shopping Centre SHC...
Everyone knows we're a fan of a few lists here and there.
So, this time we decided to do one that might help a few...
God Bless TG4!
Not only is their live GAA coverage during the season excellent, they also have the simplest ideas during the depths of winter...
It's fair to say that we have a knack for tweeting here in Laois so we decided to bring you our Top 25 Tweets...
The Junior hurling championship concluded in September as Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe defeated The Harps' second team to lift the title.
It was an historic first ever adult...
The Vicarstown parkrun - a free, weekly timed 5km run on the banks of the Grand Canal - has become a staple of the...
House prices in Laois were 2% lower in the final quarter of 2019, according to the most recent survey from Daft.ie.
This is a considerable...
This news certainly left a lot of people angry and sad.
The days of meeting in the Body & Soul at Electric Picnic are over.
After...
At the end of October, the county was hit by a spate of robberies all on the one night.
Laois was hit by a spate...
There was much anticipation as the new Laois Minor football manager and the make-up of the senior management were confirmed in October.
Laois GAA have...
There's little we love more than a glamorous do!
Portarlington's Gala Ball was more glamourous than ever for it's 13th year running in the Heritage...
Back in November, the new owner of this Portlaoise hotel outlined his plans.
John McDonald, the new owner of O’Loughlin’s Hotel in Portlaoise, says he...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Ann Tobin (née Maher)
14 Tihilly & late of the Lantern, Kilbride Street,...
There were multiple raids carried out over the year and a Laois business was hit with one.
The Criminal Assets Bureau has carried out a...
News of new Laois recruits to the Gardai is always popular - as this story from last March proved.
Five young Laois men are among...
A campaign was underway to have the railway line to Mountmellick re-opened.
It will be a big ask and a hard station, but there is...
Laois U-20 manager Eddie Kinsella has named his captain and vice-captain ahead of the commencement of the new season at the weekend.
Kinsella has named...
The Laois senior footballers began their Division 3 campaign with a very good performance up in Down.
Laois 2-15 Down 1-12
Allianz Football League Division 3
The...
We love a good list here in LaoisToday and we thought we'd have a look at all the farmers and blow-ins the county had...
The Junior football championship concluded back in September as O’Dempsey’s second team lifted the title at the second time of asking.
Following on from defeat...
In memory of Adam Kennedy from Portlaoise, his family took on a number of challenges to fundraise for Pieta House during the year.
An extended...
Back in September, one of Laois' most stunning properties went up for sale in Killenard.
Five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a view of one of...
We've been following the journey of the Maher family as they competed in Ireland's Fittest Family over the last number of months.
They had a...
