A Laois man has been honoured by the St Vincent de Paul of England and Wales for his great contribution as a member of the organisation for 50 years.
Since joining the St Vincent de Paul in Ruislip, London...
September 2004 marked Stradbally's first ever Electric Picnic festival.
Headlining the music festival in the Cosby Estate were 2 Many DJs. Other acts included Groove Armada, Arrested Development, Jurassic5, Grand Master Flash, Super Furry Animals, Plump DJ's, David Kitt, Soulwax...
Theres great excitement this week Retail giant JYSK (pronounced “yoosk”) is set to open at Laois Shopping Centre at 9am on Friday August 30th
The store fit-out is almost complete with local staff now working on filling the shelves with stock...
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It is Electric Picnic week and we are now just three days away from the big festival.
And this news this morning has only revved our excitement levels up further.
Yesterday morning, The Irish...
Debs season is almost over but we still have some more great pictures to bring you.
So far, we have been to Portlaoise CBS, Scoil Chriost Ri, Heywood, Mountrath, Ardscoil na Trionoide and St Fergal's in Rathdowney.
We will have Colaiste...
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LaoisToday contributor and columnist John Whelan reminds us that there was a time when he did have hair!
He traces his festival credentials back to the heyday of Ballisodare, Macroom and Lisdoonvarna where...
There are two games taking place tonight in Portlaoise and silverware will be up for grabs in one of them.
The Laois Junior 'B' hurling final is down for decision while so too is the IHC quarter final replay.
Laois IHC...
The Electric Picnic is on this weekend so there is a reduced schedule of fixtures this week.
However, there is still a county final, a hurling replay and some knockout football matches.
TUESDAY AUGUST 28
LAOIS SHOPPING CENTRE JUNIOR “B” HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Harry Allen
Sydney, Australia and formerly Doone, Kilbricken, Mountrath
Harry Allen died in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday last at the age of 90. He is survived by his wife...
Portlaoise Further Education & Training Centre have a great selection of evening Hobby Courses starting this autumn - and they have an open night on Tuesday, September 3, for interested candidates.
The open night takes place in the Portlaoise Further...
The Laois Rose has just concluded her TV appearance on RTE One.
22-year-old student Sarah Bergin took to the Dome tonight as the second last Rose to appear on the show tonight.
And she had great craic with Daithi - even...
With Electric Picnic just around the corner and many amazing acts to look forward to, this week's Moment In Time looks back on Electric Picnic 2013.
2013 marked the 10th anniversary of the Stradbally music festival, and it was certainly...
This is a bit of a surprise.
O'Briens Sandwich Bar in Portlaoise has closed its outlet in the Midway Foodcourt.
Punters who tipped up for their daily sandwich and coffee were met with black shutters and total darkness today.
A spokesperson for...
We're back with our latest football Podcast after a very hectic weekend of GAA action.
We had games in the senior, intermediate, junior A, Junior B and Junior C football grades and here we look back on all of those.
We...
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The football championships continued at the weekend with a host of games down for decision
We had action in the first, second and third grades of the club football championship while we also...
Laois Rose Sarah Bergin is set to appear on The Rose Of Tralee International Festival 2019 competition tonight.
The competition will be televised on RTÉ One at 8pm tonight and tomorrow.
The Laois Rose of Tralee for 2019 is 22-year-old student...
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It is Electric Picnic week and we couldn't be more excited!
And this news has only revved our excitement levels up further.
This morning, the Irish Times has released the first stage times for...
Portlaoise 27 Athy 0
Rugby - Hosie Cup
The Portlaoise rugby team got their season off to a good start on Sunday afternoon when they proved too strong for Athy in the Hosie Cup.
On a very warm day, Portlaoise made the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paschal Hennessy
St. Patrick's Terrace, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois/Ballybrophy, Laois
Paschal Hennessy, St. Patrick's Terrace, Borris-In-Ossory and formerly Ballybrophy, Co. Laois. August 23rd 2019. Unexpectedly. Deeply regretted by his wife Kay...
Two of Laois's best-known businesses have teamed up to offer newly-engaged couples a very attractive deal
The Heritage and Gerry Browne Jewellers are offering all couples who purchase their engagement ring at Gerry Browne Jewellers a complimentary one-night stay on...
President of Portlaoise Golf Club, Mrs Dolores Murphy, President's Prize day was held on Saturday last.
80 golfing enthusiasts took to the fairways to battle it out to win this prestigious competition, the highest accolade in the golfing year.
The weather...
Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre are holding an information evening in the Midlands Park Hotel this Thursday, August 29, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Among the course that can be studied in Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre are:
Return...
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The draws have been made for the next stages of the top three tiers of football in Laois.
The quarter finals of the senior, semi finals of the intermediate and quarter finals of...
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Ballyroan-Abbey 2-11 St Joseph's 1-15
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
St Joseph's have reached the last eight of the Laois Senior Football Championship following a hard-fought win over St Joseph's in O'Moore Park...
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Emo 1-10 Graiguecullen 1-14
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3
One point in the final 20 minutes of the game cost Emo dearly as Graiguecullen came from behind to reach the quarter finals of...
St Conleth's 6-19 St Brigid's 4-8
Laois LGFA senior championship round 3
League champions St Conleth's have stormed into the championship semi-finals after consecutively seeing off St Brigid's in Courtwood this morning.
Ever the danger woman inside, Shifra Havill ruled in front...
A man has been airlifted to hospital after an incident occurred this morning in county Laois.
Gardaí have confirmed that the domestic incident in Mountrath this morning.
A man has lost a significant amount of blood after jumping through a window...
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Stradbally 1-14 The Heath 0-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Relegation Semi-Final
Benny Lawlor was in scintillating form as Stradbally saved themselves from relegation to intermediate by defeating The Heath in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
The...
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We're back in O'Moore this afternoon as the latest round of the SFC concludes with a triple-header of games.
The action gets underway at 1pm as Stradbally take on The Heath in a...
For this week’s Property Watch, we are looking at houses in Mountrath under €200k. See below our top five picks.
3 Mill Lane, Mountrath, Co. Laois
This semi-detached house has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and is located in a small development.
It...
