So the Electric Picnic has sold out again in record time. Early-bird, loyalty, family camping, campervan tickets all gone, and once they’re gone they’re gone. Well that is until they come back on sale again, or re-sale again.
But then...
It will be a big ask and a hard station, but there is a campaign underway to have the railway line to Mountmellick re-opened.
Initiating the ambitious proposal is Mountmellick man, Paddy Brazil.
He has launched a petition via Change.org on...
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray. Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, the minister...
Today is a big day for the Laois club camogie scene with the two championship semi-finals down for decision in Mountrath this evening as part of a double header.
O'Moore's v St Brigid's
In Mountrath at 4pm
The first game sees county...
Zach Tuohy is now just one game away from playing in the Australian Rules Grand Final following Geelong's win over the West Coast Eagles on Friday.
Geelong suffered a setback when they lost last week to Collingwood in the qualifying...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Br. Brendan (James) O'Sullivan
Miguel House, Castletown, Laois/Cahirciveen, Kerry
Br. Brendan (James) O'Sullivan, De La Salle Brothers, Miguel House, Castletown, Portlaoise, Co. Laois and late of Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry....
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The Heath 1-16 Crettyard 1-8
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Relegation Final
The Heath have secured their SFC status for 2020 after a deserved eight point win over Crettyard in Stradbally tonight.
A good crowd turned out...
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Clonaslee 2-8 Mountmellick 1-4
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Semi-final
Intermediate football specialists Clonaslee are back in another county final in the grade following their seven-point win over Mountmellick this evening.
A first-half goal from Cian Barrett...
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It's the start of a very busy weekend of Laois GAA club action as football goes centre stage once again.
Because of Electric Picnic and the hurling weekend, it has been three weeks since...
There is ‘Dad joke’ that does the rounds in our family. It was a personal favourite of my uncle, Billy Whelan.
It goes: ‘You know your uncle Mick played in midfield at every county final in O’Moore Park for the...
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It’s a music weekend all around Laois with a diverse range of music and entertainment on show.
Music Network Ireland brings us the very best in traditional music set in the beautiful St Peters Church.
There...
The Barrow Way Walk is the first event organised by a strategic partnership between Waterways Ireland, Get Ireland Walking, Sport Ireland and Carlow, Kildare and Laois Local Sports Partnerships.
As part of European Week of Sport “Choose your County, Choose...
For the second year in a row, the Laois Ladies are searching for a new manager following the departure of David Gibson after just one term.
Kildare native Gibson inherited a Laois team that, under Kevin Doogue, had won the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Noel Coss
Upper Forest, Mountmellick, Laois
Died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. (Retired Prison Officer). Predecesased by his sister Ann Cleary (Portarlington). Deeply...
Laois Hurlers Golfing Society hosted their Captains (Broghan Reilly) Prize, on Saturday last, in the beautiful surroundings of the Heath Golf Club.
The day was well supported and despite the windy conditions, which proved tricky for most participants, some exceptional...
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The Laois SFC Relegation final and one IFC semi-final are down for decision tonight as the football action begins to ramp up for the weekend.
We look forward to both games here.
Laois SFC Relegation...
He may be touring the world for over a decade with The Kilkennys, but don't let the name of the band fool you, Robbie Campion is well and truly a Laois man at heart.
Campion, from Durrow, is set to...
It's not everyday you turn 40!
And this weekend to celebrate their 40th birthday, Finline Furniture are having a once off 1 Weekend Only Sale with 40% off selected stock items.
Over 150 ex-stock display sofas & chairs on display across...
LaoisToday understands that the selection committee have reached a decision on the new Laois senior football manager.
It’s believed that Kerry native Micheál Quirke
will be sent forward for ratification in the coming days.
39-year-old Quirke, who is a four-time All-Ireland winner,...
2019 is a year that will go down in the annals of Laois hurling history as one of the most memorable ones ever.
The senior hurlers won the Joe McDonagh Cup after defeating Westmeath in Croke Park and then stunned...
The team names and the management teams that will be involved with the four teams in the upcoming Laois GAA Divisional Football Competition have been confirmed.
Laois Football Board chairman Laurence Phelan enlisted O'Dempsey's clubman Bryan Breen to bring back...
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It feels like an age since we talked about football but we're back with our latest Podcast ahead of a huge weekend of action.
From Friday evening, we will see the action get underway...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has unveiled a raft of new measures to be contained in a sex offenders law.
Speaking to the Irish Mirror, the Laois Fine Gael Minister wants to see the names and addresses of registered sex...
It was one of the most popular GAA programmes ever made – and now Underdogs is set to return to our TV screens tonight on TG4 for the second year running.
The Underdogs is a reality TV programme that sees...
From toddlers to older children and adults to wannabe lifeguards, there is something for everyone in Portarlington Leisure Centre this autumn as their swimming lessons get underway again.
Child Swimming Lessons
Starting on September 9 and running for 10 weeks until...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Brennan (née Norris)
Cooper Hill House, Ballickmoyler, Carlow/Ballickmoyler, Laois
Mary Brennan died September 10th at her home. Beloved wife of the late Jack. Sadly missed by her loving daughter...
The Harps 0-16 Castletown 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre Junior Hurling Championship Semi Final
The Harps will face Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe in this year's Junior hurling championship final after they came through tonight's semi final replay against Castletown.
It is often the case that replays...
Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, is rolling out a new virtual cycle challenge called Revolution x Jigsaw with Róisín Dunne from Portlaoise one of the faces of the new campaign.
Revolution x Jigsaw aims to get young...
It could finally be that Ollie Plunkett is about to become an overnight success … after 30 years.
The guy with that distinctive head of hair, albeit flecking grey these days, still wears that warm charm and disarming smile.
He has...
Laois GAA are now on the lookout for three inter-county football managers following an announcement by U-20 boss Billy O'Loughlin that he has stepped down after two years in the role.
O'Loughlin guided Laois to the Leinster U-20 final this...
