The death has occurred of Billy Murphy from Belgrove near Ballybrittas, a man who was hugely well-known and liked in the area.
Billy was from...
The Laois footballers will play Longford or Louth in the Leinster championship in 2020.
The provincial draw was made this morning on RTE Radio 1...
The vexed issue of anti-social behaviour in housing estates and unruly threatening behaviour from those responsible continues to preoccupy the authorities.
Albeit with some reluctance...
Portlaoise Musical Society were honoured by local Councillors last night in a civic reception in Laois County Council.
The group picked up the top award...
The county champion dream is still well and truly alive for Killeshin after they overcame Ballyfin in the senior club football championship semi-final replay...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
William (Billy) Murphy
Bellgrove, Ballybrittas, Laois
Billy passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded...
Sean Masterson, a product of the Portlaoise rugby club youth system, made his senior Connacht debut at the weekend in their big win over...
It's Income Tax time again: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms and sharpen up the pencil.
Paying more tax than...
October has been designated Laois TASTE Month with a range of events organised to showcase what the county has to offer.
There is something for everyone, whether...
Every Sunday, we look back on the top stories of the previous week on LaoisToday.
And as always, it was another wide and varied week....
The game itself was very disappointing - but the finish couldn't have been any more dramatic.
As the Laois SHC semi-final ticked into injury time,...
Rathdowney-Errill 1-15 Camross 0-17
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Semi-final
You couldn't make it up. What drama.
Exactly a year after suffering serious dental damage in the 2018...
Borris-Kilcotton 0-25 Clough-Ballacolla 1-15
Laois Shopping Centre SHC semi-final
Borris-Kilcotton are through to the Laois SHC final following a hard-earned win over Clough-Ballacolla in O'Moore Park this...
At the start of the championship if you'd been offered this double header as the semi-final pairings of the Laois SHC you'd certainly have...
The Back to School photos never fail to disappoint.
And Alf Harvey's archives have once again thrown up some absolute gems.
We dipped into his September...
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...
Laois SHC Semi-final - Borris-Kilcotton v Clough-Ballacolla
In O'Moore Park at 2.30pm
Neighbours Clough-Ballacolla and Borris-Kilcotton meet in the first game in O'Moore Park today with...
There has been a warm welcome at the County Council for the adoption of the Laois Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
However, there were shades of...
On this week's property watch, we go in the other direction to Mountrath. The area boasts some beautiful house and sites and below we...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Keenan (née O'Rourke)
Gash Gardens, Castletown, Laois
Mary Keenan (nee O'Rourke), Gash Gardens,...
It was a very busy and wet Saturday on the GAA front.
We had two county finals down for decision, a host of semi finals...
Rosenallis 3-15 Colt 0-9
Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A' Semi Final
Rosenallis's bid for a football and hurling championship double remains on track as they dismantled...
Abbeyleix Gaels 1-11 The Harps 3-13
Midlands Park Hotel Minor 'A' Hurling Championship Final
The Harps have avenged their county final loss from 12 months ago...
We're only got three more weekends of matches left in O'Moore Park and we have two big games to bring you this evening.
The action...
The Harps 3-9 Rathdowney-Errill 1-0
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 'A' Hurling Championship Final
Justin Duggan and Eoin Murphy were the stars of the show as The...
This week is the celebration of St Francis of Assissi who is the patron saint of animals and they've come up with a novel...
Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6
2008 Laois IHC Final
The Colt hurlers lost more than fair share of intermediate finals in the 2000s so when they finally...
A meeting of Laois County Council has heard that the local authority had to plough almost €200k of its own funds into road works...
A young Laois man has opening up about his struggles with gambling and how betting led him to trying to take his own life.
Portarlington's...
Laois SHC 'A' Semi-final - Rosenallis v Colt
In O'Moore Park at 7pm
The second tier hurling competition in Laois is proving a difficult one to...
