A host of Laois footballers are either back home or on the way back following a very successful championship summer spent halfway across the world.
Laois players from Ballylinan, Stradbally, Graiguecullen, Killeshin, Portarlington and Portlaoise all represented a host of...
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Roll up, roll up for this year’s Little Picnic, returning again to the Stradbally estate’s stunning walled garden – an oasis for families at the grown-up festival.
This year, Little Picnic will be...
What a remarkable act of kindness this is.
One Laois woman decided to use her Saturday night off work to help an elderly woman in need by travelling to her up in Dublin.
Kayleigh McEvoy, who works on the front desk...
With so many games and so many stories, ones that slip under the radar given how much is going on, we’ve introduced a new weekly column for the remainder of the club championships.
We’ll bring you some of the snippets...
This is certainly some very good news for the people of Stradbally.
Laois County Council has put aside a portion of land in a new development in Stradbally where a community centre, all-weather pitch and car parking is set to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus Terrett
Tierhoger, Portarlington, Laois
Seamus Terrett Camberley Surrey England and formerly Tieroger Portarlington County Laois. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Margaret, daughters Karen, Sally, Tracy and Kimberly,...
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This week's Car of the Week in Downey's Autostop is a 161 Audi A6 which is available to buy for €24,950.
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Debs season is well and truly underway around the county - and we strayed over the county border last night to a school where a number of Laois lads and girls were in attendance.
The pupils of Ardscoil na Trionoide...
In July huge crowds flocked to the annual Fisherstown Tractor and Truck Run in aid of Laois Hospice.
In its 11th year, the event started and finished at The Final Furlong in Ballybrittas for the first time.
Over the last ten...
A Laois school has had to put back opening its doors to staff and pupils as remedial work on the school building is not yet finished.
Presentation Primary School Portarlington will not be re-opening its doors until Monday, September 2.
In...
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All good things must come to an end and these are our second last bunch of Cul Camp pictures.
We head to Kilcavan this time where football was the name...
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The most esteemed list of all is back - with a difference.
On Sunday we announced the return of LaoisToday's Hottest Men's list.
Given the now nationwide status of the list, we...
It’s week three of the hurling championships and after a highly eventful round in senior, senior ‘A’ grades and intermediate grades – it’s time for another installment in our Team of The Week series.
We had action in the first,...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says people using the Borris in Ossory, Castletown, Mountrath route to Portlaoise are still awaiting the full replacement bus service they were promised since last April.
Brian Stanley says that this service was drastically reduced...
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It's a well-stated argument that Irish Hip-hop is a thriving scene at the moment.
From Rejjie Snow to Kojaque, from Jafaris to Mango x Mathman, Irish names are finally getting recognition both at...
Laois just comes behind Dublin in the highest number of dot .ie registered increases in domain names for the first half of the year.
A total of 365 new .ie sites were registered in Laois in the first six months...
TUESDAY AUGUST 20
Midlands Park Hotel Under-17 “B” Football Championship Group D Round 2
Portlaoise B v O'Dempseys in Rathleague at 7pm
Midlands Park Hotel Under-13 Football Championship Group A Round 1
Ballyfin Gaels v Kilcavan The Rock in Ballyfin at 6:30pm
Midlands Park...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus Terrett
Tierhoger, Portarlington, Laois
Seamus Terrett Camberley Surrey England and formerly Tieroger Portarlington County Laois. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Margaret, daughters Karen, Sally, Tracy and Kimberly,...
In Daft.ie's recent analysis of trends in the Irish rental market, it was found that rent in Laois has risen 8.5% since last year.
The property website found that the average monthly rental price in Laois is €963.
The average monthly...
“Variety, choice, value” are the three foundations that set Homesavers apart from the others, and as a one-stop-shop for virtually anything you might need for your home or otherwise, if you haven’t been to Homesavers yet – you’re missing out.
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Laois are on the look-out for a new minor football manager as Donncha Phelan has called time on his two year term.
The Ballyfin native took charge in 2018 and enjoyed two years at the helm.
On both occasions, his Laois...
Clough-Ballacolla 2-12 Rathdowney-Errill 1-14
Laois Shopping Centre IHC quarter-final
Clough-Ballacolla will play Camross in the Laois IHC semi-final following a narrow win over Rathdowney-Errill in the quarter-final this evening in Borris-in-Ossory.
In a repeat of the Division 1A league final, Clough-Ballacolla got...
Mountmellick 3-12 Trumera 2-15
Laois Shopping Centre IHC Quarter-final
An injury time free from James Hilliard rescued a draw for Mountmellick in this evening's Laois IHC quarter-final against Trumera in the Laois GAA LOETB Centre of Excellence.
Hilliard's free two minutes into...
It was a very busy evening on the GAA front with 14 games down for decision.
The Intermediate hurling quarter finals were also played this evening but one of those ended in a draw and a replay will have to...
This Laois community has been getting up to some ‘shady’ business downtown lately.
For the past few weeks, Downtown Portlaoise local business group have been busily hatching a plan to add more colour to the county town.
From the week of...
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Our trip around the county covering Cul Camps has concluded for this year but we still have some great pictures to bring you.
We head to Park-Ratheniska this time where...
The Parish of Portlaoise is in mourning following the sad and sudden passing of one of its much loved sons.
Portlaoise native Danny Marum, became the first ever evening caretaker at the Parish Centre back in 2005.
Following his retirement in...
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The most esteemed list of all is back - with a difference.
Two years ago, while hard at work, someone in the office came up with the bright idea of picking...
The 'Power of Words' Festival is set to take place in Laois this weekend with a simply stunning line-up of guests.
The Power of Words Festival is a brand-new festival celebrating words, language and literature in all their shapes and...
