There is 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 the last two weeks. In each instance you can click through to the full job...
On Friday April 19 an announcement was made that would change Clonad woman Sarah Bergin's life forever - or for the next two years at least.
The final year student nurse was named as the Laois Rose for 2019. Speaking...
Last month Laois woman Una Kelly received the prestigious national VHI parkrun Hero of the Month award for managing to overcome adversity and turmoil and stay coming to the weekly event she loves so dearly.
In February 2018 Una was...
A Laois school choir sang like angels and wowed the crowd with their performance at the National Concert Hall in Dublin last weekend.
Holy Family Senior School represented Laois in the National Children's Choir on Saturday, May 25.
The National Children's...
A large gathering of parents and students were in attendance on Monday night last, May 27, to acknowledge and celebrate the individual and collective achievements of the TY class of 2019.
Opening addresses were delivered by principal Maura Murphy, TY...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kevin Hutchinson
Ballyroan Road, Abbeyleix, Laois
Ex Coillte, after a long illness in the loving care of his family. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Catherine, daughter Emma,son Henry,...
The Laois Minor footballers Leinster semi finals opponents have been announced.
Following a draw in Leinster HQ today, Donncha Phelan’s charges will face 2018 defeated finalists Kildare in the last four.
This game will take place on June 22 with a...
Monday May 27 saw the pupils of Ballylinan NS scrub up on their medical knowledge for Emergency Medicine Day.
Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise, along with with the National Ambulance Service and Civil Defence Ireland went out to Ballylinan NS to...
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Laois 2-9 Meath 4-15
Leinster intermediate quarter-final
Laois have bowed out of the Leinster intermediate championship following a 12 point loss to Meath today.
Vikki Wall got the Royal county off to a flying start in Navan after she raised the white...
A Laois secondary school has been named as one of 159 schools from around Ireland to receive jerseys and equipment for their teams as part of Lidl Irelands newest initiative
Heywood Community School were one of the schools to see...
A lot of Laois people in South Laois have had their Sunday dinners interrupted by a major power fault.
The ESB have confirmed that they are dealing with a problem that has left thousands without electricity this afternoon.
The source of...
NEWS
Elections
Local elections dominated the news coverage this week. Here we have an archive of everything you might be interested in knowing surrounding the local elections.
Changing of the guard as owners retire from beloved 189-year-old family pub
The history of Fleming's...
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Being strong on your home patch was very much apparent in Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District, where those elected all dominated in their home areas.
While it was a disappointing election for Sinn...
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At 10.30pm on Monday evening last in a warehouse in Kea Lew Business Park in Portlaoise the last three seats on Laois County Council were finally filled, bringing an end to...
There was plenty of Laois success in Tullamore yesterday at the All-Ireland School's Track & Field Finals.
With the academic year now over for all bar those sitting the State exams next week, this was the final act for many...
According to Laois TD Brian Stanley, 500 constituents in Laois and Offaly are left on waiting lists for home help services.
Speaking in the Dáil, the Sinn Féin TD raised the issue of a home help crisis occurring throughout his...
This Sunday sees the Laois LGFA footballers take the first step in their 2019 Leinster intermediate championship campaign. Here is what you need to know before the game:
When, where, what time?
Laois play Meath in the Leinster intermediate quarter-final in...
A Portlaoise haridresser has achieved a huge feat in taking home a second place prize after only four months experience.
Ellen Dunphy, who is a trainee hairdresser in Society Salon in Portarlington, came second in a Irish hairdressing federation competition...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kevin Hutchinson
Ballyroan Road, Abbeyleix, Laois
Ex Coillte, after a long illness in the loving care of his family. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Catherine, daughter Emma,son Henry,...
The fourth annual Buds & Blossoms Laois Garden Festival will take place again this year in the Spink Community Sports Grounds this Sunday, June 9.
Close to 1500 people attended last year’s festival and it is expected to get even...
Thursday May 16 saw a packed house witness the annual awards ceremony in Portlaoise College.
A wide variety of awards were handed out on the evening for academic performance and extra-curricular achievement.
The guest on the evening was Laois today’s...
The Laois Masters, Laois U-20s and Camross hurlers were among the winners on a diverse day of GAA action in Laois.
The Laois U-20s won their second league game while the Laois Masters got the better of Kildare in St...
0The Heath rounders mixed and men’s teams remained unbeaten after beating Sean Connolloys of Longford on The Heath Sunday morning.
Both teams turned on the style with impressive victories over the Longford teams who just couldn’t live with The Heath...
Laois 6-14 Tipperary 1-9
U20 Andrew Corden Cup
The Laois U-20 footballers have continued their fine start to the Andrew Corden Cup with a 20 point win over Tipperary in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Billy O'Loughlin's men enjoyed a 7-15 to 1-11...
As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most importantly,...
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We're still in Cumann na mBunscol fever here at LaoisToday HQ and thought what would be better than to have this week's Moment in Time look back at the annual...
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On close examination of the tallies for the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District, there's one set of figures that jump straight off the page.
Almost 80% of the voters in the two Durrow...
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The Local Elections always bring about a certain number of casualties - and on this occasion one of the biggest was the defeat of Fine Gael's Rosenallis-based David Goodwin, who...
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Seamus McDonald is Fianna Fáil's longest-serving county councillor in Laois, the Rosenallis man first having been elected in 1985.
Now in his early 70s, Cllr McDonald said he briefly considered retiring...
