In glorious conditions this Sunday, a number of Laois teams were involved in action across the province.
Crettyard United claimed silverware against Graiguecullen outfit St Patrick's Boys in the KCLR Carlow League Shield Final.
This was an extremely tight affair that...
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Bank holiday weekend in...
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Internationally renowned American actor visits Laois
George Clooney graced us with his presence at the weekend.
Laois minor footballers announce panel, captain and vice-captain
Laois minor football manager Donncha Phelan has named his 31-man panel for the upcoming season.
The 2019 Laois Rose...
Guaranteed tasty treats and helping a charity all in one - what's not to like?
Laois woman Ciara O'Keeffe has made a name for herself as an accomplished pastry chef, and is using her talents to host an afternoon tea...
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...
The hand written account of a Vicarstown woman’s experience in occupied Belgium during World War II has been returned to Belgium by her grand niece.
Sr. Mary Agnes O’ Connell from Merrymount was born in 1883, moved to Belgium around...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sheila McEvoy (née Taylor)
Cork Rd, Durrow, Laois
Peacefully, in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Brookhaven Nursing Home, Ballyragget. Loving wife of the late Sean...
Portlaoise councillors have spelled out in no uncertain terms to local authority officials their growing concerns about road safety and traffic management in the vicinity of local primary schools.
The general consensus is that current dangers around speeding and set-down,...
Though Henry Grattan’s name is undoubtedly familiar to most Irish people, often because it is associated with the name of a street in a local town or, they will have seen his fine statue in Dublin’s College Green, but...
Daybreak ‘The Gandon Inn’ was named ‘Best High Convenience Store of the Year’ at the annual Daybreak Store of the Year Awards.
Hosted in the Knightsbrook Hotel, Co. Meath, the awards recognise retail excellence across Daybreak stores nationwide.
Daybreak is Ireland’s...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Thomas (Sonny) Dunne
Drummond, Rosenallis, Laois
Thomas (Sonny) Dunne Drummond, Rosenallis, Co.Laois. Retired E.S.B. In his 95th year Died unexpectedly on April 19th in his daughter Mary's home 19...
We're sure there were many onlookers, mainly women, hoping to catch the eye of a certain George Clooney in Abbeyleix yesterday.
The three-time Golden Globe actor was even photographed with two Laois men on his visit.
One of whom was Andy...
Laois U-20 football boss Billy O'Loughlin has hit out at GAA chiefs for their scheduling of this year's football competitions.
The U-20 football grade has undergone a lot of changes this year with the GAA introducing a league and abolishing...
It was a glorious Saturday weather wise and a total of ten GAA games took place involving Laois teams.
Laois have an All-Ireland final to look forward to as the minor camogie team triumphed over Derry in Drogheda this afternoon.
Elsewhere,...
Rathdowney-Errill 3-25 The Harps 1-11
ACHL Division 1 Round 4
Rathdowney-Errill had a comprehensive victory over The Harps tonight in this 48 point meeting down in Errill. However the scoreboard dioes not reflect how nip and tuck the game was for...
O'Dempsey's 2-16 The Heath 2-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
Reigning league champions O'Dempsey's are up to second place in ACFL Division 1A thanks to a six-point win over The Heath this evening.
The Killenard men have won the last two...
Castletown 2-16 Clough-Ballacolla 3-23
ACHL Division 1
Stephen ‘Picky’ Maher hit 1-13 as Clough-Ballacolla made it four wins from four games with a ten point win over Castletown this evening.
In a very entertaining game played in perfect conditions which produced 44...
There's an amount of GAA competitions that struggle to fit into the calendar year - and the old U-17 championship was one of those back at the turn of the milennium.
A winter competition it got delayed in 2000 and...
Laois 4-14 Derry 2-8
All-Ireland Minor ‘B’ Camogie Championship semi-final
The Laois minor camogie panel through to the All-Ireland final.
Robert Jones's side saw off Derry by 12 points to emerge as finalists in Drogheda today.
Derry took possession from the throw in...
As the camogie club championship is getting back to business at the end of April, we thought we'd begin a new segment of our My Club and I series with members of the four intermediate championship camogie panels.
Up now...
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...
Barrowhouse GAA club have paid their respects after the passing of May Gibson on Friday April 19.
May lived to the age of 101 year and was fondly remembered by all those who knew her.
May's son Ger is involved in...
It was all glitz, glamour, banners, banter and bunting as the crowds turned up the style stakes at the Laois Rose of Tralee selection night tonight in the luxurious surroundings of Castle Durrow.
The Durrow venue - hosting the event...
Imagine stepping off the plane from Greece after competing in the ISF basketball world championships at night to head onto a field to play in an All-Ireland semi-final the following afternoon.
That is exactly what two Portlaoise women, Amy Byrne...
A new report has shown that Laois is one of the most 'at risk' counties in Ireland for flooding.
Despite being the only county in the country that only has borders with other counties who do not touch the sea,...
The Laois minor camogie team are taking another thrilling step towards a possible place in the All-Ireland 'B' final as they face off with Derry in the semi-final this weekend.
So far Robert Jones's side have played three games in...
“He is not here, he is risen”, is the signal message which the women receive as they make their way to anoint this dead body of Jesus. That the Lord is truly risen is a fundamental element of the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary BURKE (née Healy)
Green Road, Carlow Town, Carlow / Ballybrittas, Laois
Mary Burke (née Healy) of Green Road, Carlow and formerly of Ballintogher, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois, passed away...
The Laois Rose of Tralee for 2019 is 21-year-old student nurse Sarah Bergin.
Clonad woman Sarah Bergin wowed the crowds and each of the three judges tonight in Castle Durrow at the Laois Rose Selection night.
Sarah is a student nurse...
A Laois priest and author made a remarkable appearance as a guest on this week's The Late Late Show.
Father Sean Hyland spoke to presenter Ryan Tubridy about his extraordinary life and book, entitled: ‘Whisperings of my Soul’.
He was joined...
