An Irish MEP has spoken about raising the issue of a new buidling for Kolbe Special School in European parliament.
MEP and 2018 presidential election candidate Liadh Ní Riada visited Kolbe Special School on a tour of Laois on Friday, January...
The provision of new houses in Mountmellick is to proceed after a standard archaeological survey is conducted. The Council plan to build 10 new homes at Pattison Estate in the town.
The houses will be two-storey 3-bedroom houses constructed in...
What a great incentive this is by Laois GAA.
With recent ticket price rises and attendances on average falling nationwide - Laois GAA are looking to reverse this trend.
As Laois hurlers take on Offaly next Saturday night, Laois GAA are...
You can check out the full local CCFL soccer fixture list of this week’s action below:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Division 3
Derry Rovers B v St Aengus; 8pm
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
First-named team at home and all games at 2.30pm unless stated otherwise
U-17 Premier...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Charlie Mooney
7 Botley Court, Portarlington, Laois
Unexpectedly at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Bridie, sons Cathal, Conleth, Padraig, John Paul, Declan and Christopher...
As life rushes by we get caught up being busy. We are all guilty of it.
One of the most important aspects in the financial planning world we live in, is to make time for a review of your financial affairs.
The...
For this week's Property Watch we have chosen to take a look at properties available to buy for under €125,000 in the Portlaoise area.
Prices here range between €115,000 and €125,000 and areas included are; Esker Hills, Greenmill Lane, Kilminchy...
The Laois senior footballers got back on track in Division 3 of the National League against Sligo in O'Moore Park.
The O’Moore men won every game in Division 4 last year and after beating Down in Round 1, they were...
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...
Laois 0-9 Tyrone 2-11
National Football League division 2 round 2
2018's intermediate champions would have been a tough challenge for any side in bad conditions in Omagh, and David Gibson's side fell just short in their round 2 meeting against...
Laois 2-18 Sligo 2-10
Allianz Football League Division 3
The Laois footballers got their promotion hopes back on track thanks to an eight-point win over Sligo in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
A goal early in the second half from captain Stephen Attride...
It was a busy weekend of mixed results for Laois teams in both the Combined Counties Football League and the Carlow and District Football League.
While St. Carthages Athletic v Stradbally Town was called off, many matches went ahead - including...
The domestic GAA season got underway this morning as Timahoe and Arles-Killeen met in Round 1 of the Kelly Cup.
With nine teams entered this year, these sides met in the only Round 1 game that was required in Timahoe...
NEWS
Nurses strike continues
Laois nurses and midwives went on strike twice this week, both on Tuesday and Thursday
Laois could go green for St Patrick’s Day
The county could go green for the national holiday if Laois County Council embrace a proposal put...
Laois take on Sligo in Round 3 of their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign this afternoon in O'Moore Park at 2pm.
John Sugrue named his team on Friday night and there are a lot of switches.
Sugrue has made a massive...
The photographic archives continue to throw up some incredible images.
And this week we’ve unearthed some great shots from an event in Ballyfin this time ten years ago.
The event was a 60s/70s-themed Fancy Dress Disco held in The Deadman’s Inn...
The death has occurred of Malcolm Smyth. He had Motor Neurone disease, which he bore and battled bravely. Always with that great smile of his.
Malcolm will always be remembered as being the perfect gentleman, ready to help out and...
On Monday last week, LaoisToday was among the media invited into the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise.
We were given exclusive no-holds-bared access to the prison itself.
We were brought in along with other members of the national media and given the...
Laois has seen rental prices rise by average of 10.7 percent over the course of a year.
The average rent in the county is now €921 - up 83 percent from its lowest point.
These price increases were measured by the...
Laois take on Sligo in Round 3 of their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign this afternoon.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
When, where, what time?
The game throws in at 2pm in O'Moore Park.
Team news
John Sugrue named...
Laois Ladies footballers take on intermediate champions Tyrone in Round 2 of their division 2 Lidl National football league encounter in Omagh today at 2pm.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
Team News
Laois suffered a 15 point...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Charlie Mooney
7 Botley Court, Portarlington, Laois
Unexpectedly at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Bridie, sons Cathal, Conleth, Padraig, John Paul, Declan and Christopher...
Planning documents show that leading US multi-national company Intel is planning a major expansion to its operation in Kildare.
The Irish Times is reporting that micro-chip producer Intel is prepared to spend up to €7 billion on a manufacturing facility proposed...
Patrician College Newbridge 2-7 Knockbeg College 1-6
South Leinster Schools Junior A Football Final 2009
Ten years ago Knockbeg College faced Patrician College, Newbridge in the South Leinster Junior A Final.
It was a star-studded Knockbeg team that featured future inter-county stars...
We’re back again with our Top Tweets of the Week from all around Laois.
Meath's Colm O'Rourke pictured during the 1984 Leinster SFC Final. Anyone know the names of the other players? @MeathGAA pic.twitter.com/qKGDwNoxBi
— Classic GAA Pics (@GAARetroPics) February 5,...
A high number of customers are currently without electricity in Portlaoise this evening.
The ESB have confirmed that a major fault has struck the town since around 5.50pm this evening.
They say that over 3,000 customers are affected by this and...
St Fergal's Rathdowney 3-2 Colaiste Mhuire Ennis 3-10
All-Ireland senior 'D' semi-final
Today was a tough day of semi-finals for Laois schools. Mountrath hurlers were knocked out of a spot in the Leinster final by Colaiste Cholm, while another Colaiste -...
Mountrath CS 0-7 Colaiste Cholm Tullamore 0-14
Top Oil Leinster Post Primary School’s Senior Hurling ‘B’ ‘Rest of Leinster’ semi-final
Nine frees from Ballinamere/Durrow man Brian Duignan were enough to signal the end of Mountrath CS's Leinster final dreams today in...
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...
What a year it has been for Laois Martial Arts.
Here, manager and head coach Shane Culleton writes about everything from the New Years Open to the Dutch Open to Junior WAKO World Championshipsin Italy.
Where do I begin. Our first...
