This report in the Irish Daily Mail is truly something else.
The paper has obtained records via the Freedom of Information which detail the litany of threats and abuse which traffic wardens across the country have been exposed to in...
It was a dreadful weekend on our roads.
There was a terrible tragedy in Donegal as four young men were killed in a single vehicle collision on Sunday night and Gardai are also appealing for witnesses to a crash which...
Met Éireann are warning that this week is set to be the coldest week of the year so far, with temperatures expected to hit minus five degrees.
According to the latest updates by the national forecaster, it is set to...
A New Year’s resolution is a tradition where a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behaviour, to accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve their life.
This week we look at the reasons why 2019 should be the year you...
On what was a very tough assignment for Laois in the first round of the league, manager Eddie Brennan admits that there is plenty to work on, but is pleased with his side for sticking to the task.
Indeed there...
Two young soccer players from Laois have been named on the Kilkenny League side which will take part in the Kennedy Cup this summer.
Durrow Lions AFC duo Bobby Murphy and Ciaran Flynn have both made the panel for the competition.
The...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Josephine Fitzpatrick
Rialto, Dublin / Mountmellick, Laois
FITZPATRICK Josephine (Rialto, Dublin 8 and formerly of Graigue, Mountmellick, Co. Laois) January 25th, 2019 – (peacefully) in the loving care of...
O’Neill Foley, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, are expanding.
To meet our increased business, the following positions are currently available:
• Tax Consultant (qualified and trainee positions)
• Graduate Trainee Accountants
(applicants with an honours degree from any discipline will be considered)
• Accounting...
Portlaoise RFC 34 New Ross 5
Leinster Rugby League Division 2A
Portlaoise RFC kept their slim chances of promotion from Division 2A alive with a fine away win over bottom side New Ross in Wexford this afternoon.
The Laois outfit ran in...
Portlaoise 24 Naas 16
North Midlands U-18 Rugby Final
Portlaoise were crowned U-18 North Midlands champions following a hard-fought eight point win over Naas in Athy on Saturday.
Unfortunately the conditions with regard to wind and rain weren't conducive to open rugby...
We have plenty of Top Stories this week and they’re mostly good news!
NEWS
The search for the Laois Rose of Tralee was officially launched this week
Portarlington's popular St Patrick’s Day parade will not go ahead this year
A Laois town is...
Laois 2-15 Galway 1-27
Allianz National Hurling League Division 1B
On paper this looked like it would be a very difficult assignment for Laois and despite losing by nine points in Salthill, the hurlers showed grit and fighting ability that has...
Portlaoise Panthers 52 DCU Mercy 62
Hula Hoops U-20 Women's Cup Final
A Rachel Huijsdens inspired DCU Mercy claimed back-to-back National U-20 Women's Cup titles in Tallaght against Portlaoise Panthers this afternoon.
The Panthers were the better side in the first half and...
For this week's Moment in Time, we look back on the Laois Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships in 2010.
The races were held in the O'Dempsey's GAA grounds for the first time in a number of years. The steep incline...
The meeting of the two sides has become regular fixture since Galway entered the Leinster Hurling championship.
Laois pressed Galway to within two points in the Leinster quarter-final in 2014, when Cheddar Plunkett was at the helm.
In 2016, Laois faced...
On this week’s Property Watch, we are taking a look at some of the most expensive homes in South-East Laois.
These range in price from €220,000 to €325,000.
Each of the properties are located in different areas in the south-east of...
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...
In October 2018, the news broke that a French-born Stradbally woman, Elizabeth O’Kelly, who passed away in December 2016 at the age of 93, left €30m to five Irish charities.
Elizabeth lived in a Georgian House near the Market Square...
Six players from Laois enjoyed Shield glory on the 2019 Leinster team for the Lidl Post Primary Schools Interprovincials which took place yesterday in Kinnegad.
Rebecca Reddin, Erone Fitzpatrick, Emma Lawlor, Alice Dunne and Laura Mooney, who had just won another...
Laois manager John Sugrue was pleased with his side's attitude in the second half of their win over Down in Newry on Saturday night as they turned a five-point deficit early in the second half into a six-point win.
Laois...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Josephine Fitzpatrick
Rialto, Dublin / Mountmellick, Laois
FITZPATRICK Josephine (Rialto, Dublin 8 and formerly of Graigue, Mountmellick, Co. Laois) January 25th, 2019 – (peacefully) in the loving care of...
Laois take on Galway this afternoon in the opening round of their Allianz Hurling League Division 1B campaign.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
Team News
Players opting out of the Laois panel have been well documented in...
Laois 2-15 Down 1-12
Allianz Football League Division 3
The Laois footballers produced a wonderful second-half performance to get the better of Down in the opening round of the Allianz Football League in Newry this evening.
It was a real gutsy performance...
The Laois senior footballers are in Newry this evening as they take on Down in the opening round of their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign.
It's a meeting of a Laois side promoted from Division 4 last year and...
We’re back again with our Top Tweets of the Week from all around Laois.
In the car & my 5 yr old boy, who is learning his weather words as gaeilge Is very proudly trying to teach our 2 yr...
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...
Mountmellick CS 31 Castleblayney 25
Boys U-16 Leinster Basketball Semi Final
After a string of hard-earned wins, the U16 Mountmellick Community School boys team are deservedly heading to the National Basketball Arena.
Mountmellick CS basketball has gone from strength to strength, with...
Ballyfin College 0-16 Heywood CS 0-6
2000 South Leinster Colleges JFC 'B' Final
Our Remember the Game series is the South Leinster Colleges JFC ‘B’ final - an all-Laois affair in O’Moore Park on January 24, 2000.
Ballyfin College were 0-16 to...
Details for a huge concert, People Power Charity Concert, featuring Laois artists in aid of three very worthy organisations have been announced.
Kolbe Special School, the Cuisle Centre, and Nakhon Si Thammarat Home For Boys in Thailand are all set to...
Claire Melia is a name known in all basketball circles throughout Ireland.
The Portlaoise Panthers U-20 captain worked for a lifetime's worth of achievements, including captaining her Ireland U-18 to the European Championship final in 2017.
Now, she is ready to...
