For the first time in 16 years, Knockbeg College were crowned Leinster U-16 champions by defeating Martist of Athlone this afternoon.
The team that won in 2003 featured a host of players that would go on to win the All-Ireland...
Knockbeg College 3-10 Martist Athlone 4-6
Top Oil Leinster School's U-16 Leinster 'A' Football Final
What a team and what a win.
Knockbeg College are the best U-16 team in Leinster after they came out one point winners over Martist of Athlone...
Excitement is at tipping point as the final preparations are put in place in the lead up to the 29th Annual Mountmellick Drama Festival this March.
Run under the auspices of the Amateur Drama Society of Ireland, the festival runs...
The Department of Education has granted funding for a new purpose built ASD unit in Rath National School.
€15,500 was granted to equip the new unit.
The new building incorporates two classrooms with associate classroom safe bases, a para-educational room, a multi-sensory...
St Vincent’s Hospital Mountmellick to go to construction next year.
This is according to Laois TD Brian Stanley.
Deputy Stanley has said “I have been informed in a reply to a parliamentary Question to the Minister that the first phase of...
The new 'Barack Obama-style' plaza planned for Portlaoise is still awaiting the decision of An Bord Pleanala over whether or not it can proceed.
LaoisToday understands that one objection has been lodged with the appeals body after planning permission was...
As Laois's clash with All-Ireland champions Limerick draws closer on the horizon, we look at the injury news and updates for the coming weekend.
It is unlikely that the senior hurling management will be making too many changes to their...
According to one Ireland South MEP, the European Parliament are now one step closer to abolishing seasonal clock-changes.
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee has today said that seasonal clock changes should be abolished in 2021 and it is up...
The Knockbeg Army will be out in full force this afternoon as they will go for Leinster U-16 'A' football championship glory.
The final will take place in either O'Moore Park or Ratheniska at 12.30pm and standing in their way...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Hickey
Quigley Park, Rathdowney, Laois
Hickey, Quigley Park, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, March 4th 2019. Peacefully at his home. Paddy, predeceased by his beloved grandson Darren, his brothers Tommy...
12-years-old Aisling Ramsbottom is the toast of her school at Timahoe NS today as she returned from the Intel Mini Scientist National Finals as All Ireland Runner Up.
The talented student wowed nine sets of judges throughout the day in...
Gardaí at Carlow Garda Station are investigating the discovery of a suspected cannabis grow house on the Tullow Road area of Carlow Town today.
Approximately 170 mature cannabis plants were discovered along with a significant quantity of harvested plant material.
The...
It was a rare and remarkable sight. Scoil Chriost Rí and St Mary's CBS joined forces in an afternoon of mixed sport events to highlight the inequalities between men and women in sport.
Organised by the Transition Year Young Social...
A local community group has hit out at the erection of a mast in their village.
Durrow Community Forum (DDF) took to Facebook to release a statement after a mast was placed just outside their town.
They say this was done...
Dysart Motors have driven home the Vehicle Recovery Operator Award of the year at the SIMI Irish Motor Awards.
This year the Society’s Annual Dinner with the SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards were held on Thursday, 21 February at the...
Laois GAA have backed world champion boxer TJ Doheny's bid to have a fight in O'Moore Park.
The Portlaoise fighter made the revelation of his desire to have a bout in his home town on Midland 103 at the weekend.
And...
There is surprise this morning with the news that Laois's leading businesswoman is departing her role with one of the world's biggest corporations.
Louise Phelan, from Donaghmore in Rathdowney, has decided to step down as vice-president of PayPal.
The Irish Independent reported...
After a very busy weekend last week, we have a far quieter one on the horizon.
The Laois football, Ladies football and camogie teams are all off weekend so our hurlers are the only ones in action.
And what a game...
The path is now clear for Glanbia and Leprino Foods to build a €130m mozarella cheese factory in Portlaoise after an objection to the new plant was withdrawn, LaoisToday understands.
Speaking at February's meeting of Laois County Council, Chief Executive John...
What a wonderful lift I got when the postman arrived this morning in a snowy-slushy, yet-to-make-up-its mind spring season in Timahoe.
There it was, suitably well wrapped-up, as if predicting the turn for the worse in the weather better than...
How many times do you hear the argument that there's nothing for young people to do?
Well a brilliant new venture aimed at 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students has a range of great ideas - and is sure to...
“The clock is counting down. We are fast approaching the closing date for applications for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur. Now is the time for you to visit www.ibye.ie to enter,” says Evelyn Reddin, Head of Enterprise for Local Enterprise Office...
As Laois ran Dublin into close quarters in their home ground of Parnell Park yesterday, manager Eddie Brennan had plenty to say on the game afterwards.
Brennan praised Laois's heart and physicality, spoke about what he felt were errors made...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Purcell
Tunduff, Abbeyleix, Laois
Predeceased by his wife Kathleen (nee Breen). Deeply regretted by his loving sons John and Tom, daughter Kathi, brothers, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and...
Mountmellick surely do know how to celebrate in style.
The club's hurlers received their medals after they won the Junior A championship last year at an event in the Killeshin Hotel.
This was the club's second successive championship and they will...
A priest with a simply extraordinary life was laid to rest late last week.
Fr Jack Rodgers, a St Patrick's Missionary Kiltegan priest who was born in Limerick, but returned to live in Emo, the hometown of his mother Mary...
The Midlands Ladies Masters Basketball Team travelled to Kilkenny on Saturday to compete in their first ever Masters tournament.
Nerves were at an all time on the short journey to the marble city as the girls headed into four matches...
The Laois senior hurlers will have home advantage for their clash with Limerick in the National League quarter finals.
Laois GAA PRO Pat O'Sullivan revealed the news moments ago.
He said: "The CCC have confirmed our Senior Hurling League Quarter final...
The fifth St. John’s Fun Run takes place on March 10 at 1pm in Monasterevin.
Registration takes place from 10-12 in St. John’s N.S., Drogheda St.
The course records stand at 16:42 for men - Rory Kavanagh from Dunboyne AC and...
The Labour Party have selected their candidate to run in the Ireland South Constituency in this summer's European Elections - which Laois is now part of.
Wicklow native Sheila Nunan at a meeting in Cork to stand in the forthcoming...
