Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kathleen Bolger (nee Cullinane)
Cannonswood, Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully (in her 103rd year) in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Brookhaven Nursing Home, Ballyragget. Predeceased by her...
The annual Leaves Festival of Writing and Music is just around the corner and promises to be another tremendous three days of events.
'Leaves' celebrates the diversity and richness in today’s writing, spoken word, music, theatre and film scene. Leaves...
Graiguecullen GAA are hosting an 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' fundraiser on Saturday 17 November.
The night is highly anticipated as the group of contestants prepare to acquaint themselves with spiders and snakes to raise much needed...
Over 300 tractors of all sizes and vintages gathered in the village of Errill on Sunday afternoon for a charity Tractor Run in aid of a very worthy cause.
This year's event was in memory of local man Eddie Lowry...
The Mountrath to Abbeyleix road, described as 'the worst road in the county’, is to undergo works this year.
Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming revealed the news on his Facebook page.
He said: "I have some good news for this bad...
Nowhere puts on a festival like us here in Laois, and one of our first is proof of that.
Halloween Howls celebrated ten years upstairs in Kavanagh's in 2016, but unfortunately was cancelled in 2017.
The popular Portlaoise pub was awarded...
St Paul's 2-9 Ballyroan 1-8
Laois Ladies MFC 'A' Final
A month after leading St Paul's to Laois Junior glory, Emma Lawlor was back at her very best today as she helped the Minors to championship success.
She scored 2-6 of her...
Kilcotton 0-12 Castletown 0-6
2004 Laois ACHL Division 1 Final
The Laois hurling league has a patchy history - with the record books dotted with competitions not completed and walkovers in finals.
That has changed in recent years and while it's still...
There is plenty of action in the Laois LGFA scene on this Bank Holiday Monday as the minor championships come to a close.
First up, Killeshin took on The Heath in the 'B' shield final at 11am this morning.
St Joseph's...
An appeal has been launched to find a car which was stolen in Laois.
Portlaoise native Martina Graham discovered this morning that her car had been stolen from outside her front door.
Her car is a White Sandero Stepway Dacia with...
The SFC came to a conclusion two weeks ago as Portlaoise defeated O'Dempsey's to defend the Jack Delaney cup.
The Town have now won 11 of the last 12 Laois championships and their grip on football in the county shows...
In this today's Property Watch, we are going to take a look at the most expensive properties currently on the market in Laois.
There are two B&B properties featured here, along with some really stunning family homes.
These houses are everywhere,...
During 20 years of being involved in the Dunamaise Arts Centre and Theatre, Louis Brennan has seen and gone through it all.
From its conception, to the first laying of bricks, to seeing two million people walk through its doors...
We've all heard of different fundraisers and charity balls for important causes, but this one has an added twist.
Laois woman Gail Clear is organising a Wedding Charity Ball in aid of Pieta House in the Anvil Inn, Portarlington, on...
Next weekend will be a quieter one than usual for the local soccer clubs - as a directive from the FAI to leave Sunday clear to allow clubs attend the FAI Cup final is being adhered to.
Therefore, there are...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kathleen Bolger (nee Cullinane)
Cannonswood, Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully (in her 103rd year) in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Brookhaven Nursing Home, Ballyragget. Predeceased by her...
Ever thought about buying property with your pension? Well now you can. Irish people have a love for property. It seems to be in our nature.
With returns on the traditional low risk assets, like cash and bonds at all time...
The need for a new cemetery in Portlaoise was raised at the area's latest municipal district meeting.
"We definitely should plan one now - not leave it until it becomes an emergency," said Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald.
Cllr Fitzgerald raised the motion...
As part of a running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’ - a little bit later than usual owing to the Bank Holiday.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different...
The McDonald family from Ballyroan had the perfect start on the hugely popular Ireland's Fittest Family programme on RTE this evening.
An emphatic first place finish in the opening event was the reward for the Ballyroan family, who exhibited exceptional...
It was a quieter than usual Sunday for the Laois soccer clubs with only three teams in action in the top four divisions of the CCFL.
Mountmellick Utd went down 2-0 to Birr Town at home in the Senior Division...
Wexford Wanderers 18 Portlaoise 8
Rugby - Leinster League Division 2A
The Portlaoise rugby team suffered their first loss of their Leinster League Division 2A campaign when they went down 18-8 away to Wexford this afternoon.
Following three opening round wins, the...
In Laois this week we had a busy week of news, sport and community stories.
Between an exciting technological advance for Midland's Regional Hospital and four Laois school's being examined for structural issues, it's all in our top stories.
Check them...
This week's Moment in Time has brought us back to 2008.
Alf Harvey payed a visit to Scoil Bhríde Portlaoise, where Halloween festivities were in full swing amongst students and staff.
The original Scoil Bhríde building has since been replaced, but...
This week’s property watch is looking at houses for sale in Laois' county town.
These houses are ranging in value from €170,000 to €250,000.
With one of the quickest rising populations in the country, Portlaoise has seen a rise in house prices in...
There is a number of job vacancies being advertised in Laois 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...
2018 has been a remarkable year for a young footballer from Portlaoise - and now it has gotten even better
Colin Conroy has been named as the U-15 St Kevin's Boys/Bohemians' Player of the Year for the 2018 season.
The young...
The annual Vicarstown Beat the Barge run in back - and it's here with a difference.
This year the 4km run has a theme - it's a Beat the Barge Zombie Run.
Participants are beating invited to dress up and run...
Brendan Lambe, more affectionately known as 'Lambo', is one of Laois's most well-known DJs.
The former Manhattan Mixer and Lilly's DJ has now taken his sets across the water to Canada, where he was already played at the massive VENUE...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Adeline (Addie) Carolan (née Corcoran)
Woodview, Stradbally, Laois
Late of Inch. Addie passed away peacefully in the care of the management and staff of Waterford Regional Hospital. Beloved wife...
