It was an incredible year for the Laois Ladies.
Unfortunately it ended in heartbreak at the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football quarter-final in Moate back in August.
All the same, they gave us some great days out including this one.
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Christmas is a time for visiting and that tradition was kept very much alive this Christmas morning with a number of well-known local people dropping in to two long-established institutions in Portlaoise.
A number of Laois GAA Stars visited the...
Mr Moloney announced to LaoisToday back in July his intention to re-enter political life for the first time since he lost his seat in the 2011 General Election – which brought to an end a 14-year spell in the...
In October, LaoisToday ran polls on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook asking our followers who they planned to vote for in the presidential election.
We were surprised by the rise in support for Peter Casey after his controversial comments on the...
This was a great night back in November.
It was a positive year for GAA in Laois and the awards ceremony in the Midlands Park Hotel was very well attended.
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What a brilliant night that was!
The annual Laois GAA awards took...
What a year that was!
It has been another incredibly diverse and entertaining year in Laois - and here in LaoisToday we're delighted to have been here to keep you up to date.
From politics to sport, business to crime, community...
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After weeks of deliberation, nominations and indeed canvassing from candidates and their supporters we finally settled on our Top 10 Laois Hottest Men in mid August.
The top 10 is...
This July, fire waged on in the Midlands as the Slieve Blooms went ablaze for three days.
The fire first broke out on July 4, as emergency services rushed to the scene.
Road closures were put in place as people were urged...
On the first Sunday in October, Camross retained the Laois Shopping Centre SHC title becoming the first club to do back-to-backs since Castletown in 2003 and the first Camross side since 1993-1994.
But the game was only one element of...
Back in March, we traveled across the pond in force to shout for the boys in blue.
After a nail biting finish, Laois defeated London and it was the catylist for what turned out to be a remarkable year for...
Jordan Percy is nothing short of remarkable.
After only taking up wrestling this year, Jordan didn't let his lack of experience or visual impairment keep him from achieving his dreams.
He finished third place in his first wrestling competition in May...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Simon Walsh
Fairgreen, Portlaoise, Laois/Mountrath, Laois
Simon Walsh, Fairgreen, Portlaoise, and formerly of Clonard, Mountrath, Co Laois. Died 23rd December 2018 (unexpectedly) at the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply...
A refreshers course on where it all began for the McDonalds.
Having made a great start in the competition, the Ballyroan family made it all the way to the final in second place narrowly missing out on the title to...
A private golf course was announced for stately Rosenallis mansion Capard House in February.
It emerged following the publication of a planning application to Laois County Council.
It's all very secret due to Capard house's private nature, but LaoisToday understands that...
The young man who was killed in a tragic road accident on Sunday morning near Borris-in-Ossory has been named as 31-year-old John Brennan.
Mr Brennan was killed following a single car collision near his family home in Ballyquaid, Ballybrophy. He...
Last April, Portlaoise put ten goals past Stradbally in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A.
Malachy McNulty’s side claimed a simply incredible 40 point victory.
When you're good, you're good.
Portlaoise 10-16 Stradbally 0-6
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
No that is not a...
It was a good year for job announcements, and July gave us one of our biggest.
After this news broke, Laois Councillors quickly rubber-stamped decision to sell land to Glanbia.
For the second week in a row, we have great news to...
In August the whole of Laois watched as Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny defeated Ryosuke Iwasa in Japan to become the Junior Featherweight Champion of the world.
Supporters of TJ gathered in Maggie May's pub to cheer on the 31-year-old through...
A commonly asked question this time of year is, “What time is the Christmas Mass/Service on?”
To avoid confusion we’ve decided to publish a list of mass and service times around the county.
If you have any times you would like...
Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath became minor hurling champions in September and we produced our Team of the year in November.
It was great to be able to recognise the efforts of these 15 young men over the course of the season.
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The Minor Hurling...
In April of last year, we looked at the shocking pictures that emerged from a incident of vandalism that took place at the old St Paul's NS grounds.
The building has since been demolished and works are ongoing.
St Paul’s NS on...
In September, our reporter Siun Lennon interviewed the frustrated parents of Molly Mai Dollard.
Following the story, Molly and her mam received national media attention and were contacted by RTE.
One Laois family have been left heartbroken and at the end...
Micko Dwyer is a treasure to Laois football fans and a January RTE aired a documentary that tugged on our heart strings.
The documentary looked back on the Laois' championship fro 2003, the glory days.
He'll forever be a hero in...
The people of Timahoe heroically came to the rescue of three Electric Picnic goers in September after their campervan broke down in the village.
The Limerick trio received food and beverages and a bed for the night as well as...
Graffiti is a plague for towns and villages all over Ireland, and Killeshin was hit by it earlier on this year as vandals attacked their club and village before their quarter-final meeting with Graiguecullen in September.
Vandals spray-painted GFC on...
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This one speaks for itself. After ranking Laois's Hottest Men in 2017, we returned to update the list 12 months later. Who
Drumroll please.
After many hotly-debated back and forths and...
Who could forget the extraordinary snowfall the country experienced last March?
Laois was hit by the Beast from the East with gigantic force, and so gave an opportunity for everyone to do their part in their community.
We haven't seen weather...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael Cullinane
Blackrock, Dublin/Mountrath, Laois
CULLINANE, Michael, (Blackrock, Co. Dublin and formerly of Mountrath, Co. Laois, former NT at Ashford, Co. Wicklow and Drimnagh Castle). December 23rd 2018, (peacefully)...
There was no shortage of money for some around Laois this year with houses being sold for a prices between €580,000 to almost €600,000.
Is that a sniff of the boom? Long may the it last.
It has emerged that a...
We're not shy of talent around these parts but when BOD himself comes for a visit to Laois, you have to make a deal of it!
It turns out that we are in fact worthy of the hero himself.
There were...
