A stalwart for Camross and Laois camogie has been named as Laois camogie volunteer of the year.
Laois camogie President and current county assistant secretary Teresa Keenan has been voted as Laois Camogie Volunteer of the year.
Teresa has been described...
We’re midway through December now which means that Christmas is in full swing.
And if you happen to work in an office, this can be a difficult time depending on how festive you are in comparison to your colleagues.
But fear...
The Carlow Ladies football team will have a very familiar face prowling the sidelines next season.
Former Emo and Annanough goalkeeper Gerry McGill has been named as manager for 2019.
McGill takes over from Bart Gilmartin who has held the reigns...
Speaking after Laois's lost to Carlow, manager Eddie Brennan was asked not only about the players on the field, but those not on it.
"It's something I just do not get. I just can't understand why lads would not want...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Brigid Delaney
Killeen, Mountmellick, Laois
Brigid Delaney, Killeen, Mountmellick, Co Laois, died 15th December 2018, (peacefully) at home, surrounded by her family. Much loved daughter of Frank and Agnes...
The McDonalds have finished in second place in the whole of Ireland's Fittest Family after gallant efforts in the final and strong performances throughout the course of the series.
Martin, Breda, Kate and Cian have filled the county with pride...
It was a dramatic day in both the U-21 football and hurling championships in Laois.
The Harps reached the U-21 hurling final following a titanic struggle with Clough-Ballacolla while there was further drama in the U-21 football championship.
Here is a...
It was a quiet weekend for Laois soccer with only one game down for decision where Clonaslee were winners over Grange Utd.
Elsewhere, poor weather conditions caused Rosenallis' game against Mullingar to be postponed allowing the Christmas break to start...
Carlow 2-23 Laois 1-18
Walsh Cup round 2
It was a disappointing day out for Laois in their second outing for the Walsh Cup.
Eddie Brennan's charges got off to an ideal start with Stephen 'Picky' Maher sending the ball into...
It was another busy week in LaoisToday and we’ve picked out some of the top stories of the week for you to look back on.
We have everything from General Election news to a €500,000 Euromillions ticket.
Check them out below.
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Eddie Brennan made a winning start to life as Laois hurling boss last week and will be hoping that continues this afternoon.
Laois defeated Offaly in Birr in Round 1 of the Walsh Cup last Sunday by 2-16 to 1-16...
Athletics in Laois is in a great place at the moment and this result further proves that.
Navan Racecourse was the venue for the final cross-country event of 2018 on Saturday where the Laois Ladies brought down the curtain on...
For this week's Moment in Time, we look back to Ballylinan NS's production of Robin Hood in 2009.
It took place in St Anne's Hall, Ballylinan and ran for two nights.
There were crowds of over 500 to watch the show,...
In this our final Property Watch of 2018, we take a look at five houses in the €150,000 price range.
Portlaoise, Portarlington and Clonaslee provide the locations for these gorgeous properties.
Check them out below:
32 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
The...
Laois TD Sean Fleming has called for 'clarity and consistency' when it comes to dialling lo-call numbers, as they may not necessarily mean low cost.
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee expressed concern at the ambiguous nature of lo-call...
This is an extract from Growing Pains and Growing Up, John Whelan's new book celebrating 40 years in Journalism. It is available to buy in All Books, Nook and Cranny and the Parish Centre in Portlaoise.
Kodachrome
They give us those...
People across Laois, from Ballyroan and beyond, will be eagering anticipating the grand finale of Ireland's Fittest Family, featuring the county's very own McDonald family.
The McDonalds have put in stellar shifts all through the course of Ireland's Fittest Family...
Some years ago, a few weeks before Christmas, I observed a flustered young mother who had been dragged into the toy section of a supermarket by her three small children.
They wanted everything and they wanted it now. One of...
Eddie Brennan made a winning start to life as Laois hurling boss last week and will be hoping that continues this afternoon.
Laois defeated Offaly in Birr in Round 1 of the Walsh Cup last Sunday by 2-16 to 1-16...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Edmund Handcock
formerly of Middlemount House, Rathdowney, Laois
Edmund Handcock died at St. Andrew's Hospice, Grimsby, UK. Sadly missed by his sons John and Brian, brothers John, Bertie and...
Portlaoise Panthers 65 Limerick Celtics 40
Women’s Division 1 National League Basketball
The Portlaoise Panthers women took to the court for their last game of 2018 this evening where they took on Limerick Celtics in St Mary's Hall.
The girls took a...
With Christmas on the horizon we are sad to say this will be the last Tweets of the Week of 2018.
Enjoy some Kanye West madness, Christmas movies and have a laugh with us about our Snapchat memories.
We’re back again...
A Killenard-based law student won a prestigious Irish language advocacy competition in the Four Courts, Dublin recently.
The Irish language moot court Bréagchúirt Uí Dhálaigh took place in the Four Courts on Friday 9 November.
Áine Haberlin from Killenard and her...
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...
St. Joseph's-Barrowhouse 2-10 Portlaoise 1-5
2015 Laois Shopping Centre U21 FC 'A' Final
St Joseph's-Barrowhouse saw off Portlaoise to claim the U-21 'A' title three years ago in Ratheniska.
The amalgamated side, who had to wait a month to play this game...
There's nothing like going out socialising at Christmas - and the popular Lilly's Bar and Restaurant in Portlaoise has added a new bar just in time for the festive season.
Lilly's Bar, which has proven a popular spot since opening...
The Annual Tom Kinsella Memorial Christmas Convoy Road Run will once again take place on St. Stephen's Day December 26 this year.
The run is supporting the Laois Specialist Palliative Care Team which is a very worthy cause.
It is hosted...
Laois got their 2019 campaign off to a stellar start as they got the better of Offaly in the opening round of the Walsh Cup in Birr last weekend.
That Walsh Cup meeting saw a number of senior intercounty debuts...
We have the first sporting casualties of Storm Deirdre.
The Laois senior footballers clash with Wexford in the O'Byrne Cup has been postponed due to the bad weather.
The venue for this game had been changed a number of times from...
At one stage in 2018, Ballylinan forward Gary Walsh was the highest scorer in the country - but he will not feature for Laois in 2019.
Boss John Sugrue has confirmed to LaoisToday that Walsh has been cut from his...
