2019 will see the first election in the history of LaoisToday and the runners and riders are coming more into focus across the parties as we approach the new year.
The Fianna Fail selection convention for the Local Election for...
The local soccer season continues at full steam this coming weekend as the clubs return to league action.
The big local game is the clash of neighbours Rosenallis and Clonaslee in a crucial game in CCFL Division 1 while Stradbally...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fint Coffey
New row, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of his family and the staff of Droimnin Nursing Home Stradbally. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Mary,...
If you're looking for a property while on a budget, you're in luck.
Here are five lovely houses around Portlaoise town for sale between €100,000 and €115,000, all boasting great potential for someone to put their personal touch on.
With house...
After two amazing challenges, the McDonald family from Ballyroan have gone through to the semi-finals of the hugely popular Ireland’s Fittest Family.
Indeed, father Martin McDonald, who is 62 years old - recorded the all-time highest score in the 'Hanging...
It was a dramatic day of local soccer action with the opening round of the Paddy Cotter Cup seeing a number of tight clashes, extra time and penalty shootouts.
You can read how the Laois teams got on below.
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The Little Bog Theatre are back and ready to put on a bigger and better show than ever before... and they're looking for new members to help them do it.
Little Bog Theatre, based in The Heath, put on three...
The result may not have gone Ireland's way as they lost 19-10 to the USA but it has certainly been a remarkable day for Emma Hooban and her family.
Twenty-one year old Hooban received her first international cap in the...
Can you spot any faces you know among the crowd?
Huge numbers of then primary school pupils turned out to the Ratheniska table quiz from schools throughout the county on November 14, 2005.
Among these included Ballyfin NS, Scoil Mhuire NS...
Another wide and very varied week for Laois people on Twitter.
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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...
Bob Wynne moved to Canada a little under 30 years ago and has enjoyed life in Ontario ever since.
The Graiguecullen man spoke to us about how he made the move, changes he's noticed since moving away and what he...
Stradbally Parish Gaels 2-6 Portlaoise 1-7
Laois U-21 FC Quarter Final Replay 2008
A Portlaoise U-21 team with Zach Tuohy, Kieran Lillis, Conor Boyle, Brian Glynn and Paul Cahillane in their ranks were left stunned by a late Cormac Delaney goal...
Safety concerns and a lack of parking have been raised over pedestrian safety outside of a local secondary school at the latest Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District meeting.
The Council were asked to extend the footpath opposite Mountrath Community School in the...
A number of road repairs and flooding issues in Rosenallis and Clonaslee were raised at the latest Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting.
Councillor Paddy Bracken issued three notices of motion surrounding flooding and road repairs in both Rosenallis and Clonaslee.
The road...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fint Coffey
New row, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of his family and the staff of Droimnin Nursing Home Stradbally. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Mary,...
All the way over on the other side of the world, in the land of the Rising Sun, three Laois lads are making waves.
The Asian Gaelic Games are taking place this weekend in the Far East.
Presented by the Asian...
Already preparing for the winter ahead, the possibility of rural roads being gritted was raised at the latest Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick municipal district meeting.
Councillor Seamus McDonald asked, "That Laois County Council undertake to grit at the following schools, Derrylamogue, Rosenallis, Ballyfin,...
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...
Portlaoise 3-12 Ballinamere (Offaly) 2-11
AIB Leinster Club Intermediate Hurling Semi Final
The Portlaoise hurlers will play in the Leinster intermediate club final after a fantastic display by veteran Tommy Fitzgerald propelled them to victory over Offaly side Ballinamore.
Fitzgerald scored 1-2...
If you're playing adult club hurling in the middle of November, then there's really only one place you can be - in the provincial championships.
That's where the Portlaoise hurlers find themselves this afternoon, as they take on Offaly side...
The Portlaoise hurlers will look to reach the Leinster club intermediate final - and their chances of doing so have been given a major boost.
Key forward Aaron Bergin, who sustained a broken collar bone in the Laois semi final...
What a brilliant night that was!
The annual Laois GAA awards took place in the Midlands Park Hotel with over 300 people in attendance.
The night was MC'd by Midlands 103 supremo Will O'Callaghan while legendary GAA commentator Brian Carthy was...
A draft budget report circulated in Laois County Council shows that the unemployment rate in the Midlands remains higher than the national average.
Roughly 4,200 people remain on the live register in Laois.
However unemployment rates in the county have fallen from...
Annanough's Leinster Club junior football campaign may have ended in disappointment last Saturday when they went down to Louth champions Dundalk Young Irelands - but it was still a memorable season for the Vicarstown club.
They claimed the Laois JFC...
A motivational speaker walked confidently around the room holding a glass of water while leading a seminar on stress management.
Everyone guessed she was going to ask the ultimate question, ‘Half empty or half full?’ She fooled them all. “How...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Fr. Pat Cooke
Crannagh, Mountrath, Laois
Fr. Pat Cooke, Crannagh, Mountrath, Co. Laois and formerly Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Nov. 15. 2018. (peacefully) in the care of the Brothers...
As everyone knows, a friend in need is a friend indeed.
When TY student Kevin Dillon's entire quiz team failed to turn up for final of the Battle of the wits, a friend by the name of Katie came to his...
Laois farmers are being encouraged to attend a meeting in Ratheniska this coming Tuesday, November 20, as the organisers behind a new Beef Plan are looking to ramp up support across the country.
The farmers behind the draft Beef Plan...
The head of the Laois County Fire & Rescue Service has insisted that new traffic lights in Portarlington are not causing major delays.
Chief Fire Officer Declan Power has said that Portarlington's Fire Station has a faster response time than...
