Laois County Councillors have voted unanimously to leave the Property Tax Rate in the county unchanged.
The Council earned €492,000 from the tax last year and that was used to service roads, graveyards, playgrounds and much more.
Director of Services Gerry...
It is almost two weeks since the Electric Picnic festival took place in Stradbally but some of us are only really starting to come around now.
And while we all had the craic over that weekend, some of us had...
Laois has been heralded as one of the quietest places for criminal activity in the country.
According to Chief Superintendent John Scanlan, Laois is one of the quietest areas in the country to police.
And the figures for the last three...
Portlaoise AFC 4 Edenderry Town 1
KDFL So Fresh Division 2
Portlaoise women's team hosted Edenderry on Sunday afternoon in Rossleighan Park in a keenly awaited top of the table tie.
The two teams have gone unbeaten in the league but had...
The Portlaoise Panthers mens team made a winning start to their Division 1 campaign at the weekend.
They travelled down to Munster to face University of Limerick Eagles and emerged with a six point win.
The young Panthers side added Mike Pierre...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Brigid (Bridie) Kinahan (née Campion)
Clareen, Birr, Offaly / Portlaoise, Laois
Brigid (Bridie) Kinahan, Nee Campion late of Clareen, Birr, Co Offaly and formerly Cannonswood, Cullohill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois....
Not that it was ever in doubt, but Eddie Brennan was officially ratified as Laois senior hurling manager at Monday night's county board meeting - and the make-up of his backroom team was also confirmed.
Brennan was the chosen candidate...
'The Town' documentary received an absolutely astonishing reaction from all over Ireland when it hit out screens last Monday night.
The hashtag '#TheTown' became trending on Twitter shortly after the programme aired and the show even featured on Googlebox Ireland...
Sarsfields' domination of Laois Ladies football continued at the weekend as they claimed their sixth senior title in a row.
Gerry O’Flaherty’s side were appearing in their 12th consecutive final and have taken home the title in 2008, 2011, 2013,...
Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee have provided the public with an update of activities. Recently, upon invitation and facilitation from deputy Brian Stanley, the committee chairman, secretary and PRO met with Sinn Féin’s party leader, Mary-Lou McDonald and councillor, Caroline...
The Clonaslee Show is one of the longest-running agricultural shows around and after an enforced absence last year due to heavy rainfall, it returned this year with a big event.
Running almost 70 years, the family-friendly show was on Sunday...
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It was a manic weekend of hurling action in Laois - with nine games down for decision around the county, across four grades and at semi-final, quarter-final and the...
Four of the people who have put themselves forward to run in the upcoming Presidential election will address Laois County Council next Monday.
Seán Gallagher, Peter Casey, John Groarke and Marie Goretti Moylan have signalled that they will make presentations to...
The weeks are flying by and the various championships are coming down to the closing stages.
We will have finals this week in football, plus the senior, intermediate and junior championships will edge nearer to a conclusion.
Check out all the...
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The weekend just gone saw the hurling championship interests of a lot of clubs come to an end.
There were two senior quarter-finals, two senior 'A' quarter-finals, the senior 'A' relegation...
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They played on stage at Feile 1990 in Semple Stadium. They played in The Point, the Baggot Inn, Tony Fenton's 30th birthday party and they were nearly in The Committments.
Laois people of...
Tributes have been paid for a man who died tragically at the weekend.
49-year-old Killeshin native Eamon O’Reilly was killed in a single vehicle incident.
O'Reilly, from Cappalug in Killeshin, was the sole occupant of the van he was driving which left...
One Laois family have been left heartbroken and at the end of their tether by the fact that they can't find a place in any local school for their daughter.
Martin and Sarah-Jane Dollard's daughter Molly Mai was recently diagnosed with...
Laois GAA will be on the look-out for a new Games Development Officer as their longest serving one has requested a career break.
Ciaran Muldowney, a Kilkenny native, has worked in Laois since 2001.
He played all his juvenile and adult...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Essie Boylan (née Grimes)
Skerries, Dublin/Portarlington, Laois
Boylan, Essie (nee Grimes), Skerries and late of Portarlington, Peacefully Beaumont Hospital surrounded by her loving family 7th, September 2018. Mother of...
All of this weekend's local CCFL soccer fixtures are listed below as we head into the sixth week of the season.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Senior Division
Derry Rovers A v Mountmellick Utd; 8pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
First-named team at home and all games at...
Jule Beauty and Spa is one of the newest beauty spas to come to Laois, and within the space of a few months it has proven to be in a league of its own in terms of beauty and...
The local soccer season continues unabated - with a number of games down for decision across the midlands.
Mountmellick Utd recorded a 2-2 draw at home to Ballinahown in the Senior Division while Clonaslee had the same result away to...
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It was another important day of Laois hurling action with four big games down for decision.
Rathdowney-Errill had a massive 28-point win over Abbeyleix in the first of the Laois SHC...
The joy and elation on the faces of the Shanahoe players, mentors and fans was evident as they walked away with the intermediate title yesterday.
Twelve years waiting
Shanahoe's last county title was in 2006, when they defeated Sarsfields in the...
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The curtain coming down on this Sunday's hurling action means that there is now just two weekends of adult club hurling left in Laois this season.
And Borris-Kilcotton's big win over...
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Borris-Kilcotton 3-23 Clough-Ballacolla 1-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Quarter-final
In the build-up to this game it was noted that Borris-Kilcotton hadn't recorded a knockout win of note since their famous Laois SHC final...
Portlaoise 32 North Kildare 24
Rugby - Hosie Cup
Portlaoise came from behind in the final 20 minutes to record an eight-point win over over North Kildare in the Hosie Cup this afternoon in Togher.
With 20 minutes remaining the visitors led...
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Rathdowney-Errill 5-23 Abbeyleix 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Quarter-final
Rathdowney-Errill easily booked their place in the Laois SHC semi-final thanks to a comfortable win over Abbeyleix in the first of Sunday afternoon's...
In the aftermath of the Electric Picnic, life continues on as normal, but here at Laois Today, we always have something extraordinary.
This week we had top stories on everything from money laundering and incredible fundraising, to a fantastic documentary...
