The basketball season begins this weekend with one of the Portlaoise Panthers senior teams set to be in action.
The Men's team are in Division 1 of the Basketball Ireland league and are in the Southern Conference.
They are on the...
An extension of a Laois retirement home is being granted despite the local parish priest objecting.
Miguel House in Castletown is expanding to include specialist care for sufferers of dementia and alzheimers.
Planning permission has been sought by the De La...
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Earlier the news came that all Early Bird, Loyalty Tickets, Family Camping, Family Campervan and Campervan tickets sold out in record-time.
Enormous queues lined Main Street and continued up around Bull Lane towards...
There's no rivalry like club rivalry, as these two Portlaoise school teachers know all too-well.
The tension is palpable on the corridors of Portlaoise College as two hurling giants go head to head this weekend in the Senior Hurling championship.
Two...
It's a busy weekend of GAA action in Laois again - as we're now at the quarter-final stage of the Senior and Senior 'A' Hurling championship as well as it being final day in the Laois Ladies football championships.
And...
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Wow.
Such is the demand for tickets that all Early Bird, Loyalty Tickets, Family Camping, Family Campervan and Campervan tickets have already SOLD OUT.
Picnickers snapped up the early bird tickets within 4 hours...
Last month we brought you the very upsetting news that a young Laois man had fallen seriously ill on a Spanish island.
However, the good will and kindness of Laois people was shown this week as two fundraisers received spectacular...
Two talented young Laois musicians recently took centre stage at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with renowned percussionist Alex Petcu.
Aibhlínn Doheny (17) and Liam Cunningham (13) travelled from Portlaoise last Tuesday morning, September 4, to take part in a...
Two Portlaoise students lit up the Grand Canal with some very colourful costumes yesterday.
Scoil Chríost Rí students Tammy Wright & Tierna Byrne brought their Junk Kouture creation 'Colour Bomb' to the busy canal to help launch this year's Junk...
One very good boy made a Lassie-like trip up to Dublin and back again yesterday, and people are now on the quest to find his owners.
Laois's Lassie was brought into the Portarlington Veterinary Centre as a very busy day...
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Huge queues lined Main Street Portlaoise as the first batch of Electric Picnic tickets for 2019 went on sale today.
Colgan Sports on Main Street Portlaoise and Colgan Sports in Tullamore released...
This year's National Ploughing Championships will be held in Screggan outside Tullamore in two week's time - but the massive annual event could be set for a return to Laois in 2019.
For the third year running, it will take...
The curtain closes on the ladies football championships as the junior, intermediate and senior finals all take place this Saturday, September 8.
For the first time in a number of years, the Ladies football finals will take place in O'Moore Park...
Before the Electric Picnic, the second and third adult championship finals of the year were contested in O'Moore Park.
On Tuesday last, Castletown took on Rosenallis in the Junior B football decider.
Castletown were going for back-to-back championships having won the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Philip Meagher
Mountrath Rd., Portlaoise, Laois
Meagher. “Larchgrove”, Mountrath Rd., Portlaoise Sept 6th 2018 . In his 93rd year. Peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Philip Thomas. Devoted husband...
There were great wins for The Harps and Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe in the finale of the U11 division 1 and 2 series in O'Moore Park tonight.
The Harps 3-6 Clough-Ballacolla 1-7
Laois U11 Hurling Division 1 Cup Final
The future certianly looks bright for...
It was one of the most popular GAA programmes ever made - and now Underdogs is set to return to our TV screens tonight on TG4.
The Underdogs is a reality TV programme that sees well-known GAA coaches put a team together of footballers...
The death has taken place of the well known Portlaoise solicitor, Philip Meagher Snr.
Mr Meagher died at the age of 93, today Thursday September 6 at Larchgrove on the Mountrath Road, Portlaoise.
A well-known solicitor in Laois and the midlands...
Last month, the news that many Laois football supporters had hoped for was confirmed as it was announced that John Sugrue would remain in charge for 2019.
The Kerry native led Laois to Division 4 success and then to their...
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We're getting down to business now in the Laois GAA club championships - and as the pressure comes on, the LaoisToday team are keen to up the ante too.
That's...
Gardai and emergency services are on the scene of a crash in Stradbally.
The incident happened a short time ago at the bad bend coming out of the town near the graveyard.
This has been the scene of a number of...
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Electric Picnic fever is still on our minds and for good reason - the first batch of Electric Picnic 2019 tickets go on sale tomorrow morning from 9am.
Colgan Sports on Main Street...
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Even after a hectic Electric Picnic last week, this weekend shows no signs of slowing down with lots of events around the county. This Sunday sees the return of the 66th...
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There was shock and outrage when a video was released on Tuesday of bulldozers attempting to clean up a campsite following the Electric Picnic music festival.
Tents, sleeping bags and general rubbish lay...
Gardai have announced that a major search operation is underway this morning into a money laundering operation.
They have begun searching 15 premises in different locations across the country and Laois is listed as one of them.
Premises in Dublin, Louth,...
Laois county councillor Mary Sweeney recently retired from her role in Portlaoise library after 38 years of service and spoke to us about how she began her life-long life affair with books, becoming Fine Gael's first female local councillor...
A Laois boxer who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016 but has been banned from competing again until July 2020 following a failed drugs test still dreams of winning a world title.
Michael O'Reilly made the comments in his...
The Down camogie team will contest the All-Ireland Intermediate final on Sunday in Croke Park and a Laois man has played a big role in their journey to the decider.
Down lost their first five matches of the year and...
Mulhall's SuperValu in Portlaoise have a vacancy for the following role:
Floor Staff Position
The successful candidate must have three years experience in retail fresh foods sector. Experience should include stock control, stock rotation, SEL management, Till work and general supermarket...
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that €40 million is available to develop sports infrastructure around the country.
The Laois TD is encouraging clubs and sports organisations across Laois and Offaly to prepare for the application process...
