Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Carroll
Marian Ave., Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at home in the loving care of his family. Joe, beloved husband of Mary and dearly loved dad to Marie and Tracy....
Are you on the lookout for high quality warehouse or office space in the midlands?
Well the team behind the recently-developed Dublin Road Business Park in Portarlington count have exactly what you're looking for.
The developer of the site David Maher...
Here are all of this week's golf results from the weekend.
We also have a selection of pictures from Portlaoise Golf club and The Heath Golf Club:
RATHDOWNEY GOLF CLUB
5th Medal
1st Mark O’Loughlin (8) 68
2nd Thomas Sweeney (15) 68
Gross: Lar Ryan...
Becoming a parent brings with it many joyous moments all of which are to be treasured and enjoyed.
A new baby brings great excitement to a home, to siblings and to the extended family unit. This is a precious time...
Former Portlaoise AFC player Colin Conroy has been named in the Republic of Ireland U-16 squad for upcoming friendlies.
This continues the teenagers remarkable rise through the ranks as he captained the U-15s last year against Poland.
Republic of Ireland Under-16...
The provisional Allianz National Hurling and Football League fixtures have been released.
The Irish Independent is reporting that county boards were circulated the schedule via email yesterday.
And it certainly makes for some very interesting reading for Laois fans in both...
One of the families at the heart of 'The Town' documentary have said that they might have to move as far as Holland if they can't get the treatment their daughter needs here.
Two year old Mary-Claire Knowles captured the...
With just under two weeks to go to the staging of Europe’s largest outdoor event, the site in Screggan, Tullamore is really taking shape for this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
This morning, LaoisToday and members of the national media were...
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley is calling for Autism Spectrum Disorder Units to be provided in Mountmellick Schools.
Deputy Stanley said: "There is an urgent need to provide ASD units in the Mountmellick area.
"I have a large number of parents...
The owner of a caravan stolen from the Electric Picnic festival has launched an appeal to locate it.
Warren McClelland, of Caravan Hire Ireland, had one of his caravans stolen on Monday - a day after the festival finished.
He hires...
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Our latest LaoisToday podcast featured two men who have probably been to more inter-county matches than we've had hot dinners - steward Pat Hennessy and referee Maurice Deegan.
Deegan was the man in...
On her recent visit to Laois, Mary Lou McDonald met with, and spoke about, Portlaoise Hospital and the Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee.
The group, which was formed after leaked reports that Midlands Hospital Portlaoise would be downgraded, met with the...
Portlaoise GAA Club are hosting their mega family fun day on Sunday, September 9.
This event is a major fundraiser for the juvenile club but Portlaoise GAA say that it is also an opportunity to open the club up to...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Carroll
Marian Ave., Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at home in the loving care of his family. Joe, beloved husband of Mary and dearly loved dad to Marie and Tracy....
The Portlaoise Musical Society celebrated 20 years on stage at the Dunamaise Arts Centre recently.
In this fantastic show - members of the musical society, past and present, took punters on a journey that has spanned two decades.
From their first...
An event to commemorate the visit of the Rainbow People to Ballyhupahaun took place at the Hare’s corner and MDA Centre in Mountmellick recently.
The event was held as part of Heritage Week which occurred at the end of August.
Back...
Portlaoise Action to Homelessness are appealing for volunteers to help wash and dry sleeping bags collected from the Electric Picnic.
They have 20 bags full of sleeping bags to be distributed to people in need on the streets.
The group distribute the sleeping...
While a lot of us were living it up in a field in Stradbally over the weekend, two Laois men were doing something entirely different on the other side of the world.
St Joseph's goalkeeper Aaron Cooney and Ballylinan forward...
A local radio station has received their highest ever number of nominations in the IMRO Radio Awards.
Midlands 103 received a total of six nominations for the national radio awards.
A judging panel of 90 industry experts have shortlisted the station...
Huge praise and acclaim came for the first of the three-part documentary series 'The Town', which aired on Virgin Media One, formerly TV3 last night.
Tweets poured in about the programme, and #thetown began trending nationally on Twitter.
The series, produced by...
Abbeyleix has been shortlisted in the top 10 'best places' in Ireland, it has been announced.
The Royal Planning Planning Institute run 'Ireland’s Best Places' competition to celebrate some of the most attractive and inspiring places and the role planners...
Yikes.
The Electric Picnic has come and gone for another year - with plans already in place for the 2019 edition.
However, the absolute state that the campsites were left in after the majority of the 55,000 Picnicers had left really...
Last month we brought you the very upsetting news that a young Laois man had fallen seriously ill on a Spanish island.
Daniel Wolski and his girlfriend Sara Lukaszewska, who are both originally from Poland but are now Irish citizens...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has hit out at plans to boycott and protest the visit of US President Donald Trump to Ireland.
Independent Alliance ministers Finian McGrath and John Halligan have said that they intend to join protests against...
Siun Lennon has been appointed as a full-time Digital Media Journalist with LaoisToday.ie.
From Rosenallis, and daughter of Mick and Anna Lennon, Siun is a past pupil of Derrylamogue NS and Mountrath CS and recently graduated from the University of Limerick...
It was a week more so of consolidation rather than big movers - but after Round 3 of the Laois hurling championships we've updated our club rankings.
25 - Mountmellick (No change)
Qualifying straight for the semi-finals in the JHC 'A'...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Carroll
Marian Ave., Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at home in the loving care of his family. Joe, beloved husband of Mary and dearly loved dad to Marie and Tracy....
The first programme of a three-part documentary series on Portlaoise called The Town was broadcast to the masses on Virgin Media One, formerly TV3 tonight, Monday September 3.
The series, produced by Yvonne Kinsella for Motive TV, followed a number...
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Well what a weekend that was!
The 15th Electric Picnic has come and gone but the memories will last forever.
The action kicked off on Thursday this year with an all-female comedy line up...
The Heath GAA club grounds were vandalised over the weekend.
Substantial damage was done to the outside of the club with several windows broken.
The damage didn't stop there as a number of doors were kicked in and lights were pulled...
