I’m not sure if I should give this entry the title of a beginning or an ending as this summer has been full to the brim with both.
It feels like years have passed since I threw my schoolbag into...
The draw for the semi finals of the Junior A football championship have been made.
There will be a repeat of last year's epic semi final which Kilcavan won against O'Dempsey's after a replay.
The sides have been drawn against each...
Shoppers in Portlaoise will have the opportunity to shop waste free this Friday, as the Eastern Midlands Regional Waste Management Office (EMWR) joins forces with Minimal Waste Grocery to introduce a new concept of shopping - plastic and packaging...
There was a jam-packed schedule of games in Laois prior to the Electric Picnic last week.
We had two SFC replays, a Junior B final and four JFC quarter finals scattered across the county.
And the outcome of those games meant...
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board invites applications for the following post:
Caretaker – Oaklands Community College, Edenderry
Applications in respect of the above post must be made on the appropriate form which is available for download from www.loetb.ie.
The closing...
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What's another year?!!
The 15th Electric Picnic drew to a close in the early hours of Monday morning after another epic weekend that saw over 50,000 concert goers flock to the beautiful surrounds...
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The dust is just settling on another absolutely brilliant weekend of Electric Picnic and plans for the next one have been announced.
Last weekend saw 55,000 revellers descend from all four corners of...
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Some began the trek home last night, but the majority of the Electric Picnic campers will start to clear out this morning.
And ahead of the big move, Electric Picnic bosses have launched...
Two Laois men have been appointed to referee All Ireland finals in the coming weeks - with Niall McCormack and Alan Doheny set to take charge of ladies football and camogie deciders respectively in Croke Park.
The All-Ireland junior camogie...
Are you in the market to buy a house? Are you looking for something around Portlaoise
Clement Herron Real Estate have a number of properties on their books – and these featured properties could include exactly what you’re looking for.
This...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maureen Mulhall (née Delaney)
Coolanowle, Ballickmoyler, Carlow / Ballyroan, Laois
In her 95th year. In the loving care of the staff at Hillview Nursing Home, Carlow. Pre-deceased by her...
The local soccer season is up and running for the past couple of weeks and after a weekend off for the Laois teams due to the Electric Picnic, action resumes this weekend with a number of games across all...
New bags, new pencil cases, new books, new lunch boxes and a whole new life.
The first day at school is a big day in any young person's life - and it's a day that always attracts the media's interest.
In...
With the lead-up to the Electric Picnic, plenty of sport and a visit from Mary Lou, it's been a hectic week for Laois Today.
Check out our top stories.
NEWS
Horse and foal rescued after being trapped for hours in Laois river, a...
On this week's Property Watch, we are focusing on the commercial sector within Laois.
The county continues to grow commercially and industrially, with new businesses setting up or existing businesses and companies establishing a base here.
We have comprised a list...
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It might be on earlier than usual but this All Ireland football final is still the biggest day on the Gaelic football calendar.
Ahead of the game, we sat down with two men...
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Here is the full time schedule of each stage today at the Electric Picnic.
MAIN STAGE
1.00-2.00 – Dublin Gospel Choir
2.30-3.30 – Inner Circle
4.15-5.00 – Garbage
5.30-6.30 – Nile Rodgers & Chic
7.00-8.00 – George Ezra
8.45-9.45...
There is a number of job vacancies being advertised in Laois 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 full...
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Here are today's five must see acts at the Electric Picnic.
Johnny Logan - Electric Ireland Throwback Stage at 9pm
Well who would have thought that the legend that is Johnny Logan would ever...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bríd Davin (née Butler)
Eglish, Rathdowney, Laois
Davin nee Butler, Eglish, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. September 1st 2018. Peacefully at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. Bríd former Public Health Nurse, Rathdowney/Errill. Predeceased...
This afternoon in Croke Park, Tyrone and Dublin will do battle for All Ireland senior honours with Dublin raging hot favourites to win their fourth title in a row.
Standing in their way of history is a Tyrone side under...
The first programme of a three-part documentary series on Portlaoise called The Town will be broadcast on Virgin Media One, formerly TV3, on Monday, September 3.
This series, produced by Yvonne Kinsella for Motive TV, followed a number of people based around Portlaoise...
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If the organisers of Electric Picnic had full control over the weather they couldn't have picked a better day for the Saturday of this year's festival.
The sun split the rocks in Stradbally...
Great afternoon @Ballykilcavan in Laois as part of @HeritageWeek, great sense of what brewery will look like soon. pic.twitter.com/fnQUQDnaOT
— The Beer Shopper (@TheBeerShopper) August 26, 2018
Heritage Week was a huge success
Would love a portlaoise/laois section in the Jimmy Hendrix...
As part of a 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 importantly, it’s...
Here is all of Saturday's stage times at the Electric Picnic.
MAIN STAGE
1.45-2.45 – Hudson Taylor
3.30-4.30 – Gomez
5.15-6.15 – Mavis Staples
7.00-8.00 – Gavin James
8.45-9.45 – Dua Lipa
10.30-11.30 – N.E.R.D
12.15-1.30 – Massive Attack
BODY AND SOUL
12.15-12.45 – The Blue Notes
12.45-1.15 – Tracy...
Graiguecullen 3-10 Stradbally 1-3
2004 Laois U-12 'A' Football Final
A hotly contested affair between two sides that provided some classic encounters at nearly every age group. At U-12, Graiguecullen got the better of their Stradbally rivals, as they managed to...
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Here are today's five must see acts at the Electric Picnic.
Dua Lipa - Main Stage at 8.45pm
A London-born female vocalist, Dua Lipa has taken the world by storm in the past 18...
Now that the visit of Pope Francis has concluded, it is good to pause and reflect.
Anyone who gave the visit even a small amount of attention will have her or his own views on its scope and its impact....
Vicarstown parkrun celebrated it's 200th run on Saturday last, and over the last four years almost 1500 different runners have completed the 5k Grass Bank course.
For many the Saturday morning 5k run is quite an achievement, and a 25...
