Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board invites applications for the following post:
Researcher
To undertake Research and Analysis of the Economic, Employment and Social Profile of Laois and Offaly including;
1. Population and its urban/rural structure.
2. Economic Activity and Employment.
3. Social profile and unemployment.
To...
After the success of our first commis chef training course this past Spring, The School of Food is preparing to run an additional Introductory Commis Chef Programme commencing on the 17th of September.
This hands-on, 11-week course will take place...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Eileen Farrell (née Fayne)
The Green, Clonaslee, Laois / Lanesboro, Longford / Kilcormac, Offaly
Eileen Farrell (nee Fayne), The Green, Clonaslee, Co. Laois, and formerly of Lanesboro, Co. Longford...
The managing director of the National Ploughing Association Anna May McHugh has been appointed as an honorary board member of the World Ploughing Organisation.
It has been described as an “incredibly prestigious” appointment by the NPA, Anna May McHugh will...
Due to continued growth BWarm have vacancies in the following job roles.
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year apprentice plumbers
Qualified plumbers.
To Apply ...
Interested candidates should foward CVs to info@bwarm.ie
SEE ALSO - Check out the dedicated jobs section on LaoisToday
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St Joseph's 1-13 Barrowhouse 0-7
Laois Shopping Centre IFC Relegation Final
Barrowhouse will make the drop back to the junior football grade for 2019 following a nine-point loss to their neighbours St Joseph's in...
Arles-Kilcruise 0-14 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3 Replay
Ballyroan-Abbey have become the seventh team to qualify for the quarter finals of the Laois SFC following a one point win over Arles-Kilcruise this evening.
In a simply breathless affair, where...
Castletown 2-17 Rosenallis 1-6
Laois Shopping Centre Junior B Football Championship Final
Castletown have won a football championship for the second year running.
The men in blue and white claimed the Junior C crown last year and have now added the Junior...
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2013 saw the Electric Picnic celebrate ten magical years of music and memories at Stradbally Hall.
It was an occasion not be missed, as all the stops were pulled out to wish the...
It is a very busy Tuesday night on the GAA front.
The Electric Picnic takes place this weekend and that means there are no games taking place.
And what that has resulted in is that there is a very condensed calendar...
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For most of you, the Electric Picnic will begin on Friday.
But for a select few, the festival is already underway!
The Electric Picnic media day took place in Stradbally Hall as members of...
Calling all tractor, car and vintage enthusiasts - the Laois branch of Down Syndrome Ireland are holding their annual Tractor Run on Sunday, September 16 in Ballacolla.
The Tractor Run is in aid of their 'Field of Dreams' project. The Laois...
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When Richard Dunne was a young lad growing up in Stradbally, a regular hang out spot was 'The Lawn' where Electric Picnic is now hosted.
A guest on the recent LaoisToday podcast, Richard...
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Electric Picnic boss Melvin Benn spoke about the future of Electric Picnic and where he sees it going in the next nine years to members of the press today.
He said: "We're not...
The dual player is a dying breed around the country.
The days of the likes of Cahir Healy and Sean Og O hAilpin representing their county in both hurling and football is virtually over.
You still get it at club level...
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LaoisToday, along with local and national press outlets, got an exclusive first glimpse at the Electric Picnic site.
This tour took in the Heineken arena, the Silent Disco, the Casa Bacardi stage,...
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We're another day closer, and keeping a close eye on Electric Picnic news, bargains and music all over Laois.
With high hopes for a sunny weekend and the return of a headliner after...
On Sunday the girlfriend of a seriously ill Laois man stranded on a Spanish island launched a heartbreaking plea for funds to get him home.
Sara Lukaszewska made the plea for her boyfriend Daniel Wolski, who are both originally from...
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Yesterday Electric Picnic announced their first set of stage times and today they've followed up with the times for the Cosby Tent, the Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow, Trenchtown and the Theatre of Food.
Tomorrow...
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will take to Laois this week on a constituency tour that will also she her visit Offaly as Sinn Féin prepares to try retain a seat in the key midlands constituency at the...
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The Electric Picnic is entering its 15th year, but two Stradbally men say they were the first through the gates back when it all kicked off in 2004.
Steeped in the farming community...
After a very successful eight days, Laois Heritage week drew to a close for another year.
Events took place all across the county, ranging from whiskey tastings to farm walks.
Irish History Live concluded it's trip around Laois libraries in Portlaoise...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Siobhan Coffey (née Kane)
12 The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois / Athy, Kildare
(Formerly 1 Avondale Drive, Athy).
Requiem Mass at 12 noon on Tuesday, 28th August in the Church of...
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Rathleague was a buzz of hurling, camogie and football as the Cúl camps came to a close last week.
This was the second camp to take place in Portlaoise this year.
The first...
The Electric Picnic takes place this weekend and that means there are no games taking place.
And what that has resulted in is that there is a very condensed calendar on the cards for the next three days.
The action gets...
Are you employed, unemployed or looking to upskill? Thinking about returning to education or taking up a new hobby? There are a number of courses that may interest you in Portlaoise Further Education.
They are hosting an Open Day on...
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Electric Picnic 2004 was the year it all started. A one-day event that had a crowd of 10,000 - impressive for the time but a fraction of what will be there this...
There is sadness in Emo and surrounding areas this week following the death of Anne Moore after an illness.
Anne was extremely well known and liked in Emo and Portlaoise. "She was a very popular lady who had a word...
Portlaoise's newest secondary school opened its doors to begin its second academic year this morning.
Dunamase College is located in the centre of Portlaoise town on Railway Street and is strongly technology focused.
Principal Aoife Elster revealed that the number of...
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An Garda Síochána are warning fans heading to Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois, next weekend to be on the lookout for fake tickets.
Fake print-at-home tickets for Electric Picnic are being sold online.
The...
