Alan Hartnett
Stradbally native Alan Hartnett is a graduate of Knockbeg College who has worked in the local and national media since 2008. Alan has a BA in Economics, Politics and Law and an MA in Journalism from DCU. His happiest moment was when Jody Dillon scored THAT goal in the Laois senior football final in 2016.
Seven Talking Points as Laois minor football defeat finally brings 2020 GAA season to...
The Laois minor footballers bowed out of the Leinster championship yesterday as they fell at the semi final hurdle for the third year in...
In Pictures: All smiles as Covid-proof Winter Wonderland opens in Laois Leisure Centre
It was all smiles in Portarlington last night as the Outdoor Winter Wonderland Christmas Experience officially opened.
The open-plan Santa's Grotto is Covid-19 friendly and...
Peatland Rehabilitation Traineeship kicks off Bog Restoration Project
LOETB and Bord Na Mona have collaborated on a unique Traineeship for Bord Na Mona employees that supports the company to maximise the carbon...
Semi final misery for Laois minors again as Meath defeat them in Navan
Laois 1-7 Meath 2-10
Leinster Minor Football Championship Semi Final
The Laois minor footballers are out of the Leinster championship as they fell at the semi...
Live Blog: Follow all the action as Laois face Meath for a Leinster minor...
The Laois minor footballers go in search of a place in their first final at this grade since 2016 when they face Meath in...
The Laois woman who has been dancing to packed venues on the other side...
With the current Coronavirus situation in Ireland, it is hard to envisage a world where people can do normal things like attend a show.
But...
All you need to know as the Laois minor footballers face Meath in Leinster...
The Laois minor footballers take on Meath in the Leinster championship semi final this afternoon.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
When,...
Fundraising ‘Duck Race’ set for St Stephen’s Day in Portlaoise
Portlaoise GAA Club are set to hold a ‘Duck Race’ on St Stephen’s Day, December 26.
The initiative is being held to raise funds for...
Coronavirus: Six more deaths and 582 new cases – with 10 in Laois as...
There have been six more Coronavirus-related deaths and 582 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
10 of the new cases are in...
Downtown Portlaoise group ‘blown away by support of Laois people’
Amazing and unprecedented support has been received from Portlaoise and Laois people to the local business community - so say local traders group Downtown...
Laois TDs unanimous in relation to Covid-19 vaccine
All three of Laois's sitting TDs say that they will take the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
LaoisToday contacted Sean Fleming, Charlie Flanagan and...
Christmas comes early to two Laois students with €3,000 bursary awards
Christmas has come early to 11 students across second, third and fourth year at University College Cork - including two from Laois.
Ruth Bergin and...
Laois principal calls for schools to be allowed to close when they have confirmed...
A principal of a Laois principal who has had 11 confirmed Covid-19 cases since Saturday has called on the Department of Education to allow...
2020 Laois GAA club championship finals to be delayed further – with June date...
The outstanding Laois club championships from 2020 will not be played until the summer of 2021, it is understood.
LaoisToday understands that clubs who are...
Laois minor boss hits out at regulations as 11 of his squad must stay...
Laois minor football boss Mark Bates has hit out at GAA regulations surrounding the number of players that can attend a match day.
Laois face...
Laois house prices jump by 11% despite Covid-19 pandemic as supply falls
The price of house in Laois has increased dramatically, the latest survey from DAFT.ie has found.
In Laois, prices in the final three months of...
Laois minor football team named for Leinster semi final with Meath
Laois minor football manager Mark Bates has named his team for Saturday’s Leinster semi final against Meath.
Laois face Meath in Pairc Tailteann in Navan...
In Pictures: Laois school hosts Christmas Jumper Day in aid of St Vincent de...
Mountrath Community School hosted their annual Christmas Jumper Day this week.
On Wednesday December 16, the school's Chaplain Mrs Anne Moore, along with the St...
Coronavirus: Three more deaths and 484 new cases – with 23 in Laois as...
There have been three more Coronavirus-related deaths and 484 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
23 of the new cases are in...
Calls for ‘unacceptable’ and ‘scandalous’ waiting list of Laois children to see psychologist
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling for action to be taken to address the huge backlog of children to be seen by a...
€19,000 in funding awarded to Laois Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced record funding awards of €3.2 million to 101 animal welfare organisations throughout...
Talking Sport Podcast: Convention, 2021, Mark Bates interview and minors v Meath
In the latest LaoisToday Talking Sport podcast, Alan chats to Laois minor football manager Mark Bates ahead of his side's Leinster championship semi-final against...
Calls for repair works in Mountrath as noise of passing lorries keep people awake...
The noise of passing lorries hitting a 'bad patch in the road' is keeping people awake at night - a meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory/Mountmellick...
Flooding and a troublesome ditch causing problems in Laois village
Flooding affecting 12 houses and safety issues relating to a ditch in Ballylinan have been raised at a recent meeting of the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal...
Laois club selected to be part of new GAA Green Programme
Park-Ratheniska is one of 45 clubs, along with two regional venues, selected to participate in Phase One of a new GAA Green Club programme...
In Pictures: Young entrepreneurs at Laois school host successful exhibition
Transition Year students at Portlaoise College recently held a showcase of their enterprise creations.
The small businesses included products such as caffeinated chewing gum (Go...
Coronavirus: Six more deaths and 431 new cases – with 13 in Laois as...
There have been six more Coronavirus-related deaths and 431 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
13 of the new cases are in...
Laois village community celebrate conservation of medieval church
The community of Clonaslee has celebrated the end of another successful season of conservation at the medieval Kilmanman Church just outside the village recently.
The...
No Room at the Inn: Christmas Eve and Day masses in Portlaoise now fully...
All of the masses scheduled for St Peter and Paul's Church in Portlaoise on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are now fully booked.
Starting last...
Intensive care nurse in London becomes first known Laois person to receive Covid-19 vaccine
"This will be the way we get society back to normal, our businesses back up and running, our GAA back on the field, our...