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.
Enda’s eleven not enough as Clonad and Trumera must go again
Clonad 0-12 Trumera 1-9
Laois Shippoing Centre Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi Final
Enda Norton scored all but one of Clonad's points in Durrow this evening but...
All Saturday’s Laois GAA results on a crazy busy day
It's late September but the GAA action in Laois is showing no signs of slowing down.
We had games in football, hurling and camogie from...
In Pictures: Lots of excitement in Killanure and Camross NS ahead of County Final
Sunday will see the Bob O'Keeffe Cup up for grabs and these children have firmly nailed their colours to the mast.
Yesterday, we took a...
Clarification on relegation/promotion in SFC and IFC
The uncertainty over the make up of next years senior and intermediate football championships has been cleared up.
Following a query from Mountmellick Gaels and...
Laois Senior, U-21 and U-17 hurling management to seek ratification
The management for the Laois senior, U-21 and U-17 hurling teams will be put forward for ratification at Monday night's Laois County Committee meeting.
At...
WATCH: Camross NS perform County Final song
The Laois senior hurling county final is just two days away and the excitement is building all the time.
After recent trips to Clough and...
My Club and I: James Finn (Ballyfin Gaels)
Ballyfin Gaels can become the most prestigious dual club in Laois on Sunday.
The title is currently held by Portlaoise who, until a few months...
Mountrath Gaelic for Mothers and Others heading for All-Ireland final
Mountrath Gaelic for Mothers and Others team will take to the pitch in Croke Park this Sunday.
Each year a select group of Ladies Gaelic...
The Harps to represent Laois in Leinster following walkover
The Harps will represent Laois in the Leinster Intermediate hurling championship.
LaoisToday understands that their playoff game against Rosenallis will not now go ahead as...
Permission sought to construct a solar farm outside Stradbally
Planning permission has been lodged to build a solar farm in an area between Stradbally and Timahoe.
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ireland Limited have applied for...
Live Blog: Laois Junior football semi-final replay
Not many people thought we'd be back here again when these sides clashed this day last week.
O'Dempsey's led Kilcavan by 13 points at one...
Council considering building 55 new houses in Stradbally
Laois County Council are currently considering the construction of approximately 55 houses on lands in Stradbally.
The news, which was revealed at a recent meeting of...
In Pictures: Courtwood GAA gearing up for B2B Cycle for Life
Members of Courtwood GAA are gearing up for a mammoth cycle set to take place this Saturday.
Together with the Irish Heart Foundation and Heart...
Former Laois player linked with Offaly coaching role
Former Laois forward Billy Sheehan is being linked with a coaching role with our neighbours Offaly.
The Irish Examiner are reporting that Sheehan is being lined...
Massive work done overnight to improve conditions at Ploughing
Staff in Screggan in Tullamore worked through the night in an effort to get the Ploughing Championships open for Day 3 this morning.
Prolonged rain...
Gardai appeal for caution on ‘European Day without a road death’
Gardai are appealing for motorists to exercise caution as Project EDWARD (European Day Without A Road Death) is taking place across Europe today.
Devised in...
Portlaoise duo complete Copenhagen marathon in monsoon conditions
Portlaoise father and son Connie and Paddy Conroy ran the Copenhagen Half Marathon on Sunday - and certainly got an experience they will never...
Volunteers sought for Halloween Spooktacular in Stradbally
Stradbally Vicarstown Timahoe Community Sports Hub are planning an exciting and possibly scary event this Halloween.
The group is in the process of organising a...
Hospice Foundation’s forum on Life and Death
The Irish Hospice Foundation will hold its biennial ‘Forum on End of Life’ which will reveal interesting findings of last years Have Your Say...
WATCH: Flooding mayhem at the Ploughing Championships
Whose idea was it to put the Ploughing Championships in one of the most boggiest parts of Ireland?
Well whoever it was is counting the...
WATCH: LaoisToday Snapchat takeover at the Ploughing goes down a storm
Laois is a small county filled with wonderful people.
We launched ourselves on Snapchat a couple of months ago and the reaction has been brilliant.
In...
Proposed wind turbine bill to involve community
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is putting forward a Wind Turbine Regulation Bill this week for debate in the Dáil which has provision for...
Casting agency seeking Midlands girl for animated role
Do you know any young Laois girls who would be interesting in an exciting voice over opportunity?
Louise Kiely Casting are seeking suitable girls aged...
REVEALED: New Laois football manager’s backroom team
More than three weeks after we broke the news that John Sugrue would be the new Laois football manager, LaoisToday can now reveal the...
My club and I: Darren Maher (Clough-Ballacolla)
County final weekend is just days away.
The excitement is building in Camross, Clough-Ballacolla, Colt and Ballyfin ahead of the two finals on Sunday.
In the...
Rain fails to deter Vicarstown’s Beat the Barge Canal Fest
Saturday started well, sunshine in the morning as the bunting was being put up.
Vicarstown was looking it’s best, with grass cut and the canal...
Knockbeg receives Cycle Against Suicide Ambassador School Award
On Tuesday last, September 12, the now annual Cycle Against Suicide Ambassador School Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham.
These awards...
Meeting called in opposition to proposed Portarlington wind farm
A meeting will take place tomorrow night in Portarlington after a planning application was made to build a wind farm near the town.
Offaly County...
Football Team of the Week following significant weekend
Well what a weekend of Gaelic football that was!
Mayo and Dublin went at it hammer and thongs yesterday in one of the most exciting...
WATCH: The reason one of the LaoisToday team WON’T be going Ploughing
The National Ploughing Championships are now in full swing but this scribe won't be in attendance.
Last year, when I was still working with the...