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2022 Remembered: In Pictures: Stradbally parade returns in style as huge turnout in the...
A return to normality in March as schools and local groups from around Stradbally created a St Patrick’s Day parade to remember.
The Stradbally St...
2022 Remembered: County Final Memory: When Courtwood-Emo won the U-21 championship twice in the...
A trip down memory lane through the wonderful prism of County Finals. This piece was originally published prior to the Laois U-20 'A' football...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, December 23, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (May) Poole (née Redmond)
Rosenallis, Laois
May (Mary) Poole nee Redmond, Rosenallis, Co. Laois passed peacefully...
Two Laois students awarded Third Level bursaries by their former school
Each year at Portlaoise College, two students are awarded with a Scholarship Bursary worth €1,000 each which goes towards their third level education fees.
This...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, December 22, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Stuart Dagg
Mount Verdent, Luggacurren, Portlaoise, Laois
Suddenly. Dearly loved and loving husband of Esther and loving...
Christmas convoy road run to take place in Ballyroan on St Stephen’s Day in...
St Stephen's Day is a great day to get out and about to a local event - and in Ballyroan this year, the Tom...
Posters dating back to the 1960s from cinema in Portlaoise acquired by the National...
Posters dating back to the 1960s from the Electric Cinema in Portlaoise are among a range of items acquired by the National Library of...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Walsh
Grattan St, Portlaoise, Laois
Walsh John. Grattan St Portlaoise. 20th December 2022, Suddenly at his...
Laois Cathaoirleach is the first councillor in Ireland to benefit from maternity leave for...
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Thomasina Connell will be the first Councillor in Ireland to benefit from the new measures set out in the...
Killeen community carol service makes welcome return with first performance in three years
After a gap of three years, the Killeen Community Carol service will return this Thursday, December 22, in St Abban's church in Killeen.
The Killeen...
Sadness at death of Fr Denis Murphy, parish priest of Doonane
The death has occurred of Fr Denis Murphy, the popular parish priest of Doonane of the past 26 years.
Fr Murphy, originally from Goresbridge in...
In the Community: Rathdowney pharmacist Elaine Clarke on winter viruses, post-Covid observations and being...
This time of year, households are inevitably hit with an assortment of different ailments associated with the Winter months.
Hopefully, for most, these will...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Fr Denis Murphy
Carlow/Crettyard, Laois/Goresbridge, Kilkenny
Doonane, Crettyard, Co Laois and formerly Upper Grange, Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny.
Died...
JOB VACANCY: Laois Chamber Alliance seeking to hire Tourism Development Executive
Laois Chamber Alliance are recruiting for a Tourism Development Executive!
This is an exciting opportunity to work with Laois Chamber Alliance, developing and promoting tourism...
JOB VACANCY: Backup Power Solutions are hiring field service engineers
Backup Power Solutions are Hiring Field Service Engineers.
Established in 2007, we have offices in both Portarlington and Newtownards.
Our engineers look after our large client...
Magic Mo to lead the way in Timahoe New Year’s Day walk
The New Year's Day walk in Timahoe has long been a reliable date in the diary - and after a couple of years off,...
Portlaoise Youthreach students raise over €2,500 for Pieta House following Christmas Market
Youthreach in LOETB’s Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre held a Christmas Market on December 8, raising over €2,500 for Pieta House in the...
Laois to benefit from €169 million EU Just Transition funding boost
Laois is one of the counties set to benefit from a €169m funding boost from the EU Just Transition scheme.
Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon...
Mulhare and Maher take individual honours but double gold for St Abban’s at Laois...
Fresh from helping Ireland win bronze at the European Cross Country championships in Italy last week, Mary Mulhare was closer to home on Sunday...
Killeshin man writes the history of his local church and community
A book on the history of the Holy Cross Church in Killeshin and its community was recently published by well-known local author Pat Whelan.
The...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, December 19, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Rita (Margaret Mary) Brophy (née Bolger)
Limerick Street, Roscrea, Tipperary / Mountrath, Laois
Rita (Margaret Mary) Brophy,...
Baby joy as Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Thomasina Connell welcomes new arrival
Thomasina Connell, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, has given birth to a baby boy.
The Portlaoise-based Fine Gael councillor shared the news on social media...
Head colds in children: A Laois-based pharmacist advises on what to do and what...
A head cold is an umbrella term which encompasses all those annoying symptoms that we come to expect at some point during the winter...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, December 18, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pat Holohan (née O'Neill)
Twoomey Park, Mountmellick, Laois
Pat Holohan Twoomey Park, Mountmellick Co. Laois. Died December...
The week that was: Our most viewed stories of the past seven days
1 - Deep sadness in Laois town as teenager passes away following brave cancer battle
There is deep sadness in Mountmellick this week following the...
Introducing the 2022 LaoisToday Ladies Football Team of the Year
For the fourth year running, the Laois ladies senior football championship got a different winner.
Following on from St Conleth's success in 2021, Portlaoise re-emerged...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, December 17, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pat Holohan (née O'Neill)
Twoomey Park, Mountmellick, Laois
Pat Holohan Twoomey Park, Mountmellick Co. Laois. Died December...
Change of government needed, not Lanigan’s Ball says Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley
Sinn Féin TD for Laois-Offaly Brian Stanley has said “that rather than a change of Taoiseach, the country needs a change of Government’’.
Ahead of...
Laois man charged with the murder of Mountmellick mother of one
A Laois man has been charged with the murder of a Mountmellick mother of one following an incident on Wednesday.
Sean Egan, aged 36, with...
Talking Sport Podcast: Ross retires, Laois football and hurling panel updates and big appointment...
The big local GAA story of this week was the news that Ross Munnelly had brought the curtain down on his 20-season intercounty career.
Steven...