LaoisToday Reporter
Former GAA president heading up Laois review
Former GAA president Nickey Brennan has been appointed as chairman of the Laois GAA Strategic Review Committee, an independent group tasked with drawing up...
JOB VACANCY: Enva is looking to fill two positions at its facility in Portlaoise
Enva are currently recruiting for the following roles:
On-Site Services Foreman and On-Site Services Operatives
Both roles are based from our Portlaoise facility but will require...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, July 6, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Fintan Dowling
Shandra Woods, Portarlington, Laois/Dublin
Died 4th July, peacefully surrounded by his loving...
11 things girls who grew up in the 90s will remember
1 - The Tearaways
Recently seen on Kim Karadashian, the tearaways were the biggest trend of the 90s. You weren’t anyone unless your trousers came...
Here’s what’s on this week in the Laois Walks Festival
The Laois Walks Festival got underway over the weekend with walks in Emo, Stradbally and Clonaslee.
And while Monday is a day off throughout the...
Wins for Sarsfields and St Conleth’s in latest Laois Ladies SFC action
Sarsfields 2-19 Timahoe 0-5
Sarsfields recorded a comprehensive victory over old rivals Timahoe in the Laois Ladies Senior Football Championship Round 3 game played in...
Cuddy strikes late as Castletown claim minor league success
Castletown-Slieve Bloom 1-15 The Harps 1-14
Laois Shopping Centre Minor Hurling League Final
A late Tadhg Cuddy point proved to be the winning score as Castletown-Slieve...
Impressive start for Laois U-16 camogie team
Laois 3-13 Westmeath 1-5
All Ireland U-16 Camogie Championship
Laois travelled to Clonkill to play Westmeath in the first of their All Ireland games of the...
Good start crucial as Rathdowney-Errill claim Division 5 hurling title
Rathdowney-Errill 2-10 Camross 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 5 Final
Rathdowney-Errill were victors in the ACHL Division 5 final this evening in O’Keeffe Park, Borris-in-Ossory...
Two Laois teens go viral for shifting on RTE News
RTE News has been the source of many a viral sensation over the years.
We had the man who slipped on the ice during our...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, June 26, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
James Duggan
Clondalkin, Dublin/Mountrath, Laois
DUGGAN, James (late of Clondalkin, Mountrath and Portlaoise), June...
My Club and I: John Joe Connell (O’Dempsey’s)
After a bit of a lapse, our 'My Club and I' feature is back.
This week we chat to long-serving O'Dempsey's player John Joe Connell,...
Celebrations begin to mark golden jubilee of Shanahoe church
This weekend sees the commencement of a week of celebrations to mark the Golden Jubilee of St Brigid's Church, Shanahoe. St Brigid's Church replaced...
Camross World Record attempt to raise funds for Red Cross
Members of the Laois Red Cross are hoping to make a World Record next Saturday at an event in Camross.
As part of the Red...
Laois athlete to represent Leinster at Tailteann games
Eoin Keenan is having a roller coaster season in Track & Field Athletics this year. The sixteen year old 6’3” Emo Rath Athlete set...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, June 23, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Gemma Bergin (née Bergin)
Garron, Ballybrophy, Laois
Bergin, Gemma (née Bergin), Scarbhóg, Garron, Ballybrophy,...
Fianna Fail members invited to ‘sing along’ after Golf Classic
Laois Fianna Fail are holding a big fundraising Golf Classic this Friday - and it looks like it could be a great day out...
In Pictures: The Office Bar is packed for Educate Together fundraiser
Portlaoise Educate Together have been busy this year with many fundraising events taking place, all of which have been extremely successful.
The Parents Association had...
Throwers lead the way as Laois athletes among the medals once again
After a magnificent Day 1 performance, Laois athletes maintained their success into Day 2 in glorious sunshine in Tullamore on Sunday at the Leinster...
Huge cost increase for farm contractors as weather delays work
Irish land-based farm contractors are facing huge cost increases for this year’s grass silage harvest, as poor harvesting weather conditions are delaying work, forcing...
Reports of a house ‘shot at’ in Portlaoise
There have been multiple reports that a house in Portlaoise was shot at last night.
LaoisToday understands that Gardaí were called to Carmody Way, Fairgreen...
22 things you’ll remember from going to the Gaeltacht
The Gaeltacht wouldn’t be everyone’s ideal way to spend the three months of solace and freedom, but for many a young man and woman...
‘This event has been life changing for me both inside and outside of this...
Thefts from farms are “an attack on the fabric of rural society”, Judge Keenan Johnson told a sitting of Portlaoise Circuit Court today.
He was...
Horse and Pony racing in Killenard promises a great day out
It's hard to beat the excitement of live horse racing up close and it is even more special when it takes place right smack...
€500,000 winning Lotto ticket bought in Emo found in car
A winning EuroMillions worth half a million euro spent seven weeks being driven around in a car before the owners realised that they had...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, June 9, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Tommy Fleming
7 The Swan, Wolfhill, Laois
Deeply regretted by his loving parents Andy...
Thursday night’s Laois GAA results
It was a busy night of Laois GAA club action with a full schedule of games in ACHL Division 1 and ACFL Division 1B...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, June 8, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Margaret Muldowney
17 Dr Murphy Place, Portlaoise, Laois
In the loving care of the...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Sheila McDonough (née Murray)
Rathgar, Dublin/Laois
McDonough, Sheila (née Murray) (Vernon Grove, Rathgar, Dublin...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Moira Carroll
St Michael's Park, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully at Naas Hospital. Deeply regretted by...