LaoisToday Reporter
Professional advice on ways to look after your mental health
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from Monday October 8 to Monday October 15, and we have been gathering tips and advice on ways...
Making the case for a brand new football amalgamation in Laois
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A new Divisional football Competition in Laois gets underway tomorrow night.
The first game in...
LISTEN: Senior and Minor football preview plus Colm Begley on all things Laois, Portlaoise...
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What a weekend we have in store.
This week it’s all about football as we...
Portlaoise actor Sheehan opens up on his life of drugs, sex and fame
Portlaoise actor Robert Sheehan has opened up about drugs, his sex life and the effects of fame in a wide ranging interview with Hot...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, October 12, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Hannah (Siobhan) Molloy (née McDonald)
Leixlip, Kildare / Wolfhill, Laois
MOLLOY(née McDonald), Hannah (Siobhan)...
Midlands Park Hotel to hold recruitment evening as number of vacancies available
The Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise are holding a recruitment evening next week as they look to fill a number of positions as they...
JOB VACANCY: Alpha Wireless are looking to fill a number of key roles
Alpha Wireless designs and manufactures high performance base station antennas for all applications and standards. They are looking for people that are interested in changing the...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Billy Kirby
Gurteen, Cullohill, Laois
Peacefully at St.Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny following a period of...
‘Atlantic Bomb’ could be coming our way, according to Midlands weather forecaster
The imminent storm due to visit Ireland this week could turn into 'a weather bomb'. This is according to Cathal Nolan, from the Midland...
The final LaoisToday hurling Team of the Week for 2018
The hurling season has concluded and what a year it has been.
Sunday saw the conclusion of the Senior, Senior A and Minor hurling championships.
Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath...
LISTEN: Camross victory, the Ross King injury and we explain how we got the...
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We've reached the end of our hurling Podcasts for 2018 - and what a...
Plans to knock range of buildings in Portlaoise advancing
Plans are advancing toward the demolition of the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall located off the Ballyfin Road, Portlaoise.
The county council is also preparing tenders...
Job Alert: All of the recent job vacancies in Laois
There is a number of job vacancies being advertised in Laois at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, October 7, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Peter Delaney
Trumera, Mountrath, Laois
Peter Delaney, Trumera, Mountrath, Co.Laois. – Died 4th October...
Remember the Game: Crettyard deny Courtwood to take intermediate football honours in 2005
Last weekend in O'Moore Park, the Laois intermediate football title was decided when Courtwood got the better of Mountmellick to return to senior football.
It...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, October 6, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Peter Delaney
Trumera, Mountrath, Laois
Peter Delaney, Trumera, Mountrath, Co.Laois. - Died 4th October...
Our guide to what’s on at the weekend
Brought to you by Laois Tourism
This weekend a heroic Laois man is honoured. Colonel James Fitzmaurice co-piloted the first aeroplane to successfully across the...
Water Safety Course for adults starting soon in Portlaoise
The importance of water safety simply cannot be underestimated - and Laois Water Safety are enrolling now for their new classes this autumn and...
Laois land and farmhouse fetches huge price at recent auction
A huge package of land and a farmhouse has been sold at an auction in Laois recently.
€880,000 was the price received for 47.3 acres of...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, October 4, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anton (Anto) Heffernan
Hillcrest, Ringstown, Mountrath, Laois
Anton (Better known as Anto) Heffernan, Hillcrest,...
Here is the 2018 LaoisToday Intermediate football Team of the Year
The IFC came to a conclusion on Saturday as Courtwood defeated Mountmellick Gaels to claim the cup.
It was their second trophy of the year...
Clement Herron Featured Properties: From €129,000 to €260,000 – seven homes around Laois currently...
Are you in the market to buy a house?
Clement Herron Real Estate have a number of properties on their books – and these featured...
In Pictures: Beautiful three-bed semi-detached in Portlaoise estate for €187,500
Clement Herron Real Estate are delighted to bring to the market this beautiful three bed semi-detached property with meticulous rear garden.
This property is located...
In Pictures: St Aengus FC in Mountrath celebrate 50 years of soccer in Laois
St Aengus FC celebrated 50 years of soccer with a free family fun day in their grounds at Derrycanton, Mountrath at at the weekend.
Hundreds came...
Portlaoise Hockey secure win against UCD and get set for fundraiser
Portlaoise Ladies’ Hockey Club kicked off their 2018/2019 season with win over UCD 6th on a sunny September day.
The club achieved promotion last year...
Introducing the 2018 Junior football Team of the Year
The Junior football championship concluded on Saturday evening as Annanough defeated O'Dempsey's second team to lift the title.
Following Annanough's relegation from the intermediate grade...
Clough-Ballacolla gain revenge on Camross to claim U-13 B football glory
Clough-Ballacolla 2-5 Camross 1-3
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 'B' Football Championship Final
Three games in five days proved a step too far for Camross as they...
Historic Portarlington site facing into a bright new future
At one stage Butler's Steel in Portarlington was known far and wide and employing about 250 people in the town.
Now the site where that...
Portlaoise school working hard towards Green Flag
The staff and students of Portlaoise Educate Together National School had a “No Energy Day” on Thursday the 27th September.
You’d be forgiven for thinking...
LISTEN: Junior and intermediate championship joy – and a first final appearance in 35...
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What a weekend that was!
O'Dempsey's ended their 35-year wait for a Laois senior football...