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Music Generation annual Tionól for harps and pipes takes place in Laois this weekend
Music Generation Laois’s annual Tionól for harp and pipes, the only harp and pipe festival in the world, takes place in Laois over the...
County Final Memory: Mountmellick come of age in 2006 to claim intermediate football honours
Mountmellick 1-12 Annanough 1-6
2006 Laois IFC Final
By the time Mountmellick reached the 2006 intermediate football final, there was a considerable burden on their shoulders.
Not...
All of this week’s GAA fixtures as football to the fore again
Football goes centre stage again this weekend on the Laois GAA fixture list.
As well as the senior ladies final, we also have the men's...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Br. Martin (Walter) Kearns
De La Salle Brothers, Castletown, Laois/Belfast, Antrim
Br Martin (Walter) Kearns, De La...
Moment in Time: Some classic photos from The Rock NS from 20 years ago
Just over 20 years ago, Liam Ahearne took over as principal of The Rock NS between Mountmellick and Emo.
Then a two-teacher school, it has...
Moment in Time: Some classic photos from the Brigidine Mountrath musical in 2006
One of the annual staples of Mountrath life for many years was the wonderful musical put on by the girls in the Brigidine secondary...
Eight Talking Points from a busy weekend of club hurling championship action
With the Senior and Premier Intermediate hurling championship semi-finals down for decision over the weekend, as well as the finals of the Intermediate and...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, October 25, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Brigid Dempsey (née McDonald)
Jamestown, Ballybrittas, Laois / Drumcondra, Dublin
Formerly of the Big Tree, Drumcondra, Dublin....
Gardai appealing for information after trailer stolen from near Portlaoise
Gardai are appealing for information after a trailer was stolen from a house outside Portlaoise late on Friday night.
A 2018 model Ifor Williams tipper...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, October 24, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pat (Paddy) Fitzpatrick
Bloom’s House, Ballyhuppahan, Rosenallis
Fitzpatrick, Pat (Paddy), Bloom’s House, Ballyhuppahaun, Rosenallis. Formerly of Laois...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Young Laois woman to feature on new RTE singing game show
A talented young Laois woman will feature on RTE this Saturday as...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, October 23, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James (Jimmy) Lewis
New Inn Cross, Emo, Laois
Died peacefully on 22nd October 2021. Predeceased by His...
In Pictures: Apartment rooms to rent in Ballyfin, just 15 minutes from Portlaoise
Two rooms to rent in 3-bed apartment in Ballyfin.
Shared kitchen
Professionals only
Located 15 minutes from Portlaoise.
Price: Negotiable
Further information
For further details contact...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Trumera take on Clough-Ballacolla in Laois IHC...
Clough-Ballacolla and Trumera meet in O'Moore Park this evening in the Laois IHC final.
It's the second time in just four months for Trumera to...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, October 22, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Lennon
Woodview, Stradbally, Laois / Kilkenny City, Kilkenny
Predeceased by his wife and daughter. Deeply regretted...
11 clubs represented on latest LaoisToday football Team of the week
The fourth Team of the Week from the quarter finals of the SFC and JFC plus the semi finals of the IFC is here.
We...
Talking Sport Podcast: Hurling previews, county finals and from Warsaw to Wolfhill
Damien Carter joins Steven Miller on the latest Talking Sport Podcast to look ahead to the weekend hurling action.
The senior semi-finals between Borris-Kilcotton and...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, October 20, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Eileen (B.B) Cummins (née Clarke)
14 Marian Hill, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully at the Regional Hospital Tullamore. Loving...
Those eligible for booster jab encouraged to take it as 16 new Covid-19 deaths...
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer has encouraged those who are eligible for a booster vaccine to take it when offered.
Dr Ronan Glynn made the...
Packed Bank Holiday weekend of entertainment planned at Jeremiah Grant’s
Jeremiah Grant's have a jam-packed Bank Holiday weekend ahead - with live bands back on the stage on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
To kick the...
Victory for Portlaoise CBS in the first round of the U-19 Senior soccer Cup
Life is slowly starting to return to normal as Covid-19 restrictions ease - and the resumption of school sports is certainly welcome.
For the best...
Portlaoise historian to launch new book detailing two centuries of local life
A young woman’s miraculous cure. The short life of a notorious murderess.
The disease that ravaged the locality in the 1830s. The long quest to...
SOLAS Garden Centre leads the way in terms of green credentials – and national...
The SOLAS garden centre in Portarlington is again leading the way in terms of its green credentials as it goes solar in a big...
LOETB plant Hazel Tree in Mountmellick to commemorate National Traveller Mental Health Day
A tree planting event took place in Mountmellick Further Education and Training Centre (FETC) to commemorate National Traveller Mental Health Day recently.
The outdoor event...
Tributes paid following the passing of ‘gentle soul who was a true Portlaoise legend’
Tributes have been paid following the sad passing of Portlaoise native Billy Dargan.
Mr Dargan, from Harpurs Lane, passed peacefully at Portlaoise Regional Hospital on...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures as junior and intermediate hurling finals down...
The Laois GAA action continues this weekend with another selection of big games.
The delayed senior football quarter-final between Graiguecullen and Emo takes place in...
Fall in personal insurance pay outs welcomed by Laois minister
Laois-Offaly TD Sean Fleming, Minister of State with responsibility for Insurance, has welcomed a new report which shows the value of average injury awards...
Moment in Time: Durrow’s High Nelly World Record effort in 2011
When they do things in Durrow, they tend to do them in style.
There's no better community in Laois for organising quirky, large scale events...
Talking Sport Podcast: Cream beginning to come to the top as football championships power...
And just like that the senior football championship is down to five teams, intermediate to two and junior to four.
The remaining senior quarter-final between...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, October 18, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Magdalena Rochford
Abbey Court, Portlaoise, Laois
Rochford (nee Bilakowska) Abbey Court, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, October 15th 2021....