LaoisToday Reporter
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
William (Billy) Aird
Doneraile, 7 Broomville, Dublin Rd., Portlaoise, Laois, R32 RYWZ
Died on...
The Two Loves of Gabriel Foley – Arles-Killeen taking to the stage this weekend
GAA clubs all over Ireland have all sorts of things to keep them occupied in the off-season - be it fundraisers or community events,...
Dundalk next up for Portlaoise in Towns Cup after facile win over Enniscorthy
The Portlaoise Rugby team will entertain Dundalk in Togher in Round 2 of the Towns Cup following a facile 53-0 win away to Enniscorthy...
JOB VACANCIES: LOETB inviting applications for caretaker positions in Laois and Offaly
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board invites applications that may arise for:
CARETAKERS
Portarlington FET Centre – 19.5 hours
Banagher FET Centre – 19.5...
Mars bar incident in Midlands Prison all a plot to take ‘female officer hostage’
A five-hour hostage situation in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise recently that was ended after a weapon was exchanged for a bar of chocolate...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 192 Dacia Duster from €73 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 192 Dacia Duster.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Sarah Chambers (née Dempsey)
Congress Tcel, Portarlington, Laois
Formerly Ballymorris Road Portarlington. Peacefully in...
Laois GAA €130 annual draw postponed because of clash with Leinster U-20 football final
The first of the annual Laois GAA County Board €130 ticket draws has been postponed by a week because of a clash with the...
Talking Sport: Kildare loss, hurlers in Kilkenny and Alan’s rant
After another busy weekend of action, Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett look back on defeats for the Laois senior hurlers, senior footballers and U-20...
Sadness at the passing of well-known Portlaoise man
The death has occurred of Denzil Mills from Portlaoise, a man who was very well-known through his involvement with Portlaoise Rugby Club and who...
Winner announced in LaoisToday/Q&R Sublime Competition
LaoisToday recently teamed up with Q & R Sublime as the Portlaoise hairdressers celebrated a year in business.
To mark the occasion, Q & R...
Disappointed Quirke says Kildare were hungrier for victory than his Laois side
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke says that his side were firmly second best as they went down to Kildare in MW Hire O'Moore...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, March 2, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Bridget Hetherington (née BYRNE)
Dysartbeigh, Mountrath, Laois
Bridget Hetherington (neé Byrne), Dysartbeigh, Mountrath, Co....
Goals key as Kilkenny see off battling Laois as league campaign ends
Laois 1-19 Kilkenny 3-22
Allianz Hurling League Division 1B Round 5
There was little to play for in Nowlan Park this afternoon as the Laois hurlers...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, March 1, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Matthew (Matt) Kelly
Ashbourne, Meath/Ratoath, Meath/Dublin 15, Dublin/Errill, Laois
Kelly Matthew (Matt), (Ashbourne, Co....
Archbishop Martin to speak in local school for annual memorial lecture
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will deliver the third annual Fr Peter Garvey Memorial Lecture in Cistercian College Roscrea next Wednesday, March 4.
The lecture takes place...
Remembering the day the Laois hurlers beat Kilkenny in the league quarter-final
Laois dressing rooms after games with Kilkenny haven't been the most joyous of places over the years, but the tide changed as Laois recorded...
Remember the Game: Laois’s league win over Kildare in 2003 set the tone for...
Laois 1-14 Kildare 1-9
2003 Division 1 Football League
Tonight in O'Moore Park will be cold and dark and probably wet and windy, in keeping with...
What you need to know as the Laois footballers take on Kildare in Division...
Six days after the Laois senior footballers defeated Cavan in Ennis, they are back at home this evening against neighbours Kildare.
Mike Quirke’s men are...
Gardaí block child sexual abuse material from internet sites
Child Abuse Material has been blocked from internet sites by An Garda Síochána and Irish Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Interpol "Worst Of" List (IWOL) contains...
Camross Macra compete well in ‘The Cube: The Battle of The Clubs’
The Cube The Battle of The Clubs was held recently, in The Castle Arms Hotel, Durrow, Laois.
The Charity partner for this year was The...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, February 29, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Patricia Conroy
3 Garryard East, Silvermines, Nenagh, Tipperary/Mountmellick, Laois
Patricia Conroy, 3 Garryard East,...
Laois duo elected as Regional Officers for Irish Second-level Students Union
Two Laois students have been elected as 'Regional Officers' for the Irish Second-level Students Union.
The region consists of three areas: Laois, Offaly and North...
In Pictures: Mountrath CS enjoy Croke Park and Butlers Chocolate Factory visit
The TY group from Mountrath CS went on an enjoyable and educational trip to Dublin recently, where they visited Croke Park and Butlers Chocolate...
WATCH: Laois hurler plays in his bare feet in colleges competition
They're a hardy breed in Wolfhill and Jim Leech showed that this week when he played a game of hurling in his bare feet...
Gardaí investigating after four arrested and man found on side of road near Vicarstown
Gardaí are investigating an incident that saw an unconscious man found on the side of the road near Vicarstown this morning.
Four men were arrested...
Burger King NOW OPEN at Applegreen Junction 17 Midway outside Portlaoise
Burger King has now opened for business at Applegreen Junction 17.
Conveniently located off Junction 17 on the main M7/M8 Motorway, just outside Portlaoise, Burger...
HSE official finds Laois school has ‘no case to answer’ following circulation of images...
A Senior Environmental official from the HSE has found there is 'no case to answer' following the circulation of some disturbing images purporting to...
Laois set to back Jim Bolger in GAA Presidential election at Congress
Laois GAA Congress delegates will vote for Carlow native Jim Bolger in the Presidential election this weekend.
There are five candidates in the hunt to...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, February 28, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Dermot Leahy
Ballyreilly House, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Dermot Leahy, Ballyreilly House, Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois, February...