LaoisToday Reporter
WATCH: How Laois company CJ Sheeran’s have managed to stay going during the Coronavirus
CJ Sheeran's in Mountrath is Ireland's largest manufacturer of timber pallets with 180 employees across their sites in Laois, Westmeath, Dublin and Mayo.
Though they've...
Laois Football Memory: Laois shock Monaghan in 2012 to set off on Qualifier run
Laois 2-12 Monaghan 0-12
All-Ireland Qualifiers Round 2 2012
Laois and Monaghan have only met twice in championship football - with the win over the Farney...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
James (Jim) Delaney
Derrynaserra, Coolrain, Laois
James (Jim) Delaney, Derrynaserra, Coolrain, Portlaoise, Co.Laois. Died...
Laois participants sought as Ireland’s Fittest Family open for applications again
Laois families have a great track record on the hugely popular Ireland's Fittest Family TV programme - and the producers of the show are...
Moment in Time: Cumann na mBunscol football action from 2001
The Laois Cumann na mBunscol finals in both hurling and football in O'Moore Park over the years have provided more than their fair share...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Lalor
Abbeycresent, Abbeyleix, Laois
Late of Grennan Attanagh, Laois. Dearly devoted husband of...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 161 Renault Kadjar from €49 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 161 Renault Kadjar Dynamique.
With a finance option in place, this car could...
Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium announces plans to re-open
Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium have announced their plan to re-open their 3 stores during the next phase of lifting lockdown restrictions.
Fifty Seven...
JOB VACANCY: Laois Garden World seeking to hire staff
Laois Garden World are seeking to hire full and part time sales assistant for busy hardware store.
Previous experience and flexibility required.
To Apply
Please forward CV...
Moment in Time: Knocking on the door of Knock NS in 2009
For our latest Moment in Time we took a trip down memory lane to 2009 and a visit to Knock NS.
There has always been...
‘Share the Sunshine’ – and support this year’s Hospice Sunflower Days
Due to Covid-19 it is not possible to hold street collections this year which means Laois Hospice income will be down approximately €12,000.
However, the...
Ed Sheeran very nearly called his iconic song ‘Portlaoise Girl’
Ed Sheeran so nearly catapulted Portlaoise on to the international stage - as he told Ryan Tubridy on the Late Late Show in 2017...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, June 1, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Lalor
Abbeycresent, Abbeyleix, Laois
Late of Grennan Attanagh, Laois. Dearly devoted husband of...
Remember the Game: Ballylinan-Glenmore win minor football honours in 2004
Ballylinan-Glenmore 0-8 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-6
2004 Laois MFC 'A' Final
Ballylinan-Glenmore ground out a two-point win over Stradbally Parish Gaels to claim the 2004 Laois...
Ranking our ten favourite Offaly people of all time
In honour of Shane Lowry's Open win in the summer, we came up with a list of our favourite people from across the border.
Offaly....
20 things you’ll remember if you went to school in Heywood
You're constantly told that your schooldays are the best days of your life.
You never actually believe that when you're in school but there is...
Recalling the legacy of the businessman behind Butler’s Engineering in Portarlington
The 2017 edition of the Portarlington Emigrant Newslatter featured a very interesting article on Pat Butler, the man who founded and built up Butler's...
Rathdowney student honoured by GAA in Future Leaders competition
St Fergal's College Rathdowney Transition Year Student Ella Hayes was among the winners in the recent GAA Future Leaders National Competition for second level...
Culleton, Keenan, Kelly, Lalor and Cuddy – Laois’s top five hurling goalscorers of all...
A recent LaoisToday feature on PJ Cuddy referenced a stat that the Camross man was Laois’s highest goalscorer of all time.
The Laois GAA Bible account...
County Final Memory: Portarlington end their famine in 1988
Portarlington 1-6 Timahoe 0-8
1988 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise's dominance of the Laois club football scene in the 1980s saw them win six titles in seven...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, May 31, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Lalor
Abbeycresent, Abbeyleix, Laois
Late of Grennan Attanagh, Laois. Dearly devoted husband of...
Moment in Time: Huge turnout for the Festival of the Mountain in 2005
Following the announcement that one of Laois's oldest festivals, the Festival of the Mountain, has been cancelled for this year, this week's Moment in Time...
Two men charged following seizure of €280,000 worth of cocaine in Portlaoise and Kildare
Two men have been charged in court following the seizure of €280,000 worth of cocaine in Portlaoise and Kill in Kildare.
Gardaí from the DMR...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, May 30, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Lar Dempsey
Clondoolusk, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of...
Tributes paid following sad and sudden passing of Laois man
There is deep sadness in Crettyard following the news that Jimmy Walsh has passed away.
A keen athlete, Jimmy was heavily involved in his local...
Need PPE for your business? Selection of Face Masks and Shields available to buy...
Are you getting ready to re-open your business? Do you need PPE – Face Masks and Visors?
Local Laois company Digiprints.ie have a selection of...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 181 Renault Megane from €56 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 181 Renault Megane Dynamique.
With a finance option in place, this car could...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, May 29, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jimmy Walsh
Mayo, Crettyard, Laois / Crettyard, Carlow
At St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. Pre-deceased...
€280,000 of cocaine seized and two arrests made after searches in Portlaoise and Kildare
€280,000 worth of cocaine has been seized by gardai following searches in Portlaoise and Kildare this morning.
While officers also arrested two people in relation...
Minister Flanagan steps in to block ‘family visit’ for Laois man who murdered Carlow...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan stepped in the block a family visit for a Laois man who murdered a Carlow woman, according to the...