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Moment in Time: New dawn for Timahoe NS in 2008
For this week's Moment in Time we take a look back to June 2008 when Timahoe NS opened their new extension onto the school.
Opening...
County Final Memory: Clonad claim title number 13 in 1970
Clonad 2-9 Clonaslee 3-3
1970 Laois SHC Final
Coming into the 1970 season, the Clonad hurlers sat second in the Laois SHC roll of honour.
But over...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, May 23, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Daniel (Danny) Ryan
Blarney, Cork / Camross, Laois
RYAN (Blarney and late Killeens,...
Down Memory Lane – 1999: Champions League drama, Ian Robertson and the end of...
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1999 was another eventful year both locally, nationally and internationally.
Who’ll ever forget Manchester Utd’s treble winning season...
Ross Munnelly on the secrets to playing football at the highest level for 18...
Ross Munnelly joined his inter-county colleague Evan O'Carroll on this week's edition of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast.
In a wide-ranging chat which saw the...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, May 22, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus McEvoy
Mullaghanard, Rosenallis, Laois
Peacefully, at home following a long illness bravely borne....
Late Late Show lineup announced for second last show of the series
The second last Late Late Show of the 2019-2020 season will take place tomorrow night.
And the line-up for the show has just been announced.
As...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, May 21, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus McEvoy
Mullaghanard, Rosenallis, Laois
Peacefully, at home following a long illness bravely borne....
Sadness following the passing of a former Laois school teacher
There is deep sadness this afternoon following the passing of a former Laois school teacher.
Josie Fennelly (née Delaney), from Willsgrove House, Athy, Kildare, was...
Heidi Higgins on moving her business online, new home, pregnancy and designing face masks
For well-known Laois fashion designer Heidi Higgins, 2020 has very much been a year of change.
Even before the Coronavirus restrictions, she had decided to...
Laois Hurling Memory: The battle of Birr, a last-minute winner and relegating Offaly
Laois 2-13 Offaly 2-12
2004 National Hurling League
Big Laois hurling wins over Offaly have unfortunately been few and far between over the years.
But there have...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Seamus McEvoy
Mullaghanard, Rosenallis, Laois
Peacefully, at home following a long illness bravely borne....
Moment in Time: Cumann na mBunscol hurling memories from 2004
This week we look back on the 2004 Cuman na mBunscol hurling final action.
The big winners were Camross, who claimed a double of the...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Brigid Lynch (née Brennan)
Rathmore, Ballintubbert, Ballyadams, Laois / Athy, Kildare
Peacefully at home,...
Talking Sport: Laois footballers Ross Munnelly and Evan O’Carroll on Coronavirus life, longevity, early...
Our latest Talking Sport is here and we are continuing with the same format as the previous two.
Alan Hartnett is in the presenter’s chair...
Telfords announce re-opening of branches in Portlaoise & Mountrath
New safety operational procedures in place to protect customers and colleagues.
Following the government announcement on 1st May, Telfords will reopen its branches in Portlaoise...
Man arrested after Garda chase from Stradbally to Emo
A man was arrested after a Garda chase on Sunday night at Morette near Emo, having failed to stop at a checkpoint in Stradbally.
The...
10 Talking Points from the Laois hurlers magical win over Dublin last summer
There may be no GAA action going on at the moment - but there is always plenty to look back at.
The Sunday Game are...
Emo Court open again and the list of Coillte’s walking trails in Laois –...
Emo Court has been opened again as are Coillte's various forest walks - but only for those living within 5km.
Emo Court have also set...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, May 18, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Jimmie Heffernan
Derrygarran, Portlaoise, Laois
Jimmie Heffernan, Derrygarran, and late of Shamrock Stores. Portlaoise,...
10 further deaths and 64 new cases as certain businesses prepare to re-open tomorrow
There have been a further 10 deaths from Covid-19 along with 64 new cases of the virus in Ireland.
It brings the total number of...
Covid-19 to hit Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme but Minister Flanagan says project will still...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said that concerns have been raised over the past few weeks regarding the future of the Mountmellick Flood...
Remember the Game: Crettyard claim intermediate football honours in 2005
Crettyard 1-12 Courtwood 1-10
2005 Laois IFC Final
Our focus in this week's Remember the Game is the 2005 intermediate football final, where Crettyard edged out...
From Rathdowney to PayPal and on – the incredible story of Louise Phelan
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in May 2019
It’s a Friday evening in Glebe House, the Phelan family home at Donaghmore just outside Rathdowney...
The Nally Stand, sit-down protest and conspiracy theories – the madness of the 1998...
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There were so many mad things that happened in the All Ireland hurling championship of 1998 that...
20 signs that you’re a ‘good catch’
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in November 2019
"He/she is a good catch" - How often will you hear it said?
It's almost the...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, May 17, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Margaret (Rita) Fogarty (née Daly)
Ballinakill, Clonaslee, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Margaret (Rita) Fogarty,...
REVEALED: Laois’s Top 25 Instagrammers for 2020
After a one year hiatus - our selection of the best Instagram accounts in Laois is back.
Back in 2018, we last picked our favourite...
Revenue issues ‘scam’ text message warning to taxpayers
Revenue has reminded taxpayers that it never sends text messages (SMS) requiring the provision of personal information via links, pop-up windows, reply text or...
Laois Gardai break up planned ‘illegal road race’ this morning
Laois Gardai broke up an illegal road race in Portlaoise this morning.
On an early morning patrol, Gardai came across a number of vehicles parked...