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Dermot Kennedy confirmed as special guest for Electric Picnic performance with The Cranberries
Electric Picnic coverage is brought to you in association with Ramsbottom’s Portlaoise
Irish singer Dermot Kennedy has been confirmed as the special guest who will...
Two choirs, one parish – Stradbally and Timahoe set to star at Electric Picnic...
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We are onto day 3 of Electric Picnic 2025 and it is a...
In Pictures: Rain fails to dampen spirits as Day 2 of Electric Picnic 2025...
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Day 2 of the 2025 Electric Picnic Music and Arts festival proved to...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, August 31, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Kathleen Kearney (née Davey)
Durrow, Laois/Stradbally, Laois
Mary Kathleen Kearney (née Davey), formerly of 24 Erkindale...
Rumours circulate that Lewis Capaldi set for surprise Electric Picnic performance as he is...
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The Electric Picnic rumour mill is in overdrive this afternoon with talks that...
In Pictures: Sun shines and crowds gather as Day 1 of Electric Picnic 2025...
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Day 1 of the 2025 edition of the Electric Picnic proved a massive...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, August 30, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (Millie) Murphy (née O’Connor)
Bellgrove, Ballybrittas, Laois
Millie passed away peacefully in the company of her...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, August 29, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (Millie) Murphy (née O’Connor)
Bellgrove, Ballybrittas, Laois
Millie passed away peacefully in the company of her...
Countdown on to LaoisToday QuizCast at Electric Picnic this Friday
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Free bucket hats, free t-shirts and vouchers will all be up for grabs...
Deadline for registration extended for Laois GAA’s O’Moore Og football programme
The deadline for registration for the upcoming Laois GAA O'Moore Og football programme has been extended.
This initiative, aimed at those who are U-10, U-11...
In Pictures: Standing room only as T&S United soccer club host annual awards evening
It was standing room only in Timahoe Community Hall on Sunday as a local soccer club celebrated their annual awards evening.
Members of T&S United...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, August 28, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary (Millie) Murphy (née O'Connor)
Bellgrove, Ballybrittas, Laois
Millie passed away peacefully in the company of her...
LoveLaois Podcast: Electric Picnic fever, press day, Main Stage prep and Alan’s excitement
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The LoveLaois Podcast returns this week as Steven and Alan chat about this...
Laois Football Podcast: Looking back on the IFC quarter finals plus Junior A, B...
We promised you a part 2 on Monday - and we have finally got there.
Alan heading to the Electric Picnic press day delayed things...
Laois Ladies SFC: Brilliant Ballyroan make it two championship wins from two
Ballyroan 4-17 Shanahoe 1-4
Laois Ladies SFC Round 2
Ballyroan made it two wins from two as they easily brushed aside the challenge of Shanahoe in...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Imelda Furlong (née Barry)
Kilpatrick, Stradbally, Laois R32AP20
Imelda, passed away peacefully, in the company of her...
In Pictures: First look around Electric Picnic 2025 ahead of Friday start
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The Electric Picnic is less than three days away and we have been...
In Pictures: Rosenallis Festival of the Mountain dubbed ‘most successful since 1962’
The most recent Rosenallis Festival of the Mountain has been dubbed as the most successful since the very first one back in 1962.
So says...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Thomas (Tom) Donovan
Clonard, Mountrath, Laois/Castletown, Laois
Thomas (Tom) Donovan, (27/8/1932 – 25/8/2025), Late of Clonard, Mountrath,...
Laois Football Podcast: Reviewing Round 3 of the Laois senior football championship
The latest episode of the Laois Football Podcast is here and we are looking aback at the action from the weekend.
Four games took place...
Main Stage slot confirmed for Timahoe Male Choir at this year’s Electric Picnic
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The hits - and the gigs - just keep on coming.
After last year's...
Sadness in Portlaoise at the death of Timothy Crowe
The death has occurred of Timothy Crowe in Portlaoise, a former well-known local dentist and a hugely popular figure around Portlaoise Rugby Club and...
Laois JFC: Barrowhouse qualify for semi finals following successful appeal over result of The...
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Barrowhouse are straight through to the semi finals...
Five distinguished artists named for Ballyfin Demesne’s 2025 Autumn-Winter programme
Following the success of its inaugural artist-in-residency programme, Ballyfin Demesne has announced details of its 2025 Autumn-Winter programme.
The residency will welcome a curated selection...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, August 25, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Liam Loughnane
Rathnamanagh, Portlaoise, Laois/Galway City, Galway
It is with heavy hearts that the Loughnane family announce...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from the Laois SFC Round 3 and IFC...
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The Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3 and...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, August 24, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tommy O’Brien
St Brigids Place, Portlaoise, Laois/Urlingford, Kilkenny
Tommy O`Brien, St Brigid’s Place Portlaoise, and formerly Urlingford,...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, August 23, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tommy O'Brien
St Brigids Place, Portlaoise, Laois/Urlingford, Kilkenny
Tommy O`Brien, St Brigid’s Place Portlaoise, and formerly Urlingford,...
Property: 31.5-acre residential farm in Timahoe up for sale with Hennessy Auctioneers
Hennessy Auctioneers are delighted to welcome to the market this circa 31.5 Acre residential farm holding at Ballygormill, Timahoe.
It will be sold at online...
Portlaoise Institute congratulates the Leaving Certificate class of 2025
The staff and management of Portlaoise Institute would like to extend our warmest congratulations to the Leaving Certificate Class of 2025, who received their...