LaoisToday Reporter
Winner announced in LaoisToday/Kelly Lou Cakes Mother’s Day competition
We all love our mammy. And we all love cake.
Put the two together and it's a serious combination.
That's what we did this week with...
The 11 stages of every GAA club player’s life and career
A Star of the Future, a Young Lad or a Former Great?
People dedicate their lives to their GAA team and the beauty of it...
Laois doctor using Instagram to provide accurate information about Coronavirus
A Laois doctor has taken to Instagram to help keep people up to date with the latest information in relation to the Coronavirus.
Dr Sharon...
Message from St Canice’s Credit Union to their members in Durrow, Rathdowney and Mountrath
St Canice’s Credit Union which has branches in Durrow, Rathdowney and Mountrath has put measures in place to continue to serve the community through...
Laois testing facility in operation as battle against Coronavirus continues
This is the site of the testing facility for the Coronavirus in Laois.
A building belonging to the HSE in Emo is where you are...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, March 20, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary and Margaret Bannon
Oldtown, Errill, Laois
Mary and Margaret Bannon, Errill, Co. Laois,...
Emergency services on scene as car overturned in Laois
Multiple wings of the emergency services in Laois are dealing with a serious car crash this afternoon.
The incident happened on the Mountmellick Road in...
Laois Walks Festival announces decision to defer 2020 edition
The popular Laois Walks Festival has announced that they will defer their 2020 festival until later in the year due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
The...
JOB VACANCIES: Local Nursing Home planning to hire extra staff as Coronavirus could hit...
Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington, who have 58 residents and 80 staff, are planning on hiring additional personnel in the coming weeks if some...
Laois lads to the fore for Cistercian Roscrea in Leinster Schools Plate success
Cistercian College Roscrea rounded off their 2019/20 rugby campaign with a comprehensive victory over The King’s Hospital School in the Leinster Rugby Senior Plate...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, March 19, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth Burke (née Kavanagh)
Hillsbrook Avenue, Perrystown, Dublin/Stradbally, Laois
The death has occurred of...
Birthdays and life celebrations: Order online on Gerry Browne Jewellers
Gerry Browne Jewellers has had to close its doors until 29th March or until futher notice to assist in the major task of controlling and...
Department of Health releases first stats of Coronavirus outbreak in Ireland
The Department of Health have, for the first time, released official figures of the breakdown of Coronavirus cases in Ireland.
The figures, which go up...
LISTEN: LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast on Coranavirus, fixture speculation, Netflix and sports book recommendations
If the Coronavirus restrictions continue for months, will the Portlaoise footballers be just given the Laois senior championship again?
How can the National Football Leagues...
Sadness at passing of Jimmy Rafter – a great Rathdowney-Errill and Laois gael
The death has occurred of Jimmy Rafter, Clonmeen, Errill. Rathdowney-Errill GAA club, through official Alex Stenson, have sent us the following tribute.
Rathdowney and Errill...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Pat George
20 Imleach, The Swan, Wolfhill, Laois
Deeply regretted by his loving wife...
Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath: Opening hours, email orders and collections
Telfords in Portlaoise and Mountrath are limiting the numbers of customers in the store at the same time and may be asked to remain...
Centrepoint Carpets close until further notice
Centrepoint Carpets in Portlaoise have announced that they are closing their premises until further notice.
"We're closing from March 16 until further notice as a...
21 of the hardiest men to have played football in Laois in the last...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in November 2017.
Every club likes to have a hardy hoor and we're fond of a list in LaoisToday....
Women in Sport: From Portlaoise to the Seoul Olympics – it’s Anne Keenan-Buckley
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in April 2019.
No shining medals adorn the walls of Olympian Anne Keenan-Buckey's house.
No magnificent plaques or rosettes stream...
Talking Music: Transmitter’s Stewart Quinn chats Italia ’90, Old Fort and performing in Laois
For three Laois brothers and one old friend, 15 years on the live circuit has flown by in a technicolor of wedding dance-floors, 02...
Great Mother’s Day vouchers available in Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium
Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium, which has stores in Portarlington, Athy and Durrow have closed until further notice because of the Coronvirus outbreak...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Clarke
New Road, Portlaoise, Laois / Puckane, Tipperary
Clarke, Margaret .New Road, Portlaoise...
Mother’s Day offers in the Style Bar in Portlaoise
The Style Bar in Portlaoise will be opening for a limited time over the coming days for Vouchers and Retail only!
Friday, March...
Laois hotels set for temporary closures due to Coronavirus
Three of Laois's biggest hotels have announced that they are closing their doors until March 29.
Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, O'Loughlin's Hotel and the Midlands Park...
Message to customers from Telfords in Portlaoise and Mountrath
Telfords in Portlaoise and Mountrath are open for business with the following normal opening hours
Telfords Portlaoise Trade: 8am - 6pm
Telfords Portlaoise DIY:...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, March 16, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Brennan
The Strand, Ballickmoyler, Laois / Ballickmoyler, Carlow
Deeply regretted by his loving...
WATCH: Here is how a Coronavirus testing centre looks and works
Coronavirus or Covid-19 testing centres are being set up across the country as we speak.
From next week, people who are suspected of having the...
BREAKING: Government announces closure of all pubs in fight against Coronavirus
All pubs, including hotel bars, have been asked to close from tonight until at least 29 March, in a bid to curb the spread...
Deaths in Laois: Sunday, March 15, 2020
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Edward (Freddie) Dunne
Ballymorris, Portarlington, Laois
Formerly Congress Tce Portarlington. Suddenly at his residence....