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Laois school students celebrate Maths Week
Emo National School hosted James Soper on Wednesday, October 16 to celebrate Maths Week 2019.
The students of Emo National School and St. Joseph’s Girls...
Laois U-20 football trials set to continue tonight
The next Laois U-20 Football Trial has been arranged for this Thursday, October 31 at 7pm sharp in LOETB CoE, Portlaoise.
Clubs are invited to...
LISTEN: Leinster championship, Cumann na mBunscol and All Stars – it’s all in our...
Our latest GAA Podcast is here.
The majority of the action may be concluded for 2019 but we still have plenty to talk about.
A host...
Midlands Science to partner with National Museum of Ireland for Laois science week events
Midlands Science has announced details of unique Science Week activities in Laois this year which are part of a new collaboration with the National...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, October 31, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael Phelan
Russelstown, Attanagh, Laois / Attanagh, Kilkenny
In his 90th year peacefully at...
WATCH: Downey’s Autostop Car of the Week – 191 Ford C-Max for €23,900
This week’s Car of the Week in Downey’s Autostop is a 191 Ford C-Max which is available to buy for €23,900.
This 1 litre petrol car...
Embrace FARM host information day on continuing life after farming accidents
Farm accident support network, Embrace FARM hosted an information day on Thursday, 17 October in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoire.
The information day...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Gloria Cassidy (née Quinn)
Ballyfoyle, Maganey, Laois / Brittas, Dublin
Peacefully, at her residence....
Winner announced in LaoisToday and Castleview Open Farm Halloween Competition
We have a winner!
Congratulations to Jennifer Foley-Egan who has been selected as the lucky winner of the Castleview Open Farm Halloween competition.
Thanks to our...
Kind-hearted Laois person hands in wallet to Portlaoise Garda Station
They say that good Samaritans are hard to find - but we have a story here of one very honest one.
Back on Sunday, a...
JOB VACANCY: Portlaoise Golf Club Require Weekend Staff
Portlaoise Golf Club require Weekend Staff
This position is for Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
Applicants must have:-
Great Customer Service
Good Communication Skills
Flexibility
Ability...
In Pictures: Four teachers celebrated for remarkable service and dedication to Laois school
Earlier this month the service and dedication of four teachers from one Laois secondary school was celebrated.
The staff of Mountrath Community School, along with...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 192 Dacia Sandero from €55 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 192 Renault Megane.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...
Crettyard to mark 25th anniversary of shock U-21 county final triumph
It remains one of the great underage county final shocks and 25 years on, Crettyard GAA are to mark their achievements of the club's...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Beere
Ballydavis, Portlaoise, Laois
Beere, Ballydavis, Portlaoise (R32Y7CX), October 27th, 2019, at the...
In Pictures: Laois men win Leinster athletics title in style
The Leinster Novice (Junior & Even Ages) was held on the Bank Holiday Saturday last in Gowran, Kilkenny.
Fortunately for athletes and spectators alike, it...
Range of swimming lessons now available in Portarlington Leisure Centre
From toddlers to older children and adults to wannabe lifeguards, there is something for everyone in Portarlington Leisure Centre this autumn/winter as their next round...
25 signs it’s time to start thinking of retiring from your GAA career
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on May 4, 2018
There's an old joke that compares professional soccer players to their amateur inter-county counterparts...
With the 2019 club season over, we rank Laois’s top 30 football teams
Only the really lucky ones are still playing football at this time of year - those still standing are playing in Leinster club competitions.
So...
20 things you’ll remember if you went to Knockbeg College
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on March 1, 2017
Knockbeg College boys secondary school has been home to thousands of Laois lads since...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, October 28, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Beere
Ballydavis, Portlaoise, Laois
Beere, Ballydavis, Portlaoise (R32Y7CX), October 27th, 2019, at the...
Moment in Time: Clonenagh National School in Mountrath enjoy double celebration in 2008
The staff, parents and past and present students of Clonenagh National School in Mountrath had double reason to celebrate in October 2008.
Noth only did...
Jobs in Laois: All of the recent job vacancies as advertised on LaoisToday
There are a number of jobs in Laois being advertised on LaoisToday at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday in...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, October 27, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Kathleen Ryan (née O'Loughlin)
The Borness, Mountmellick, Laois
Kathleen Ryan (née O'Loughlin), The Borness,...
Remember the Game: Stradbally dethrone champions Portlaoise in gripping 2005 Laois senior football final
Stradbally 1-10 Portlaoise 1-9
2005 Laois SFC Final
Stradbally knocked Portlaoise off their thrown in the Laois Senior Football Championship in 2005, where Colm Kelly kicked...
Bank Holiday Beat the Barge event in Vicarstown should be a big draw again
Oughaval Athletic Club hosts its annual Beat the Barge 4k run in Vicarstown on this Bank Holiday Monday, October 28.
Now in its eighth year,...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, October 26, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Kirwan
Donaghmore, Laois
Kirwan, Donaghmore, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. October 25th 2019. Peacefully at...
Laois company sponsoring Ideal Homes Show in the RDS this weekend
To celebrate their 40th year in Business, Finline Furniture will be sponsoring Ireland's biggest interiors fair, the Ideal Homes Show, in the RDS this weekend.
The...
Thousands of households and businesses in Laois-Offaly let down again by lack of progress...
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to stop wasting time and public money and to engage with the ESB to...
Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 191 Renault Clio from €49 per week
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Clio.
With a finance option in place, this car could be...