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Joe Mallon Motors Car of the Week: 191 Renault Kadjar from €93 per week

This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 191 Renault Kadjar. With a finance option in place, this car could be...

Benefits of hybrids compared to diesel and pure petrol-powered vehicles

If you're considering switching to a hybrid car, the team in Des Hughes Motors in Portlaoise can talk you through the phenomenal benefits of...
Gardaí seized cocaine and a number of other drugs

Resources for tacking drug use in Laois ‘neglected’ as Garda numbers fall

Fianna Fáil TD, Barry Cowen, said resources in Laois and Offaly aimed at tackling drug use has been neglected as the drug unit in...

In Pictures: Lane that Laois children use to get to school in appalling condition

A lane that is used by around 100 children in Laois in order to get to school is in a terrible state. Pictures below show...

Black November as massive Telfords sale set to start this Friday

The team in Telfords are putting on an incredible sale for Black Friday this year - though it's starting a week earlier than usual...

WATCH: Downey’s Autostop Car of the Week – 141 Ford Focus for €11,500

This week’s Car of the Week in Downey’s Autostop is a 141 Ford Focus which is available to buy for €11,500. This 1.4 litre diesel car...
Deaths in Laois

Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Hilda Johnston (née Thompson) Downings North, Prosperous, Kildare / Mountmellick, Laois Johnston (nee Thompson),...

Our School: Welcoming and vibrant atmosphere as we visit Borris-in-Ossory

Our School series brings us to St Joseph's NS in Borris-in-Ossory this week where principal Kevin Horgan, a Cork man who has been in...

In Pictures: Barrowhouse GAA Dinner Dance celebrates centenary year

The Barrowhouse GAA club continued their centenary celebrations on Saturday night when they gathered in the Seven Oaks Hotel for a dinner dance to...
We're live blogging all the action from across the county tonight

Leinster Club, Fr Manning Cup and U-21 football action on the agenda in this...

The Portlaoise and Rosenallis footballers go centre stage again this weekend in their Leinster club campaigns - with both facing semi-final action. Portlaoise take on...
Prison

Inmate threatens to ‘rape female officer’ in Midlands Prison Portlaoise

A vile rapist has been thrown into solitary confinement after allegedly threatening to rape a female officer in Midlands Prison Portlaoise - according to...

JOB VACANCIES: CJ Sheeran’s seeking to hire Production Operatives

CJ Sheeran is Ireland’s largest manufacturer and recycler of timber packaging and pallets, providing a premium quality, sustainable and accredited packaging solution to Ireland and...

Proposals in place for Laois football leagues to be restructured

The Laois football leagues could be restructured for the 2020 season if new proposals from the Laois GAA Fixtures Review and Planning Committee are...

Senior hurling to start prior to lower grades among the proposals from Laois GAA...

The Laois senior hurling championship should continue in its current format but start before the lower grades - according to proposals being put forward...
Death notices in Laois

Deaths in Laois – Monday, November 18, 2019

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Charlotte Neale (née Sixsmith) Crettyard, Kilkenny/Carlow/Laois Charlotte Neale died November 14th peacefully after a long...

Laois woman set to appear on new series of RTE’s Winning Streak

The new series of Winning Streak is only three weeks old but already we have a Laois person set to appear. Portarlington native Mary O'Neill...

The Week That Was: The top 10 stories of the past seven days

1 - End of an era as O'Loughlins move on from popular Portlaoise hotel We said goodbye to the O'Loughlins as they move on to...

Property Watch: Four Houses in Laois for around €300,000

This week for Property Watch we look at homes in Laois that are in the €275,000 to €300,000 price bracket. If that sounds like your...
Jobs in Laois

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

Deaths in Laois – Sunday, November 17, 2019

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Charlotte Neale (née Sixsmith) Crettyard, Kilkenny/Carlow/Laois Charlotte Neale died November 14th peacefully after a long...

In Pictures: Camross U-20s celebrate latest county final success

Brought to you in association with Telfords Portlaoise And the silverware keeps coming for Camross. The club's senior team may have missed out on claiming an historic...

Remember the Game: Portlaoise defeat Stradbally Parish Gaels in controversial U-21 final in 2001

Portlaoise 1-11 Stradbally Parish Gaels 1-8 2001 - Laois U-21 FC Final This week's Remember the Game looks back on the Laois U-21 football county final...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Camross and Raheen Parish Gaels clash in...

Brought to you in association with Telfords Portlaoise The last Laois club hurling championship game of the season takes place in O'Moore Park this afternoon as...

Moment in Time: Portlaoise Musical Society put on Pirates of Penzance in 2009

Where do the years go at all? The Portlaoise Musical Society begin their latest season tonight in the Dunamaise Arts Centre when they put on...
Death notices Laois

Deaths in Laois – Saturday, November 16, 2019

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Charlotte Neale (née Sixsmith) Crettyard, Kilkenny/Carlow/Laois Charlotte Neale died November 14th peacefully after a long...
Deaths in Laois

Deaths in Laois – Friday, November 15, 2019

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Margaret (Madge) Byrne (née Cruite) Margaret (Madge) Byrne (née Cruite) Cabinteely, Dublin and...
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Laois school set to host fundraising table quiz tonight

One Laois school is set to host a fundraising table quiz tonight. The Parents Association of Emo National School are asking you and your friends...
Portlaoise Courthouse

Laois TD gets assurances on new courthouse for Laois

Fianna Fáil TD for Laois, Seán Fleming, says he has received assurances from the Courts Service that they signed a contract to purchase a...

Criminal Assets Bureau raids Laois premises as fake money, drugs and clothes recovered

Laois was among eight counties that had premises raided by members of the Criminal Assets Bureau today. Its part of an Garda operation against an...

Laois GAA club set to launch new book to celebrate 100 years

Barrowhouse GAA will launch a book to celebrate 100 years in existence at a Dinner Dance in The Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow on...