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2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Four Laois men among 182 new gardai
The Gardai have gone on a serious recruitment in the last few years.
And a number of Laois men and women have taken up the...
2018 Remembered: Laois Leaving Cert student has research paper published in medical journal
In March of this year a young Laois man recorded an incredible feat of having his research paper published in a medical journal.
Mountrath Community...
2018 Remembered: Popular Laois woman set to appear on Winning Streak
2018 was a year that saw an incredible number of four Laois people appear on the hit National Television Lottery show Winning Streak.
Portlaoise mother...
JOB VACANCY: Abbeyleix Manor Hotel looking to fill a key role
The Abbeyleix Manor Hotel is one of the Midlands' leading hotels - and they are now hiring for the following vacancy:
Commis Chef/Breakfast Chef and...
LaoisToday’s top 25 Tweets of the Year
To signal the end of 2018, we thought it would be a good idea to do a list on the Top Tweets of 2018...
2018 Remembered – The best places for Laois people to get the shift back...
For last Valentine's Day we compiled a list of places for Laois people to get the shift back in the day.
It was a huge...
2018 Remembered – Electric Picnic and I: Meet the 17-year-old from Portlaoise stepping on...
LaoisToday met with Portlaoise musician and Electric Picnic performer Cian Mac Gearailt in August to discuss the festival and his music career.
Brought to you...
2018 Remembered – One of the all-time Laois greats made a return last night...
In July of this year, the legendary Brian 'Beano' McDonald returned to the field and was met with high praise.
Still doing what he does...
2018 Remembered – Well-known Laois man wins big on Winning Streak after Spinning the...
On the first weekend in November, Ballyroan man Anthony Knowles appeared on Winning Streak.
Anthony's family have become very well-known in recent years due to...
2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Portarlington GAA turn on the style at Dinner Dance...
Portarlington GAA had much to celebrate at their dinner dance in January after a successful 2017.
Having been crowned U-21 champions, the team picked up...
Remembering some of the great Laois people who sadly left us in 2018
As one year ends and the next one begins, we often find ourselves looking back on the people we have lost.
Laois lost a number...
2018 Remembered – Laois men to do two marathons in seven days in memory...
Two Mountmellick men took on the brave challenge of two marathons in the space of a week to raise much needed funds for bone marrow...
2018 Remembered: Family affair as father lines out alongside three sons in local football...
It's not every day that a father and his three sons play alongside each other in a football match.
In May, Denis Delaney told...
2018 Remembered: Level of local cocaine use is ‘mind-boggling’
The level of cocaine use in Portlaoise and throughout the county was labelled as “mind-boggling” by Cllr Willie Aird at the County Laois Joint...
2018 Remembered – Laois land and farmhouse fetches huge price at recent auction
Laois people love hearing about land switching hands and this certainly caught their attention.
Back in October, a parcel of land in Stradbally went for...
2018 Remembered: Well-known Laois man’s horse claims big prize in Tramore
Portarlington shone in Tramore in April of this year as Augusta Gold claimed the bumper in Tramore.
The horse, owned by well-known GAA man Kieran Leavy...
2018 Remembered: Sadness as Portlaoise pub set to close its doors this weekend
There was great sadness in Portlaoise as one of it's most well-known pubs closed down in September.
The Office Bar & Venue on Main Street informed...
2018 Remembered: Laois house sells for almost €600k in 10 minutes
In June of this year, a house in Portarlington broke the record for being the most expensive house sold so far this year in Laois.
This...
2018 Remembered – Meet the Laois woman doing nutrition differently
Back in August, we interviewed the wonderful Mary Fitzpatrick who told us about her business Fuel Your Roots.
She recently worked with the athletes who...
2018 Remembered – WATCH: Killenard NS raise the roof with County Final song for...
Back in October, amid county final build-up, we visited Killenard NS to hear them sing in support of O'Dempsey's.
Although they were unsuccessful in the...
2018 Remembered – In Pictures: No Leinster glory but Laois supporters in big numbers...
We love a good celebration here at Laois Today and Laois' 2018 season had much to celebrate.
The Laois fans were out in force in...
2018 Remembered – Some absolute classics in the Laois GAA club player nicknames
Back in September, we had a great laugh putting together a list of the mad nicknames used in GAA clubs around the county.
We were...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, December 30, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick Dunphy
Corrib, Clonminam Rd, Portlaoise, Laois/Kilmeague, Kildare
Beloved husband of the late Judith...
2018 Remembered – New to the Area: The Spanish girl with a Tapas restaurant,...
Itxi Saila Ferrer brought a taste of Spain to Main Street Portlaoise with a taste of culture in La Lola Tapas bar.
Since opening, the...
2018 Remembered – Paul Kingston to the power of three as Laois footballers book...
John Sugrue and the Laois Senior footballers gave us all a summer to remember and kept us busy preparing the tea and sandwiches for...
2018 Remembered: New secondary school principal confirmed
A new principal was announced for St Fergal's Rathdowney in July of this year.
Dominic McEvoy took over the role from Aine O'Neill, who served...
2018 Remembered – 23 players who really impressed at the Laois Divisional Football Competition
Back in November, the first ever Laois Divisional championship came to an end.
Laois boss John Sugrue used the competition to pick out new players...
2018 Remembered: Grace Weston – from teenage All Ireland winner to death’s door and...
When the Laois ladies footballers took on Roscommon in the All-Ireland quarter-final this year, we profiled one of the remarkable Laois ladies to have...
2018 Remembered: Moment in Time – Reeling in the years to 2004 and the...
Our weekly Moment in Time pictures brought huge attention from Laois viewers - and no Moment in Time goes down better than old Debs...
2018 Remembered – Well-known Portlaoise hotel is to be put up for sale
In October it was announced that O'Loughlin's Hotel on Main Street in Portlaoise was for sale, with a guide price in the region of...