LaoisToday Reporter
Ranked and filed: The top 10 Laois GAA club grounds
This week sees the beginning of the Laois GAA club season in earnest. On Sunday there is the opening round of games in Division...
This week’s properties from Matt Dunne Auctioneers
This week's properties from Matt Dunne Auctioneers include a stunning mature bungalow on the outskirts of Portarlington and and an end-of-terrace home in one...
Laois clubs set to battle it out for gold in Athlone this weekend
A large contingent from the nine athletic clubs in Laois will converge on the International Indoor Athletic Track at Athlone Institute of Technology for...
Portlaoise RFC minis meet their heroes in Cardiff
The Portlaoise RFC minis have recently returned from a fantastic trip to Wales where they got to spend time with the Leinster Rugby heroes.
The...
20 things you’ll remember if you went to Knockbeg College
Knockbeg College boys secondary school has been home to thousands of Laois lads since it first opened in 1793.
Originally a boarding school only, it...
Glory for Íosagáin in South Leinster decider
Colaiste Íosagáin 0-12
Gorey CS 1-6
South Leinster Junior Football Final
Colaiste Íosagáin were crowned South Leinster Junior football champions this afternoon following a three point...
Creedon thrilled with character of his players
Laois picked up their first league points under Peter Creedon after Sunday’s dramatic late win over Armagh.
Speaking afterwards, the former Tipperary boss paid credit...
Depleted Laois pull off remarkable comeback win
Laois 2-11
Armagh 0-16
Allianz Football League Division 3
Laois registered their first win in Division 3 of the Allianz football league after an incredible comeback win.
The...
Eight great pics from the Little Black Dress night in Mountrath
The Mountrath Ladies Football Club held a very successful Little Black Dress fundraiser night in the Pub in Mountrath on Friday.
Thanks to Lisa Doyle...
Kerry have inside track on Laois, reckons Kelly
The management teams of Laois and Kerry will certainly know the opposition very well on Sunday.
The sides meet in the opening round of...
Farm machinery show in Punchestown always a big hit
Always a firm favourite with local farmers, the FTMA farm machinery show in Punchestown at the moment is running until tomorrow, Saturday, February 11.
While...
We want to maintain our status, says hurling boss Kelly
Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly says the target for his side is stay in Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League.
Laois travel to Tralee...
Community spirit as Bridge Street centre goes from strength to strength
Fingleton White
Fingleton White provides engineering services to the energy industry throughout Ireland and the UK. It operates across multiple sectors including gas, CHP, biofuels,...
Portlaoise advance to Dublin Cup final
U-16 Dublin Cup
Portlaoise 76 KUBS 49
Portlaoise U-16 Boys got the better of KUBS to reach the final of the Dublin Cup.
This game was always going...
Panthers win to keep league title ambitions alive
U15 Girls Dublin League
Portlaoise Panthers 38 Liffey Celtics 24
Portlaoise Panthers u15 girls took to the floor in Colaiste Bhride Clondalkin on Sunday in what was...
20 things you’ll remember if you went to school in the Brigidine in Mountrath
The Brigidine Convent in Mountrath no longer operates a girls secondary school as it amalgamated with Ballyfin College and Mountrath Vocational School in 2010...
My Club and I: Maeve O’Sullivan (Portlaoise Panthers)
Maeve O'Sullivan is the subject of this week's 'My Club and I' interview. Maeve is a player, a coach and PRO with the Portlaoise...
New theatre group seeks actors of all abilities
A new theatre and performance-art group is in the process of being established in Portlaoise.
Kiki Theatre and Performance Group is a non-profit organisation...
Port man to cycle along the Rocky mountains in aid of Laois Hospice
A Portarlington trainer is in training to cycle 4,500km along the Rocky Mountains which he hopes will raise at least €10,000 for Laois Hospice....
‘The State has let him down’ – Stack widow on murder of Brian Stack
The widow of Portlaoise Prison Chief Officer Brian Stack, who was murdered by the IRA 33 years ago, claims the State has let him...
Garda retires after 34 years to take up sheriff role
Tributes were paid recently to garda Jerry Dillon on his retirement after 34 years of service with An Garda Síochanna to take up the...
It’s go Grease Lightning for Coláiste Iosagáin
Students from Coláiste Iosagáin will take to the stage for their production of ‘Grease’ on January 18, following months of rehearsals.
The Portarlington...
Printmaking workshop at Dunamaise Arts Centre
A printmaking workshop will run at the Dunamaise Arts Centre for the next five weeks, taking its inspiration from the Printmakers Exhibition.
Suitable for...
Laois Rose fundraises for Chernobyl trip
Laois Rose Kate Hyland is volunteering at a children’s mental asylum in Belarus and is seeking support from the public for a fundraising table...
Chriost Ri’s Anna scoops scholarship for maximum Leaving Cert points
Scoil Chriost Ri graduate Anna Healy who achieved the maximum points possible in her Leaving Cert last June, has been presented with the Stryker...
Portlaoise scholar Evan scoops double maths awards
Naughton scholar Evan Bracken from Portlaoise continues to notch up awards for his Leaving Cert grades.
The St Mary’s CBS graduate, now an engineering...
Fifty new houses planned in Killeshin
Planning permission is being sought for fifty additional houses in the ‘Quakers Village’ housing estate in Killeshin village.
The new houses would consist of...
Laois schools to share IT grant worth €500,000
In excess of half a million euro has been made available to 71 schools in Laois to develop information and communications technology.
The announcement...
1916 explored in printmakers’ exhibition
A new exhibition of work by the Printmakers Council of Ireland and the UK which explores the 1916 Rising is now running at the...
Bursary prize on offer for midlands musicians
Applications are now being sought from young singers and musicians from the midlands who are pursuing a career in professional performance in the classical...