LaoisToday Reporter
2018 Remembered: Green light given for Obama Plaza style development outside Portlaoise
In last October, planning permission was granted for a new Barack-Obama style Plaza just off the motorway at Togher outside Portlaoise.
The permission was granted...
2018 Remembered – Laois Ladies pull off remarkable comeback to reach Leinster final
It was an incredible year for the Laois Ladies.
Unfortunately it ended in heartbreak at the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football quarter-final in Moate back in...
2018 Remembered – Long-serving Fianna Fail Laois TD to make political comeback with General...
Mr Moloney announced to LaoisToday back in July his intention to re-enter political life for the first time since he lost his seat in...
2018 Remembered: LaoisToday polls show swing towards controversial Presidential candidate
In October, LaoisToday ran polls on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook asking our followers who they planned to vote for in the presidential election.
We were...
2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Serious celebrations at the Laois GAA Awards Night
This was a great night back in November.
It was a positive year for GAA in Laois and the awards ceremony in the Midlands Park...
2018 Remembered – Laois’s Hottest Men: The Top 10!!
Brought to you in association with Jeremiah Grant Bar and Eatery
After weeks of deliberation, nominations and indeed canvassing from candidates and their supporters we...
2018 Remembered: Emergency services on the scene tackling huge fire in the Slieve Blooms
This July, fire waged on in the Midlands as the Slieve Blooms went ablaze for three days.
The fire first broke out on July 4,...
2018 Remembered – In Pictures: The craic is mighty as the Laois party in...
Back in March, we traveled across the pond in force to shout for the boys in blue.
After a nail biting finish, Laois defeated London...
2018 Remembered – Ross King, Camross, social media and a county final incident never...
On the first Sunday in October, Camross retained the Laois Shopping Centre SHC title becoming the first club to do back-to-backs since Castletown in...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Simon Walsh
Fairgreen, Portlaoise, Laois/Mountrath, Laois
Simon Walsh, Fairgreen, Portlaoise, and formerly of Clonard,...
2018 Remembered – Laois family make stunning winning start to Ireland’s Fittest Family
A refreshers course on where it all began for the McDonalds.
Having made a great start in the competition, the Ballyroan family made it all...
2018 Remembered: Private golf course planned for exclusive Laois estate
A private golf course was announced for stately Rosenallis mansion Capard House in February.
It emerged following the publication of a planning application to Laois...
2018 Remembered – Ten goal Portlaoise crush neighbours Stradbally
Last April, Portlaoise put ten goals past Stradbally in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A.
Malachy McNulty’s side claimed a simply incredible 40 point victory.
When you're...
2018 Remembered – Massive jobs boost as Glanbia and Leprino to open plant in...
It was a good year for job announcements, and July gave us one of our biggest.
After this news broke, Laois Councillors quickly rubber-stamped decision to...
2018 Remembered – WATCH: Portlaoise pub goes mad as TJ Doheny becomes World Boxing...
In August the whole of Laois watched as Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny defeated Ryosuke Iwasa in Japan to become the Junior Featherweight Champion of...
2018 Remembered – Looking back at the LaoisToday Minor hurling Team of the Year
Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath became minor hurling champions in September and we produced our Team of the year in November.
It was great to be able to recognise...
2018 Remembered – Before and After: These shocking pictures show the full scale of...
In April of last year, we looked at the shocking pictures that emerged from a incident of vandalism that took place at the old St...
2018 Remembered – No place for Molly Mai as Laois family cry out in...
In September, our reporter Siun Lennon interviewed the frustrated parents of Molly Mai Dollard.
Following the story, Molly and her mam received national media attention...
2018 Remembered – Laois people react to emotional Micko documentary
Micko Dwyer is a treasure to Laois football fans and a January RTE aired a documentary that tugged on our heart strings.
The documentary looked...
2018 Remembered – A remarkable tale of how one Laois village came together to...
The people of Timahoe heroically came to the rescue of three Electric Picnic goers in September after their campervan broke down in the village.
The...
2018 Remembered: Vandals attack Laois GAA club and village ahead of match with local...
Graffiti is a plague for towns and villages all over Ireland, and Killeshin was hit by it earlier on this year as vandals attacked...
2018 Remembered – REVEALED: Laois Hottest Men from Numbers 30 to 11
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This one speaks for itself. After ranking Laois's Hottest Men in 2017, we returned...
2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Community spirit to the fore on Day 4 of...
Who could forget the extraordinary snowfall the country experienced last March?
Laois was hit by the Beast from the East with gigantic force, and so...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, December 24, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael Cullinane
Blackrock, Dublin/Mountrath, Laois
CULLINANE, Michael, (Blackrock, Co. Dublin and formerly of Mountrath,...
2018 Remembered – Second house sells for almost €600,000 in Laois
There was no shortage of money for some around Laois this year with houses being sold for a prices between €580,000 to almost €600,000.
Is...
2018 Remembered – Legendary Irish rugby star and wife celebrate mam’s birthday in Laois
We're not shy of talent around these parts but when BOD himself comes for a visit to Laois, you have to make a deal...
2018 Remembered – Meet the Portarlington woman with five grandchildren representing Laois
In June, we did a lovely story about one special granny who had five grandchildren representing Laois this year.
It was a dynamite year for...
2018 Remembered – Anger as sold out Electric Picnic tickets leave people queuing for...
Back in September, there was public outcry as Electric Picnic tickets became impossible to get.
Another batch were released in December, and sold out within...
2018 Remembered – End of an era in Clonaslee as popular teacher retires
After 31 years of teaching in Clonaslee College, Eamon Whelan retired in August.
Former students of the school fondly said their teacher "made time for...
2018 Remembered: 25 signs it’s time to start thinking of retiring from your GAA...
In April LaoisToday published a helpful list of the signs it's time to retire from your GAA career.
This funny guide is bound to hit...