LaoisToday Reporter
20 things you’ll never forget about doing your Leaving Cert
The Leaving Cert is the one time of your life no one ever wants to relive.
And with the exams starting tomorrow for almost 1,000...
In Pictures: Ever-popular Gordon Bennett Rally a huge success again
In glorious sunshine, the Gordon Bennett Rally was a tremedous success over the weekend.
The 2018 edition took place on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in...
In Pictures: All the style at the Mini Farmer Tractor run in Killeen and...
Look at these little people go!
Killeen and Barrowhouse came to a standstill on Sunday as many aspiring farmers took out their tractors.
This was the...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, June 4, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jimmy Tobin
Church Rd., The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois
Jimmy Tobin, Church Road, 4 The...
In Pictures: Plenty of ‘Yee haws’ at the Ballyroan Festival
The annual Ballyroan Festival took place over the weekend and drew a great crowd.
Derek Ryan, Johnny Brady, Marty Mone and Kelly McGrath entertained the...
Laois ladies see off Offaly to book Leinster semi-final place
Laois 2-15 Offaly 2-9
Leinster Ladies IFC quarter-final
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The Laois ladies footballers are into the Leinster intermediate championship...
In Pictures: Massive crowds turn up in Ballylinan for Liam Kealy memorial walk
The families and friends of Liam Kealy were left stunned in January of this year when the popular young man tragically lost his life...
LIVE BLOG: Follow the action as Laois ladies footballers begin championship campaign
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The Laois ladies football team begin their Leinster intermediate championship campaign this afternoon when they take...
Job Alert: This week’s job vacancies in Laois
A key role on a 600-acre farm, a number of bakery positions in a busy deli and service station and the opportunity to work...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, June 3, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jimmy Tobin
Church Rd., The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois
Jimmy Tobin, Church Road, 4 The...
Kelly talks about hugely disappointing Laois performance – and relegation battles
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Laois's last chance of getting to a Joe McDonagh Cup final were destroyed today - as...
Onwards and upwards as Fetch your Pet Needs in Mountmellick celebrates one year in...
Fetch Your Pet Needs is a pet shop with a difference in Mountmellick.
As they prepare for their first birthday, we caught up with owner...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, June 2, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jimmy Tobin
Church Rd., The Glebe, Stradbally, Laois
May Jimmy rest in Peace. Funeral arrangements...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, June 1, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Molly McEvoy (née Delaney)
Coolaghy, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by her loving family at...
Two from three for The Heath rounders club in a bumper Sunday meeting
The Heath rounders teams welcomed Erne Eagles from Cavan and Greenhills to The Heath for a quadruple header on Sunday afternoon.
The game of the...
Injury blow for Clough-Ballacolla as key player unlikely to appear in championship
The Clough-Ballacolla hurlers have been dealt a serious injury blow as Tom Delaney suffered a broken ankle during their ACHL Division 1 game against...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, May 31, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anne Austin (née Corcoran)
Hillview Drive, Portlaoise, Laois
Austin (nee Corcoran) Hillview Drive, Portlaoise...
Flash Sale Alert as Nook and Cranny Gift Shop in Portlaoise turns 3
Three years ago to the day, with walls wet from a fresh coat of paint, signage not quite finalised and a continuous onslaught of...
JOB VACANCY: A 600-acre farm in the South East is looking for a Head...
Due to expansion, Hughes Farming, a progressive farming company growing a range of root crops, salads, vegetables and cereals on an expanding 600 acres...
JOB VACANCY: Mighty Mols in Mountrath looking to hire Baker and Bakery Assistants
Busy Service Sation and deli Mighty Mols Emo Service Sation Mountrath, are currently recruiting to fill a number of vacancies.
Positions Available
Baker and Bakery Assistant
Experience
Experience...
More cemetery spaces needed in Laois
There is serious pressure in cemetery spaces in Laois as more people are being buried in the county due to a fall in the...
Irish Grain Growers Group to host a public meeting on the future of tillage...
Continuing with its series of meetings about the future of the tillage sector, the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) are hosting their next meeting...
In Pictures: Ballyfin 5K Deadman’s Dash a huge success
The sixth staging of the Deadman's Dash was another success.
135 participants took to the 5km course.
The Deadman’s Dash 5k will took place on Sunday...
Explained: How Laois’s football season could pan out if they defeat Carlow
Back when John Sugrue was named Laois senior football boss at the end of 2017, the prospect of Laois reaching a Leinster final was...
Weapon-wielding masked men strike fear into residents of Laois town
Two men, who brandished baseball bats wrapped in barbed wire, caused a serious disturbance last night in Portlaoise which left residence fearing for their...
Gardai detect drivers in Laois speeding on National Slow Down day
National Slow Down Day was held over a 24 hour period between 7am on Friday and 7am Saturday - with three drivers in Laois...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, May 26, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Helen Ryan (née McGrath)
Clonin, Mountrath, Laois
Helen Ryan (neé McGrath), Clonin, Mountrath, Co....
Popular music group for babies and toddlers returns with new times in Portlaoise
A very popular music group for babies, toddlers and parents called BabyJam begins in Portlaoise this week with mid-week classes.
Baby Jam is an early...
24 things you’ll relate to if you spent a summer in America
Ah summer in America, something many of us can relate to. A summer never to forget, and many experiences we wish to forget. With...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, May 25, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Alice Kelly-Beere
Roskeen, Lombardstown, Cork / Portlaoise, Laois / Bunclody, Wexford
Roskeen, Lombardstown, Portlaoise...