LaoisToday Reporter
Relative calm before the storm as relegation ties go centre stage
After the completion of the Laois GAA club hurling and football leagues over the weekend, this week represents a relative down period.
There is football...
Forest Fest: Stage set for music-mad lawyer bringing Sister Sledge and Suede to home...
A music-mad solicitor who had a dream of creating a hassle-free music festival, is bringing global stars and a €1million bonanza to a Laois...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, July 10, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Lovern
Foxcroft Street, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of the staff of St Vincent's...
Vive La France! Vive le SOLAS – French Festival this weekend in Portarlington
Get ready for the most anticipated event of the year at SOLAS – the annual French Festival, Oh là là! SOLAS has prepared two...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, July 9, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
James (Jim) O'Connell
7 Erkina Court, Rathdowney, Laois
James (Jim) O'Connell, 7 Erkina Court, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. 7th...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, July 8, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Bridget (Birdie) Deegan
(née Mulhare)
Moyanna, Vicarstown, Laois
Bridget passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving...
Increase of almost 50% in those awaiting outpatient appointments in Midlands Regional Hospital in...
Latest figures show a worrying trend for Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, with numbers awaiting outpatient appointments increasing by almost 50%.
There are currently 5,514 people...
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix hold their end-of-year school concert
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix brought their school year to a close with a wonderful School Concert.
Parents and extended families were invited into the newly renovated...
‘Ireland’s easiest festival’ – Brilliant layout of Forest Fest shown in finalised map
Music lovers attending this year’s Forest Fest won’t need to walk 500 miles to see their favourite bands – as a finalised map of...
Major works at Mountmellick Boys National School approved to go to tender
Laois-Offaly TD, Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the news that major works at Scoil Phádraig Naofa...
Sadness in Durrow at death of long-serving pharmacist John Freeman
There is sadness in Durrow this week with the news of the passing of John Freeman, the highly-regarded pharmacist who'd worked in the town...
Talking Sport Podcast: A league semi-final epic and a short turnaround to final
After a brief break to let a saga play out as to who was actually in the knockout stages, the final of the Laois...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, July 7, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John Moran
Ballinagar, Ballylinan, Laois/Athy, Kildare/Carlow
(Former Laois County Councillor). Husband of the late Loretta (née O'Hara)...
JOB VACANCY: Killeen Civil Engineering seek to fill a number of vacancies
Killeen Civil Engineering have vacancies for experienced:
360° Excavator Drivers
Pipelayers
Groundworkers
Immediate Start.
Minimum Requirements
Safe Pass, CSCS Card
Killeen Civil Engineering also have vacancies for the...
JOB VACANCY: Laois Volunteer Centre seeking to hire Migrant Outreach Support Officer
Laois Volunteer Centre CLG are currently seeking to hire a Migrant Outreach Support Officer.
This is a part-time, fixed-term 35-week contract, 20 hours per week.
Job...
Talking Sport Podcast: League football final previews and Billy Sheehan’s reign comes to an...
With Steven on holidays last week and Alan away this week, it's been a while since our last Talking Sport Podcast.
Hurling Man Barry McEvoy...
Laois County Council launching a ‘Positive Energy’ campaign to empower their staff
Laois County Council is proud to announce the launch of its new energy awareness campaign, "Positive Energy," aimed at encouraging its internal staff to...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, July 6, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peter O'Shea
Clogherinkoe, Kildare/Portlaoise, Laois/Dundrum, Dublin/Cobh, Cork
Peter passed away peacefully in Sancta Maria Nursing Home, Kinnegad. ...
Lyra and Lea Heart to headline Folly Festival 2023’s electrifying lineup
The highly anticipated Folly Festival is back, ready to captivate music enthusiasts and families alike in its intimate venue beneath the majestic Cullohill Castle...
Laois business awarded prestigious international food and travel award
The Heritage, Killenard has been awarded the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2023.
The award is the highest recognition presented annually to those businesses that...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Adrian Thompson
Newbridge, Kildare/Mountmellick, Laois
Thompson Adrian (London and late of Newbridge Co. Kildare and Mountmellick Co. Laois)...
‘Always young, always loved’ – Rory Deegan’s funeral has taken place in Cullohill
A young man who tragically passed away in Greece last week has been described as "a bubbly, good humoured person, who simply made others...
Business Briefing: People First Credit Union, business news and upcoming events
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Belinda Gyves, Business Development Executive with People First Credit Union, with branches in Athy, Abbeyleix,...
Promotion, relegation, champions – how all the Laois club football leagues have finished up
After a hectic schedule of league games across the county since last March, the club GAA leagues in both codes and all the divisions...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Brigid Tuohy (née McInerney)
Stradbally, Laois
Brigid Tuohy (Better known as Gussie) nee McInerney, 10 Ash Trees,...
€60,000 for Laois Forest Parks, Walking Trails and outdoor amenities
Sean Fleming TD, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs is pleased that €60,480 has been awarded in Government funding to Laois...
Laois and Midlands Region represented on Energy Policy Mission to Brussels
Caroline Hofman, Managing Director of The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence in Portlaoise and interim CEO of Laois Chamber Alliance, travelled to Brussels...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures as league finals go centre stage
The volume of club GAA games in Laois has come down somewhat - but there's still plenty of big ones down for decision.
There are...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, July 3, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret (Peggy) BLACKWELL (née Maher)
Tramore, Waterford / Ballinakill, Laois
The death has occurred of Margaret ‘Peggy’...
“Community pharmacists signal reduction in opening hours if cost crisis is not addressed,” says...
Independent TD Carol Nolan says that community pharmacists across her constituency have indicted there is a strong likelihood they will be forced to operate...