LaoisToday Reporter
Talking Sport Podcast: Footballers in Longford, Leinster hurling leagues, Celtic Challenge and Laois minors...
The June Bank Holiday weekend is over us and the latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here.
Barry McEvoy joins Alan Hartnett to...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joe Cunneen
Rathleague, Portlaoise, Laois
Joe Cunneen. Rathleague, Co. Laois and formerly Cork City. June 2nd 2024....
Strong Laois links to Offaly U-20 hurling success
There were a number of Laois links with the Offaly U-20 hurling team that claimed All Ireland glory on Saturday evening.
Offaly were 2-20 to...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, June 3, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Kate (Mamie) Dooley (née Doyle)
Congress Tce, Portarlington, Laois
Formerly of Leeds. Peacefully surrounded by her...
The week that was – our most read stories of the week
1 - Weekend Read: Portlaoise ideal location for Regional Sports Centre according to newly released report
The issue returned to prominence after series of stories...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, June 2, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Williams (née Cleary)
Knockiel, Rathdowney, Laois, R32 E7W0
Mary Williams (née Cleary), Knockiel, Rathdowney, Co. Laois,...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, June 1, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Williams (née Cleary)
Knockiel, Rathdowney, Laois, R32 E7W0
Mary Williams (née Cleary), Knockiel, Rathdowney, Co. Laois,...
Talking Sport Podcast: Cumann na mBunscol memories, a trip to Longford, Celtic Challenge and...
The June Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us and the latest episode of the Talking Sport Podcast is here.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, May 31, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Singleton (née Cogley)
Portarlington, Laois
Singleton (née Cogley), Margaret, (Late of Portarlington, Co. Laois). Peacefully, surrounded...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Pauline Flanagan (Independent) – Portlaoise
Pauline Flanagan missed out on a seat at her first attempt in 2019 when she was then a Fianna Fáil candidate and running under...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Dom Dunne (Independent) – Portlaoise
Dom Dunne came within just over 50 votes of winning the final seat in the Portlaoise Municipal District in 2019, then as a candidate...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Barry Walsh (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
Barry Walsh is an outgoing councillor in the Portlaoise Municipal District having replaced Mary Sweeney when she stepped down - but fights this election...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Bolaji Adeyanju (Independent) – Portlaoise
Bolaji Adeyanju is an Independent candidate running in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
A Nigerian native, he chats about how he came to live in Ireland,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Rosie Palmer (Green Party) – Portlaoise
Rosie Palmer is a first-time candidate, from Ballinakill, running for the Green Party in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Part of Minister Pippa Hackett's parliamentary team,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Caroline Dwane Stanley (Sinn Fein) – Portlaoise
Caroline Dwane-Stanley was first elected to Laois County Council in 2014 and is seeking a third term in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
In this wide-ranging...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Maria McCormack – Portlaoise
Maria McCormack is a new candidate for Sinn Féin in Portlaoise. Originally from Tipperary, she moved to Ballyroan at a young age and has...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Willie Aird (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
The first time Willie Aird was eligible to vote, he voted for himself! That was way back in 1979 when he was elected to...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, May 30, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent’s Community Nursing Home,...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Vivienne Phelan (Fine Gael) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Vivienne Phelan from Stradbally is running for Fine Gael in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District and is hoping to make up for the disappointment of...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Padraig Fleming (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
From a family steeped in Fianna Fáil, locally and nationally, Padraig Fleming has been a Laois County Councillor since 2009 and is seeking a...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Charlie Hackett (Green Party) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Charlie Hackett from the Green Party is one of the youngest candidates in the country. A student in UL, he comes from a family...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paschal McEvoy (Fianna Fáil) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having grown up in Timahoe but lived in Stradbally for a lot of his adult life, Paschal McEvoy has had a strong based in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Aaron Kelly (Sinn Féin) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Aaron Kelly from Graiguecullen is a first-time candidate, running for Sinn Féin, in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District. He explains how he came to join...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Eoin Barry (Labour) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
Having run as a candidate for the first time in 2019 and missed out on the last seat, Labour's Eoin Barry is back once...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with PJ Kelly (Fine Gael) – Graiguecullen-Portarlington
PJ Kelly is a sitting Fine Gael councillor in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District - but this is his first election to contest as he...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Veronica Dunne (née Prendergast)
Garoon, Mountmellick, Laois / Tullamore, Offaly
Retired Staff St Vincent's Community Nursing Home,...
All-Ireland MFC: Laois see off Waterford to reach Tier 3 semi final
Laois 3-11 Waterford 2-8
All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 Quarter Final
The Laois minor footballers are through to the All-Ireland Tier 3 semi final following a six...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Paddy Buggy (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Paddy Buggy is hoping it's a case of third time lucky in this year's Local Elections as runs as a Fine Gael candidate in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Lorna Holohan-Garry (Sinn Féin) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
At the second time of asking, Lorna Holohan-Garry is hoping to win a seat on Laois County Council in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
She was...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Fintan Cuddy (Fianna Fáil) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
Based in Castletown, Fintan Cuddy is running as Fianna Fáil candidate in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
He chats about his tough upbringing and how events...