LaoisToday Reporter
Rath NS set to accept enrolments for 2024-2025 school year – with Open Day...
Founded in 1857, Sacred Heart National School Rath is a co-educational primary school located near the village of Ballybrittas in the parish of Emo/Portarlington....
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Priya Kumar Sengupta
Woodbrook, Portarlington, Laois
Priya Kumar Sengupta, Woodbrook, Portarlington, Oghill Nursing Home, Monasterevin, Enfield, London...
Remembering some of the great Laois people who sadly left us in 2023
As one year ends and the next one begins, we often find ourselves looking back on the people we have lost.
Laois lost a number...
Seven clubs represented in LaoisToday Senior Football Team of the Year for 2023
As the year draws to a close, we in LaoisToday have put our heads together to come up with our Senior Football Team of...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, January 1, 2024
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Bergin (née Fitzpatrick)
St. Martin's Avenue, Naas, Kildare/Portlaoise, Laois
Formerly of Portlaoise, Co Laois.
In the tender...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, December 31, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Keith Ivan Little
45 Rossdarragh Hill, Portlaoise, Laois
Suddenly at home. Loving son of Elizabeth (Elaine) and...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, December 30, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Shane Lynch
St Brigid’s Place, Portlaoise, Laois
Shane Lynch. St. Brigids Place Portlaoise. Died 29th December 2023...
Deep sadness following tragic passing of young Laois man as fundraiser launched
There is deep sadness in Portlaoise following the tragic and unexpected passing of Shane Lynch.
Shane, 23, from St Brigid's Place in Portlaoise, died on...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, December 29, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Dan Duggan
Dublin Rd, Portlaoise, Laois
Dan Duggan, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Died peacefully on 28th...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, December 28, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Jim (James) Bonham
Raheenabrogue, Ballyroan, Laois
Peacefully in the care of the staff of St. Pauls Ward...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael (Mick) O’Neill
Emmet Terrace, Mountmellick, Laois
Michael (better known as Mick) Emmet Terrace, Mountmellick, died as...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael (Mick) O'Neill
Emmet Terrace, Mountmellick, Laois
Michael (better known as Mick) Emmet Terrace, Mountmellick, died as...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, December 25, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Nancy Connolly (née Loughnane)
Ashgrove, Mountmellick, Laois/Birr, Offaly/Roscrea, Tipperary
The death has occurred of Nancy Connolly (nee...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, December 24, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ellen Costigan (née Doyle)
Clonad, Portlaoise, Laois, R32PC90/Roscrea, Tipperary
Ellen Costigan (née Doyle) Clonad, Portlaoise and formerly...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, December 23, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
John (Joseph) Douglas
Hawthorn Close, Newbridge, Kildare / Portarlington, Laois
DOUGLAS John (Joseph) Hawthorn Close, Newbridge, Co....
Pat Critchley: ‘A Coaching Way’ – It is essential for coaches to be fired...
The following is an extract from Pat Critchley's new book 'A Coaching Way - Insights, Strategies and Tools for Successful Coaching'
Are we coaches of...
Introducing the LaoisToday Intermediate Hurling Team of the Year for 2023
The 2023 Intermediate Hurling Championship plotted a fascinating, exhilarating course, with Colt-Shanahoe coming out on top.
Trumera, Mountmellick and Clonad played their part in what...
Talking Sport Podcast Awards: Heartbreak, Shock, Unsung Hero, Player and Team of the year
We are almost at the end of 2023 and we are here on the latest Talking Sport Podcast to review the last 12 months.
Over...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, December 22, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anna Brophy (née Crowe)
Clonsilla Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin / Laois / Limerick
Formerly of Carrigmore House, Doon,...
Significant work carried out on charming old Vicarstown school which still serves as a...
The school in Vicarstown may have been closed by the Department of Education in 1969 - but it still remains a central part of...
Sadness in Portlaoise following the passing of well regarded and admired former Garda inspector
There is sadness in Portlaoise this week following the passing of a well regarded and admired former Garda inspector.
Michael Morris, of Colliers Lane, Kilminchy,...
CEO of Ireland’s largest private security firm launches Laois school’s charity calendar
Schoolchildren at Rath NS turned the tables on a former pupil, deciding if they’d put him on the ‘nice or naughty list’ by picking...
O’Moore’s dominate LaoisToday Camogie Team of the Year for 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, we at LaoisToday have put our heads together to come up with our Camogie Team of the Year.
O'Moore's...
Talking Sport Podcast Awards: Flop, Manager, Controversy and Comeback of the year
We are almost at the end of 2023 and we are here on the latest Talking Sport Podcast to review the last 12 months.
Over...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, December 21, 2023
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tom (Snowball) Brennan
Leeds and formerly of Monavea, Crettyard, Laois
The death has occurred of Tom Brennan...
Sadness following the passing of Camross and Laois hurling great Sean Cuddy
There is sadness in Camross and the Laois hurling community following the passing of Sean Cuddy.
Sean died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on...
Talking Sport Podcast Awards: Goal, Game, Point and Save of the year
We are almost at the end of 2023 and we are here on the latest Talking Sport Podcast to review the last 12 months.
Over...
All systems go as much-loved Christmas tractor run in aid of Laois school confirmed
Clonenagh National School, Mountrath, will hosts its Annual Tractor Run on Thursday, December 28, in Coolrain Village.
This fundraising event has proven to be a...
Portlaoise dominate the LaoisToday Ladies Football Team of the Year for 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, we at LaoisToday have put our heads together to come up with our Ladies Football Team of the...
Pat Critchley: ‘A Coaching Way’ – the importance of a Growth Mindset
The following is an extract from Pat Critchley's new book 'A Coaching Way - Insights, Strategies and Tools for Successful Coaching'
Coaches want their players...