Siun Lennon
Siún Lennon joined LaoisToday in a full-time capacity after studying Journalism and New Media in the University of Limerick. She hails from Rosenallis and her interests vary from news, sports and politics.
Mountmellick CS basketballers bow out to Dublin side in U16 Leinster final
Mountmellick CS 25 Kishoge Community College 45
Boys U-16 Leinster Basketball Final
Mountmellick Community School's U16 boys team came up just short of a Leinster basketball...
Harris must now cancel proposals to downgrade Portlaoise Hospital – Fleming
Laois TD Sean Fleming has called on Minister for Health Simon Harris to immediately cancel and withdraw the proposals on his desk for the...
Applications for First Dates Ireland are now open
We all know someone who should do this.
As the current season airs, applications are already open for the next series of the First Dates...
Young Laois rugby stars of the future to play at Six Nations game
Some of the young Laois rugby stars of the future are giddy with anticipation today as they get set to play a mini game...
Laois TD raises ‘chronic need’ for new building for Kolbe Special School in Leinster...
Laois TD Brian Stanley told the Dáil that there is a 'chronic need' for a new building for Kolbe Special School yesterday, January 31.
Kolbe...
Love is in the air at Mountmellick Drama Group
Love is in the air at Mountmellick Drama Group as they prepare for their Spring production of Bernard Farrell’s Lovers at Versailles.
The play is set...
Laois community set to become a fashion hotspot in aid of Mary-Claire Knowles fund
There's set to be serious style in Timahoe later this month as the local community are holding a charity fashion show in aid of...
Scoil Chriost Rí to represent Ireland in world basketball championships – but they need...
Scoil Chríost Rí competed a remarkable feat last year as they qualified to represent Ireland in the International Schools Basketball World championships in Greece...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, February 1, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Byrne
Ballacolla, Laois / Lucan, Dublin
Very deeply regretted by his family and...
Funeral details announced for well-known Parish Priest
Shock and sadness spread through Abbeyleix and Ballyroan on Wednesday evening as news broke that Parish Priest Fr John Cummins had passed away.
Originally from...
WATCH: Laois woman in Australia speaks about nurses wanting to return home but feeling...
As nurses and midwives went on their first scheduled 24 hour strike yesterday, Laois nurse Sinéad Keane spoke on Ireland AM about Irish nurses wanting...
Tributes paid to ‘much-loved, gentle and endearing’ Abbeyleix parish priest
There is widespread shock and sadness as Abbeyleix and Ballyroan Parish Priest Fr John Cummins was killed in a tragic accident yesterday evening.
The Parish...
‘A lot of these girls would die for the Laois jersey,’ Ladies football manager...
Last November, Kildare man David Gibson was announced as the new Laois Ladies football manager.
Gibson has taken charge of a much-changed Laois side to...
ESB Networks are looking for new apprentices
The ESB are due to open applications for their apprenticeship programme again in February 2019.
This four-year apprenticeship programme involves both indoor and outdoor work experience...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, January 31, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Bridget Duggan (née Maher)
Ross, Rathdowney, Laois
Duggan (née Maher), Ross, Rathdowney, Co. Laois....
More Laois businesses get out to support nurses and midwives on strike
Laois businesses and workers have been flat to the mat gathering as much support and supplies for nurses and midwives striking today.
Downey's Centra sent...
Leinster is expected to be severely hit by frost and snow tomorrow
As schools and roads closed in the west of the country today, Leinster could be expecting the same conditions tomorrow, Thursday 31 January.
Met Éireann...
Laois mother and daughter nurses striking 20 years on from each other
It takes a special person to be a nurse. Sometimes, these special traits are carried down from generation to generation - as is the...
Portlaoise store giving out free teas and coffees to nurses and midwives on strike...
In an incredibly generous act, Bracken's Gala on the Stradbally road, Portlaoise, are giving out hot beverages to nurses and midwives on industrial action...
Peadar Tóibín’s new party Aontú aims to have a contender in Local Elections in...
TD Peadar Tóibín's new party, named Aontú, hopes to have a contender in the upcoming Local Elections in the Portlaoise Municipal District.
The former Sinn...
In Pictures: Laois nurses and midwives begin 24-hour strike over pay parity
The exceedingly cold snap and frost-laden roads could not halt the spirits of some of many nurses on strike in front of Midlands Regional...
Twenty families rescued from mortgage arrears in Laois by housing association
Twenty Laois families in mortgage arrears have been rescued by housing group i-Care over the last year.
This is according to i-Care CEO and vulture...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maud O’Sullivan (née Rigney)
Orchard Close, Countess Road, Killarney, Kerry / Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully...
Game On holding special show in Laois previewing the Six Nations
RTÉ 2fm's Game On is trading Donnybrook for Portlaoise on Thursday night for a very special Six Nations preview show.
Hugh Cahill will be presenting...
Laois nurse gives powerful testimony about why she believes in upcoming strike action
Nurses and midwives are set to go on strike for 24 hours on Wednesday January 30, with further days of striking in February if...
Coldest week of the year expected as temperatures to hit minus five degrees
Met Éireann are warning that this week is set to be the coldest week of the year so far, with temperatures expected to hit...
Brennan admits plenty to work on but pleased with players for ‘fighting til the...
On what was a very tough assignment for Laois in the first round of the league, manager Eddie Brennan admits that there is plenty...
Possible jobs boost for Mountmellick, Pantos and national league competitions – it’s all in...
We have plenty of Top Stories this week and they’re mostly good news!
NEWS
The search for the Laois Rose of Tralee was officially launched this...
LIVE BLOG: Laois hurlers take on Galway in the first round of Division 1B
The meeting of the two sides has become regular fixture since Galway entered the Leinster Hurling championship.
Laois pressed Galway to within two points in...
Property Watch: Four of the most expensive houses for sale in South-East Laois
On this week’s Property Watch, we are taking a look at some of the most expensive homes in South-East Laois.
These range in price from...