Steven Miller
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Laois senior hurling team named for trip to Kilkenny
The Laois hurling team to play Kilkenny shows three changes from the side that beat Carlow to preserve their Division 1 status last weekend.
After...
Laois football team named for key league clash with Kildare
The Laois football team to take on Kildare in Round 5 of the Allianz Football League has been named and shows one change from...
Status Orange wind warning in place for Laois as Storm Jorge approaches
A Status Orange wind warning is in place for Laois from 6am on Saturday until 3am on Sunday.
The warning is in place for the...
Laois to vote against Black Card proposal at GAA Congress
Laois delegates to the GAA's annual conrgess in Cavan this weekend will vote against the proposal that would see the Black Card sin bin...
Former Laois manager to take charge of Ballylinan as new club season comes into...
Former Laois senior football manager Mick Lillis has been appointed as the new Ballylinan boss for the 2020 season.
Lillis, who was over the Laois...
Main Street in Portlaoise should be pedestrianised argue town experts
The Main Street in Portlaoise should be pedestrianised was the view expressed by both a retail expert and a landscape designer during Newstalk's Down...
‘Has to be adequate punishment’ for cynical play says Laois hurling boss Brennan
Laois hurling manager Eddie Brennan has said he is in favour of the GAA looking at a rule change that punishes cynical play ahead...
Portarlington Further Education Open Day
Portarlington Further Education are holding an Open Day tomorrow, February 25, with a number of courses on offer.
Among the courses on offer are ‘Access...
Laois manager Quirke delighted with bounce-back Clare win after Cavan defeat
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke was relieved to see his side emerge from Ennis with a one point win over Clare yesterday.
Laois led...
Unresponsive contractors ‘should not receive council work’
Contractors who carry out work for Laois County Council - but don't engage or respond to complainants after they have finished should not get...
Six Talking Points as Laois footballers beat Clare
The Laois footballers were forced to endure a nervous finish in Ennis this afternoon but they won't mind too much as they held on...
Laois hold on against Clare for vital league win
Laois 1-12 Clare 1-11
Allianz Football League Division 2
The Laois senior footballers returned to winning ways thanks to a very hard-earned win over Clare in...
LIVE BLOG: Laois footballers take on Clare in key clash in Ennis
After picking up three points in their first three games, the Laois footballers have made the trip to Ennis today where they take on...
Hostage situation in Midlands prison ended after weapon exchanged for bar of chocolate
A five-hour hostage situation in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise this week was ended after a weapon was exchanged for a bar of chocolate.
The...
‘No way that match should have gone ahead’ says Laois boss Brennan
Laois hurling manager Eddie Brennan has said that his side's Allianz Hurling League Division 1 game against Carlow in MW Hire O'Moore Park last...
Six Talking Points as Laois hurlers beat Carlow to maintain Division 1 status
The Laois hurlers are assured of Division 1 hurling again in 2021 after beating Carlow in O'Moore Park on Saturday nigh by 0-15 to...
Laois hurlers hold on against Carlow to maintain Division 1 status
Laois 0-15 Carlow 0-14
Allianz Hurling League Division 1B
The Laois hurlers have preserved their Division 1 status for another year thanks to a hard-fought win...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the action as the Laois hurlers take on Carlow
The Laois hurlers' busy season continues tonight when they host Carlow in a must-win relegation game in Division 1 of the Allianz Hurling League.
Both...
Talking Politics: Road trip to the Dail, Independents Day & where now for Sinn...
And so it goes on.
Another week of talks, discussions and we're still no real closer to a new Government.
LaoisToday made a trip to Leinster...
What you need to know as the Laois hurlers take on Carlow in crucial...
It was always likely to come down to this and so it has proved.
The Laois and Carlow hurlers meet in Division 1 of the...
Portarlington footpaths, dangerous road and parking issues
The town of Portarlington is in line for a major upgrade of its footpaths but local councillor Aidan Mullins did raise some concerns about...
Box by Box: How the Edenderry area voted in the 2020 General Election
Brian Stanley's utter dominance across the Laois-Offaly constituency was nowhere more evident than in the Edenderry Municipal District as he polled more first preferences...
Pre-season boost for Ballyfin and The Harps as former county players transfer in
Two Laois clubs have been given a nice pre-season boost following the decision of former county players to transfer to them.
Former Offaly footballer Aidan...
Quality of surfacing raised as ‘spending more and more money on roads’
The state of the county's roads and the never-ending issues of potholes was raised at the recent Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting in Laois County...
In Pictures: Great excitement in Leinster House as TDs arrive for 33rd Dáil
Though there’s plenty of serious business ahead, there was an excitement around Leinster House throughout Thursday as the 33rd Dail sat for the first...
New Portalington TD Berry puts focus on Defence Forces and schools as Dail journey...
With numbers so tight in the arithmetic to form the next government, the votes of Independent TDs like Portarlington's Cathal Berry could be the...
Laois TD Stanley calls on Fianna Fail to stop ‘playing games’ and enter talks
Sinn Fein TD for Laois Brian Stanley has called on Fianna Fail to stop playing games and enter talks to form the next government.
The...
Slow progress on facilities for Rock of Dunamaise
Having additional parking, toilet and information facilities at the Rock of Dunamaise has long been an issue with local county councillors in Laois and...
People reporting drug dealing should be ‘protected at all times’
People who wish to report drug dealing in their estates should have their identity protected at all costs was the strong view of Laois...
Laois teacher launches new Junior Cert Home Economics cookbook
Some teachers go over and above - and that's something Portlaoise College teacher Julie Cunneen has done by publishing a cook book for Junior...