Woodenbridge Community Alert believe CCTV will reduce crime
As Woodenbridge Community Alert fundraises to place CCTV on approach roads from the motorway, other communities in Laois are enjoying the benefits of crime...
Volunteers sought to set up Portlaoise No Name Club
Portlaoise has been identified as a location in need of a No Name Club for teenagers by the national voluntary organisation.
The organisation says it...
Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney will be in Laois this Wednesday
The current Rose of Tralee, Maggie McEldowney from Chicago, will visit Laois this Wednesday as part of her tour of the country this week to...
Gardai searching for missing Monasterevin woman
Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of 60-year-old Eileen Roche, who is missing from her home in Monasterevin since Thursday.
Eileen,...
Fleming raises concerns over wind energy guidelines
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming says he has serious concerns after obtaining new information which shows that the publication of the revised...
‘It’s never too late to return to education’ says head of Laois Third Level
The head of Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre has urged people to remember that it is never too late to go back to education.
Margaret Morrin,...
In Pictures: Student Enterprise Programme Laois Schools County Final
The Student Enterprise Programme Laois Schools County Final took place in the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise yesterday with a dazzling array of young Laois...
Winners announced in Student Enterprise Programme
A group of girls from Heywood CS have been crowned the winners of the Student Enterprise Programme for Laois schools.
Their mini company, SenseAbility, was...
Reinvigorate post offices, argues Laois TD Stanley
Laois Sinn Féin TD and spokesperson for Communications, Brian Stanley, has expressed his concern today over reports that 80 post office branches could close...
John Giles in Portlaoise on Saturday for 10th birthday party for Laois Leeds supporters
John Giles was at Laois Leeds United Members Club very first function and fittingly he will remember old friends by returning for their 10th...
Lambing season well underway as Cosby Hall welcomes arrivals
Lambing is well and truly underway as these photos from Cosby Hall over the weekend show.
These photographs were sent to us by John Whelan...
Revealed – the story behind this Mountmellick political photograph from the ’70s
The story behind this Mountmellick photograph of local politicans in the mid 1970s has emerged which shows the nine members of the Mountmellick Town...
Watch: Portlaoise St Patrick’s Day parade committee hard at work
The Portlaoise St Patrick’s Day Committee has been busy laying the groundwork for what they hope will be one of the most successful parades...
In Pictures: Prospective Laois Roses meet for afternoon tea
The search is underway for contestants for the Laois Rose 2017 selection night and on Sunday there was afternoon tea in the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel...
LaoisToday teams up with Laois Rose 2017
The Laois Rose of Tralee will take place next month and LaoisToday are planning their coverage of the event for the first time.
The Laois selection...
Laois people asked to attend jobs fair in Dublin
Career Zoo, Ireland’s premier career event, is calling on Laois people to head to the Convention Centre in Dublin next Saturday to avail of thousands of...
Laois Rose Hyland makes trip to volunteer in Chernobyl
2016 Laois Rose Kate Hyland, has just returned from an emotional volunteering trip to Belarus with Adi Roche and Chernobyl Children International.
The 27 year...
Someone in Laois is €180,000 richer after playing the Lotto
One Laois person woke up €180,000 richer this morning following last nights' National Lottery Draw.
A Quick Pick sold in SuperValu on the Abbeyleix Road...
Mad Hatter’s cancer fundraising to mark the late David Pratt’s 50th birthday
The Pratt family in Abbeyleix will remember a dearly departed family member on his 50th birthday over the weekend with a host of Mad...
Abbeyleix already laying the groundwork for Entente Florale success
The work has begun in earnest in Abbeyleix for the town’s participation in the international Entente Florale Europe competition.
Participation in the top European horticulture...
The call is out for Guaranteed Irish ‘Hero’ awards
Business membership organisation, Guaranteed Irish is issuing the final call for individuals and businesses in Laois to get involved in their Guaranteed Irish ‘Hero’...
VIDEO: Coláiste Íosagáin students striving to win five calves in national competition
A team of Transition Year students from Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington are just one step away from winning five Irish Angus cross calves.
Oisin O'Dea,...
Retired Portlaoise couple ready for their new life in South Africa
This Monday retired Portlaoise couple Jim and Esther McCormack will board a plane for South Africa.
They’ve sold the house that they raised their...
Wind warning in place for Laois as Storm Ewan blasts off
Met Eireann have issued a wind warning for Laois, along with a number of other counties for today.
There is a Status Yellow warning in...
TD and Councillor clash over appropriate use of Emo Court cottages
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Tom Mulhall says he "totally disagrees" with Deputy Sean Fleming's view that the cottages on the land of Emo...
Crime journalist to lead Ballacolla fundraising walk
Given that a local group in Ballacolla are raising funds for a new CCTV system, crime journalist Paul Williams seems a fitting choice as...
All your news from Timahoe
This week's Timahoe notes, as submitted by Roghan Headen.
GAA
The players of the Club who collected money lately through the "last man standing" initiative would...
Grandfather of young Ciaran Treacy makes emotional plea on radio
Noel Ryan, grandfather of Ciarán Treacy, the young boy killed in a car crash by a drunk driver, had an emotional message for Fianna...
All the results and some great pictures as Laois Ploughing celebrates 50 years
Laois ploughing celebrated its 50th Laois County Ploughing match in style over the weekend.
OPEN INTERMEDIATE CONVENTIONAL
1st - Billy Donnelly
2nd - Martin Reilly
3rd - David...
Volunteers wanted to help build Abbeyleix Bog bridge
Volunteers are being asked to come along to help complete a bog bridge at Abbeyleix Bog on Saturday.
This latest piece of infrastructure will add...