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...
Vicarstown group celebrate the 88th birthday of one of their greatest card sharks
The popular '25' is known as the card game of rural Ireland and there's a man in Vicarstown who has probably played as many...
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...
Education is changing but Cistercian Roscrea must be saved
Last Thursday night I attended an information meeting in Portlaoise where the vision for the town’s new secondary school was laid bare to a...
Unusual fire at Bord na Mona site in Portlaoise
A blaze that got out of control at a Bord na Mona site in Portlaoise on Monday was caused by the burning of coconut...
Cash and jewellery stolen as thieves clean out house in Clonaslee
Cash, clothes, jewellery, a TV and mechanical items were among the items taken from a house in Clonaslee last week after thieves broke into...
Gerald Kean returns as special guest at Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball
Celebrity solicitor Gerald Kean will again be the special guest at Friday night’s Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball, an event which has raised over...
Antiques Roadshow goes down a treat in Vicarstown
Over 100 people turned up to the Antiques Roadshow event in Vicarstown at the weekend with all types of antique items brought for valuation.
"I...
Laois family backs Mater funding campaign on heart screening
Having lost their beloved family member Michael, the Bowe family are backing the Mater Foundation's fundraising campaign to upgrade heart screening equipment.
Michael Bowe originally...
Portarlington library set to celebrate its first birthday
Portarlington Library re-opened this time last year to celebrate it is having a 1st birthday this Friday.
They are holding a puppet show from 3-4pm...
The Irish question for the new secondary school in Portlaoise
Dunamase College - the new secondary school that will open in Portlaoise in September - will offer students the opportunity to learn through Irish...