Billionaire Irish entrepreneur who recently bought €20 million Laois mansion purchases airport in Kildare
An Irish billionaire who recently bought a €20 million mansion in Laois has now purchased a majority stake in an airport in Kildare.
According to...
In Pictures: Sightless Cinema Network provides ‘reel’ benefits
Laois County Council’s arts office, along with South Dublin and Meath arts offices, have formed a partnership to establish the Sightless Cinema Network.
This is...
‘Extreme caution’ urged on the roads in treacherous condition
Road users and pedestrians are warned to take extreme care with “treacherous conditions” on roads and slippery paths, where ground snow has frozen as...
Transmitter blow the roof off Portlaoise Educate Together NS
School was out for the pupils and staff at Portlaoise Educate together last Friday.
Popular band Transmitter blasted out chart favourites from the likes of...
WATCH: Holy Family Senior School show their support for Portlaoise ahead of Sunday’s County...
Today marked the end of a fantastic week of school in Holy Family Senior School Portlaoise filled with preparations for Sunday's County Final.
There are...
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...
Up and Coming: Stradbally lady Áine Hennessy discusses her thriving online vintage fashion business
The pandemic has taken so much away - but it has brought out the very best in some young Laois people.
Our new series...
Top tips to look after your mental health
A regular rounders correspondent for LaoisToday, Jamie Dowling has penned a piece on how he has learnt to deal with mental health issues, and...
Surveying for National Broadband Plan ‘well underway’ across 10 Laois areas
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high-speed fibre broadband network, says that surveying works in several areas of Laois are...
10 further deaths and 64 new cases as certain businesses prepare to re-open tomorrow
There have been a further 10 deaths from Covid-19 along with 64 new cases of the virus in Ireland.
It brings the total number of...
Watch: Abbeyleix man belts out Christy Moore for Afghan locals
An Abbeyleix man who is attemping to become the first Irish man to visit every country in the world has entertained the Afghan locals...
Death occurs of Nancy Moloney, mother of former Laois TD John
The death has occurred of Anne (Nancy) Moloney in Mountmellick, mother of former Laois Fianna Fail TD and Junior Minister John Moloney.
The Moloney family...
Tax changes to give Laois people a boost to battle cost of living says...
Income tax changes announced in Budget 2023 that take effect from January 1 will put more money back in people from Laois’s pockets.
So says...
Laois TD calls for ‘fair treatment’ for rural commuters accessing discounted transport
Rural commuters deserve fair treatment when it comes to accessing discounted transport, a Laois TD has said.
Fine Gael' Charlie Flanagan says that as most...
Road closed on Laois-Offaly border after early-morning crash
Traffic diversions are in place and emergency services are at the scene following an early-morning car crash near Portarlington.
The two-car crash happened on the...
Sales of new cars in Laois down for the first half of 2018
The number of new cars being bought in Laois is down for the first half of this year.
Official statistics released by the Society of...
Coronavirus Daily Noticeboard – Friday, May 29, 2020
Latest Coronavirus figures
1,645 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of six from yesterday.
While there has been a total of...
Mountmellick Macra all set to represent Laois at the national Capers semi final
The Mountmellick Macra Capers team are all set to represent Laois in the National Capers semi final in Cavan on Saturday, January 13.
Capers is...
Laois set to be hit with hosepipe ban as drought continues
Irish Water has said hosepipe bans are likely to take effect in parts of Laois as well as in Kilkenny and Limerick over the...
Former Laois footballer wins Carlow GAA award for contribution to secondary schools
The name Chris Conway is synonymous with the famed Gaelic Football nursery, Knockbeg College.
As a pupil, the Arles-Kilcruise native was a decorated footballer and...
Date set for works to begin on final phase of Laois town’s Community Nursing...
The HSE has confirmed that the final schedule of works for Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit will begin next week.
According to Laois TD Charlie Flanagan,...
Coronavirus: 54 more deaths and 1,006 new cases – 21 of them in Laois...
There have been a further 54 Coronavirus related deaths and 1,006 new cases according to the figures released by the health authorities this evening.
45...
Tickets to the All Ireland Final up for grabs as fundraiser in aid of...
Graiguecullen GAA have organised a fundraiser and they need as much support as is humanly possible.
The fundraiser is in aid of Jordan Touhy, a...
In Pictures: Pick Your Own Sunflower charity fundraiser held in Laois with further event this...
As part of National Heritage Week, a three-day fundraiser has been held in aid of Laois Offaly Families for Autism and The Alzheimer's Society...
Barrowhouse and Killeen are gearing up for their annual tractor run
The people of Barrowhouse and Killeen will certainly be hoping for the warm weather to stay as their sixth annual Tractor Run gets underway...
County Development Plan – A climate-friendly future for Laois
Laois County Council are in the process of drafting a new County Development Plan, with climate considerations front and centre.
The Council have already begun...
2018 Remembered: Well-known Laois man’s horse claims big prize in Tramore
Portarlington shone in Tramore in April of this year as Augusta Gold claimed the bumper in Tramore.
The horse, owned by well-known GAA man Kieran Leavy...
Abbeyleix Bog project approved for next phase of surveys
The Abbeyleix Bog project has been approved for the next phase of surveys and research, which will continue to monitor its progress and shape...
Praise for four Laois women for supporting people living in extreme poverty overseas
Four Laois women have received high praise for supporting people living in extreme poverty overseas.
Mountrath Community School students Sarah Phelan and Doireann O’Connor, along...
Portlaoise Men’s Shed using their skills for a worthy cause
For different communities and groups to thrive, they must work together - as the Irish Wheelchair association and Portlaoise Men's Shed both know.
Earlier this...