In Pictures: Laois secondary school students present 200 care packages to homeless charity
200 care packages have been handed over to a homeless charity thanks to the kindness of some secondary school students in Laois.
The lads in...
Laois school launch fundraiser in bid to upgrade WiFi system
A significant fundraising initiative was launched in Timahoe last week as the Parents’ Association of Scoil Mhuire Fatima have set about raising €4,000 for...
Strange times for Laois third level students as they adapt to online learning
In a college year like no other, the college life experience has dramatically changed because of the ongoing pandemic.
Laois students all across the country...
Seven Laois projects chosen for first ever virtual BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Seven Laois projects are among the 550 finalists for the 2021 BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Two Laois schools will be represented - with four projects...
Plight of high class sizes of two Laois schools raised in the Dail
Two Laois DEIS schools 'remain deeply frustrated about the failure of the Minister for Education to prioritise class size reductions in all disadvantaged school...
In Pictures: Laois school celebrate diversity with ‘Stand Up’ week
On Friday November 19, the students and staff of Mountrath Community School marked 'Stand Up' week.
By wearing different coloured jumpers, the school community came...
In Pictures: Laois students celebrate Leaving Cert Applied Session 2 results
Colaiste Iosagain Portarlington students celebrated their Leaving Certificate Applied Session 2 results with an award ceremony this week.
LCA is an alternative to the leaving...
Minister for Education to ‘examine’ Abbeyleix school as new building sought
Minister for Education Norma Foley is to fully examine the issues surrounding the building at Scoil Mhuire in Abbeyleix.
Minister for State Sean Fleming confirmed that...
Laois TD calls on Education Minister to ‘move ahead’ with new building for Kolbe...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has called on the Minister for Education Norma Foley to immediately move ahead with a new building for Kolbe Special...
Brand new building for Laois’s newest secondary school following €24.5 million investment
Laois's newest secondary school is to get a brand new building after the Department of Education confirmed it was allocating €24.5 million to the...
In Pictures: Personal Safety Workshop a huge success in Laois school
Transition Year students in Mountrath Community School took part in a workshop on personal safety facilitated by Alex Walsh of Personal Safety Ireland.
On November...
The incredible story of how a Polish child with no English became a Laois...
From Poland, to Portlaoise College, to becoming a PE teacher - Pawel Nowakiewicz has gone through a challenging but ultimately most rewarding few years...
In Pictures: Laois school’s Wellness Week a huge success
2020 has been a difficult year for schools as the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic has interrupted so many wonderful activities like Panto, Cumann na mBunscol,...
In Pictures: Mindfulness in these challenging times at Laois secondary school
The Transition Year students in Mountrath Community School took part in a yoga workshop recently.
The students learned the relaxing and distressing techniques of yoga...
ASTI teachers vote for strike action unless government ‘address Covid-19 issues’
ASTI members, who are the biggest secondary school union in the country, have voted to take industrial action unless the Government immediately addresses 'key...
Laois secondary school publish first edition of new digital newspaper
A Laois secondary school has published the first ever edition of its brand new digital newspaper.
The 'Student Voice' was officially published for the very...
In Pictures: Laois secondary school end mid term with Mask Factor
Colaiste Iosagain secondary school in Portarlington finished the mid term on Friday by hosting 'The Mask Factor'.
The idea was that students were encouraged to...
Laois school hosts very successful Mental Health Awareness Week
Wellbeing and the promotion of positive mental health has always been a key element of life in Dunamase College - and this was certainly...
Case of Coronavirus confirmed at Laois primary school
A case of Coronavirus has been detected in a Laois primary school.
The HSE informed parents in Scoil Eoin Phoil Naofa II, Ballyroan, of the...
Sustainability and Leaving Cert Results – a busy time in Portlaoise College
In response to an audit on single-use plastic waste, the Green Schools Committee in Portlaoise College decided it was time to take action, and...
Confirmed case of Coronavirus in Laois secondary school – but remote learning systems to...
There has been a confirmed case of Coronavirus in the Dunamase College secondary school in Portlaoise - but only students who have been deemed...
Laois principals overwhelmingly happy with new Leaving Cert system
Secondary school principals across Laois have paid tribute to their Leaving Cert students after over 1,000 Laois pupils received their calculated grades yesterday morning.
This...
Over 1,000 Laois students set to get Leaving Cert results today under calculated grades...
Over 1,000 Laois students will receive their 2020 Leaving Cert results this morning under the new calculated grades process introduced after the exams were...
Portlaoise College welcome record 168 first year students for a new school year like...
There was great excitement in Portlaoise College as the school welcomed 168 First Year Students to start their second level education.
This is the highest...
More great Back to School photos from around the county
Starting or going back to school is a momentous occasion in any young person's life.
For those who are going through the system, this week...
In Pictures: Students in high spirits as schools re-open around the county
Five and a half months since closing their doors last March, primary school students from around the country went back to the classrooms today.
It...
Send us your back to school photos as new year starts
It's a big day for students, teachers and parents as a new school year like none before begins around the country.
The schools of Ireland...
16-year-old Laois student wins Microsoft competition in Ireland and the UK
Daisy Thomas from Abbeyleix has been crowned Microsoft Specialist Word 2016 Champion of UK and Ireland.
Daisy is a Transition Year student in Heywood Community...
Our School Revisited: Newtown NS – a small, rural school deeply embedded in the...
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday in November 2009.
This week for the Our School series we visited Newtown NS where principal Kevin Gorman and...
New principal appointed in St Fergal’s College in Rathdowney
St Fergal's College in Rathdowney will have a new principal for the 2020-2021 school year following the appointment of Gerry Quinn to the role.
The...
