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LaoisToday Schools QuizCast: More drama involving Rath as tiebreaker required in Round 2 with...
Rath National School and Holy Family were involved in a dramatic encounter as Round 2 of the LaoisToday Schools QuizCast got underway.
This was a...
Talking Sport Podcast: Northern Ireland politics and Laois football make for a dramatic weekend
What drama - and none of it on the pitch!
The Laois footballers won their second game of this National League Division 4 campaign on...
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois tested by Down but do enough to get off to...
The Laois hurlers had a closer than expected battle with Down in O'Moore Park on Sunday afternoon in the opening game of their Division...
LaoisToday Schools QuizCast: Portlaoise Parish affair as The Heath NS and Holy Family face...
It was a battle of Portlaoise Parish in the final of our Round 1 matches with Holy Family facing The Heath NS.
Holy Family have...
LaoisToday Schools QuizCast: Mighty battle as Timahoe get the better of Rath in nail-biting...
There was huge drama as Scoil Mhuire Fatima Timahoe and Rath National School clashed in Round 1 of the LaoisToday Schools Quiz Cast.
Ruairi Bowe,...
Talking Sport Podcast: Looking ahead to the National League Division 2 campaign for the...
The wait is almost over for the Laois senior hurlers with their National hurling league Division 2 campaign to start on Sunday.
Laois will face...
LaoisToday Schools QuizCast: Clonaslee hold off late Newtown rally to move one step closer...
It's a long way from Crettyard to Clonaslee so primary schools from the two areas being paired against each other in the LaoisToday QuizCast...
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois hurling manager Willie Maher ahead of National League campaign
The National Hurling league gets underway this weekend and for the first time in more than a decade, Laois find themselves in Division 2.
Willie...
LaoisToday Schools QuizCast: Tie-breaker needed as Stradbally and Borris-in-Ossory students go the distance
If the rest of the LaoisToday Schools QuizCast competition can provide the same drama that the students of St Colman's of Stradbally and St...
Eight teams set to battle it out to be crowned inaugural LaoisToday Schools QuizCast...
Here at LaoisToday, we love a good quiz and if the period before Christmas taught us anything - so too do the general Laois...
Talking Sport Podcast: Knockbeg, Heywood, Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise CBS and Mountmellick feature in...
School GAA action is in full swing at the moment and we have a special Podcast dedicated at bringing everyone up to date.
In Knockbeg,...
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois win against Longford, Justin McNulty and defeat for Ladies
Our latest Talking Sport Podcast is here and the focus is solely on football this week.
The Laois seniors made the perfect start to Division...
Talking Sport Podcast: Interview with Laois manager Justin McNulty ahead of National League opener
The Laois senior footballers will begin their National League Division 4 campaign at home to Longford on Saturday.
It will be a 6pm throw in...
Talking Sport Podcast: Previewing Laois’s Division 4 National Football League campaign
The Laois senior footballers begin their National Football League Division 4 campaign this Saturday when they welcome Longford to O'Moore Park.
And in this special...
Talking Sport Podcast: Storm Isha impacts Laois ladies football opener, management interview and school...
Storm Isha continues to batter Ireland with high winds and the Laois Ladies had to battle it as well as Donegal on Sunday.
They were...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the last seven days
1 - In Pictures: St Joseph’s acknowledge memorable 2023 season at celebratory Dinner Dance
St Joseph’s GAA club enjoyed a hectic 2023 campaign and they...
Talking Sport Podcast: New Laois Ladies management preview upcoming 2024 season
The Laois Ladies are set to return to competitive action on Sunday when their National League Division 2 campaign will get underway.
The game against...
Talking Sport Podcast: Walsh Cup review, lads looking for autographs and Willie Maher interview
The 2024 Walsh Cup came to an end for the Laois senior hurlers when they were beaten by Galway.
Barry McEvoy was in Ballinasloe and...
Talking Sport Podcast: O’Byrne Cup ends in Wicklow, oodles of debuts and Justin McNulty...
The O'Byrne Cup has come to an end for Laois for the 2024 season following defeat against Wicklow on Saturday.
After losing to Offaly in...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Internationally renowned chef set to open restaurant and guesthouse outside Laois town
An internationally renowned chef has announced his intention to open a...
Talking Sport Podcast: Shane Keegan interview on a big year for Coaching and Games...
In the world of Coaching and Games, the off-season is often the peak season.
And so it is with Laois GAA, where there is an...
From the Archives: The Portlaoise man who walked to Spain in memory of his...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on August 6, 2022.
A Portlaoise man has gone the distance to remember his beloved sister who died...
From the Archives: In Pictures: Great craic as The Lost Messiahs perform in Hogan’s...
This was a mighty night in Coolrain in October 2022.
This was great craic in Coolrain over the October Bank Holiday weekend as a popular...
From the Archives: The story of the Laois man playing a key role in...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on November 12, 2022
A Laois man is playing a key role in the planning of the new...
Weekend Read: Six big local stories to watch out for in 2024
And so a new year stretches out in front of us.
As always there is plenty to look forward to on the local news scene.
It's...
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois hurlers defeat Offaly, Willie Maher interview and what happens next
After the O'Byrne Cup began on Wednesday, it was the turn of the Laois senior hurlers last night.
Willie Maher's charges were up against Offaly...
Talking Sport Podcast: Laois lose out to Offaly, Justin McNulty interview and club manager...
After a two week break, the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast returns and this one is all about football.
The O'Byrne Cup began in Stradbally last...
From the Archives: Liam Hyland at 90: From Ballacolla to Brussells – former Laois...
Back in April, we met up with Liam Hyland to talk about his political career, life and everything in between.
It’s a Friday afternoon in...
From The Archives: ‘Portarlington is a dumping ground for asylum seekers, that’s what I’m...
Back in September 2023, Sinn Fein Councillor Aidan Mullins hit out at the lack of affordable housing in Laois and made specific comments in...
From The Archives: Laois priest the main interview on Ireland’s most listened to Podcast...
Back in Augustof 2023, The 2 Johnnies had a Laois Priest on their podcast.
Fr David Vard appeared on Ireland's most listened to podcast and...
