Laois GAA chairman not seeking re-election ahead of county convention
Laois GAA chairman Peter O'Neill will not be seeking re-election at county convention this year, bringing an end to his four-year spell in the...
REVEALED: Former Laois captain set to be part of new senior football management team
A former Laois captain is set to be unveiled as part of the new management team for the senior footballers.
LaoisToday understands that Chris Conway...
Six Talking Points as Graiguecullen claim 13th Laois minor football title
Graiguecullen turned in a powerful second-half performance to win the Laois MFC 'A' title in O'Moore Park on Wednesday night.
They trailed 0-8 to 0-6...
In Pictures: Midlands Park Hotel recognise their long-serving staff with Employee Appreciation event
The Midlands Park Hotel recently held a “Be Our Guest” event, where they celebrated the long-term outstanding continuous service of their team members who...
Packed programme of events on Culture Night in Laois – check out the full...
A packed programme of events on Culture Night in Laois, Friday 17th of September – FREE EVENTS happening live and online across the county. ...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Emo and Graiguecullen clash in 2020 SFC...
After ten months of waiting - the time has finally come for Emo and Graiguecullen to meet in the 2020 Laois senior football championship...
Here are all of Tuesday’s Laois GAA Results as the 2021 championships get underway
Tonight saw the Junior 'B' hurling Championship begin with games taking place across all three groups in the competition.
Kyle are the only first team...
Whatever happens, a famine will be ended in the 2020 Laois senior football championship
Ten months after the quarter-finals of the Laois SFC, the action resumes this coming weekend with the delayed 2020 semi-finals.
On Friday night Emo and...
From Buckingham Palace to the Wembley Arena – Laois musician remembers life as a...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in April 2020.
He played everywhere from Buckingham Palace to Wembley Arena and was a rising star on the...
Weekend Read: 10 reasons to be positive in Laois as new decade stretches out...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in January 2020, before that year's General Election and the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. Because of that...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Laois football chairman Laurence Phelan steps down from role with immediate effect
Laois football chairman Laurence Phelan has resigned from his role on...
In Pictures: Local artist’s exhibition opens in Stradbally
The beautiful Laois Arthouse Gallery in Stradbally, which is celebrating its 10th year this year, has re-opened with an exhibtion entitled Painting the Particular...
10 things we can’t wait to come back post Covid – and a few...
That saying is true: You don't know what you have until it's gone.
Since March 2020, we've pressed pause on so many things that we...
Death occurs of former Laois County Councillor and Fianna Fáil stalwart Marty Rohan
The death has occurred of former Laois County Council and Midland Health Board chairman Marty Rohan from Ballinakill. He was aged 88.
Mr Rohan was...
Sadness in Castletown and Pike of Rushall communities at death of Hannah Delaney
There is a deep sadness in the Pike of Rushall, Castletown and surrounding areas this week following the untimely passing of Hannah Delaney.
Mrs Delaney...
16 potential internal candidates for the vacant Laois football manager’s job
The news that Mike Quirke would not be seeking a third term in charge of the Laois senior footballers was confirmed yesterday.
After a miserable...
Moment in Time: Larry Kavanagh elected Mayor of Laois County Council in 2005
The position of the head of Laois County Council has had different names over the years - mayor, cathaoirleach, chairman.
In Laois it has been...
Warm tributes and well wishes paid as popular Laois school principal retires
Warm tributes and well wishes have been paid to Aoife Elster, Principal of Dunamase College in Portlaoise, following the announcement that she intends to...
‘It gives them the respect that they deserve’ – Great joy as students settle...
There was a tremendous atmosphere in St Francis School yesterday as the students and staff settled in to their brand new building.
On a phased...
Moment in Time: Portlaoise Panto ‘Cinderella’ sells out in 2009
For this week's Moment in Time, we look back on Portlaoise Panto Group's production of 'Cinderella' in the Dunamaise Theatre.
The show marked the group's...
Sporting Memories: Fergal Byron on Cumann na mBunscol, playing out field and that 2003...
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday in April 2020.
The feature of this week's Sporting Memories interview is former Laois football goalkeeper Fergal Byron from...
Breaking Ball: A decade of mediocrity at underage level is leading to senior struggles
On the weekend after next the Laois footballers will make the trip to Newry to take on Down in the National Football League Division...
Johnny Doyle on Laois-Kildare battles, the Micko years and a mutual respect between former...
Throughout the 2000s, when the Laois and Kildare footballers squared up, it was always a big deal.
There were years in the middle part of...
Stats Saturday: Laois’s ‘most capped’ footballers as O’Loughlin hits 150
Last week before the Laois footballers took on Clare in the opening round of the National Football League, Laois GAA shared a short and...
What you need to know as the Laois footballers continue their 2021 campaign at...
The Laois footballers take on Cork in the second round of the National Football League Division 2 South group.
Here we look ahead to the...
The Week that Was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Shaws to close its first Laois store – but flagship Portlaoise outlet to remain open
Shaws are to close to their Mountmellick store,...
County Final Memory: Colt get the betters of neighbours Trumera for 1996 junior hurling...
Colt 3-9 Trumera 1-6
1996 Laois JHC ‘A’ final
The 1996 Laois JHC ‘A’ final threw up a novel pairing and a local derby all in...
From Leinster final hero to a hospital bed – the hard-luck story of a...
There have been many hard luck stories for Laois GAA players and teams over the years but few have experienced going from an incredible...
Sadness at death of Portlaoise teacher John Duggan
There is widespread sadness in Portlaoise and surrounding areas following the death of John Duggan, a highly-regarded teacher in the local CBS secondary school...
Remember the Game: National League semi final misery for Laois against Louth in 2000
Laois 1-8 Louth 0-13
2000 National Football League Division 2 Semi Final
This week's Remember the Game takes us back 21 years to when the Laois...
