REVEALED: Three men in the running to replace the late Cllr Jerry Lodge
Three men are in the running to take the County Council seat of the late Portlaoise Cllr Jerry Lodge, LaoisToday can reveal.
There was widespread...
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Laois votes Yes
The people of Laois overwhelmingly voted Yes to Repeal of the Eight Amendment on Saturday
Road crashes in Laois
The M7 in Laois was...
Eight Talking Points as Laois reach first Leinster semi final in almost a decade
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For the first time in nine years, Laois have reached the last four of the Leinster...
One of the great Laois football men is in the Westmeath corner this evening
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Laois football supporters have made the trip to Tullamore for big championship matches many times...
Your guide to Laois’s Leinster football quarter-final against Westmeath
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Laois will head to O'Connor Park this evening in search of a place in the...
The Big Five: Another big weekend for county teams, cup final for a Laois...
The weather is to be superb this weekend, which means it will be a great time to get out and see as much sport...
LIVE BLOG: Laois minor hurlers take on Kilkenny
After two earlier losses in the group stages of the Leinster championship, the Laois minor hurlers are up against Kilkenny this evening in Round...
Liverpool superfan takes over LaoisToday Snapchat live from Champions League final in Kiev
Two Laois men are among the massive band of travelling Liverpool supporters making their way to Ukraine for Saturday's Champions League final against Real...
Lalor aiming to bring glory days back to Rosenallis in CCFL Cup final
The curtain comes down on another season of junior football in the midlands on Saturday when the final of the blue ribbon event the...
In Pictures: The Sam Maguire pays a visit to O’Dempseys GAA
Sam Maguire made the big trip down from Dublin to O'Dempseys GAA recently.
The All-Ireland trophy was right at home with the 50 children and...
Laois Abroad: The Laois nurse living in rural Australia for the past 24 years
Portlaoise woman Mary Urquhart has lived in Cobar, New South Wales (NSW) for 24 years now.
She went there on a working holiday Visa at the...
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Thousands turn out for Darkness into Light in Laois
There were seas of support for Darkness into Light in Mountmellick and Rathdowney on Saturday morning
An...
Your guide to the Laois’s Leinster football championship opener against Wexford
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A new chapter is being written in Laois football, as John Sugrue takes his charges to...
Moment in Time: Portlaoise ARCH millennium ball in 2000
At the turn of the Millennium, there was a particular obsession with marking the end of a century and the turn of a thousand...
New presenter announced for Laois Rose selection night
The Laois Rose selection night is to take place this coming Sunday in the Mildands Park Hotel and there will be a new man...
Golf Classic in aid of Cuisle Centre aiming to raise much needed funds
The third annual Cuisle Centre Golf Classic takes place this Friday April 27 in The Heritage Golf Club Killenard.
Last year the event raised over...
12 year jail sentence for Jihadi who drove over Laois man in the UK
A 12 year prison sentence was imposed yesterday in the UK on a Jihadi sympathiser who drove over a Mountmellick man in Birmingham, causing...
In Pictures: Awards galore for Portlaoise Golf club
A number of Portlaoise golfers were presented with trophies and awards recently.
The members, from Portlaoise Golf Club, collected their prizes at a ceremony in...
Portlaoise has longest wait time in midlands for driving tests
Drivers in Portlaoise face an average of over three months to sit their driving test, latest figures show.
It has emerged that Portlaoise has one...
Funeral details announced for late Fianna Fail Cllr Jerry Lodge
Funeral details have been announced following the sad passing of Fianna Fail Cllr Jerry Lodge.
The death notice is as follows: "Jerry Lodge, 'Curra Dubh',...
Sadness and shock at the passing of veteran local politician
There is deep sadness in local political circles and beyond this morning with the news of the death of current Laois County Councillor Jerry...
Laois auctioneer heading to the Middle East to sell Irish houses
Sherry FitzGerald Hyland Keating are not selling sand to the Arabs, but they are selling houses to people in the United Arab Emirates.
On April...
Laois minor ladies lose out to superior Dubs
Dublin 2-19 Laois 2-11
Leinster LGFA Minor Championship quarter-final
It looked as if it could be a historic win for Laois at the end of the...
All Ireland final disappointment for St Fergal’s Rathdowney
Scariff CC 5-10 St Fergal's Rathdowney 2-12
All Ireland Colleges SHC 'C' Final
There was disappointment for St Fergal's Rathdowney in Toomevara this afternoon after three goals...
Rathdowney-Errill all set for fun run and walk
The clocks are going back tomorrow and Rathdowney-Errill GAA have an event planned to help you bounce into Spring.
They have organised the Rathdowney/Errill GAA Fun...
LIVE BLOG: Rathdowney school in search of All Ireland honours
We're in Toomevara GAA club in North Tipperary this afternoon as St Fergal's Rathdowney go in search of All Ireland Colleges SHC 'C' glory.
They...
Comhrá, craic agus dóchas at Portlaoise’s first Pop Up Gaeltacht
Portlaoise's first ever Pop Up Gaeltacht went down a resounding success in The Welcome Inn on Thursday 22 March.
It was a chance for Gaeilgeoirí from,...
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Portlaoise estate set on fire
Families had to be evacuated after a house in a Portlaoise estate was set on fire
Not enough home help
Almost...
In Pictures: An explosion of colour for Mountrath St Patrick’s Day Parade
Blasts of green, white and gold flooded the streets of Mountrath today for their St Patrick's Day parade.
The smaller community showed they could put...
Moment in Time: A selection of brilliant photos from the Abbeyleix St Patrick’s Day...
The forecast for St Patrick's Day is for the coldest in years but as we've seen over the years, there is an incredible appetite...
