My Club and I: James Finn (Ballyfin Gaels)
Ballyfin Gaels can become the most prestigious dual club in Laois on Sunday.
The title is currently held by Portlaoise who, until a few months...
The Laois Twitter reaction as Dublin deny Mayo and win three-in-a-row
Dublin and Mayo never disappoint when they do battle and this afternoon's All Ireland football final was no different.
A cracking game ended with Dublin...
Laois triathlon club in Rotterdam for international event
Twenty two members of the Trilogy Triathlon Club are in Rotterdam this weekend to take part in the World Age Group Championships.
With competitors from...
Laois GAA announce trial details for a number of squads
Laois GAA have announced details of upcoming trials for a number of their development squads.
In football, they will soon be inviting players at U-13...
In Pictures: Smiles all round as new school year gets underway in Rath NS
The students and staff of Rath National School gave the LaoisToday team the biggest welcome on Friday morning.
School Principal Ann Garry brought our photographer...
Job Vacancy: One of Laois’s top hair salons is looking to fill a key...
Due to the continued growth of Frankie's Hairdressing and Chatome Ltd a position has become available for a salon Co-Ordination and Chatome Administrator based...
Sadness as popular Timahoe man passes away
Tributes have been paid to Timahoe man Dan Lalor who tragically passed away on Monday.
Dan was injured after a fall almost two weeks but...
In Pictures: Behind the Scenes of this year’s Electric Picnic
On Tuesday the LaoisToday team attended the Electric Picnic press launch, and were taken for a guided tour and a sneak peak of whats...
Armed gardai set to attend Electric Picnic following security fears
Armed gardai will be on site at Electric Picnic this weekend it has been revealed.
In a reflection of what has happened around the world...
13 great Alf Harvey photos from the Electric Picnic Press Day
A guided tour of the Electric Picnic site three days before the festival starts is a grand way of spending a Tuesday morning in...
Electric Picnic signs deal for another ten years in Stradbally
Electric Picnic is to continue in Stradbally for another ten years.
Melvyn Benn, who is the festival director, informed media at the site this morning...
Disappointment for Laois Rose Maeve as final 32 is announced
There was disappointment for Laois Rose Maeve Dunne in Tralee this morning as she learned that she won't be one of the 32 girls...
10 potential candidates for the Laois football manager’s job
Expect this story to run and run. Peter Creedon has stepped down as Laois football manager and the search to replace him will get...
Sixteen young players to look out for in the Senior football championship
The most important competition in club football in Laois gets underway this week as the Senior championship begins.
There are eight games to look forward...
Wired with Whelan: Time to name and shame TDs who condone drink-driving
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
It was acceptable in the 80s
It was acceptable at the time
(Calvin Harris)
I don’t particularly...
Timahoe students the first engagement for Charlie Flanagan in new ministerial role
Friday was a very special day for the students of Timahoe NS, as they had the honour of being the focus of the first...
Laois Athletics summer league to get underway
The Annual Downeys Nissan Laois Athletics Juvenile Summer League commences this evening, Thursday, June 8, at Portlaoise College Track.
This programme is aimed at younger...
The incredible renaissance of Pádraig McMahon
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When Tomás Ó Flatharta told the media in 2015 that Pádraig McMahon had stepped away from the...
Death occurs of Hugh McDonnell, former Cistercian Roscrea principal
The death has occurred of Hugh McDonnell, the former principal of Cistercian College Roscrea.
Hugh McDonnell was a long-serving Irish teacher in the school after...
Your guide to today’s Leinster championship clash between Laois and Longford
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The Leinster football championship gets underway this afternoon when Laois meet Longford at 3pm in O'Moore Park.
Laois...
Sadness in sporting and farming circles at the death of Mountmellick’s John Challoner
The death has occurred of John Challoner from Mountmellick at the age of 63.
John, originally from Mountbellew in Galway, worked as an agricultural advisor...
Looking back: This day 10 years ago the Laois U-21s lost an All Ireland...
Where did the time go? This day 10 years ago the Laois U-21 footballers were beaten in the All-Ireland final by Cork.
It's one of the...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of tonight’s Laois Rose event from the Portlaoise Heritage Hotel
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After weeks of build up, gatherings, meetings, planning, rehearsals and well-wishes, the...
The Sunday Interview: Mr Rose of Tralee Brendan Hennessy looking forward to a great...
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Graiguecullen man Brendan Hennessy has been surrounded by beautiful women from all...
Some great photos from the Laois Rose event over the years
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The Laois Rose selection night is always one of the social highlights...
Laois hurling team named for Leinster championship opener
The Laois senior hurling team for Sunday's Leinster championship clash with Westmeath has been named.
It shows four changes from the side that beat Kerry...
Some of the mighty Laois club football heroes still playing into their 40s
We salute this crew of mighty men. Any player that can keep playing sport well into their 40s is not to be messed with and...
Scully the toast of Vicarstown with parkrun success
Anyone who has ever had any association with athletics in Laois will have come across John Scully.
The Vicarstown man is the current chairman of...
The Sunday Interview: David Walsh-Kemmis and his big plans for a brewery (and a...
The Ballykilcavan farm outside Stradbally on the way to Athy is a substantial holding, made up of 400 acres of fine tillage land and...
How Twitter and Facebook reacted to a great win for the Laois hurlers
There's nothing like social media to gauge the mood of a place.
And social, like life in general, really loves a winner.
Twitter and Facebook came...
