Seven Talking Points as Laois get Leinster championship off to a winning start
The Laois footballers got their Leinster championship campaign off to a winning start on Saturday evening in the glorious Wexford Park sunshine.
Justin McNulty's men...
Leinster SFC: Laois travel to Wexford Park for championship opener
Leinster SFC Round 1 - Laois v Wexford
In Wexford Park at 6pm
The Laois footballers make the trip to Wexford Park today to take on...
Austin Stack: New book ‘Justice for my Father’ – an ongoing quest and more...
In 1983, Brian Stack, an off-duty prison officer was shot by the IRA in cold blood on a Dublin street.
Brian survived the attack but...
Former Offaly and Carlow manager appointed as new Borris-Kilcotton
Borris-Kilcotton have appointed Waterford native Kevin Ryan as their new manager for the 2025 season.
Ryan has previously had spells as manager of the Carlow,...
From the Archives – Laois footballer makes Wicklow trip memorable for one young supporter
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in June 2017 after Laois played Wicklow in the All Ireland Football Qualifiers.
It features the Ben...
2024 Remembered: In Pictures: Presentation made as long-serving Laois organist and choir founder retires
A presentation was made to the wonderful Audrey Whelan in Mountmellick in March after she retired as organist from the St Joseph's Sunday Choir.
The...
2024 Remembered: Celebration of one of Ireland’s longest-serving teachers – as Portlaoise primary school...
In June, we attended a function to mark the retirement of one of the longest-serving school principals in the country.
Muriel Wall-Coughlan has made an...
Arles-Killeen appoint former Kildare star as new manager for 2025 season
Arles-Killeen have appointed former Kildare footballer Anthony Rainbow as their new manager for 2025.
Rainbow replaces the Wexford duo of Shane Roche and Aidan O'Brien...
Laois man awarded with the Volunteer Manager of the Year award
Laois man Damien Dollard has been honoured with the Volunteer Manager of the Year award at the national Volunteer Ireland Awards.
The awards, which took...
Drive time for Andrew as he takes lead role of Nathan Detroit for Portlaoise...
Travelling between Kilcock and Portlaoise for rehearsals and performances of ‘Guys and Dolls’, Portlaoise Musical Society's lead actor Andrew Docherty maximises every minute, listening...
In Pictures: GAA President Jarlath Burns officially opens new Arles-Killeen gym
There was great excitement in Arles-Killeen last night as the club officially unveiled their brand new state of the art gym.
Adjacent to the pitch...
Former Kildare and Clare goalkeeper transfers to Ballyroan-Abbey
A goalkeeper who has played for both the Clare and Kildare senior footballers will be in the Ballyroan-Abbey colours for the 2025 season.
Robert Eyres...
Laois Football Podcast: Our MFC final review plus captain Ben O’Connor and manager Brian...
A drought was ended in O'Moore Park on Sunday as Portlaoise claimed their first Laois MFC title since 2012.
They were full value for their...
Laois SFC Final: Focus on Portlaoise – ending the ‘famine’, a new approach and...
First of all, it's not a 'famine', it's not a 'drought'. Not in the traditional sense anyway.
But for Portlaoise, with 35 title successes in...
Stage set as Clough-Ballacolla and Rathdowney-Errill set to clash in Laois SHC final
For the first time in 12 years Clough-Ballacolla and Rathdowney-Errill will go head to head in the Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling Championship decider...
Laois hurling final to be shown live on TG4
The Laois senior hurling final this Sunday is set to be broadcast live on TG4.
Clough-Ballacolla and Rathdowney-Errill meet in O'Moore Park on Sunday at...
Laois SHC: Champions dethroned as Clough-Ballacolla defeat Camross to reach final
Clough-Ballacolla 1-20 Camross 2-13
Laois SHC Semi Final
Clough-Ballacolla will face Rathdowney-Errill in the Laois Shopping Centre SHC final following victory over Camross this afternoon.
Willie Hyland's...
All systems go as Knock Vintage Men’s Shed set to host annual threshing festival
Knock Vintage Men’s Shed will bring the country’s rich agricultural heritage to life when it hosts its annual threshing festival in Spink this weekend.
“The...
In Pictures: Music Generation welcome guests on open evening
The Laois School of Music and Music Generation Laois opening evening took place on Tuesday August 27.
Individuals and families from all over descended upon...
Chance to crown McNulty’s second coming as Laois face Down in Croke Park
Tailteann Cup Final – Laois v Down
In Croke Park at 3pm (Live on RTE 2)
It is the second weekend of July, there are just...
The week that was: our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Four Laois Gardai among 157 new recruits who pass out from Templemore
157 Gardaí were attested as sworn members of An Garda Síochána...
Eurovision winner among the 10 new acts announced for this year’s Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic have announced 10 more acts across the weekend for its 2024 iteration taking place from August 16 to 18.
2012 and 2023 Eurovision...
Celebration of one of Ireland’s longest-serving teachers – as Portlaoise primary school principal retires
Muriel Wall-Coughlan has made an incredible contribution to education - and her remarkable 51-year teaching career was celebrated in Scoil Bhride in Knockmay today...
Willie Maher: “I appeal to every man, woman and child in Laois to support...
The excitement is building for Laois and their manager Willie Maher ahead of Saturday's final in Croke Park.
And speaking ahead of the final, the...
Your guide to the game as Laois footballers begin Tailteann Cup at home to...
Tailteann Cup Round 1 – Laois v Carlow
In O’Moore Park at 3pm
Team news?
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has made wholesale changes to the...
Laois Football Memory: Looking back on Carlow’s last championship win over Laois in 1988
A relatively new competition but it’s an age-old rivalry. The Laois and Carlow footballers meet this afternoon in the opening round of the Tailteann...
Seven Talking Points as the Laois senior footballers bow out of Leinster
The Laois senior footballers fell at the first hurdle in the Leinster championship last night as they were beaten by Offaly.
Below, we take a...
In Pictures: Presentation made as long-serving Laois organist and choir founder retires
The St. Joseph's Sunday Choir made presentations to the retiring organist, Audrey Whelan, at a function in the Hollow Bar in Mountmellick recently.
Audrey's family...
Weekend Read: The LaoisToday team make their sporting predictions for 2024
We are officially into the first weekend of 2024 and aside from the soccer leagues, there is no other local sport to speak of...
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...
