Amount of self-harm patients presenting at Portlaoise A&E laid bare
A total of 274 people presented to A&E in Portlaoise with injuries from self-harm in 2015, Portlaoise County Council heard this week.
The figure was...
As the IBYE deadline approaches here’s three of the previous Laois winners
There is a €50,000 prize fund up for grabs for young Laois business people again this year - but the deadline for applying is...
Your guide to Sunday’s Laois SHC final
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Final
Camross v Clough-Ballacolla
Venue: O'Moore Park
Time: 4pm
Referee: Anthony Stapleton
Odds: Camross 5/6; Clough-Ballacolla 6/5; Draw 9/1
This is it then, the showpiece of Laois club hurling. Camross...
Outrage in Portarlington as tireless community worker is fined for littering
The community of Portarlington is rallying behind a local community man, who has been fined for littering, despite getting up at 5am every day...
REVEALED: New Laois football manager’s backroom team
More than three weeks after we broke the news that John Sugrue would be the new Laois football manager, LaoisToday can now reveal the...
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...
Previews of Saturday’s Laois football championship action
Brought to you in association with the Anvil Inn
It's a big day of football championship action in Laois with three senior quarter-finals and an...
Portarlington families demand road safety measures near road fatality site
Portarlington families who say they are “living in fear” of further road traffic accidents following a recent fatal accident at Kilmullen Road have called...
Two new farms come on the market in Laois
A 100-acre farm just outside Portlaoise and a 60-acre residential holding in Ballylinan have just come on the market and will be sold by...
Wired with Whelan: Ode to Jack L … the boy from Athy finally makes...
Oh life’s a little mystery waiting to be solved
The questions they come pouring down
With a little pinch of salt
Forever poised to conquer, forever poised...
In Pictures: Medals galore for Laois Martial Arts
Laois Martial Arts were in action again at the World Organisation of Martial Arts Athletes (WOMMA) World championships on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23...
The World awaits as Alison Miller and the Irish ladies rugby team begin campaign...
One of Laois's greatest ever female sports stars Alison Miller will begin her second Women's Rugby World Cup campaign this evening when Ireland take...
The drama concludes in Rathdowney
The Summer Arts Programme 2017 has drawn to a close with three days of drama at the Youth Café in Rathdowney.
Young people from...
Previews of Saturday night’s SFC double header
Brought to you in association with Crown Paints Portlaoise and The Anvil Inn
The senior championship is well under way and tonight we will have two more games in...
What now for the Laois footballers after latest manager walks away?
Here we go again. Almost exactly a year to the day since Mick Lillis stepped down as Laois football manager, Peter Creedon, too, has...
Previews of Thursday night’s Laois GAA action
It's finally here! After months of waiting, the senior and intermediate football champions get underway tonight.
There is one senior game and two intermediate games...
My Club and I: Kieran Bowe (Ballypickas)
After a brief time away, our My Club and I segment is back.
This week we chat to Kieran Bowe who plays hurling for Ballypickas.
He...
Popular Portlaoise GP laid to rest
The death has occurred of highly-regarded Portlaoise GP Dr Hugh Maguire (85) on July 15.
Requiem mass was celebrated on Monday in the Church of...
Vicarstown strides ahead with junior parkrun
Having set up the first parkrun in Laois in 2014, Vicarstown is now set to launch only the ninth junior parkrun in Ireland.
Parkrun is...
Where the Laois Walks Festival is going this week
The Laois Walks Festival is now heading into its second full week.
The first week of the Laois Walks Festival saw 584 walkers of all...
County Museum needed as a ‘matter of urgency’
A County Museum should be established in Laois as "a matter of urgency", according to Cllr Jerry Lodge.
At the recent Portlaoise Municipal District Meeting...
Broadband delay a further blow to rural areas, says Stanley
Laois TD Brian Stanley says that the delay in rolling out the National Broadband Plan means hundreds of thousands of people will wait years...
Your guide to this evening’s All Ireland hurling qualifier between Laois and Dublin
Laois and Dublin meet in Round 1 of the All Ireland SHC qualifiers this evening in Parnell Park at 7pm.
It's Laois's sixth outing of...
Siun Lennon: Ranking my top five make up artists in Laois
Make-up and make-up artistry is a booming trend that has taken over Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and everything in between.
Makeup looks which were once reserved...
Abbeyleix primary school raise over €1500 for charity
Abbeyleix South National School pupils raised a staggering €1586.76 at their the recent annual Sale of Work for charity.
The money raised will go towards...
My Club and I: John Joe Connell (O’Dempsey’s)
After a bit of a lapse, our 'My Club and I' feature is back.
This week we chat to long-serving O'Dempsey's player John Joe Connell,...
Meet the Laois man with the cool job behind-the-scenes with the Lions in New...
The first test between the British and Irish Lions and New Zealand on Saturday morning will be one of the biggest global sporting events...
Raft of new acts announced for Electric Picnic
In just over two months, Electric Picnic 2017 will take place in Stradbally and this latest act announcement has wet our appetite further.
First up,...
Camross World Record attempt to raise funds for Red Cross
Members of the Laois Red Cross are hoping to make a World Record next Saturday at an event in Camross.
As part of the Red...
In Pictures: Large turnout at Laois Arthouse exhibition
There was a big turnout at a recent Laois Arthouse exhibition.
The main attraction was the exhibition of work from 'Painting, and Drawing in Light,...
