Remembering some of the great Laois people who left us in 2020
As one year ends and the next one begins, we often find ourselves looking back on the people we have lost.
Laois lost a number...
2020 Remembered: End of an era as two Portlaoise stalwarts call time on football...
In August, these two local legends decided to call time on their football career.
If the Laois football championship does get the go-ahead to resume...
2020 Remembered: ‘Great sadness’ as hugely popular Laois restaurant decides to close
Back in June, Laois said goodbye to one its most beloved restaurants.
The owner of the hugely popular award-winning Portlaoise restaurant, Tynan’s at the Storeyard,...
In Pictures: Young entrepreneurs at Laois school host successful exhibition
Transition Year students at Portlaoise College recently held a showcase of their enterprise creations.
The small businesses included products such as caffeinated chewing gum (Go...
Weekend Read: Strikes, hype and never-ending drama – how the Limerick hurlers went from...
All Ireland final Sunday is here, later than usual, but this year we're all grateful that the day is happening at all.
In Croke Park...
The Week that Was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Tributes paid as long serving Laois Garda retires
Tributes have flooded in following the news that a long serving Laois Garda is set...
Laois GAA officially propose Cheddar Plunkett for second stint as hurling boss
The Laois GAA Executive Committee officially proposed that Seamus 'Cheddar' Plunkett becomes the senior hurling manager for 2021 at a meeting last night.
Last week...
Former Mayo footballer named new manager of Laois border club
A former Mayo footballer has been named as the new manager of a GAA club on the Laois-Kildare border.
Conor Mortimer will take charge of...
Brian Moss: Twitter, Cheddar, Nurses and some good news at last
Old Fashioned Positive News
2020 has changed the word positive into being, well, a very negative one but as 2020 hurtles to an end (thankfully)...
Cheddar Plunkett set to return as Laois hurling manager as Brennan takes up role...
Seamus 'Cheddar' Plunkett is set to return as Laois senior hurling manager, with his appointment to be confirmed in the coming days.
The Portlaoise man...
A pen pal and Death Row – Laois girl campaigning for stay of execution...
The concept of pen pals may well be something from a different era but a young Laois woman has been corresponding with an American...
The new face seeking to win a place on the Laois GAA County Board
It looks certain that we're going to have a contest at the Laois GAA Convention which is set to take place remotely on Monday,...
Whenever it happens a famine will be ended in the 2020 Laois senior football...
On Monday night just gone, the draws for the Laois senior football championship semi-finals were made pitting favourites Portarlington against Ballyfin and Emo against...
Journalist with Laois connections pens book on rural life
Journalist, columnist and author Jim O’Brien is no stranger to Laois having lived in Rosenallis for 13 years between 1999 and 2012.
He was well-known...
‘Sad day for Laois hurling’ – Inter-county trio react to the news of Eddie...
'Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone'.
That line is from 'Big Yellow Taxi' by the...
15 potential candidates to fill the vacant Laois hurling manager’s job
Eddie Brennan has stepped down as Laois hurling manager and the search to replace him will have to get underway immediately.
The news was met...
Remember the Game: Arles-Kilcruise shock Stradbally to win Laois senior football title in 2003
2003 was no normal year for Laois football. A Division 1 league final appearance in May, a Leinster title in July, an All Ireland...
Weekend Read: From the 1800s to the 2000s, wars and pandemics, Laois-Dublin rivalry set...
Sunday in Croke Park will be another unusual day for Laois football.
It's a Leinster championship semi-final double header with Meath v Kildare as the...
Laois priest scoops top prize in Carlow GAA draw
The third staging of the Carlow GAA Development Draw took place on Monday and a Laois priest scooped the first price.
Fr Jim O'Connell claimed...
Dublin legend Quinn on 2005 final and his Stradbally connections
Dublin footballer Tomas 'Mossy' Quinn broke many Laois people's hearts in 2005 when he nailed a late 45 to deny the O'Moore county in...
Your guide to all of Sunday’s GAA action as Laois face two big championship...
It's another busy day for Laois GAA with the county's male and female senior teams both in championship action.
It's straight knockout for the men,...
‘Whatever years I have left, I’d like to finish them out with Laois’
Gary Walsh's Laois football career has started and stopped a couple of times over the years but the Ballylinan man is delighted to be...
REVEALED: Our choice of the top 20 TikTok-ers in Laois
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in February of this year.
TikTok isn't exactly new but it is certainly the latest craze to sweep...
Moment in Time: Halloween fun and games in Scoil Bhríde Portlaoise in 2008
This week's Moment in Time has brought us back to 2008.
Alf Harvey paid a visit to Scoil Bhríde Portlaoise, where Halloween festivities were in...
Lillis keen to get back on track with Laois after club disappointment
Laois senior football captain Kieran Lillis is looking forward to getting back on to the pitch and says that a promotion push with the...
Moment in Time: Clough-Ballacolla GAA celebrate at their Dinner Dance in 2010
Whatever it is, people love looking back on old photos.
This week, for our Moment in Time, we head to Clough-Ballacolla direction as we look...
Beautiful tribute to late 100-year-old De La Salle brother who spent 52 years as...
A 100-year-old De La Salle brother who lived in Castletown in Laois passed away recently.
Brother Anthony Furniss passed away in late September and was...
Clonaslee looking to make an impact at senior after sweetest win yet
Having claimed their sixth ever Laois intermediate football title on Saturday last, Clonaslee will be hoping to make an impact in the senior grade...
Latest football Team of the Week as senior action down to semi finals
It was a weekend of four seasons with glorious sunshine on Saturday replaced by gale force wind and driving rain on Sunday.
Our football competitions...
Emo’s famous win, Portlaoise’s demise, bragging rights for Port and another semi-final for Graigue...
1 - Emo upset the odds
Emo's win over Portlaoise was the result of the weekend and while Portlaoise aren't the team of old, it...
