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In Pictures: Local ceremony remembers those lost during Covid-19 pandemic
A little over two years since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in Ireland and change our lives, a dignified and low profile ceremony was held...
From the Archives – Our selection of Laois’s Top 25 tweeters, 2021 edition
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in January 2021.
In the early days of LaoisToday back in 2017, we picked out Laois's Top 25...
From the Archives – Remembering 10 fine Laois football wins in Ulster over the...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in June of last year ahead of the Division 2 relegation game against Down.
There can be a...
Local lads to the fore as Cistercian Roscrea knock champions Newbridge out of Leinster...
There were a number of local players involved with Cistercian College Roscrea today as they dumped champions Newbridge out of the Leinster Schools Junior...
Laois car sales recover somewhat in 2021 though still below pre-Covid levels
There was an almost 5% increase in new car sales in Laois in 2021 compared to 2020 - though they are still below pre-Covid...
From The Archives – Bono and Hozier among the investors as craft brewery founded...
Back in April, the Wicklow Wolf craft brewery which was founded by Quincey Fennelly of Mountmellick saw three famous Irish musicians invest in the...
2021 Remembered – A Laois club rugby selection to compete with the best
Back in February, we created a laois rugby team that we feel would be very successful.
In the very enjoyable autobiography of former Irish rugby...
2021 Remembered – Breaking Ball: Remembering 10 fine Laois football wins in Ulster over...
Back in June, before the Laois footballers headed off to face Down in Newry, we looked back at some great Laois victories up North.
There...
2021 Remembered – Laois Doctor on Covid-19 Vaccines: How they work and why they’re...
Back in Dr Sean Montague informed us about everything we needed to know about the Covid-19 vaccines.
2020 saw the world ravaged by Covid-19 but...
LaoisToday Podcast: Cathal Berry on his first year in the Dáil, hopes for Portarlington...
Portarlington-based Kildare South TD Cathal Berry featured on the LaoisToday Podcast in February 2021.
It’s exactly a year since the 2020 General Election and on...
2021 Remembered – Ranked and filed: Our selection of Laois’s Top 25 tweeters –...
Back in January, we compiled a list of our top 25 tweeters.
In the early days of LaoisToday back in 2017, we picked out Laois’s Top...
20 sure ways to cause a family row this Christmas
This piece was originally published in December 2019, before any of us had ever heard of Coronavirus, restrictions and limiting your contacts.
This year may...
Comerford embracing the pressure as Borris-Kilcotton seek to end final losing streak
It's been a hectic couple of months for the Borris-Kilcotton hurlers and as they prepare for their third senior final in a row this...
Portlaoise Rugby Club set to host ‘Give it a Try’ women’s evening after huge...
Women’s rugby in Portlaoise is on the rise again and 2020 saw Portlaoise RFC celebrate 20 years of women’s rugby in Togher.
As part of...
Hugely popular Vicarstown parkrun to return this Saturday for the first time in over...
Since starting in October 2014, the Saturday morning Vicarstown parkrun has been a hugely popular weekly local event which attracted almost 2,500 runners until...
Fr Paddy: Harvest thanksgiving .. A time for justice
Perhaps this harvest time is an opportunity for us all, to acknowledge the fruits that we all have in the depth of our being.
Fruits...
Andrew McDonald: Explore a world from your home
The planned ending of Covid-related restrictions in October will come as a relief to most of us.
Nothing is confirmed yet and, as with anything...
Laois mass vaccination centre to operate on ‘walk-in’ basis this Saturday
The HSE has confirmed that the mass vaccination centre in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise will operate as a ‘walk-in’ facility for three...
Profit of over €300,000 for Portlaoise parish as income remains steady despite pandemic
The Portlaoise parish made a profit of over €300,000 in 2020, despite the various Coronavirus-related restrictions.
Income - from their basket collections, shrines, lotto, development...
Breaking Ball: Three clubs with new challenges as no rest before championship defence gets...
For Portarlington, Clough-Ballacolla and The Harps, last weekend brought the best of times.
After a year-and-a-half of our lives being turned upside down due to...
Senior and Premier Intermediate HC Recap – Path to the finals, league form and...
After more than 10 months of waiting, the 2020 Laois Senior and Premier Intermediate hurling championship finals will finally take place this weekend.
On Friday...
SFC Recap – Path to the semi finals, league form and team news ahead...
After more than 10 months of waiting, the 2020 Laois senior football championship semi finals will finally take place this weekend.
On Friday night in...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures – with both 2020 and 2021 championship...
It's another very busy week of Laois GAA action as the 2021 adult championships get underway - as well as games from the delayed...
Weekend Read: 10 reasons to be positive in Laois as new decade stretches out...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in January 2020, before that year's General Election and the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. Because of that...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Anger as Laois teenager left stricken on GAA pitch for two hours as ambulance fails to arrive
A Laois teenager who sustained a...
Tributes paid to departing council official as calls made for female replacement
Laois County Council have a new appointment to make for one of their key management positions following the departure of Joe Delaney, who was...
Cheddar: ‘Delighted to win, it was so important to us’
And with that the season is over for the Laois senior hurlers.
After a year that was delayed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Laois have...
The week that was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Laois football chairman Laurence Phelan steps down from role with immediate effect
Laois football chairman Laurence Phelan has resigned from his role on...
Laois home sells for over €1 million as sharp increase in residential sales in...
A Laois home sold for just over €1 million earlier this year as a sharp rise in residential property sales was recorded in the...
10 things we can’t wait to come back post Covid – and a few...
That saying is true: You don't know what you have until it's gone.
Since March 2020, we've pressed pause on so many things that we...
