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Laois man graduates from Cambridge and gets set for Facebook role
A young man from Killenard graduated from the highly prestigious University of Cambridge this week.
Richard Tynan was conferred with his honours degree in Computer...
Electric Picnic tickets among the prizes as People First Credit Union host Open Day...
The Leaving Cert results are just behind us but is budgeting and planning for third level college giving you a headache already?!
Now that the...
Endoscopy Unit closed to patients at Portlaoise Hospital
The Endoscopy Unit remaining idle at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise has been labelled a 'scandal'.
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley said that a reply to...
Laois student top of the class in Cistercian Roscrea
A Laois student has received the top Leaving Cert results in Cistercian College Roscrea.
Finbarr Crowley from Emo, who also got the highest Junior Cert...
Fr Paddy: Education can give us the best possible start in life
Education is a right, not a privilege. It is a right that can make all the difference to a child. Education can give children...
In Pictures: 14 great photos from the Heywood CS debs
The sun shone brightly as the Heywood CS students gathered for their debs on Wednesday evening.
Our photographer was on hand to capture some of...
Pat Critchley: The three Paddies and all their stories
Paddy the Irishman, Paddy the Englishman and Paddy the Scotsman went into a pub. The barman looked up and enquired, ‘Well lads, is this...
15 different characters you’ll see at every Debs
As Debs season is upon us in all its glory, LaoisToday thought it would be good to mention 15 different types of people you...
REVEALED: We’ve selected Laois’s Top 25 Instagrammers
After many hours of deliberating, cursing, and standing up for the Instagrams we believe in, we have decided on our pick for Laois's Top...
Work finally begins on long-awaited Knockbeg College renovation
Work has finally begun on the long-awaited renovation project for Knockbeg College, bringing to an end an almost two decade saga.
The recently appointed developers...
Portlaoise athlete signs off on juvenile career in style
Amy Walsh from Portlaoise AC showed great determination in her last ever juvenile Track & Field event, by winning bronze in the 3,000m Steplechase...
Ireland’s youngest priest ordained and appointed to Portlaoise as curate
Ireland’s youngest priest, 25-year-old Fr David Vard, was ordained in Newbridge yesterday and will take up a position as a curate in Portlaoise.
Fr Vard...
All your news from the Durrow and Cullohill areas
All the recent news from the Durrow and Cullohill areas
THIRD LAOIS DURROW SCOUTS
On Friday 9th June the Beaver group of nineteen kids and four...
Rathdowney seeking to appoint first Lord Mayor in 30 years
Rathdowney is set to have a new Lord Mayor for the first time in 30 years.
Five locals have put themselves forward to contest the...
Book launch in Abbeyleix Heritage House tonight
Dr. K. Mark Hilliard will return to Abbeyleix tonight to release his new book The Crow’s Enchanted Dance: The Phenomenology of Sacred Place and...
All Laois Ladies club championship fixtures this week postponed
Laois LGFA has decided that a round of Senior, Intermediate and junior club championship games scheduled for Friday night are postponed.
The decision comes after...
It’s Saturday – so here are the week’s top stories
It was another busy week, as ever, in LaoisToday and once again we have really enjoyed bringing you all the important news stories.
From serious...
Pat Critchley: A tribute to Georgie Leahy, a great friend of Laois
It was with great sadness that I learned about the recent death of Georgie Leahy. Georgie ignited an explosion of interest and energy in...
Peter Francis: Why Ireland must say No, Nay, Never to a capitalist education system
With the Leaving Cert starting today, it's important that access to third-level education remains free.
Perception versus Reality
Wikipedia refers to the ‘Wild Rover’ as the...
Laois athletes go for All Ireland glory in Tullamore
The highlight of the schools athletics season takes place in Tullamore on Saturday with the All Ireland Track and Field finals.
It's always a really...
Wired with Whelan: ‘Baptism barrier’ is an urban myth conjured up by church bashers
If I’m a pagan of the good times
My lover’s the sunlight
To keep the goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice
Drain the whole sea
Get something...
Wired with Whelan: Forget about the IDA … they have gone away you know
I got a job working construction
For the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain’t been much work
On account of the economy
(The River, Bruce Springsteen)
On June 26,...
The Sunday Interview: Maeve Dunne on her first week as the Laois Rose
Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer and Soho late venue
Maeve Dunne has been overwhelmed by the messages of support coming to...
Are these Laois twins the busiest in all the country?
Ciarán and Daniel Comerford are set to be in championship action for the fifth consecutive weekend on Saturday.
The dual stars are integral parts of...
Training to start for Portlaoise No Name Club
The Portlaoise No Name Club has moved a step closer to opening with news this week that training is to take place locally.
The Portlaoise...
Laois Celtic Challenge hurling trials take place tonight
Laois U-17 Celtic Challenge Hurling Management will be holding a trial game tonight at 7pm in the Laois Training Centre.
Clubs are invited to send...
Meet the 17 hopefuls in this year’s Laois Rose selection night
Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer and Soho late venue
The 2017 Laois Rose selection night takes place this Sunday, April 30,...
The Sunday Interview: The retired Portlaoise garda who is now an author of thriller
Behind closed doors in scenic Fisherstown, a scribe toils on action-packed plots that probe the nefarious world inhabited by Detective Superintendent Kate Bowen. She’s...
Portlaoise No Name Club moves a step closer
A meeting has been organised as part of the campaign to set up a Portlaoise No Name Club.
The meeting will be held Wednesday April...
Laois group Fiúntas finish second in prestigious national competition
Young Laois group Fiúntas capped off six months of hard work with a fantastic performance in the finals of Siansa Gael Linn 2017, just...