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Top Tweets and Facebook Comments of the Week
All of this week's Top Tweets and Facebook comments were about the same thing - we hardly need to mention the Beast from the...
School of Food recruiting Laois candidates for an introductory Commis Chef programme
The School of Food, a community led initiative in County Kilkenny which serves as an educational food hub has announced details, in association with...
This is what I’m Studying: The Stradbally girl training to be a primary school...
This week I met with Paula Hennessy from Stradbally, who is studying in St Patrick's College in Dublin to be a Primary School Teacher.
Paula...
Manager Sugrue very impressed with debutantes
Laois manager John Sugrue gambled with his team selection against Limerick on Saturday night and it worked.
The Kerry native gave league debuts to six...
Our guide to What’s On at the Weekend
This upcoming weekend in Laois is filled with events and will definitely shake off the last of that January slump!
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY
Portarlington Dinner Dance
Portlarlington...
Mountmellick basketball star on making a new life in Alabama
Mountmellick student James Gormley made the big move to America to pursue his dreams in a career in basketball in 2017 - and the...
Wired with Whelan: ‘Shop local’ is not just for Christmas you know
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's...
Prepare for a mad new scenario if Laois and Westmeath can’t be separated in...
The O'Byrne Cup in January is never to be taken too seriously but it should be a good occasion today in Stradbally as Laois...
Best of 2017 – 16 things to keep in mind for Silage Season
It may be far from silage season now but when this story first went up in May, it spread, well, like silage.
Read on to...
Stradbally Parish Gaels and Portarlington play out thrilling U-21 draw
Portarlington 2-10 Stradbally Parish Gaels 1-13
Laois Shopping Centre Under 21 Football Championship Semi Final
Stradbally Parish Gaels and Portarlington will have to do battle in...
8 Talking Points after the weekend GAA action
Another hectic weekend of GAA action and plenty of stuff to chew on with county finals and Leinster club games to the fore.
We've picked...
Fr Paddy: The homeless crisis and lessons from the Bible
The problem of homelessness is out of control; it is getting worse every week.
The problem is most acute in Dublin where official figures...
All your news from the Durrow and Cullohill areas
THIRD LAOIS DURROW SCOUTS
The group would like to wish Tullamore Shark Patrol event the very best of luck as our scout Evan Campion has...
All your recent local news from the Durrow-Cullohill area
VOLUNTEERS
The committee are looking for volunteers to give a hand for an hour or two over the coming ten days of the Scarecrow Festival....
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...
The incredible renaissance of Pádraig McMahon
Brought to you in association with DS Sports
When Tomás Ó Flatharta told the media in 2015 that Pádraig McMahon had stepped away from the...
16 things to keep in mind as Silage Season is upon us
With Silage Season fast approaching, here are the most common occurrences experienced on our typical Irish farm and some advice for the farmers, their wives...
WATCH: Were the Laois minor footballers robbed on Saturday?
The Laois minor footballers lost in controversial circumstances to Louth in the first round of the Leinster Minor Football Championship on Saturday.
And now, thanks...
Renowned harp player to perform in aid of PATH
A former member of Celtic Women will be in Portlaoise next month for a special concert in aid of Portlaoise Action to Homelessness.
Orla Fallon...
Kelly looking to get defensive house in order
After losing their last two games by a combined margin of 58 points, Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly knows that improving the defensive side...
Laois Abroad: Meet the man living in Canada but keeping Abbeyleix very close to...
Abbeyleix man Mark O’Brien is this week’s ‘Laois Abroad’ interview. Mark went to primary school in Abbeyleix and then to the Salesian College in...
New to the Area: The unlikely route from Russia to Portlaoise
There was a huge reaction to last week's New to the Area interview with Gintautas Cepaitis and next up is Russian girl Alena Chikurnikova who...
Laois Abroad: Watching out for snakes on the sites in Sydney
George Cooper from Coolrain features this week in ‘Laois Abroad’.
Son of George and Jane Cooper, he’s the youngest in the family behind sisters...
Laois Abroad: The Killenard man on a Chinese billboard
Daragh Meredith (28) is from Killenard, where he attended the local primary school before going to Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington and to third level...
First thing Monday: Jack Nolan’s take on the weekend GAA action
National Football League opener
The business end of the year starts under lights on Saturday as Laois taste National Football League division 3 action for...
Great sadness as Seanie leaves the building
There was great sadness in the LaoisToday office and beyond this week, when news broke that Sean Hennessy will be leaving the team as...
