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Leinster championship fixture details confirmed for Laois minor and U-20 teams
Leinster GAA have confirmed the championship fixture details for their upcoming minor and U-20 competitions.
The Laois U-20 hurlers, who memorably reached the corresponding Leinster...
Soccer: Nine-star Heywood CS smash St Conleth’s to claim U-17 school league success
Heywood CS 9 St Conleth's Newbridge 0
U-17 Secondary Schools Soccer League Final
Heywood Community School were crowned U-17 Secondary School South Leinster Soccer league champions...
2024 Remembered: Tommy Mulligan: Family ‘all thought I was crackers’ to be going for...
The big breakthrough success story of this year's Local Elections in Laois was Independent candidate Tommy Mulligan, who won a seat in the Portlaoise...
2024 Remembered: ‘It’s like doing a feasibility study on a cow to see if...
A busy road in Portlaoise is regularly the subject of local political discussion and in May it came up again in Laois County Council.
Laois...
Details confirmed with successor to Willie Aird expected for next Laois County Council meeting
Fine Gael expect to have the successor to Willie Aird in place by the next Laois County Council meeting.
That is after it was confirmed...
Eight Talking Points from the 2024 General Election campaign as focus now switches to...
As Government formation talks get under way, we reflect on some of the main Talking Points in this year's General Election campaign in Laois.
1...
On the Canvass: ‘Fire in her belly’ as Pauline Flanagan knocking on doors once...
Pauline Flanagan is well able to walk at a right good pace.
As she powers on down Colliers Lane on a bitterly cold Friday evening,...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with the candidates in the General Election in Laois
In exactly seven days time, voting for the 2024 General Election will begin in Laois and across the country.
Hundreds of candidates will be hoping...
LoveLaois Podcast: 10 minutes with Rosie Palmer (Green Party)
From Ballinakill, Palmer was the Green Party’s candidate in the Portlaoise Municipal District in the Local Elections back in June.
But that was a tough...
Council in Brief: Christmas lights, car parking, polling stations and more
It was a busy day in Laois County Council this week with the Portlaoise Municipal District holding their November monthly meeting.
The seven Councillors in...
General Election: Who’s in so far? What candidates will be on the ballot sheet...
The election has been called, the posters are up and we'll have an intense campaign between now and polling day on November 29.
In the...
Aontú announce change of Laois candidate for upcoming General Election
Aontú, one of Ireland’s newest political parties, has announced a change of candidate for the Laois constituency in the upcoming General Election.
The party have...
Shortage of enrolment places for special needs studens causing ‘harrowing experience’ in Laois
Parents and children in Laois are enduring a harrowing experience at the moment as they struggle to cope with the ongoing shortage of enrolment...
Road safety audit to be carried out near Laois GAA club following numerous traffic...
A road safety audit is to be carried out near a Laois GAA club grounds following numerous recent accidents on the road.
The matter was...
New dog park at Triogue Linear Park to be completed by first week of...
Laois County Council have confirmed that the new dog park at the Triogue Linear Park will be completed by the first week of November.
The...
Disappointment at Laois County Council’s ‘negative response’ to request for public toilets at Abbeyleix cemetery
Laois County Councillors have been left "disappointed" by the Council's "very negative response" to a request for public toilets at St Patrick's Cemetery, Abbeyleix.
Fine...
BREAKING: Brian Stanley announces resignation from Sinn Féin
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has announced his resignation from Sinn Féin in a statement this evening.
Stanley has been a TD for Laois-Offaly...
‘Accident waiting to happen’ – Serious safety issues outlined at Laois primary school
Serious safety issues, described as 'an accident waiting to happen', have been outlined at a recent meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Independent Councillor Tommy...
Aontú set to put forward General Election candidate in Laois for the first time
One of the newest political parties in Ireland intends to have a candidate in Laois in the upcoming General Election.
Martha Ryan, who lives in...
The week that was: our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - 'I don’t need any lessons from a school teacher' – Sparks fly as Portlaoise Municipal District meets for the first time
Willie Aird...
Election of new Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Cathaoirleach described as ‘disappointing’ and ‘a foregone conclusion’
Fianna Fáil's Seamus McDonald has this morning been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District for the next twelve months.
While the...
First for Mullins as new agreement sees Sinn Fein Councillor elected chair for the...
After the drama and exchanges in the County Council chamber this morning, it was all very amicable this afternoon.
After the Portlaoise Councillors clashed over...
Mountmellick and Portarlington Flood Relief Schemes under spotlight at Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee
Laois took centre stage in Government buildings last week as the Mountmellick and Portarlington Flood Relief Schemes came under the spotlight.
Chairperson of the Office...
Caroline Dwane Stanley says Sinn Féin ‘has to go back to basics and get...
It was a bitterly disappointing election campaign for Sinn Féin as the party failed to add to their two seats in Laois County Council.
They...
Catherine Fitzgerald: ‘It’s an honour to represent your local community’
Fianna Fáil are once again the largest party in Laois, winning six out of 19 Council seats at last week's Local Elections.
Among those elected...
LaoisToday Election Awards: Spoil sports, unquotable quotes, best dressed and our unsung heroes winners
Now that it's all over, we look back on this year's Local Elections - and give out some very unofficial awards as well as...
Naeem Iqbal: ‘I didn’t get enough of the transfers … but I’ve no regrets’
Close but not just close enough.
Fianna Fáil's Naeem Iqbal got 624 first preference votes in this year's Local Elections in the Portlaoise Municipal District,...
Barry Walsh: ‘I don’t see it as a seat it for me but I...
Barry Walsh may have been an outgoing councillor - but he hadn't been elected in his own right before.
The Ballyroan man was co-opted to...
Tommy Mulligan: Family ‘all thought I was crackers’ to be going for election
The big breakthrough success story of this year's Local Elections in Laois was Independent candidate Tommy Mulligan, who won a seat in the Portlaoise...
Laois County Council for 2024-2029 now confirmed as all seats filled
After three long days in the count centre, the Local Elections for 2024 have come to an end in Laois.
It was a day filled...
