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2018 Remembered – 25 stitches, two fractures and a bad concussion...

The Laois footballers gave us a great summer of entertainment and it seemed to go from one match and one talking point to the...

2018 Remembered – Laois Ladies pull off remarkable comeback to reach...

It was an incredible year for the Laois Ladies. Unfortunately it ended in heartbreak at the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies Football quarter-final in Moate back in...

2018 Remembered – Long-serving Fianna Fail Laois TD to make political...

Mr Moloney announced to LaoisToday back in July his intention to re-enter political life for the first time since he lost his seat in...

2018 Remembered: LaoisToday polls show swing towards controversial Presidential candidate

In October, LaoisToday ran polls on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook asking our followers who they planned to vote for in the presidential election. We were...

2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Serious celebrations at the Laois GAA...

This was a great night back in November.  It was a positive year for GAA in Laois and the awards ceremony in the Midlands Park...

2018 Remembered: Emergency services on the scene tackling huge fire in...

This July, fire waged on in the Midlands as the Slieve Blooms went ablaze for three days. The fire first broke out on July 4,...

2018 Remembered – Ross King, Camross, social media and a county...

On the first Sunday in October, Camross retained the Laois Shopping Centre SHC title becoming the first club to do back-to-backs since Castletown in...

2018 Remembered – In Pictures: The craic is mighty as the...

Back in March, we traveled across the pond in force to shout for the boys in blue.  After a nail biting finish, Laois defeated London...

2018 Remembered – Ten goal Portlaoise crush neighbours Stradbally

Last April, Portlaoise put ten goals past Stradbally in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A. Malachy McNulty’s side claimed a simply incredible 40 point victory. When you're...

2018 Remembered – Massive jobs boost as Glanbia and Leprino to...

It was a good year for job announcements, and July gave us one of our biggest. After this news broke, Laois Councillors quickly rubber-stamped decision to...

2018 Remembered – WATCH: Portlaoise pub goes mad as TJ Doheny...

In August the whole of Laois watched as Portlaoise boxer TJ Doheny defeated Ryosuke Iwasa in Japan to become the Junior Featherweight Champion of...

2018 Remembered – Looking back at the LaoisToday Minor hurling Team...

Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath became minor hurling champions in September and we produced our Team of the year in November.  It was great to be able to recognise...

2018 Remembered – Before and After: These shocking pictures show the...

In April of last year, we looked at the shocking pictures that emerged from a incident of vandalism that took place at the old St...

2018 Remembered – No place for Molly Mai as Laois family...

In September, our reporter Siun Lennon interviewed the frustrated parents of Molly Mai Dollard.  Following the story, Molly and her mam received national media attention...

2018 Remembered – A remarkable tale of how one Laois village...

The people of Timahoe heroically came to the rescue of three Electric Picnic goers in September after their campervan broke down in the village. The...

2018 Remembered: Vandals attack Laois GAA club and village ahead of...

Graffiti is a plague for towns and villages all over Ireland, and Killeshin was hit by it earlier on this year as vandals attacked...

2018 Remembered – REVEALED: Laois Hottest Men from Numbers 30 to...

Brought to you in association with Jeremiah Grant Bar and Eatery This one speaks for itself. After ranking Laois's Hottest Men in 2017, we returned...

2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Community spirit to the fore on...

Who could forget the extraordinary snowfall the country experienced last March? Laois was hit by the Beast from the East with gigantic force, and so...

2018 Remembered – Meet the Portarlington woman with five grandchildren representing...

In June, we did a lovely story about one special granny who had five grandchildren representing Laois this year. It was a dynamite year for...

2018 Remembered – Anger as sold out Electric Picnic tickets leave...

Back in September, there was public outcry as Electric Picnic tickets became impossible to get. Another batch were released in December, and sold out within...

2018 Remembered – End of an era in Clonaslee as popular...

After 31 years of teaching in Clonaslee College, Eamon Whelan retired in August. Former students of the school fondly said their teacher "made time for...

2018 Remembered: 25 signs it’s time to start thinking of retiring...

In April LaoisToday published a helpful list of the signs it's time to retire from your GAA career. This funny guide is bound to hit...

2018 Remembered – REVEALED: Laois’s Top 25 Instagrammers

In July we released one of our most competitive and popular LaoisToday lists - Laois's Top 25 Instagrammers. From yoga to football, there's something for...

2018 Remembered – Well-known Laois man opens up about his incredible...

A young Laois man impressively lost five-and-a-half stone in just 11 months. Tomas Moore of Portlaoise met with Alan Hartnett in May to discuss his...

2018 Remembered – In Pictures: Great atmosphere in Croke Park as...

We were given a superb day out back in March when Laois claimed the division 4 title. We were back in Croker then come June...

2018 Remembered – Carlow footballer Murphy launches Twitter attack on Laois...

Intercounty footballers and social media - it rarely ends well.  On April 1, the day after Laois had beaten Carlow in the Allianz Football League...

2018 Remembered – 18-house Laois estate bought for €1.25 million in...

This estate in Borris-In-Ossory went for a fair chunk of money.  Back in July, the 18 houses went for over €1 million.  An estate of 18...

2018 Remembered – Laois GAA appoint eight-time All Ireland winner as...

We love breaking news here on LaoisToday and this story was certainly a big one.  Laois bagged themselves a big name manager and he made...

2018 Remembered – Laois GAA club suffers sickening weekend attack by...

Back in September, the Heath GAA club suffered an act of vandalism on their club grounds. It didn't hold back the club however, as they...

2018 Remembered – Portlaoise man reveals secret behind incredible 10 stone...

Back in January, Alan Smyth took to Facebook to share the story of his incredible weight loss.  Since then he has continued to lose weight,...