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From the Archives – Laois property described as ‘a modern classic’ sells for €650,000

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath This property, which sold in February, proved to be one of...

From the Archives – In Pictures: Serious style as Laois GAA stars celebrate at...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath There was serious style on display as the 2025 Laois GAA...

From the Archives – Major milestone as Anvil Inn celebrates 40 years in business

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath Portarlington's iconic Anvil Inn celebrated 40 years in business in September...

From the Archives – What it’s like to perform on the main stage of...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath There's a great scene in one of those classic D'Unbelievable videos...

From the Archives – Coincidence and camaraderie: Two Laois women recall time in An...

They joined An Garda Síochána on the same day in September 1991 and retired from Portlaoise District on the same date - October 25,...

From the Archives – In Pictures: Scenes of celebration as Portarlington claim Laois SFC...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath Portarlington were crowned champions for the fifth time in six years...

From the Archives – Crettyard man named Federation of Irish Sport Volunteer of the...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath Much deserved recognition for this tireless Crettyard GAA volunteer.  The Federation of...
JP Cahillane Portlaoise Panto Main

2025 Remembered – Weekend Read: JP bows out after 40 brilliant years with Portlaoise...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath What a contribution JP Cahillane has made to the Portlaoise Pantomime...
Bobby Kinsella Main World Dancing Champion

2025 remembered – World Champion once again – Laois Irish dancer named best in...

Our 2025 Remembered series is brought to you in association with Bloom HQ, Mountrath A two-time world champion is some achievement for young Irish dancer...

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LoveLaois Podcast: New Friday Panel, Seanad elections, double-barreled names and those we have lost

After a few weeks off, the LoveLaois Podcast is back with a new Friday panel. It is an all LaoisToday affair as Steven Miller is...

Down Memory Lane Podcast: 1999 – Champions League drama, Ian Robertson and the end...

1999 was another eventful year both locally, nationally and internationally. Who’ll ever forget Manchester Utd’s treble winning season and in particular their incredibly dramatic Champions...

Top 25 Tweeters, thunder thighs and toilet issues – it’s the social media comments...

This week we eventually did what we'd been planning on doing for a while: updating our list of Laois's Top Tweeters. Just like our initial...

From Portlaoise to Portugal – Blind Date set for Irish debut

Are you ready for love? The world’s greatest TV dating show Blind Date has conquered audiences all over the world and will be broadcasting on...

Remember the Game: Portlaoise defeat the mighty Crossmaglen Rangers in 2005

Portlaoise 0-8 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-7 2005 All Ireland Club SFC semi-final Last weekend saw the All-Ireland club football semi-finals take place and they were certainly two...

2023 Remembered: Winning Minor co-captain Ramsbottom dedicates title win to the late Ronan McNamara

Back in October, Following Stradbally Parish Gael's Minor triumph, we spoke to joint winning captain Pauric Ramsbottom who dedicated the win to the late...

The Week that Was: Our most read stories of the past seven days

1 - Gardai charge man following multiple car thefts in Laois town Gardai charged a man following a number of thefts from cars in Mountmellick. Gardai...
Laois minors 1997

From the Archives: Laois Football Memory: Looking back on the glorious 1997 All Ireland...

Ahead of a 25-year reunion of the All Ireland-winning Laois minor footballers in October, we looked back at their glorious 1997 success.  This evening in...
Laois GAA women

2018 Remembered – A list of powerful GAA women operating in a man’s world

We love a good list here in LaoisToday.  This one was all about the women who make the GAA tick in Laois.  And it went down...

The Laois Twitter reaction as Ireland take step closer to World Cup qualification

You can't beat a big Ireland soccer match for bringing the country together. And what's better than watching it on the telly than sharing...

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