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A Possible Presidential Candidate, land for housing and Divison 1A success...

Sarah Cullen - 22nd July 2018

We've had a hectic week of news and sport, with yet another jobs boost for Laois and looking at young players to watch in...

Moment in Time: Portlaoise juveniles give soccer star a great send...

22nd July 2018

A cheese factory, Longitude and the debs – it’s all in...

21st July 2018

Good Week, Bad Week: Lotto Winners, Comhaltas and Theft in Laois

21st July 2018

Looking Back: Some brilliant photos from the Ossory Show in 2005

20th July 2018

A Bit of Fun

REVEALED: Laois’s Top 25 Instagrammers

LaoisToday Reporter - 20th July 2018

It's back with a bang - our pick of Laois's Top 25 Instagrammers is here. Our list has been updated from last year's selection, and...

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A Jobs Boost, Transitioning to College and the Super 8’s – it’s all in...

Sarah Cullen - 15th July 2018

As the summer moves on, we just get busier and busier here in Laois Today. Here's our top stories from this week. NEWS Maria Dempsey, a 7...

Moment in Time

Moment in time: Lalor Clan rally in 2008

David Power - 15th July 2018

The Lalor name has a long and proud association with Laois and when the clan held its rally 10 years, ago photographer Alf Harvey...

We Are Laois

Brody, Croatia and Renting in Dublin – Here’s our Tweets of the Week

Sarah Cullen - 14th July 2018

After a sad but proud day in Navan, the struggles of shopping in Lidl and football no longer coming home, Laois people had a...

We Are Laois

Good Week, Bad Week: Retirement, the Royal Family and Resignations

Sarah Cullen - 14th July 2018

As part of a running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’. To see who has had a good or bad week, we...

Remember the Game

Remember the Game: Hamm the difference as Ballinakill edge Rathdowney Errill to claim the...

Sean Hennessy - 14th July 2018

Ballinakill 2-6 Rathdowney Errill 0-10 2009 Laois Junior 'C' Hurling Championship Final Junior 'C' hurling doesn't always get the attention it deserves in the GAA world...

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The Twitter reaction as Laois lose out to Monaghan and season ends

Alan Hartnett - 8th July 2018

Brought to you in association with Manhatten Mixer The Laois senior footballers have bowed out of the championship. John Sugrue's men made it to the last...

Moment in Time

Moment in Time: Launch of Portarlington French Festival in 2004

David Power - 8th July 2018

Our Moment in Time this week takes a look back to the launch of the Portarlington French Festival, when the town celebrated the 310th...

We Are Laois

Droughts, birth rates and our search for Laois’s top Instagrammers – it’s all in...

Siun Lennon - 8th July 2018

It was another busy week in LaoisToday and we've picked out some of the top stories of the week for you to look back...

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JOB VACANCY: SuperValu in Rathdowney and Abbeyleix are looking to fill a very important...

Steven Miller - 10th October 2017

Thousands of Laois children to benefit from Back to School Allowance

David Power - 26th June 2018

Deaths in Laois – Saturday, June 9, 2018

Sean Hennessy - 9th June 2018

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Moment in Time

Moment In Time: The Ossory Show in the year 2000

Steven Miller - 15th July 2017

The Ossory Show is a hardy annual, you could set your clock by it. Now spanning three centuries it is one of the oldest agricultural...

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Photo highlights of 2017: Incredible style at the Scoil Chriost Ri Debs

Julie Anne Miller - 31st December 2017

Scoil Chriost Ri in Portlaoise was one of the first schools to kick off the debs season this year, and boy did they kick...

Remember the Game

Remember the Game: 2001 Leinster hurling triumph for St Fergal’s

Alan Hartnett - 15th April 2017

St Fergal's Rathdowney 1-12 St Rynagh's CC Banagher 3-5 Leinster Vocational Schools' 'A' Hurling Final Replay Sixteen years ago this month, St Fergal's Rathdowney were crowned...

Moment in Time

Moment in Time: Some brilliant pictures from the Courtwood GAA Dinner Dance in 2003

LaoisToday Reporter - 5th November 2017

We're beginning to get into Dinner Dance season now. With the GAA season winding down on the pitch, it's time fpr clubs to decide what...

A Bit of Fun

Potholes, the Dubs and forgotten Laois – it’s our Tweets of the Week

Steven Miller - 14th April 2018

There's always something going on in the country that will get us all wound up on social media. This week was no different. Potholes, the...

My Job and I

My Job & I: Animal nutritionist James Luttrell on his role in improving pig...

Sean Hennessy - 2nd April 2018

James Luttrell grew up in Portlaoise but always had a desire to work in the agricultural industry. With his family originating from a farming enviroment...

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Our pick of the Top Stories of the Week

Siun Lennon - 11th February 2018

NEWS Housing Over 400 names have dropped off the Laois County Council housing list €3.1 million announced for Mountmellick Funding of €3.1 million was announced for Mountmellick flood...

A Bit of Fun

9 things that referees do that’ll annoy the hell out of GAA players

LaoisToday Reporter - 27th April 2018

We know, we know, we know. It's a thankless job, nobody wants to do it and smart alecs on the internet don't make it...

Talking Music

Talking Music: The Electrix talk adrenaline, drummers and Electric Picnic

Siun Lennon - 2nd March 2018

The Electrix are an award-winning band with a wealth of experience within the Irish music scene. The band members have performed and toured with...

GAA

Remember the Game: Crowds flock to Dr Cullen as Laois get 2004 campaign off...

Sean Hennessy - 24th March 2018

Laois 0-15 Carlow 1-7 2004 Leinster Senior Football Quarter-Final A big weight of expectation was landed on Laois's shoulders for the 2004 season, having captured their...

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