1 – ‘Snowman Killer’ wreaking havoc across Portlaoise as children ‘left in tears’
A bizarre situation unfolded throughout Portlaoise recently as a man carried out several acts of destruction – on snowmen.
An individual calling himself the ‘Snowman Killer’ has been driving around the town systematically destroying snowmen and snowomen.
2 – Gardai launch investigation after ’16-year-old boy beaten up’ outside Laois cemetery
Gardai launched an investigation after a young person was allegedly the victim of an assault outside a Laois cemetery.
The incident occurred last Sunday, January 12, around 7pm in Errill and resulted in a teenager being admitted to Portlaoise Hospital.
3 – ‘Words can barely express the depths of grief that is felt in this church right now’ – Funeral of Laois teenager hears how she was ‘a ray of light’
The funeral mass of a young Laois teenager who passed away unexpectedly heard this week how she was a ‘ray of light’ for all who knew her.
The late Emily of Boley, Abbeyleix, died in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on Sunday, January 5, following a short battle with meningitis.
4 – REVEALED: The 100 most expensive properties sold in Laois during 2024
2024 was a somewhat turbulent year for the Laois property market, with the average price for home ebbing and flowing when compared with month-on-month figures from 2023.
21 properties in all broke the half-a-million-euro barrier, a staggering figure when compared with recent years.
5 – One Portlaoise legend replaces another as Town hurlers secure successor to Tommy Fitzgerald
Portlaoise are set to appoint Cyril Duggan as the new manager of their senior hurling team.
After two successful years, Tommy Fitzgerald departed to take up the vacant Laois manager job.
6 – Box by box: Graiguecullen-Portarlington – How your area voted in the recent General Election
Willie Aird topped the poll overall in the Laois constituency in the recent General Election – but he had to play second fiddle to Fianna Fáil’s Sean Fleming in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
Tallies from the election have been seen and analysed by LaoisToday and they show that Fleming was the biggest vote-getter on the eastern side of the county.
7 – Box by box: Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Ballyroan – How your area voted in the recent General Election
More than 45 years of experience as a local elected representative certainly paid off in style for Willie Aird in the Portlaoise area in the recent General Election.
Taking in the entire town of Portlaoise as well as the likes of Abbeyleix, Ballyroan, Ballinakill, Spink, Raheen and The Rock, Aird got over 3,500 first preferences votes in this Municipal District according to the tallies.
8 – Box by box: Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick – how your area voted in the recent General Election
Willie Aird’s poll-topping success in the Laois constituency in the recent General Election was particularly evident in the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District according to the tallies seen by LaoisToday.
Though not official, they do give a very accurate picture of where the votes went – right across the county.
9 – Cha returns with plenty of new faces involved as Laois hurlers play Tipperary in challenge match for charity
Cha Dwyer has returned to the Laois senior hurling set up for the first time since 2022 as the new season edges ever closer.
The Ballinakill forward last played for the O’Moore County under Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett but missed the two years under Willie Maher as he was abroad.
10 – Success for Laois Student at BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2025
There was Laois success in the RDS last night as the award winners of the BT Young Scientist Exhibition for 2025 were unveiled.
Joshua Corbett, of Portlaoise CBS, finished second in the Senior Technology Individual Category.
