LoveLaois Podcast: Nina Carberry on adjusting to life as an MEP...
A top class jockey, a seven-time winner at Cheltenham, a judge on Ireland's Fittest Family, a published children's author and a former champion on...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Major shock as Electric Picnic is set to move to a different Laois venue
The biggest story of the week by fa broke...
LoveLaois Podcast: April Fool’s gone wrong, housing situation, Laois company sold and much more
The Friday Panel is here to look back at the news stories that made the headlines on LaoisToday this week.
Alan Hartnett is joined by...
Investment, tourism and Laois diaspora all highlighted as Laois County Council visit New York
Representatives of Laois County Council returned from their annual St Patrick's weekend trip to New York in good spirits, confident that they have bolster...
Laois Football Podcast: Remembering Mick O’Dwyer, U-20 thriller and looking ahead to senior championship...
The death of Mick O'Dwyer today at the age of 88 has brought memories flooding back for Laois football supporters.
The Kerry legend was Laois...
LoveLaois Podcast: Austin Stack on his new book ‘Justice for My Father’
The broad outline of the story of Brian Stack is widely known.
A Chief Prison Officer in Portlaoise Prison, he was shot by the IRA...
April Fool’s Day: Laois teacher recalls how her students finally tricked her back in...
April Fool's Day is the one day of the year where you should most definitely question everything you hear and see.
Whether it is Electric...
Major shock as Electric Picnic is set to move to a different Laois venue
After 20 years in Stradbally, Electric Picnic is set to move to a new Laois location.
LaoisToday understands that the organisers have concluded a deal...
Laois Football and Hurling Podcast: Alan and Barry reflect on a sobering week of...
Our latest LaoisToday Podcast is another two-hander that looks back on some of the action from the weekend.
Recorded on Saturday evening, Alan Hartnett is...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - The full list of properties sold in Laois during February as local market sees huge upsurge
There were 95 residential properties sold in...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Willie Aird (Fine Gael) – Portlaoise
The first time Willie Aird was eligible to vote, he voted for himself! That was way back in 1979 when he was elected to...
Our pick of the Top Stories of the Week
NEWS
Shot fired a gardaí
A shot was fired at gardaí on the Laois border on Monday night
A warning for gangs
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan fired...
2020 Remembered: GAA instructs Laois clubs to stop using WhatsApp as a method of...
Back January, the GAA instructed Laois clubs to stop using WhatsApp but we are sure this is the least of people's worries right now.
The...
Meet the Laois man who’s been at more All Irelands than most of us...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in September 2019 before the All Ireland football final replay and the National Ploughing Championships.
There is ‘Dad joke’...
2018 Remembered – Meet the Portarlington woman with five grandchildren representing Laois
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...
Best of 2017 – Sixteen young players to look out for in the Senior...
In July of this year, Alan Hartnett made up his list of sixteen young players to look out for in the Senior football championship.
The...
Good Week, Bad Week: Amazing Leaving Cert Results, Camross Comhaltas and a dash to...
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...
The Week that Was: Our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Gardai forced to shut road to Laois tourist attraction as parking issues persist
The good weather last weekend gave everyone a chance to...
Good Week, Bad Week: Selling a farm, sporting glory and the Slieve Bloom Mountains
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...
2024 Remembered: Laois secondary school principal announces retirement and brings 36-year teaching career to...
St Fergal's Rathdowney principal Gerry Quinn brought the curtain down on his teaching career in October.
After the best part of 40 years working in...