The lack of a Meals on Wheels service in Portlaoise has been described as "embarrassing" as efforts continue to restore the service in the town.
Following the Christmas break, this week marked the return of local politics to Laois as...
On Monday, we revealed the full list of the top 100 properties that were sold in Laois in 2024.
Homes from every part of the county changed hands in what was a very busy year for the market in Laois.
And...
We are just one day away from a massive game in the history of Portlaoise Panthers basketball as they face Limerick Celtics in the National Cup final.
The President's Cup National final is fixed for Saturday, January 18, at 3.30pm...
As the 2024 GAA season was beginning to wind down last autumn, being involved with the Laois senior hurlers certainly wasn't on Tommy Fitzgerald's agenda.
After two good years managing his home club Portlaoise, he was committed to a third...
The Laois ladies minor football panel - as well as its joint captains - have been confirmed ahead of their upcoming Leinster championship campaign.
Manager Adrian Slevin from St Conleth's has named a 35-player panel with 14 clubs across the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Joan Sheehan
Blackrock, Dublin/Abbeyleix, Laois
Joan passed (peacefully) in the wonderful care of the staff at St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin. Predeceased by her brothers Fr. Joe and Seán (Jack)...
Some of Laois’s best up and coming craft and design businesses are set to exhibit at Showcase 2025 which takes place at the RDS in Dublin from Sunday.
This event gives these businesses a chance to meet with buyers from...
Heywood CS 4-7 Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School Rosbercon (Wexford) 2-8
Leinster Colleges Camogie 'C' Senior Championship Final
Heywood Community School were crowned Leinster 'C' camogie champions yesterday in St Lachtain's in Kilkenny.
They prevailed by five points over Our Lady...
Heywood CS 8-6 St Kevin's Dunlavin (Wicklow) 4-6
First Year South Leinster 'C' Football Championship Semi Final
Heywood are through to South-Leinster 'C' First Year football championship final after a strong win over St Kevin's Dunlavin on home turf.
Despite foggy conditions,...
News that a Draft Master Plan for Abbeyleix is not expected to be prepared until the end of June, 2025 has been brandished as "disappointing."
The matter arose when Fine Gael Councillor Barry Walsh and Fianna Fáil Councillor John Joe...
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...
Ballylinan have appointed former player Cathal Leonard as their intermediate football manager ahead of the 2025 season as they seek an immediate return to the senior ranks.
Having won the intermediate title in 2023, 2024 was a season to forget...
Killian Roche and Conor Heffernan are teammates the vast majority of the time when they take to the field - but that wasn't the case last night.
UCD and DCU met in Round 2A of the Sigerson Cup Billings Park,...
Heywood CS 9 St Conleth's Newbridge 0
U-17 Secondary Schools Soccer League Final
Heywood Community School were crowned U-17 Secondary School South Leinster Soccer league champions yesterday.
This was after a comprehensive victory over St Conleth's of Newbridge in the final.
Led by...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael J. O'Brien
Main Street, Stradbally, Laois
Michael passed away peacefully in his 91st year surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his heartbroken wife Molly of 67 years, his devoted...
A Laois support group has announced it will hold an open meeting at the end of the month to help spread awareness about the services they provide.
Portlaoise First Things First Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will hold the open meeting...
The Portlaoise Municipal District committee of Laois County Council has elected it's new Cathaoirleach.
Councillor Paddy Buggy will take over the role having been proposed by Cllr Barry Walsh and seconded by Cllr John Joe Fennelly.
The chair was vacated by...
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...
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...
History will be made this weekend when the Portlaoise Panthers make their debut appearance in the President's National Cup Final.
The Women’s team made the final in recent years, but this will be a first ever final for the men's...
Laois Ladies manager Stephen Duff has chosen Andrea Moran to captain the team for the 2025 season.
The Ballyroan midfielder, who was vice-captain last year, steps up in place of Clodagh Dunne who is currently abroad.
Laois LGFA confirmed the news...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Thomas Dempsey
Portlaoise, Laois/Dublin
Thomas Dempsey, Portlaoise and formerly Dublin in his 82nd year. Will be sorely missed by his loving family, daughter Fiona and son, Mark and his wife, Katherine.
Thomas’s requiem...
We are seeking a part time Practice Nurse for 1-2 days per week to join our friendly and supportive team in a GP surgery in Portlaoise.
To Apply
Applications please with CV and cover letter to portlaoisegp@gmail.com
If you would like to advertise...
HSE Dublin and Midlands will be running a walk-in vaccine clinic for children in Laois this weekend.
The clinic will take place at Laois Offaly Vaccination Base, St Fintan's Campus, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois, R32 ED81 on Saturday, January...
The funeral mass of a young Laois teenager who passed away unexpectedly has heard 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,...
We are into the third week of January and the return of competitive GAA action is just over a week away.
Steven Miller is joined by Alan Hartnett where the pair look ahead to what is to come.
The fixtures for...
Willie Aird (Fine Gael) 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...
Gardai have launched an investigation after a young person was allegedly the victim of an assault outside a Laois cemetery.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening around 7pm in Errill and resulted in a Laois teenager being admitted to Portlaoise...
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.
That came about abruptly after Tipperary's Darren Gleeson, who initially...
Portarlington Rugby Club celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2024 and part of the celebrations included a series of fundraisers, the biggest of which took place over Christmas.
The club's seniors came up with a rather novel idea to hold a...
