Laois people never let us down on Twitter!
And this week is no different.
Check out our selection below:
We feel your pain Gráinne
I want to be healthy and look after myself and be productive but I also just want to hop...
This week for Property Watch we look at homes in Laois for sale for approximately €250,000.
If that sounds like your budget, then we recommend you look at the five houses we have listed below, all for sale in Laois.
No.6 Forest...
Brian Stanley's dominance across the Laois-Offaly constituency, and in particularly in Laois, was again evident in the Borris-in-Ossory/Municipal District when he took in over 31% of the vote, according to the tallies seen by LaoisToday.
Stanley, who got over 16,500...
The Laois senior hurlers continue their Allianz League Division 1 campaign this afternoon when they make the trip to Ennis to take on Clare.
Laois have lost both games to date - to Wexford and Dublin - with games to...
It might be pushing it a bit far to call it a miracle, but the re-election of one local TD last weekend was against the odds.
Most pundits, including myself, had written Carol Nolan off and gave her little chance...
After a seven-day delay, the Laois senior footballers are set to face Cavan this afternoon in Round 3 of the National Football League.
Results last weekend mean the stakes are very high here.
A win will leave Laois top of the...
For Fianna Fail's Peter Ormond, last week's General Election was a new experience.
Not only was it his first time going for the Dail, but it was the first time he ever experienced defeat in an election campaign. First elected...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Bolger
Sliebh Bloom Heights, Rathdowney, Laois
Bolger, Sleibh Bloom Heights, Rathdowney and formerly Cuffsboro, Ballacolla, Co. Laois. February 14th 2020, following a brief illness. Joe, sadly mourned by...
Renowned inspirational and business speaker Gerry Duffy will speak in Laois on Wednesday, March 4, as part of Local Enterprise Week when he will deliver a seminar entitled ‘Goal setting made easy – Daily habits of High Achievers’.
Gerry will...
A large crowd of supporters of the newly elected TD for Kildare South, Portarlington resident, Dr Cathal Berry gathered in Portarlington Golf Club on Wednesday night this week to celebrate his election to Dail Eireann.
Also celebrating at the event...
All last week there were rumblings surrounding the Laois U-20 football team ahead of their Leinster championship quarter-final against Westmeath which was due to be in MW Hire O'Moore Park this afternoon but was postponed at the last minute...
The Laois U-20s Leinster quarter final clash against Westmeath has been called off.
With the ground in MW Hire O’Moore Park filling up, the referee made the decision to call off the game 15 minutes before throw in.
Pitch inspections in...
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A week on from the country going to the polls in the 2020 General Election, there's so much still to talk about.
As the focus moves on to the formation of the...
The Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District in Laois voted overwhelmingly in favour of the three outgoing TDs from the county in last weekend's General Election as Brian Stanley (Sinn Féin), Sean Fleming (Fianna Fáil) and Charlie Flanagan (Fine Gael) got over...
Kyra Fingleton is the owner of ‘Glamping Under the Stars’ - a boutique glampsite located near Ballyroan.
The glampsite has quickly established itself as one of the best in Ireland, offering quirky, luxurious accommodation including bell tents, wood lodges and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Scully
Derragooney, Knock, Roscrea, Tipperary/Camross, Laois
And formerly of Ballinrally, Camross, Co. Laois.
Pre-deceased by his parents Jim and Josie.
Deeply regretted by his sisters Mary (O Dea), Francis (McDermott)...
Laois and Westmeath have played out many big battles over the years but the one that really brought the rivalry on to a new level was the famous 1995 minor saga, one that saw the counties meet three times...
The Laois senior hurling team to play Clare in Sunday’s Allianz League Division 1 game in Ennis shows three changes from the side beaten by Dublin two weeks ago.
Portlaoise’s Frank Flanagan comes in to start at full-back for what...
Dinner Dance season is in full swing and there was plenty to celebrate at the Rosenallis one at the weekend.
The Bridge House in Tullamore was the venue as three teams that tasted glory celebrated their 2019 success.
At adult level,...
Laois U-20 manager Eddie Kinsella has named his starting 15 for tomorrow's Leinster quarter final against Westmeath - but it does not include senior players Mark Barry or Sean O'Flynn.
Last weekend's Division 2 postponement of the clash between Laois...
Portlaoise CBS are in the thick of rehearsals for their new musical.
Following on from the success of 'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat', Portlaoise CBS are ready once again ready to delight audiences with this year’s production of...
This Valentine's weekend you can celebrate the love or contemplate the heartache with Glimmermen.
The band play live at Bergin's, Portlaoise this Sunday, February 16 from 7 to 9pm.
Expect a raucous set of music ranging from jazz, to punk, to...
The ‘Pub Spy’ in the Sunday World is a famous weekly column in one of Ireland’s best-selling newspapers and this week it visited Laois where a well-known pub in The Heath came in for glowing praise.
Treacy's bar and Restaurant...
Jones Engineering will be holding Walk in Interviews for Mechanical & Electrical construction trades personnel for a large, long term project in Leixlip with an immediate start!
When
Thursday 20th February
4.30pm – 7.00pm
Where
Maldron Hotel Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Interested candidates
Applicants...
As in keeping with how he performed across the Laois-Offaly constituency, Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley got almost double that of his nearest challenger in the Portlaoise area.
According to the Fine Gael tallies, that have been seen and studied by...
"I'd be letting down the ten-year-old if I quit now" - that's how Cahir Healy views his decision to return to inter-county football at the age of 33.
The Portlaoise man last lined out for the Laois footballers back in...
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Everybody loves a derby, especially when it's a Portlaoise Panthers derby!
The Portlaoise Masters took on Portlaoise Black in St Mary’s Hall at the weekend and it had all the ingredients of the...
Becky Mullally from Laois placed 3rd in the small dog category when she joined a team of junior dog agility athletes and their dogs to represent Ireland in the 2020 Open Junior Agility Championships in early February in Northampton.
The...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Scully
Derragooney, Knock, Roscrea, Tipperary, E53 C925 / Camross, Laois
And formerly of Ballinrally, Camross, Co. Laois.
Pre-deceased by his parents Jim and Josie.
Deeply regretted by his sisters Mary...
Over two thousand people attended yesterday’s inaugural Laois Jobs Fair.
Hundreds of positions were on offer from more than 35 companies, including Glanbia Cheese, Supermac’s, Greenfield Global, Imagine, Dawn Meats, Enva, CJ Sheeran and Fingleton White.
They were offering diverse jobs...
