Portlaoise Panthers incredible achievement of wining the All Ireland Division 1 women's National Cup last month has been recognised in the Basketball Ireland monthly awards.
The Panthers had a thrilling 75-71 final win over Trinity Meteors, to claim their third...
A new director-of- Services has taken up his post with Laois County Council.
Mr Joe Delaney attended his first meeting of the local authority last week.
Mr Delaney replaces Mr Michael Rainey on the Council’s senior management team. Mr Rainey took...
Lions AFC in Durrow are hosting a fundraiser this Saturday, February 8 and it seems like a good one!
The Fundraising Committee have a new fundraiser starting and funds will go to the redevelopment of the Lions AFC pitch.
Join them...
Brother Norbert Mullins sadly passed away on January 13, he turned 101 on January 10.
A Limerick native, Brother Mullins resided in Miguel House, Castletown where he celebrated his 100th birthday last year.
His funeral mass was held in Miguel House...
Laois senior football manager Mike Quirke says that he wants to establish a stronger bond between his team and Laois people.
Laois face Cavan in Round 3 of the National League on Sunday in MW Hire O'Moore Park and they...
The latest LaoisToday Talking Sport podcast is an eclectic mix of sport - hurling, football, camogie, ladies football, rugby, soccer, Australian Rules and even a few political and Love Island references thrown in.
Presenter Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Martin Moore
Bourne Avenue, Ashbourne, Meath / Laois
Martin, peacefully at St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown. Loving husband of Ann and dearest father of Grace, Sarah, Olive, John and Paul,...
Here is this weekend’s complete list of sports fixtures:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
GAA
Fitzgibbon Cup Semi finals
Mary Immaculate v Carlow IT in DCU 2pm
DCU Dóchas Éireann vs University College Cork in DCU 4pm
BASKETBALL
Men's Division 1
Limerick Sports Eagles v Portlaoise Panthers in UL...
Laois GAA people are being urged to support their local club ahead of the first All County Clubs Members Draw next month.
There is over €126,000 euro prizes to be won across four draws with tickets costing €130 each.
For many...
The One Good Idea is a competition about taking small steps to tackle Climate Change by SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland).
It runs every year and is open to both primary and secondary
schools throughout Ireland. This year Shanganamore NS, in...
Over the last week, we have went 'On the Canvass' with a number of the candidates contesting Saturday's General Election.
Brian Stanley (Sinn Fein), Sean Fleming (Fianna Fail), Pippa Hackett (Green Party), Pauline Flanagan (Fianna Fail), Noel Tuohy (Labour) and...
The Laois Camogie Volunteer of the Year for 2019 has been named as Laetitia Lyons Delaney.
Laetitia will receive her award at a ceremony held by the Camogie Association in Croke Park on Saturday February 15.
Laetitia recieved her nomination by...
A storm is brewing and is set to hit Laois this weekend.
Hail, thunder and gale force winds are predicted with the worst of it set to hit on Saturday night and into Sunday.
Ireland's Weather Channel's Cathal Nolan has said...
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The 2020 General Election takes place this Saturday, February 8, in the 39 constituencies around the country as the people of Ireland elect the 160 TDs that will...
Centrepoint Carpets in Portlaoise are 30 years in business - and to celebrate they are having a massive 2-week sale.
30% off all carpets and vinyls and laminates flooring in stock
30% off all Respa mattresses and respa beds...
There has been so much election coverage over the last couple of weeks that it’s easy to become overwhelmed by it all.
Here we attempt to answer some of the questions people may have over the next couple of days.
Why...
Laois Open Door Theatre are in full swing once again rehearsing for their new play.
'Move Over Mrs Markham' is a spicy, saucy comedy of mistaken identities, ludicrous situations, characters in various states of undress and some risque remarks!
Complications arise...
Former Laois footballer Gary Kavanagh has been appointed as the new manager of the Courtwood footballers.
The Stradbally native, who won club championships in 1997, 1998 and 2006, will take over from Eddie Kinsella.
The latter left the role after three...
Former Laois senior football manager John Sugrue has said that the Kerry U-20 job was 'too good to turn down'.
There was surprise back in July when it was revealed that the Kerry native would step down from his two...
Neighbouring Laois clubs Ballinakill and Ballypickas have joined forces for the 2020 GAA season at juvenile level.
The amalgamation will go from the U-7 grade up until U-20 before the clubs part ways again at senior level.
The clubs will play...
There are a number of jobs in Laois being advertised on LaoisToday at the moment.
Below we have listed all of the roles advertised on LaoisToday in the last two weeks. In each instance you can click through to the...
Sean Fleming, from the Swan in Laois, has been a TD since 1997.
Educated in the Swan NS and Heywood College in Ballinakill, he did a Bachelors of Commerce Degree in UCD and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Tell us about...
It was an eventful week in basketball for Portlaoise's neighbouring schools.
The Scoil Chriost Ri U-19 basketball team claimed All Ireland Cup glory two weeks ago but have since returned to the arena for the Championship Quarter and Semi finals.
Two...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anne Stapleton (née Meagher)
Kill, Kildare / Rathdowney, Laois
Stapleton (nee Meagher) (Kill and formerly of Rathdowney, Co. Laois) – Feb. 5, 2020, (peacefully), in the wonderful care of...
The clock is ticking. General Election 2020 is now just 3 days away.
And here at LaoisToday, we have surveyed all of the 26 candidates who are running in Laois-Offaly and Kildare South.
We asked candidates a total of 13 questions...
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a group of TY and 5th year students from Portlaoise College are setting out on a life-changing experience to Gambia.
This is the eight year the Gambia trip project has been running in...
There is a strong Laois representation at the Early Years protest in Dublin as creche and playschool owners and staff from around the country are taking part in a march.
Early Years Educators from all over the country gathered at...
Less than a week after it was announced that 20 jobs were going to be lost in Mountmellick - another 20 have come on stream.
Nostra are a next generation managed services provider with a constant focus on Security and...
Opening a new business is a hugely exciting time, a feeling that Portlaoise hairdresser, Paula Flanagan, is experiencing every minute of at the moment.
Paula has worked in Bankz Hair and Beauty in Portlaoise for the last number of years...
The Laois-Offaly constituency will be centre stage on the main RTE 9 O’ Clock news bulletin tonight, Wednesday, February 5.
The hotly contested 5-seat marginal constituency will be profiled and analysed as one of the key battlegrounds in the General...
