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2021 Remembered – Two Knockbeg students receive maximum 625 as Vicarstown trio get 1,800...
Back in September, two Knockbeg College students were awarded 625 points in their Leaving Cert results.
Two Knockbeg College students have received the maximum amount...
2021 Remembered – Laois Doctor on Covid-19 Vaccines: How they work and why they’re...
Back in Dr Sean Montague informed us about everything we needed to know about the Covid-19 vaccines.
2020 saw the world ravaged by Covid-19 but...
Introducing the 2021 LaoisToday Minor football Team of the Year
The Minor Football Championship came to a conclusion back in September as Graiguecullen defeated Na Fianna Og to claim the cup.
It was a right...
2021 Remembered – Laois family win prestigious GAA award for outstanding service
Back in February, a family from St Jospeh's won a prestigious GAA award for outstanding service.
A Laois family has been named as the winners...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, December 30, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Peter Nolan
Killanure, Mountrath, Laois, R32 TH77
Peter Nolan, Killanure, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 28th December 2021, (peacefully)...
2021 Remembered – Laois Abroad: Meet the Stradbally woman who followed her heart and...
In our final instalment of the Laois Abroad series for 2021 we met a woman from Stradbally who shared all of her experiences of...
2021 Remembered – Laois man elected new president of Macra na Feirme
Back in April, Errill man John Keane succeed Thomas Duffy as president of President of Macra na Feirme.
A Laois man has been elected as...
2021 Remembered – PJ Kelly: ‘I sincerely am privileged and honoured’ to be new...
In December, PJ Scully became Laois GAA chairman as he was elected at Laois GAA's annual convention.
New Laois GAA chairman PJ Kelly says he...
2021 Remembered – Up and Coming: Meet the Ballinakill entrepreneur who has developed his...
Back in August, we met Ballinkill entrepreneur Edwyn Siney who shared told us about how he developed Brew Water.
The pandemic has taken so much...
2021 Remembered – In Pictures: ‘Ceremony in extraordinary times’ as hundreds of children confirmed...
Back in September, hundreds of children made their Confirmation in O'Moore Park.
O’Moore Park has seen a lot over the years but hundreds of children...
2021 Remembered – New chapter for popular Polish lady as she takes ownership of...
Back in September, Mountmellick woman Ela Oczachowska opened her new shop Your Stop shop in the square.
When Ela Oczachowska arrived in Ireland as a 19-year-old,...
LaoisToday Podcast: Cathal Berry on his first year in the Dáil, hopes for Portarlington...
Portarlington-based Kildare South TD Cathal Berry featured on the LaoisToday Podcast in February 2021.
It’s exactly a year since the 2020 General Election and on...
Introducing the 2021 LaoisToday Minor hurling Team of the Year
A thrilling Minor hurling Championship came to a conclusion back in October as Camross defeated Abbeyleix to deny them a two in a row.
It...
2021 Remembered – ‘John Taylor should have received an All Star … indeed he...
Back in January, Pat Critchley spoke to Tomas Moore on Inside the White Line Podcast about how he believed John Taylor should have won...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anne Gilligan (née Thompson)
Coolbanagher, Emo, Laois
Anne Gilligan (née Thompson), Coolbanagher, Emo, and late of The...
2021 Remembered – Laois Abroad: The remarkable adventure of a Portlaoise woman in Sydney...
In our penultimate instalment we met Jacqui Duncan who told us all about her fascinating life travelling to Spain, United Arab Emirates and Chile....
More than 1,000 booster Covid-19 vaccine appointments available in Portlaoise
More than 1,000 Covid-19 booster vaccine appointments are available to book in Portlaoise between now and New Year's Eve.
The HSE have confirmed that appointments...
2021 Remembered – Laois native appointed to top job in Limerick Institute of Technology
Back in February, Ballacolla native Seamus Hoyne, was appointed LIT's new Dean Flexible and Work Based Learning.
Limerick Institute of Technology’s Director of Industry Engagement...
2021 Remembered – Two Laois soccer players sign professional first-team contracts with Bohemians
Back in March, two Portlaoise men signed their first ever professional contracts with Bohemians.
League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians have confirmed that eight...
2021 Remembered – Up and Coming: Meet the Stradbally Personal Trainer who turned his...
Back in August, we spoke to Stradbally Personal Trainer Tom Shiel who shared how his personal journey led to a thriving business.
The pandemic has...
2021 Remembered – REVEALED: Our choice of the top 25 TikTok-ers in Laois
Back in April, we compiled a list of our top 25 TikTok-ers.
TikTok is huge all the over the world at the moment, and with...
LaoisToday Podcast: Liam O’Neill on his early years, his breakthrough in Laois and his...
This episode was originally broadcast on January 15, 2021.
Another guest on the LaoisToday Podcast in 2021 was former GAA President Liam O’Neill from Trumera.
In...
Five clubs represented on the LaoisToday 2021 Premier Intermediate Hurling Team of the Year
A pulsating Premier Intermediate hurling championship came to a conclusion back in November.
Pre-tournament favourites Ballinakill came out on top as they defeated Ballyfin in...
2021 Remembered – WATCH: From being stuck in the O’Moore Park toilets to a...
Back in November, hurling fanatic Buff Egan went to this years hurling county final and he treated his Snapchat followers to a blow by...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anne Gilligan (née Thompson)
Coolbanagher, Emo, Laois
Anne Gilligan (née Thompson), Coolbanagher, Emo, and late of The...
2021 Remembered – Laois Abroad: Meet the brothers who traded The Heath for Bulgaria...
At the end of March, brothers Omar and Ali Rasool told us all their pursuit in achieving their dreams of becoming doctors while living...
2021 Remembered – Laois man sells Limousin heifer for record €18,000 at prestigious Carrick-on-Shannon...
Back in November, Timahoe native Sean Ramsbottom sold a Limousin heifer for a record fee.
A Laois man sold a Limousin heifer for a record...
2021 Remembered – From the rambling house to Zoom dancing, infectious enthusiasm of Maureen...
Back in March, Maureen Culleton joined us on our Midweek Podcast to discuss her zoom dance lessons and her special virtual dance that was...
2021 Remembered – Up and Coming: Meet the Mountmellick Crochet Artist who’s hand-made pieces...
Back in July, we spoke to Courtney Murray from Mountmellick about her successful Crochet business.
The pandemic has taken so much away – but it...
2021 Remembered – Laois woman pens book on mental health battle and how she...
Back in October, Patricia Dempsey released a book documenting her mental health torment and how she overcame it.
They say that everyone has a story...