LaoisToday Reporter
Best of 2017 – The most coveted list of all. Laois’s 30 Hottest Men!
It was the list that almost crashed the LaoisToday site.
Back in the summer, someone in the office came up with the bright idea of...
Best of 2017 – Laois County Board member launches attack on other sports
Over the next week or so, we are going to be taking a look back at some of our top stories from 2017.
And on...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, 22 December
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Phyllis Lalor (née Healy)
59 Hawthorn Drive, Portlaoise, Laois
Beloved wife of the late...
Stomaching the Eighth Amendment – like it or not, abortion exists in Ireland
In a column on LaoisToday last week, Fr Paddy Byrne defended the Eight Amendment and hit out at Minister for Children Katherine Zappone.
In a...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, 21 December 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Kitty Brennan (née Bambrick)
Coolnariska, Killeshin, Laois / Old Leighlin, Carlow
Formerly of The...
The controversy surrounding the RTÉ Sports Awards
Another year, another RTÉ Sports Awards ceremony. An array of gongs were, as usual, handed out to esteemed and successful Irish sportspeople in December...
New auctioneer opens for business in Portlaoise
Things, it would seem, are on the up. Anecodatal evidence would suggest that there is an upturn in the economy again and a symbol...
Exporting around the world – but Finline Furniture remain focused on local retail as...
The hugely popular Finline Furniture annual sale returns on January 5, 6 and 7, with up to 70% off some of their ex-display items.
The Emo-based business...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, 18 December, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Tim (Timmy) Keeshan
Boherard, Clough Village, Laois
Tim (Timmy) Keeshan, Boherard, Clough, Co. Laois....
Christmas Recipe of the Week: Entertaining at home this Christmas
Entertaining at home over Christmas can be stressful.
It can often get to a point that when entertaining guests in your own home, you simply...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, 17 December, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Patrick (Pat) Dunne
Ard Mhuire, Rathangan, Kildare / Portarlington, Laois
Patrick (Pat) Dunne, Ard...
Disappointment at lack of funding for busy Heywood road
There was widespread disappointment at the lack of funding to upgrade the approach road to Heywood College from Ballypickas Cross at the recent Portlaoise...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, December 16, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Molly McCormack
The Village, Rosenallis, Laois
Died December in the loving care of the...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, December 15, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Molly McCormack
The Village, Rosenallis, Laois
Died December in the loving care of the...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, December 14, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Matty Dunne
Coolnamona, Portlaoise, Laois
Dunne. Coolnamona. Portlaoise, December 13th 2017. Peacefully in the...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Jennifer Gill (née Lanham)
Rathdowney, Laois / Portlaoise, Laois
Jennifer Gill (nee Lanham) Bealady,...
JOB VACANCY: Portlaoise accountant looking to fill key role
Kieran P Dempsey, Chartered Certified Accountants based in Portlaoise, are hiring for the following role:
PERSONAL ASSISTANT – ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR
Duties to include but not limited...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, December 11, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth (Lil) Dunne (née O'Connell)
Moyanna, Vicarstown, Laois
Predeceased by her husband Michael (Mick)....
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, December 10, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Margaret Clooney (née Madden)
Church Street, Rathdowney, Laois
Margaret Clooney (née Madden), Church Street,...
Christmas Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Biscuit Cake Pudding
I love Christmas and I love chocolate so last year I came up with something that combined the two while keeping to a traditional...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, December 9, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sarah Coates (née Carroll)
The Elms, Forrest Park, Portlaoise, Laois
Sarah Coates (nee Carroll)...
Louise Phelan is national Businesswoman of the Year
Laois woman Louise Phelan has been named Businesswoman of the Year at the InBUSINESS Recognition Awards, held earlier today.
The Rathdowney native is the global...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Betty Tierney (née McLoughlin)
Patrick street, Mountmellick, Laois
Retired Publican Patrick Street, Mountmellick, Co....
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Julia Baker (née Whelan)
Rathmoyle, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the loving care of Drominin...
Yelena Dunne: A Rocking good night for all
If you haven't heard about it by now then you mustn't be living in Laois.
Portlaoise Musical Society’s production of Rock of Ages was a...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, December 4, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Ann Burbage (neé Betson)
Bishopswood Rd, Portarlington, Laois / Daingean, Offaly
Late of Spa...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, December 3, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Peter Bennett
Main Street, Mountrath, Laois
Peter Bennett, (Publican and formally of John Murphy...
Top Tweets and Facebook Comments of the Week
Where's Laois winning the Leinster football in 2003? #Irelandsgreatest
— James Mullaney (@mullaneyjames) November 30, 2017
I thought wine was the only thing that could defeat...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, December 2, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Richard Knowles
Bradford on Avon, England, Laois
Sadly missed by his family in England,...
JOB VACANCIES: Camsaw Distributors are looking to fill a number of positions
Camsaw, a leading Garden Machinery Distributors, are recruiting for a number of positions in their base in Portarlington in Co Laois.
We are lookiing for...