Megan Shiel
Megan is currently studying English and New Media at the University of Limerick. A Raheen native, she's happiest when talking sport, especially soccer but just don't mention the 2019 champions league final
School bus seized by Gardaí in Laois for several major defects
Laois Offaly Garda Síochána posted to their facebook page yesterday about checkpoints carried out on school buses.
Laois Roads Policing Unit carried out a checkpoint...
Local forecasters predict ‘Storm Jorge’ to hit at weekend
Local forecaster, Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather, predicts that another storm is on its way to Ireland.
The storm is predicted to hit this Saturday...
St Conleth’s Ladies set to host their first ever 5k run/walk
St Conleth's LGFC are running a 5k road race on Sunday March 1 at 11am.
This is the first of what they hope will be...
Star studded judging panel announced for Laois school’s Lip Sync fundraiser
St Colmans NS in Stradbally are hosting a Lip Sync battle as part of a series of fundraisers organised to develop the school’s pitch...
Nominations sought for Chairman’s Award for good environmental practice on Laois farms
Laois County Council are holding a competition to recognise farmers for the excellent and good environmental practices which they carry out on a daily...
Laois school garner special merit awards at Coirm Gael Linn Festival
Primary School students from Gaelscoil Shlí Dála, Ballaghmore were on stage in Visual Theatre, Carlow at the annual Coirm Gael Linn festival on Thursday,...
In Pictures: Construction company and Laois native donate toys to local school
Christmas 2019 was one to remember in Naíscoil Kantara, Timahoe as the children were treated to a massive surprise in the lead up to...
WATCH: Young Laois boy writes poem for Aidan Fogarty of Dancing With The Stars
Ten year old Ben O'Doherty from Rathdowney has written a fantastic poem for former Kilkenny hurler Aidan 'Taggy' Fogarty.
Aidan is dancing weekly and going...
Foróige in Laois is looking to recruit adult volunteers to support them in their...
Foróige in Laois is looking for adult volunteers to support them in their work.
If you have a skill to share or are passionate about...
In Pictures: Medals galore as Laois Martial Arts travel West for the Mugendo Open
Laois Martial Arts were on the road again, this time to The Mugendo Open in Co Sligo.
The team competed in both Light Contact and...
The Week That Was: The Top 10 stories of the past seven days
1 - Electric Picnic organiser confirms big changes to 2020 festival following meeting with Laois Councillors
Big changes are on the way to how the...
Property Watch: The five most expensive houses for sale in Laois
This week for Property Watch we look at the most expensive houses for sale in Laois at the minute.
If you're in the market for a...
Jobs in Laois: All the recent job vacancies as advertised on LaoisToday
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...
Laois man spins the wheel and wins €53,000 on RTE’s Winning Streak
Mountmellick native Brendan Lynch has won a whopping €53,000 on Winning Streak as he got to spin the wheel!
Brendan is a part time volunteer...
Kim and Kanye, Jeremiah Grant and Aldi’s middle aisle – It’s all in our...
Laois people never let us down on Twitter!
And this week is no different.
Check out our selection below:
We can't quite seem to get over it...
Laois Abroad: From Killenard to Indianapolis via New York City
Paul Flynn from Killenard has been living in Indianapolis, the capital city of Indiana, in the USA for the last eight years, having lived...
Laois U-20 team named for Leinster semi-final clash with Kildare
Laois U-20 manager Eddie Kinsella has named his team to face Kildare in the Leinster semi final on Friday evening in MW Hire O'Moore...
Graiguecullen GAA set for hugely popular 5k/10k annual race day
Graiguecullen are hosting their annual 5k/10k challenge race day this Sunday February 23.
Now in its 5th year the race day is a huge community...
Laois couple make Sunday Independent 2020 Rich List
The Sunday Independent released the top 250 wealthiest people in Ireland at the weekend and a Laois couple came in on the list at...
In Pictures: All glitz and glam at the O’Dempsey’s GAA Dinner Dance
O'Dempsey's celebrated their success as they held their dinner dance last Saturday in The Heritage Hotel, Killenard.
O'Dempsey's won Junior 'A' football final in 2019...
LIVE BLOG: Laois footballers take on Cavan in Allianz Football League Division 2
Storm Dennis is still raging out there but we are live as the Laois footballers take on Cavan in Round 3 of Division 2...
Love Island, Apache Pizza and Sinn Féin – It’s all in our Tweets of...
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...
New to the Area: From a copywriter in Wiltshire to a glampsite owner in...
Kyra Fingleton is the owner of ‘Glamping Under the Stars’ - a boutique glampsite located near Ballyroan.
The glampsite has quickly established itself as one...
Portlaoise CBS rehearsals in full swing as they gear up for new musical
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',...
Laois pub sparkles in famous ‘Pub Spy’ in the Sunday World
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...
Laois girl wins bronze in International Agility Competition
Becky Mullally from Laois placed 3rd in the small dog category when she joined a team of junior dog agility athletes and their dogs...
In Pictures: Laois Job Fair a huge success
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,...
Laois student receives prestigious scholarship following leaving cert results
Durrow native Fionn Whelan was awarded the Ad Astra Scholarship at UCD last week.
Fionn attended St. Kieran's College Kilkenny where he achieved the maximum...
In Pictures: Laois Offaly Garda Youth Awards 2020
The Garda Youth Awards, at Divisional and National level, celebrates outstanding young people aged between 13 and 21 years and recognises the good work...
The ‘deepest Atlantic storm on record’ to hit this weekend
We are not in the clear yet!
After last weekend saw Storm Ciara cause havoc, we are now bracing ourselves once again for a battering...