Laois family embarking on fundraising skydive to honour their late husband and father
A Laois family are embarking on a skydive in a wonderful fundraising event to honour the memory of their husband and father, Mr Anthony...
LoveLaois Podcast: Alison O’Kelly on her business journey, educational stereotypes and hopes for the...
Society tells us that there's a certain order in which we should be doing things.
Primarily, it's school, college, work, then business.
But for Alison O'Kelly,...
Leinster U-20 HC: Laois go in search of first win as they head to...
Laois v Kildare
Leinster U-20 HC Preliminary Quarter Final in Newbridge at 7.30pm
It is win or bust from now on as the Laois U-20 hurlers...
Fitzgerald happy to have show on the road but cautious ahead of trip to...
Laois hurling manager Tommy Fitzgerald was delighted his side got their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign off to a winning start last Saturday against Westmeath...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ellen (Lill) Maher (née Goodwin)
Harbour Street, Mountmellick, Laois
Ellen (Lill) Maher (nee Goodwin) Harbour Street, Mountmellick.
It...
JOB VACANCY: Arles NS currently looking to hire school transport bus escort
Arles National School is looking for a bus escort to accompany children with additional needs to our school. Further details are on www.educationposts.ie.
To...
HSS Hire revamp website helping customers to easily navigate extensive range of tools and...
Following on from the positive announcement a few weeks ago that HSS Hire Group PLC reached an agreement with Chadwicks Group whereby parent company...
Arles-Killeen go top of ACFL Division 2 while Mountmellick remain unbeaten in Division 3
Arles-Killeen 0-13 Portarlington 1-5
ACFL Division 2 Round 3
Arles-Killeen kicked five two-pointers as they continued their unbeaten start to the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division...
ACFL Division 4: Stradbally and Ballyroan-Abbey maintain 100% record while Annanough also win
Stradbally 3-15 Ballylinan 2-8
ACFL Division 4 Round 3
Stradbally maintained their 100% start to the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 4 with a big win...
Andrew Corden Cup: End of the season for Laois U-20 footballers as Westmeath wallop...
Westmeath 6-13 Laois 0-7
Leinster U-20 FC Andrew Corden Cup Semi-final
The 2025 season has ended for the Laois U-20 footballers after they were well beaten...
Sports Taster Day planned for Laois in May by Comhairle na nÓg
Laois Comhairle na nÓg have announced that, in partnership with Laois Sports Partnership, they are organising a Sports Taster Day for 2nd year students...
In Pictures: Laois Sinn Fein host annual 1916 Easter Commemoration in Mountmellick
Laois Sinn Féin held their 1916 Easter Commemoration in Mountmellick on Easter Sunday where Senator Maria McCormack was the main speaker on the day.
A...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Huge win over Westmeath, Feile finals and looking ahead to U-20...
It was a huge weekend for the Laois senior hurlers and they delivered with a big win over Westmeath.
Steven Miller was in O'Moore Park...
In Pictures: Independent Republicans Committee host 1916 Rising event at The Heath
The Laois Independent Republicans Committee held a very successful 1916 remembrance event at the Republican monument at The Heath on Easter Sunday.
The event was...
National Therapy Service ‘will come as welcome relief’
The introduction of National Therapy Service for special schools will come as a welcome relief to families across Laois, says local Fine Gael TD,...
Laois GAA Fixtures: Joe McDonagh Cup road trip plus U-20 and minor championship action
The Laois hurlers continue their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign this Saturday with the considerable road trip to Ballycran to take on Down.
Having beaten Westmeath...
Mountrath Community School hosts first inclusive soccer blitz for Autism Awareness Week
In a heartwarming display of unity, sport, and inclusion, Mountrath Community School proudly hosted its first ever Inclusive Soccer Blitz recently.
This event marked a...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anne (Anastasia) Moore-Mathews (née Conroy)
Cardtown, Mountrath, Laois
The death has occurred on 21st April 2025 of...
From the Archives: Talking Music: Brian O’Mahoney on touring Germany, supporting Shane McGowan and...
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in May 2020.
Brian O'Mahoney is a well-known local musician who has played in a number of bands,...
Remembering Laois’s role in the famous 1918 General Election
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday on December 14, 2018, the centenary of the historic 1918 election.
It was the final election to include the...
From the Archives – When a Laois group of friends stayed in a cattle...
This piece was orginally published on LaoisToday in September 2017 after that year's Electric Picnic.
The things people do at Electric Picnic have to be...
Laois Football Podcast: Ranking the top football 30 teams in Laois
You all asked for it - so we have obliged with the first rankings of the 2025 season.
With the club leagues now in full...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, April 21, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Paula Coss (née Jennings)
Parnell Crescent, Portlaoise, Laois/Mountrath, Laois
Paula Coss (nee Jennings). Newline Close Mountrath and...
Prisoner (30s) dies of suspected drugs overdose in Midlands Prison in Portlaoise
A male prisoner in his 30s has died of a suspected drugs overdose in the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise.
The Irish Independent has reported that...
ACFL Division 2: Ballyfin remain unbeaten while O’Dempsey’s get off the mark
Ballyfin 0-16 Rosenallis 2-7
ACFL Division 2
Ballyfin are three from three in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2 after an entertaining Easter Sunday local...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Shock as Laois nursing home informs residents and their families that it is to close
There is considerable shock among families and residents...
Laois property sells for almost €700,000 – the second-highest price of 2025 so far
A Laois property has sold for just shy of €700,000, making it the second-most expensive property sold in the county so far in 2025.
The...
Six Talking Points as the Laois hurlings get up and running in Joe McDonagh...
The Laois hurlers were impressive 3-25 to 1-22 winners over Westmeath in O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Joe...
Fr Paddy: Carlo Acutis to be formally canonised and declared a saint
On Sunday, April 27, Carlo Acutis, will be formally canonised and declared a saint. This will take place in an open air ceremony in...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, April 20, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Bruce Walter MacDonald
Great Falls, Virginia, USA and Ormsby House, Durrow, Laois/Glengarriff, Cork
On December 8th, 2024,...
