Frustration as JPC replacement still not in place almost a year since last meeting
Frustration is growing among local councillors over the delay in the formation of the new Community Safety Partnerships, an arrangement that was due to...
Chance at redemption as Laois U-20 footballers return to O’Moore Park to face Wexford
Laois v Wexford
Leinster U-20 Football Championship Round 2 in O'Moore Park at 7.30pm
After a bruising encounter against Kildare last week, the Laois U-20 footballers...
All of the latest Laois GAA fixtures as Leinster championship and club leagues continue
It is the first week of April, the weather is glorious - and the GAA fixtures are coming thick and fast.
We have a range...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Bernadette (Bernie) Murray (née Whelan)
Main Street, Stradbally, Laois
The death has occurred of Bernadette, better known...
Camross get the better of Trumera in ACHL Division 3 – plus all of...
Dan Delaney helped himself to 1-8 as Camross got the better of Trumera this evening Round 2 of ACHL Division 3.
The Camross third-string side...
Over €1 million funding announced for maintenance and investment on Laois roads
Over €1 million has been approved for additional road funding in Laois, with the monies designated for maintenance and investment in the county's roads.
A...
Calls for Garda vetting system to be simplified
For anyone involved in underage sports teams or local youth groups, it's a topic that is never far away: Garda vetting.
And it raised at...
April Fool’s Day: Laois teacher recalls how her students finally tricked her back in...
April Fool's Day is the one day of the year where you should most definitely question everything you hear and see.
Whether it is Electric...
In Pictures: Daffodil Day a huge success as Holy Family Senior School host fundraiser
A fantastic morning was spent in the Nano Nagle Hall on the Holy Family Schools Campus in Portlaoise on Friday March 28 to mark...
Major shock as Electric Picnic is set to move to a different Laois venue
After 20 years in Stradbally, Electric Picnic is set to move to a new Laois location.
LaoisToday understands that the organisers have concluded a deal...
Column: The Leinster football championship gets underway this weekend – God be with the...
At a time when it seems that the cost of everything is going up, ticket prices for the opening round of the Leinster football...
Laois U-20 hurling boss Delaney: ‘We have knockout hurling so we’re just building for...
The Laois U-20 hurlers lost their Leinster Championship opener to Galway on Saturday afternoon.
Despite the margin of defeat, manager Derek Delaney was disappointed after...
Portlaoise man creating further ripples in New Zealand rugby
Not long after being recognised as Volunteer of the Year at the NZ Rugby Awards for 2024, Conor Croke is making further rugby ripples...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Una (Catherine) Brennan (née Graham)
Castlecomer, Kilkenny/Laois
Passed away on Sunday, 30th March, surrounded by her loving...
€1.7 million loan approved for works on Portlaoise and Portarlington Leisure Centres
Laois County Council has this week sanctioned a loan of €1.7 million from the Housing Finance Agency Plc.
The loan is for "essential works" on...
‘Outstanding’ Portlaoise College students awarded with German, French and Irish scholarships
Portlaoise College has once again demonstrated its commitment to language learning by awarding prestigious summer school scholarships in German, French, and Irish to outstanding...
Well wishes as Laois school principal who ‘helped deliver wonderful modern campus’ has retirement...
Many colleagues, both past and present, gathered recently in the Seven Oaks Hotel for the retirement dinner of former Knockbeg College principal, Mike Carew.
A...
Laois farm support organisation shortlisted in national sustainability awards
Embrace FARM in Shanahoe has been shortlisted for the RDS Sustainability Awards in the Rural Social Impact Award category.
These awards aim to celebrate not...
The full list of players who have transferred in to and out of Laois...
A total of 22 players have been granted transfers away from Laois clubs to clubs in other counties - or indeed countries - across...
Laois Football and Hurling Podcast: Alan and Barry reflect on a sobering week of...
Our latest LaoisToday Podcast is another two-hander that looks back on some of the action from the weekend.
Recorded on Saturday evening, Alan Hartnett is...
‘Urgent shortage’ of places for special education schools in Laois raised in Seanad Éireann
The "urgent shortage" of places for special education schools in Laois has been raised on the national stage.
Laois Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack brought...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, March 31, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Larry Ryan
Knockiel, Rathdowney, Laois
Larry Ryan, Knockiel, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, March 28th. 2025, peacefully at home...
Soccer: Quarter-Final exits for Mountmellick and Maryborough plus goals galore in Senior Division
Mountmellick Utd B 1 Banagher Utd 2
Combined Counties Shield Quarter-Final
Mountmellick United B welcomed Banagher United to Conor Davis Park on Sunday morning in the...
ACHL Division 1: Victories for Clough-Ballacolla and Borris-Kilcotton while Camross draw with Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix 1-19 Camross 0-22
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Round 1
A repeat of 2023's Laois SHC final saw Abbeyleix and Camross share the spoils...
Ladies NFL Division 3: Early goals the killer as Wexford defeat Laois to reach...
Wexford 3-9 Laois 0-10
Ladies National League Division 3 Round
Three early goals were the killer as Wexford defeated Laois to take their place in the...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as the Laois Ladies take on Wexford in...
The big day for the Laois Ladies has arrived as it is the final round of the National League Division 3 campaign.
Stephen Duff's charges...
ACHL Division 1: Rathdowney-Errill begin their league campaign with a win away to Castletown
Castletown 1-16 Rathdowney-Errill 1-21
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Round 1
Rathdowney-Errill survived a late surge from Castletown to come out victorious by five points...
Basketball: Thriller in St Mary’s as Portlaoise Panthers book National League final place
Portlaoise Panthers 97 Moy Tolka Rovers 94
National League Division 1 semi-final
Portlaoise Panthers can look forward to another big day out this season after they...
Weekend Read: Food for thought – Bobby Miller on life as a tillage farmer...
There is a growing disconnect between consumers and farmers and it’s only when food is scarce that consumers appreciate what they have, according to...
Fr Paddy: Prayer is often personal and perhaps is best practiced in silence
As we get closer to Holy Week it is good to reflect on how we pray. Prayer is often personal and perhaps is best...
