Tag: Best of 2017

Laois Abroad is a series that focuses on Laois natives who have made travelled or built their lives overseas.  So far the series has covered...

Back in March, we sat down and put our heads together to come up with the first of our many lists. This one was all...

Back in September, there was significant anger in Portarlington when a community man was fined wrongly for littering. Thankfully, there was a happy ending to...

This September, Ballyfin received a visit from Hollywood actor Jonathan Tucker- who made it just in time to celebrate Ballyfin Gaels being crowned Senior...

We spent most of 2017 going to club matches around the county. And when getting team sheets off secretaries or other club officials, we came...

In our 'That was My Year' series, we sit down with promiment Laois people in their respective fields and ask them about their highs...

Electric Picnic threw up a selection of great stories once again - with the group of friends that did up a cattle trailer as...

At the end of May, Donal Miller decided he'd put his natural wit to full use by penning a regular column for LaoisToday.  His piece...

Debs season was, like most things, completely new to the LaoisToday team when we tackled it. Julie Anne Miller was on duty for most of...

We had best Tweeters, Snapchatters and we also had best Instagrammers. This was decided by a mix of public and office opinion. And like all other...

There was high drama in Ballybrittas during the summer when the Garda helicopter made an appearance.  It was the first time it was deployed in...

Our site was a little over a week old when this story broke. A bomb in Stradbally. Who could believe it? Well it happened. And here...

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...

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...