Tag: From the Archives

This is an extract from Growing Pains and Growing Up, John Whelan's book celebrating 40 years in Journalism, published in 2018. It is available...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in November 2020.  Aughrim. 1986. Laois v Wicklow. There are few days in Laois GAA history that stand out...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in June 2017 after Laois played Wicklow in the All Ireland Football Qualifiers.  A young Laois supporter will...

Portlaoise band Pogueology made their Electric Picnic debut in the early hours of Saturday morning. But their gig had to be cancelled after just 15 minutes...

It was the list that almost crashed the LaoisToday site.  Back in the summer of 2017, someone in the office came up with the bright...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday before the All Ireland Qualifier game between Laois and Monaghan in 2018.  For a generation of Laois GAA...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in January 2021. In the early days of LaoisToday back in 2017, we picked out Laois's Top 25...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in April 2021. Banjaxed. Bockety. Making a bags of it. Foostering. Ructions. Me auld segotia. If you said those...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in June of last year ahead of the Division 2 relegation game against Down.  There can be a...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in 2018.  Valentine’s Day. No matter if you love it or hate it, you just can’t avoid it. And...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday after Day 1 of the 2020 General Election count in Laois-Offaly. Every so often an election throws up...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on January 30 ahead of the 2020 General Election.  It's a bitterly cold Tuesday evening in Portlaoise but...

This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday archives in the run up to the 2020 General Election. As this year is the 40th anniversary of...

October 2018 saw the launch of Portlaoise's newest, most stylish venue.  Lilly's is establishing itself as a key feature of main street Portlaoise, with business...

We love a good list here in LaoisToday.  This one in 2018 was all about the women who make the GAA tick in Laois.  And it...

In June we looked back on some of our fond memories of taking part in Cumann na mbunscol. “Is it as far away as Killadooley?” When...

Back in August, we spoke to Durrow pair Kate and Ruth O'Hara about their Pâtisserie business which began at the end of 2020. The pandemic...

Brought to you in association with Brophy Videography For a generation of Laois GAA supporters, 2003 is the year that stands out, the magic moment...