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Portlaoise No Limits Centre ‘desperately’ needs funds to stay open

The No Limits centre in Portlaoise is desperately trying to raise €20,000 to keep its services running after a promise of private funding fell...
The Timahoe Ladies team who were crowned Feile champions last night

Timahoe Ladies crowned Laois Feile champions for the first time

Timahoe 3-6 Portlaoise 2-2 Laois Ladies Feile Final Timahoe Ladies were crowned Feile football champions for the first time in their history after they defeated Portlaoise...

In pictures: Cyclists spin on a Lap of Laois for SOS...

Almost 200 cyclists took to the roads of Laois recently to raise funds for the SOS service in Kilkenny. The charity cycle began from the...

Healy talks hurling joy, football, Portlaoise and his commute to London

After the Laois hurlers got the better of Kerry in Saturday night's breathless thriller in O'Moore Park, the winning dressing room gave off a...

Dunnes Stores looking to expand Portlaoise shop

Dunnes Stores is seeking to boost its operations at their outlet on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise. According to Midlands 103, the supermarket giant is looking...

Laois house prices show dramatic rise

Laois house prices have risen by 11 per cent in the past year, according to the latest Daft.ie report. In Laois, prices in the first...
Wins for Killeshin, Ballylinan and Portarlington in tonight's ACFL Division 1B action

Killeshin maintain 100% record in feisty affair while Annanough, Ballylinan and...

Killeshin 2-13 Emo 1-9 ACFL Division 1B Killeshin overcame being reduced to 14 men with a quarter of the game remaining to beat hosts Emo by...

OPW looking at two sites for new Portlaoise courthouse

The OPW is looking at two options for a new Portlaoise courthouse, it has been confirmed. Laois County Council chief executive John Mulholland outlined details...

Details of Portlaoise St Patrick’s Day Parade awards night announced

Portlaoise St Patrick’s Day parade committee is planning a night of celebration at its awards night on Monday night. Over twenty awards will be given...
Football General

Hat-trick hero Cahillane leads Portlaoise to exact county final revenge on...

Portlaoise 4-11 Stradbally 3-6 ACFL Division 1A Portlaoise made full use of the wind in Bill Delaney Park tonight as they put this game beyond Stradbally...

Mail sorting centre in Portlaoise evacuated after suspect package found

The Army Bomb Disposal Unit were in Portlaoise this afternoon following the discovery of a suspect package at the international mailing centre. The An Post facility...

Gardaí seek information after two caravans burnt out

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after two caravans were burnt out in Portlaoise last night. The incident took place at Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise in the...
Evin Keane was on the score sheet as The Heath beat Stradbally

Bergin goal helps The Heath beat Portlaoise

The Heath 3-10 Portlaoise 2-11 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A A late Aidan Bergin goal was the crucial score as reigning league champions The Heath...
Zach Tuohy celebrates a goal against Emo in the 2015 Laois SFC final, the last time he played for The Town

Saturday Sports Interview: Tuohy ready for the next chapter in his...

As Zach Tuohy begins the latest phase of his Australian Rules career this weekend, he is hoping he can become only the second Irish...
The beautiful Geelong-Portlaoise jersey

DS Sports release Geelong-Portlaoise jersey ahead of AFL season

It's an unlikely partnership - but fans of Australian Rules star Zach Touhy will now be sporting Portlaoise jersyes with a dash of Geelong...

Laois people invited to meeting to discuss Portlaoise redevelopment

The people of Laois and Portlaoise are being invited to a meeting to help shape the revamp of Portlaoise town centre. The meeting is the...

Crown Paints officially open its new Portlaoise shop this weekend

Crown Paints have opened a brand new outlet at Conniberry Junction in Portlaoise. And they are having a MASSIVE open day event this Saturday, March...

High profile derelict sites to be targeted in Laois

Eighty six houses in Laois are classed as derelict out of 27,000 houses in the county, this week’s Portlaoise Municipal Authority meeting heard. Wesley Keogh...

Weather fails to dampen the spirits at Portlaoise parade as these...

Thousands of people turned up in Portlaoise this afternoon for the St Patrick's Day parade, despite the threat of wet weather hanging over the...

VIDEO: Have a look back at our live stream of the...

Just a little over a month after we launched our new site - and after firmly establishing ourselves as the go-to destination for all...

Gardai appeal for witnesses after car burnt out in Portlaoise

Gardai are appealing for information after a car was burnt out in Portlaoise last night. The incident took place in Knockmay at around 11.30pm and...

Multiple ambulances on the scene following accident in Portlaoise

Two ambulances are attending the scene of a road traffic accident in Portlaoise this morning. The incident took place in the Towerhill area of Portlaoise,...

Irish Rail refute union claims they are moving towards staff-less Laois...

Irish Rail has reassured customers in Laois that stations in Portarlington and Portlaoise are busy stations which require customer services, amid union concerns over...

Union fears staff-less train stations in Laois

Concerns that the train stations in Portlaoise and Portarlington will eventually become automated and have no staff have been raised by SIPTU. LaoisToday.ie has learned...

Volunteers sought to set up Portlaoise No Name Club

Portlaoise has been identified as a location in need of a No Name Club for teenagers by the national voluntary organisation. The organisation says it...

Witnesses sought after houses burgled in Portlaoise and Mountrath

Gardai are appealing for witnesses after three house robberies were carried out in the Portlaoise and Mountrath areas on Friday. Two took place in Portlaoise...

New pub opens its doors in Portlaoise tonight

Up to 30 jobs are being created with the opening of the much-anticipated Bog Road pub in Fairgreen on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise. The...

Plenty of Laois interest in All-Ireland School Cross Country Finals

The cross country season comes to an end this weekend with the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Finals being held in Mallusk Playing Fields, Newtownabbey,...

In Pictures: Student Enterprise Programme Laois Schools County Final

The Student Enterprise Programme Laois Schools County Final took place in the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise yesterday with a dazzling array of young Laois...

John Giles in Portlaoise on Saturday for 10th birthday party for...

John Giles was at Laois Leeds United Members Club very first function and fittingly he will remember old friends by returning for their 10th...