23/06/2026
🎉 A huge congratulations to Aidan Byrne on taking home the Golden Cone for the second year in a row! 🏆
An incredible achievement. Winning back-to-back titles is no small feat!
Congratulations, Aidan & Bernie and all the Byrne’s! 👏👏
📣We have a winner! 🏆🥳
We asked you where the best 99 ice cream cone can be found in Laois, and you did not disappoint! 🍦
Laois locals cast hundreds of votes during our annual search for the Best 99 ice cream cone in Laois, and the public have had their say!
Nominations this year included:
Aidan Byrne's, Mountrath
Simpson's Gala, Stradbally
Bracken's Gala, Portlaoise
The Grand Stand, Stradbally
Coco's Quik Pick, Portlaoise
Dempsey's Garage, Portarlington
Flanagan's, Knockmay
Inver, Portarlington
Cleland's Eurospar, Abbeyleix
Dunne's, Mountmellick
Slevin's, Portarlington,
Spar, Mountrath
Dunne's Gala, Portlaoise
The Card Stand, Rathdowney
Lawlor's in Durrow
Downey's Centra
The Gandon Inn
Noel Delaney's van
Pat Fennell, Timahoe
Ryan's, Ballyroan
Daybreak, Ballybrittas
Inver, Borris-in-Ossory
Keane's Service Station, Rathdowney.
🥇Winning with a landslide 191 votes, the Leinster Express / Laois Live is pleased to announce that in 2026, the best 99 ice cream in Laois can be found in...
Aidan Byrne's, Mountrath!
Congratulations to Aidan Byrne on retaining the title for the second year in a row! 🤩
An honourable mention goes to Simpson's Gala in Stradbally, earning second place with an amazing 67 votes!
One thing is certain- Laois locals have plenty of delicious options to choose from when beating the heat this week! ☀
