Steven Miller
Steven Miller is owner and managing editor of LaoisToday.ie. Husband of Emily, father of William, Lillian and John, he's happiest when he's telling stories
Proud and emotional day as Barry Walsh is elected as the new Cathaoirleach of...
It’s always one of the big days in Laois County Council and it was no different this afternoon when Fine Gael’s Barry Walsh was...
Kneecap announced as latest Electric Picnic fresh off Glastonbury performance
They've played Electric Picnic twice before - but Kneecap's stock has never been higher and fresh off a high-profile performance at Glastonbury and a...
Sadness in Killeen and Barrowhouse communities at the passing of JJ McDonald
There is sadness in the Killeen, Barrowhouse and wider communities this week with the passing of JJ McDonald.
Mr McDonald was a pillar of the...
Five Talking Points as the Laois ladies footballers beat Wexford in All Ireland quarter-final
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The Laois ladies footballers have an All Ireland semi-final...
All Ireland Ladies IFC: Laois go the extra mile to see off Wexford in...
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Laois 1-16 Wexford 2-12 (after extra time)
All Ireland Ladies...
ACHL Division 3: League glory and promotion for Ballinakill as they see off Slieve...
Ballinakill 0-27 Slieve Bloom 1-13
ACHL Division 3 Final
Ballinakill have claimed instant promotion back to ACHL Division 2 thanks to a well-deserved win over Slieve...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from Sunday’s club hurling league finals – and...
It's certainly a busy day around Laois GAA headquarters in Portlaoise today.
First up is a double header of sorts in the Centre of Excellence...
Novel final pairings as ACHL Division 1 and 3 titles up for grabs
ACHL Division 1 Final - Abbeyleix v Borris-Kilcotton
On Sunday, June 28, in Centre of Excellence at 11.45am
There's a real novelty factor to this year's...
ACFL Division 2: Final places for Arles-Killeen and Clonaslee-St Manman’s as Park-Ratheniska make the...
Arles-Killeen 1-14 Rosenallis 2-8
ACFL Division 2 Semi-final
Arles-Killeen will be back in the top division of Laois club league football next year after they secured...
All Ireland Ladies IFC: Nerney relishing latest opportunities as Laois prepare to do battle...
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The Laois ladies football team are back in championship...
Sadness at passing of Ballyfin man John Phelan, former senior counsel
The death has occurred of John Phelan from Ballyfin, a highly-respected barrister for many years.
Aged in his mid 70s, Mr Phelan was a former...
Promotion and silverware on the line as hurling league finals go centre stage
ACHL Division 2 Final - Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps
On Friday, June 27, in the Centre of Excellence at 7.30pm
A sure sign of the health...
ACHL Division 3: Ballinakill see off Camross to book final place
Ballinakill 3-25 Camross 0-14
ACHL Division 3 semi-final
The club leagues can throw up some quirky fixtures and this evening Ballinakill’s first team hosted Camross’s third...
U-13 Football: Killeen to the fore as impressive Mountrath see off Ballyroan-Abbey to claim...
Mountrath 4-13 Ballyroan-Abbey 2-9
U-13 Football Division 2 League Final
County football titles in Mountrath are something of a rarity - but a fine U-13 team...
Annual row erupts again as Portlaoise Municipal District elects new chair
You could set your clock by it.
It's that time of year again in Laois County Council when the various chairperson's roles are voted upon.
And...
‘I hope HIQA and the HSE have the guts to come in face us...
It's not too often you have members of Laois County Council in full agreement - but the recent revelations exposed by RTE Investigates on...
Good, bad or middling? Looking back on the Laois inter-county football season
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All over for another season....
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, June 14, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marie Cowley (née Swayne)
Rivermead, St. Margaret's, Dublin/Stradbally, Laois
Marie, (formerly of Stradbally, Co. Laois) peacefully at...
U-13 Football: Whelan, Bowe and Bohan to the fore as Portlaoise see off Na...
Portlaoise 6-9 Na Fianna Og 3-10
U-13 Football Division 1 Final
What an absolute belter of a game.
The young footballers of Portlaoise and Na Fianna Og...
Playground toilets are community responsibility – not the council’s – as Durrow request is...
The responsibility of providing toilets at a playground falls on the local community - and not on Laois County Council.
That was the response given...
40 years and counting: Warm congratulations as Seamus McDonald celebrates significant milestone as Laois...
Forty years is a significant milestone and it's what Seamus McDonald is celebrating this month as a member of Laois County Council.
The Rosenallis man...
Laois GAA Fixtures: Tipperary come to O’Moore Park as Laois hurlers seek to cause...
O'Moore Park will be a busy venue this weekend, hosting three All Ireland senior championship matches in hurling and football.
First up on Saturday afternoon...
Your guide to the game as Laois footballers take on Westmeath in Tailteann Cup
Tailteann Cup - Laois v Westmeath
In Cusack Park, Mullingar, at 5pm
Now it's knockout. Laois's win over Offaly in Newbridge last Saturday was thrilling and...
Timahoe Male Choir all set for latest big day out as warm up act...
The amazing journey the Timahoe Male Choir have been on over the past two years continues tomorrow when they perform in St Anne’s Park...
Profiling Tommy Fitzgerald: The relatively rare occurrence of a Laois man managing Laois in...
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Laois men managing Laois senior...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Austin Bergin, the Laois man in Naas on the huge rise...
The Laois and Kildare hurlers meet in the Joe McDonagh Cup final in Croke Park on Sunday in what is a surprise and novel...
ACFL Division 2: Wins for Park-Ratheniska and Clonaslee-St Manman’s while Rosenallis and Arles-Killeen draw
Park-Ratheniska 4-15 Ballyfin 0-15
ACFL Division 2 Round 6
DJ O'Connell converted two penalties and the returning Brian Dunne and Tom Fingleton got a goal apiece...
ACFL Division 1: Courtwood beat Portlaoise while St Joseph’s and Stradbally also win as...
Courtwood 1-17 Portlaoise 3-9
ACFL Division 1 Round 6
Goalkeeper Matthew Byron hit 0-10, including four two-point frees, as Courtwood kept up their good record against...
Six Talking Points as Laois footballers deny Offaly at the death
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Laois have a preliminary quarter-final...
Tailteann Cup: Barry nails injury time penalty as Laois beat Offaly in thriller
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Laois 3-18 Offaly 3-16
Tailteann Cup...