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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
Deaths in Laois

Deaths in Laois – Sunday, August 12, 2018

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Michael Higgins Esker, Timahoe, Laois Michael Higgins Esker Timahoe Died Aug 11 at The...
Football General

Previewing a busy Sunday ahead of Laois club football as Round 2 draws to...

It's another very busy day of Laois GAA championship action and we look ahead to all of the action below. Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round...
We're live blogging all the action from across the county tonight

O’Dempsey’s show their forward power to send Killeen into relegation playoffs

Brought to you in association with JK Autos O'Dempsey's 4-14 Arles-Killeen 0-12 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2 Losers Three goals in the opening 18 minutes laid...

Lowrys point the way and Attride returns from injury as Killeshin power past Ballylinan

Brought to you in association with JK Autos Killeshin 1-16 Ballylinan 0-12 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2 Winners What a difference a year makes. Less than 12...

LIVE BLOG: Follow Saturday evening’s Laois SFC double header from O’Moore Park

The championship games are coming thick and fast these days and we're back in O'Moore Park this evening for the first double header of...

Grace Weston – from teenage All Ireland winner to death’s door and back again

This afternoon in Westmeath, the Laois ladies football team take on Roscommon for a place in the All Ireland semi-final. There was a time when...

No stopping Portlaoise as they prove too strong for Graiguecullen

Brought to you in association with JK Autos Graiguecullen 0-9 Portlaoise 1-16 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2 Winners Can anyone stop Portlaoise? It's the perennial question...

Updated club hurling rankings as the knockout stages come into focus

Slowly, but surely, the wheat is being separated from the chaff and the picture is becoming clearer in the Laois hurling championships. A couple of...

A new Electric Picnic show that ‘will go beyond the limits of anything seen...

Brought to you in association with Expert Laois Another exciting new act has been announced for Electric Picnic - one that will see a human...

Laois families affected by Permanent TSB mortgage sell-off claims local TD

Laois TD Sean Fleming estimates that there are at least 300 families in Laois who received letters from Permanent TSB saying that their mortgages...

All of this weekend’s CCFL fixtures as local soccer season gets set to kick...

Just like the Premier League across the water, the local soccer season in the midlands gets underway this weekend with the opening round of...
The Laois Ladies senior footballer championship has been delayed following an appeal

All of Thursday evening’s Laois GAA results

Another championship weekend got underway this evening with games across the top three tiers of Laois club football. Crettyard held off the challenge of Ballyfin...
Football General

Murphy and Carroll inspire Crettyard Gaels to SFC win over Ballyfin

Brought to you in association with JK Autos Crettyard Gaels 0-14 Ballyfin Gaels 0-11 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2 Losers Two of the lower-ranked teams met...
Football General

All of Wednesday night’s Laois GAA results

The only GAA activity of note that took place in Laois this was the Round of the Laois JFC 'C' with eight games down...

BREAKING: Laois GAA set to appoint eight-time All Ireland winner as new hurling manager

An eight time All Ireland-winner with Kilkenny is set to be announced as the new Laois senior hurling manager. In what is certainly a high-profile...

All of Tuesday evening’s Laois GAA results as Timahoe edge out Mountmellick in Junior...

There was four championship games down for decision in the various junior hurling and football grades. Kilcavan were 22-point winners over Ballylinan in Round 2...

Kilcavan impress to ease into JFC quarter-finals

Brought to you in association with Elite Estate Agents Kilcavan 5-13 Ballylinan 0-6 Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 2 Winners Kilcavan became the first team to book...

‘People in more desperate state than ever’, claims local councillor about housing crisis

A Portlaoise-based county councillor has claimed that he has people coming to him "in a more desperate state than ever before" looking for social...

Explained: The state of play in all the hurling championships after two rounds of...

We've now had two rounds of championship across the main competitions in Laois with the picture becoming a bit clearer as to what the...

Camross beat Errill in novel football clash to advance in JFC

Camross 1-14 Errill 3-3 Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'A' Round 1 The line up for Round 2 of the Laois JFC was confirmed this evening after...

Clough-Ballacolla lead the way as 11 different clubs represented on our Team of the...

It was another busy week of club hurling action and that can only mean one thing - our Team of the Week. Players from 11...
O'Moore Park

All of Sunday’s Laois GAA results on another busy day

It was a busy day of action once again in Laois - with a number of hurling championship games down for decision. We have the...
Laois GAA refused an application from Ballinakill and Ballypickas to play together as a senior hurling team in 2021

Clough-Ballacolla impress with crucial win over Castletown

Brought to you in association with HFS Accountants, Mountrath Clough-Ballacolla 2-17 Castletown Gaels 0-6 Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 2 Group B of the Laois SHC will...
The new fixtures for the hurling championships are here

The Harps hold off Mountrath to record second SHC ‘A’ win

Brought to you in association with Coolrain Concrete The Harps 3-18 Mountrath 3-7 Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A' Round 2 The Harps eased to their second win...

All Ireland hurling tickets up for grabs in major Rathdowney-Errill fundraiser

This year's All Ireland hurling championship has been one of the most memorable in recent years - and a Laois club has two final...
Laois GAA refused an application from Ballinakill and Ballypickas to play together as a senior hurling team in 2021

We look ahead to Sunday’s Laois GAA action as Round 2 of hurling championships...

The club hurling championship action is coming thick and fast these days and there is another busy schedule of games again this afternoon. O'Moore Park...
Deaths in Laois

Deaths in Laois – Sunday, August 5, 2018

Below are the recent deaths in Laois. Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam. Brian Bland Maryborough Centre, St Fintans Hospital Portlaoise and formerly Borris rd, Portlaoise,...
Players from 14 clubs will represent Laois at U-13 Leinster hurling blitzes

Dunphy and Scully to the fore as Borris-Kilcotton see off Abbeyleix

Brought to you in association with HFS Accountants, Mountrath Borris-Kilcotton 1-21 Abbeyleix 0-20 Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 2 Borris-Kilcotton made it two wins from two games...
Ballinakill hurlers have a new manager

Goals key as Ballinakill Gaels see off Ballyfin

Brought to you in association with HFS Accountants, Mountrath Ballinakill 3-16 Ballyfin Gaels 0-16 Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 2 Ballinakill recorded their second win of this...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the action from Saturday’s Laois SHC double header in...

Brought to you in association with HFS Accountants, Mountrath We're back in O'Moore Park this evening for a double header of Laois SHC action -...