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
Graiguecullen-Portarlington: Tallies show outgoing councillors set to be returned – with PJ Kelly to...
All six outgoing county councillors look set to be re-elected in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District.
Though the tallies made available by Fine Gael and Fianna...
Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick: Tallies show Paddy Buggy in with a shout but McDonald and King likely...
Long-serving Fianna Fáil councillor Seamus McDonald is in a battle to retain his seat in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
The Mountmellick-based Fine Gael candidate Paddy...
Portlaoise: Confusion over tallies mean full picture not clear – but Mulligan set for...
Tommy Mulligan, an Independent candidate, looks set to win a seat in the Portlaoise Municipal District but a full picture is not clear due...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the updates from Day 1 of the Laois Local...
The big day is finally here. Sorting of the votes in the Laois Local Elections gets underway in Portlaoise this morning.
With voting having taken...
Profiled: The Laois senior hurling panel vying for Joe McDonagh glory this weekend
The Laois hurlers are once again facing Offaly this weekend, this time in the Joe McDonagh Cup final.
It will be Laois’ first appearance in...
Overview: The LaoisToday guide to this year’s Local Elections as county gets set to...
So here we are. Election Eve.
Those with a passing interest say that elections are like the championship for political folk. As decent and all...
Charlie McDonald Interview: The Ballyroan man who served as a councillor, Senator, TD and...
The old Chinese proverb, 'May you live in interesting times', is particularly apt for Charlie McDonald, the Ballyroan man who represented the people of...
2024 Local Elections: How Portlaoise was decided after a marathon battle in 2019
In the LaoisToday Live Blog of the 2019 Local Elections, our resident political analyst at the time John Whelan coined two phrases that aptly...
2024 Local Elections: Count by count – How Graiguecullen-Portarlington was decided in 2019
The Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District had the smallest field five years ago - with just nine candidates contesting for the six seats.
Fine Gael's John Moran,...
Almost €700,000 in funding for projects in Durrow and Portlaoise under Outdoor Recreation scheme
Just under €700,000 in funding has been confirmed for two Laois projects under the Government's Outdoor Recreational Investment Scheme.
The Durrow Community/Family Cycle Trails have...
2024 Local Elections: Count by count – How Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick was decided in 2019
To look at how a vote might go in this year's Local Elections, one of the best starting points is the last election.
And the...
Laois footballers learn opponents in next round of Tailteann Cup
The Laois footballers will play New York in the preliminary quarter-final of the Tailteann Cup next weekend.
Despite Saturday’s narrow loss to Fermanagh, Laois finished...
Buds and Blossoms: Laois Garden Festival returns, promising a blooming good time
Buds and Blossoms returns on Sunday, June 9th, at Spink Community Field, Abbeyleix, R32 PW80. The festivities will commence at 12 noon and are...
WATCH: Stunning musical performances at Portarlington Further Education awards
You could have heard a pin drop in The Heritage in Killenard this week when the attendees at the Portarlington Further Education and Training...
Election Podcast: 10 minutes with John King (Fine Gael) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
John King from Rathdowney has been a Fine Gael councillor since 2009 when he was elected at the third time of asking having missed...
Graiguecullen road named after legendary local priest Fr John Fingleton
Almost seven years after he passed away, a significant road on the Laois-Carlow border has been named after the legendary priest Fr John Fingleton,...
In Pictures: Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre celebrate student achievements at special Graduation...
The Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre have a lot to be proud of - and that was very much evident at their Graduation...
Local Election Podcasts: 10 minutes with candidates in the Portlaoise Municipal District
A record number of 20 candidates will battle it out for the seven seats in the Portlaoise Municipal District in Laois County Council.
Though a...
Local Election Podcasts: 10 minutes with the candidates in the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District
The Graigucullen-Portarlington Municipal District does, as the name suggests, stretch from one side of the county to the other, from the Carlow border to...
Local Election Podcasts: 10 minutes with the candidates in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District
The Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District is a massive, sprawling, area that stretches from Clonaslee on one side to Cullohill on the other.
Mountmellick is the largest...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with Fiona Dunne (Green Party) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
The Green Party are running three candidates in this year's Local Elections in Laois - and Fiona Dunne is the representative in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick...
Local Election Podcast: 10 minutes with James Kelly (Independent) – Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick
James Kelly has been a Laois County Councillor since 2014 when he claimed the first seat in the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District.
Re-elected in 2019, he...
Death occurs of Tom Brown, former Garda who played football for Laois and Meath
The death has occurred of Tom Brown, a man who played football for Laois and Meath and won senior championships with both O'Dempsey's and...
Local Elections: New locations for votes to be sorted and counted as Returning Officer...
The votes for this year's Local and European Elections in Laois will be sorted in the sports hall in Scoil Chríost Rí on the...
Dick Miller Interview: GAA, the Council and Timahoe – a lifetime of local service
Who thought we could have got lost in Timahoe?
The Local Elections come around just every five years so in a local media outlet, generating...
Local Elections: Portlaoise candidate unveils song ahead of polling day
No matter what way you garner a vote, they all count the same in a ballot box.
And a Laois Local Election candidate has launched...
Local Elections: High percentage of women running in Portlaoise – though Laois overall is...
There are nine female candidates in the Portlaoise Municipal District contesting this year's Local Elections, which accounts for 45% of the overall field.
That figure...
Confirmed list of candidates in this year’s Local Elections in Laois
A total of 47 candidates have been confirmed for this year's Local Elections in Laois.
Election hopefuls had until Saturday at noon to declare their...
2024 Local Elections: The candidates that missed out in the past but are back...
Putting yourself up for election, at any time and in any contest, is a brave thing to do.
While the general population can go for...
Another Laois candidate expresses frustration as election posters go missing
Another Laois County Council election candidate has expressed his frustration after he discovered that some of his posters have been removed in recent days.
Following...