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
All of Saturday’s local sports results on a busy day of action
The Laois GAA season has had a disrupted first couple of the weeks, mostly due to the weather, but there was a busy schedule...
Disappointment for Total Recall in Aintree Grand National
There was disappointment for Total Recall - the horse part-owned by Portlaoise Parish Priest Monsignor John Byrne - in the Randox Aintree Grand National...
Potholes, the Dubs and forgotten Laois – it’s our Tweets of the Week
There's always something going on in the country that will get us all wound up on social media.
This week was no different. Potholes, the...
Laois hurlers urged to join one of the county’s longest-running golf societies
Many golfers look towards April as the real start of the golfing season with the Masters Tournament generally regarded as the official start as...
Large crowd expected in Camross for annual ‘Run for the Hills’
They're a great crowd in Camross for organising and supporting local community events and that will be evident again this Sunday morning when Camross NS...
Taoiseach addresses issue of Portlaoise Hospital while speaking at Fine Gael event in Mountmellick
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he doesn't envisage "closures, downgrades, or a reduction in services" in the Midlands Hospital in Portlaoise.
Speaking at a Fine...
Wins for Rathdowney-Errill and Mountmellick – and all of Friday’s Laois GAA results
Rathdowney-Errill may be the only second team in Division 1A of the Laois Shopping Centre Hurling League - but they sit on top of...
Taoiseach to attend meeting and do Facebook Live in Laois this evening
Taoiseach Leo Vardakar will broadcast a Facebook Live video from Laois this evening, after he attends the Laois-Offaly Fine Gael AGM in Mountmellick.
The Taoiseach...
Portlaoise AFC win again and all of Wednesday evening’s Laois GAA results
Portlaoise AFC are on a great run of form of late - and they picked up their latest win thanks a 2-0 triumph over...
All of tonight’s Laois GAA results as Portarlington the big winners
The local GAA season is beginning to crank into full gear and after another weekend of weather-disrupted action, there was a number of games...
Curtain comes down on Laois Athletics Road Race series as Sweeney and Hunter take...
The sun was shining in Portarlington for the final event in this year's road series which was hosted by St Michael's Athletics Club on...
In Pictures: Strong Portarlington involvement as North Midlands deny Portlaoise in Leinster final
North Midlands Falcons 19 Portlaoise 5
Leinster Ladies Rugby Division 4 Final
There was a strong Portarlington involvement with the North Midlands Falcons ladies rugby team...
Open Morning for Portarlington Further Education
Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre are holding an Open Morning this Thursday, April 12, from 10am to 2pm.
The courses are full time QQI...
The Harps go top of Division 1 after third straight win
The Harps 0-16 Castletown 0-11
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1
The Harps hurlers sit on top of Division 1 of the league this evening after...
Camogie league hopes end as Kilkenny prove too strong
Kilkenny 2-10 Laois 3-5
Littlewoods Ireland National Camogie League Division 2
Laois's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Camogie league were ended this evening...
Keenan hits 1-10 as Camross get the better of Rathdowney-Errill
Camross 3-17 Rathdowney-Errill 1-15
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1
Camross bounced back from last week's loss to Borris-Kilcotton thanks to an away win over Rathdowney-Errill...
Top Tweets and Facebook comments of the week
Laois people might have heard enough about Twitter over the last week or two. But it's still a platform that delivers some wonderfully witty...
Portlaoise too strong for Ballylinan as The Heath and O’Dempsey’s share the spoils
Portlaoise 4-14 Ballylinan 2-4
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
In a repeat of last year's county final, Portlaoise proved far too strong for Ballylinan in...
In Pictures: Wonderful occasion as thousands attend Tri Laois
There was 350 competitors, an army of stewards and marshals totalling almost 100 and many more spectators at the Portlaoise Leisure Centre today for...
In Pictures: St Paul’s GAA celebrate underage achievements in style
They're one of the top underage clubs in the county and St Paul's GAA celebrated in style at their Dinner Dance in the Midlands...
Two Portlaoise rugby teams in Leinster final action this weekend
Two Portlaoise rugby teams are in Leinster final action this weekend with the club's ladies side and U-17 boys both hoping to bring silverware...
Here are all of this weekend’s soccer fixtures
It's getting to the crunch time of the season in the various soccer leagues around the region.
Here's all of this weekend's fixtures in the...
Stradbally man helps Waterford FC shock Cork City while Portlaoise AFC march on in...
Stradbally man Garry Comerford started for Waterford FC this evening as their great start to the SSE Airtricity League season continued thanks to a...
16 clubs have winners in second Laois County Board draw
The second of the Laois GAA €130 County Board draws took place this evening with 16 different clubs having a winner and taking a...
Swimmer with strong Laois links sets new national record
Olympian Shane Ryan - a man with strong Portarlington connections - set a new Irish record at the Irish Open swimming championship in the...
Prestigious jewellery award for talented Laois goldsmith
A Laois woman has won ‘Jewellery Designer of the Year 2018’ at the acclaimed ‘Fashion Innovation Awards’ held recently in Galway.
Helena Malone, a...
5 minutes with … Laois camogie player Sarah-Anne Fitzgerald
We've launched a new regular light-hearted interview here on LaoisToday, one that will see us chat to a different sports person about the teams...
Teenage disco in Pedigree and a one-day music festival announced for Portarlington
Two big events for the teenage disco market will take place in Laois over the next couple of weeks.
Pedigree Corner are hosting a Teen...
Huge crowd to descend on Portlaoise for annual triathlon on Saturday
350 cyclists and runners will descend on Portlaoise tomorrow for the Trilogy Triathlon Club Laois’s Annual Triathlon.
The event, which is now in its tenth year...
Family ‘over the moon’ as O’Reilly takes major step forward in recovery
Laois footballer Danny O'Reilly has come out of the coma he has been in since the early hours of Monday morning after being assaulted...