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
Snow and ice on the way as weather woes set to continue
Just as Laois deals with one of the worst floods in years, Met Eireann has now issued a nationwide snow and ice warning as...
Weather hits Hospital campaign as Mountmellick meeting is postponed
Over 500 people attending public meetings in Mountrath and Abbeyleix on Wednesday evening as the campaign to save Portlaoise Hospital visited towns around the...
Hospital Action Committee announce date for protest in Portlaoise
The main community group behind the campaign to save the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise from downgrade has announced that they will be holding...
Action sought as raw sewage within 50 feet of Portarlington houses
Some residents in Portarlington are living within 50 feet of where raw sewage is overflowing onto the ground, leading to local councillor Aidan Mullins...
New Laois Fianna Fail chairman looking forward to busy spell as the party prepares...
Fianna Fail in Laois have a new chairman with Mountmellick man Joe Dunne elected the role at the party's recent AGM in the county.
Continuing...
Winners announced of LaoisToday’s Ballykilcavan craft beer giveaway
We've linked up with a range of great businesses in the last while to give away some brilliant prizes - with Ballykilcavan Farm and...
Minister should support the hospital and ‘end this uncertainty for all time’
At the recent AGM of Laois Fianna Fail on Friday, November 17, there was strong support from members for the retention and indeed upgrading...
‘Dismay’ and ‘shock’ as Dr Susan O’Reilly visit to Portlaoise Hospital labeled a ‘distasteful...
The Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee have hit out strongly at the decision of Dr Susan O'Reilly to visit the Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise today...
Laois man in charge of DIT Sigerson Cup team
Laois man Billy O'Loughlin is taking his first steps into the managerial world following his appointment as manager of the Dublin Institute of Technology...
CCTV sought for Portarlington playground to deter ‘louts’
Following a number of recent incidents at Portarlington playground, a local councillor has called for CCTC cameras to be installed and public lighting to...
Tyrone legend Mickey Harte in Mountmellick this weekend for Bank of Ireland Enterprise event
Legendary Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte is the star attraction at the Mountmellick Enterprise Town Sports and Community Expo this coming Saturday, an event...
Long road trip worth it as Portlaoise Panthers win in Donegal
LYIT Donegal 82 Portlaoise Panthers 88
Basketball - Men's National League Division 1
It's a long journey to Donegal from Portlaoise but it was made that...
The Sunday Interview: Larry finishes up after over 40 years with Teagasc
Things were very different when Larry O'Loughlin landed a job with the Laois County Committee of Agriculture in early 1978.
The Rosenallis native had completed...
Extra time needed in two local derbies in CCFL Paddy Cotter Cup
There was incredible drama in the Lawn in Stradbally this morning as Stradbally Town got the better of Portlaoise Shamrocks in the opening round...
Basketball, rugby and soccer – here’s all of today’s sports results
There might have been no GAA games but there was still an amount of local sports action for Laois teams in a variety of...
Tougher tests lie ahead as Portlaoise U-17s have it all their own way in...
Portlaoise 96 New Ross 0
Rugby - Leinster U-17 League
Portlaoise U-17s played New Ross RFC on Saturday in Togher, chasing another win to cement their place in...
Portarlington crowned U-21 football champions for the first time in 24 years
Portarlington 2-15 Graiguecullen 0-8
Laois Shopping Centre U-21 'A' FC Final
Portarlington have enjoyed their best season in years and they capped off this evening in...
Increase in drug seizures, drink driving and praise for Gardai
The possession of drugs for sale or supply more than doubled in a three-month period in Laois - with the Electric Picnic cited as...
Hospital campaign to visit towns outside Portlaoise as fight to prevent downgrade escalates
The local group fighting to prevent the downgrading of services at Portlaoise Hospital are taking their campaign to towns around the county next week...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, November 17, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
David Hackett
Kildare Town, Kildare/Portlaoise, Laois
Suddenly. Much loved father of Ruth, Laura, Ian,...
Calls for lights in Ballylinan following assault near playground
A man was assaulted near the playground in Ballylinan, ending up in hospital with a broken ankle and a fracture over his eye, leading...
Clough-Ballacolla on the lookout for a new manager as Buggy departs
Beaten Laois senior hurling finalists Clough-Ballacolla are in the market for a new manager following the decision of their 2017 boss Tommy Buggy to...
Serious issues highlighted over proposed Portarlington relief road
Portarlington-based Laois County Councillor Aidan Mullins says "there are enough things in Portarlington screaming out for funding" without having €1million ring-fenced for a relief...
Sniffer dog helps intercept €160k of cannabis in Portlaoise today
Revenue officers seized 8kg of cannabis, with an estimated value of €160,000, in the Mail Centre in Portlaoise today.
The Mail Centre's detector dog -...
Woman in Laois on hunger strike as she battles to receive state pension
A 68-year-old woman living in Laois is in her fourth week of a hunger strike as she cannot get the state pension.
Kathryn Nelson, who...
‘The more brains they have, the less cop on’ as Councillor hits out at...
Laois County Councillor Ben Brennan hit out strongly at Transport Infrastucture Ireland over an inconsistency at speed limits, saying that "it seems the more...
Barney Maher named new Stradbally manager as Murphy departs
Tony 'Barney' Maher has been named as the new Stradbally manager for the 2018.
He takes the reins at his native club following the departure...
New step for Wooly as his ‘better half’ to open Tapas restaurant in Portlaoise
Former Laois footballer, turned sports pundit with Joe.ie Colm Parkinson is now adding another string to his bow with news that he and his...
‘Total shock’ at hospital plan says Laois TD Fleming
Laois TD Sean Fleming has said there is total shock at the contents of the leaked report prepared by the Regional Manager of the...
New home for Laois Local Enterprise Office
The end of October marked a new beginning for the Local Enterprise Office with the official opening of their new offices as part of...