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
Dogs, TV and DVD stolen during break-in at Ballaghmore
Gardai in Portlaoise are appealing for information following a break-in at a caravan in Ballaghmore where a TV, DVD player and two dogs were...
All of Wednesday evening’s Laois GAA results
A relatively quiet evening with no main adult action but there was still a handful of Laois GAA games down for decision.
Laois Shopping Centre...
Motorway back to two lanes following crash near Portlaoise
Traffic is back to normal following a crash in the southbound lane between Junctions 16 and 17 on the M7 motorway near Portlaoise this evening.
The...
Tributes paid to Abbeyleix teenager killed in Tipperary road accident
Tributes are flooding in for a young Abbeyleix man who died tragically in a road accident in Tipperary on Tuesday afternoon.
Adam Case (16) was...
UPDATED: There are some big changes in our Laois club hurling rankings
At this stage every hurling team in the county has played a championship game. Some have played a couple of times.
And this week it...
Goals key as Mountmellick book place in hurling county final
Mountmellick 5-12 Kyle 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre JHC 'B' Semi-final
The Mountmellick hurlers have a county final to look forward to after they got the better...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Joseph Jacob
Kyle, Durrow, Laois
Suddenly. Former employee of Glanbia. Husband of the late...
Tuesday evening’s Laois GAA results
It was a quieter evening than usual on the Laois GAA pictches around the county with only two games down for decision.
Mountmellick had a...
The Premier League is nearly back – can you be Laois’s best Fantasy Football...
The Premier League begins on the weekend after next and that means that the incredibly popular Fantasy Football season is upon us again too.
Here...
WATCH: Is this a contender for Goal of the Season?
But did he mean it?
Nigel Murphy scored one of those goals that you often hear about but are never lucky enough to see with...
Considerable damage done to Portlaoise building site
Windows on 11 houses and three machines were broken during a break-in to a Portlaoise building site over the weekend.
Conniberry Way - a development...
WATCH: Laois Lip Sync teacher brings her dancing ‘A’ game to Africa
Nearly every club in Laois has hosted a Lip Sync fundraiser over the last 12 months and any of them that have will more...
Cruciate injury confirmed as Healy faces long spell on the sidelines
Laois dual star Cahir Healy is facing an extended injury layoff following confirmation that he tore the cruciate ligament in his knee during Portlaoise's...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Michael Kennedy
47 Willow Avenue, Avondale, Trim, Meath/Rathdowney, Laois
Michael Kennedy (retired teacher), 47...
All of Monday night’s Laois GAA results
The quarter-finals of the Laois MHC 'A' were on this evening with Portlaoise, Castletown-Slieve Bloom, Raheen Parish Gaels and Camross booking their place in...
€1m in funding has been announced for the Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike trail project
Funding of €1 million has been announced for the commencement of the Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Trail.
The bike trail will centre on two trail...
Other Voices to celebrate Irish talent alongside international artists at Electric Picnic
This September, Other Voices will return to the heart of Electric Picnic’s woodland area with an eclectic line up, celebrating the diversity of Irish...
Fleming perplexed as Laois fares badly in safety measure funding
Sean Fleming has called on Laois County Council to explain why Laois was the biggest loser in terms of funding under the School and...
Raheen FC planning big fundraiser and Family Day
Raheen FC are hosting their first ever Golf Classic and family BBQ/ fun putting competitions in Mountrath Golf Club on Saturday, August 12.
With some...
Here are all of the Laois GAA fixtures for the next two weeks
Hectic times. The top three grades of the Laois football championships all got underway over the last week and we're now facing into another...
After the first round of the Laois football championships, here’s our Team of the...
An action-packed weekend of club championship action, we've picked our team of the week following all the games.
A particularly tough task this week given...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, July 31, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Sarah Jane (Jean) Patterson (née Emerson)
Mooneystown, Drumconrath, Meath/Monaghan/Laois
The death has occurred peacefully...
All of Sunday’s Laois GAA results
There was five adult championship games down for decision today - four in the senior and one in the Junior 'B'.
We have reports from...
McEvoy and Farrell star as Ballylinan get the better of Mountmellick
Ballylinan 1-13 Mountmellick Gaels 1-7
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
The Laois SFC had a rare outing outside of O'Moore Park on Sunday evening as...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, July 30, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Sarah Jane (Jean) Patterson (née Emerson)
Mooneystown, Drumconrath, Meath/Monaghan/Laois
The death has occurred peacefully...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, July 29, 2017
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a ainm.
Tom Forde
Acragar, Mountmellick, Laois/Galway
(Formerly Killmore, Co. Galway). Retired Eircom Employee. Deeply regretted...
Ballyroan-Abbey hold on as Crettyard Gaels miss their chance
Ballyroan-Abbey 2-9 Crettyard Gaels 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1
Ballyroan-Abbey are into the winners section of the Laois SFC after holding on in a...
Live Blog of Friday evening’s Laois GAA club championship action
Good evening and welcome to O'Moore Park where we will be live blogging the action from this evening's Laois SFC clash between Crettyard Gaels...
In Pictures: Night of football talk, laughs and banter at Renault GAA championship discussion...
They talked, told stories, slagged, complained, made predictions and for the most part had the crowd of well over 150 in huge fits of...
Young man assaulted with hurley in Portlaoise overnight
Gardai are appealing for information after a 28-year-old man was assaulted with a hurley overnight in Portlaoise.
The man was walking back to the Forest...