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
Portlaoise march on in Leinster U-16 cup
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Rugby: Leinster U-16 Cup
Portlaoise U-16 rugby team travelled to Kilkenny Friday evening for the first round of the Leinster U-16 Youth Cup.
The...
Drennan urges camogie players to answer Laois’s call
New Laois camogie manager Owen Drennan is urging all players in Laois to make themselves available for selection to the county team.
Drennan is...
My Club and I: Will Sherlock (Portlaoise RFC)
With Portlaoise playing Skerries in the second round of the Towns Cup on Sunday, we caught up with Will Sherlock this week for the...
Pressure on department to source site for new Portlaoise secondary school
Prospective parents, students and teachers were in attendance at a packed information night on Thursday for Dunamase College, the new secondary school set to open...
New to the Area: The unlikely route from Russia to Portlaoise
There was a huge reaction to last week's New to the Area interview with Gintautas Cepaitis and next up is Russian girl Alena Chikurnikova who...
VIDEO: Laois girl stars in First Dates
A Portlaoise girl will appear on RTE's First Dates programme tonight (Thursday).
Mary Doyle, who is a well-known local scratch handicap golfer, at least shares...
Abbeyleix lead the way on Laois U-15 hurling panel
Abbeyleix GAA club have eight players on the Laois U-15 hurling squad which further underlines the depth of talent in the area following on...
Laois rents make for ‘grim reading’ – Stanley
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says he is alarmed at the latest figures on private rental costs in Laois and that the case for...
17 clubs represented on Laois U-14 football panel
Ballyroan-Abbey lead the way with seven representatives on the 41-man Laois U-14 football squad announced this week.
In total there are 17 clubs are represented....
Caravans causing a serious issue in Portarlington
Illegal parking in Portarlington was labelled an “absolute disgrace” at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal Authority meeting this week.
Cllr Tom Mulhall said illegal parking and temporary...
End of the road for Roscrea in Leinster Schools Cup
They were in the final last year and won the competition in 2015 for the first time in their history but Cistercian College Roscrea's Leinster...
Stradbally in lockdown after suspect device is found
Stradbally is in lockdown this evening after a suspect device was discovered in a house in the town.
Gardai have blocked the Timahoe Road where...
Rowland heroics helps IT Carlow reach Fitzgibbon Cup weekend for the first time
There will be a significant Laois interest in this year's Fitzgibbon Cup finals weekend after IT Carlow stunned a star-studded UL side in Limerick...
Laois girl takes gold at Leinster Schools cross country
The Leinster Schools Cross Country finals took place in Santry today with Portlaoise student Ava O'Connor one of the stars of the show as...
VIDEO: Laois woman Helen Gee is on RTE tonight – and we have a...
Helen Gee's business of making jam on her family farm near Abbeyleix is a real Laois success story and she is going to feature...
Ten Laois designs reach regional Junk Kouture final
Laois will have ten designs in the regional Junk Kouture finals after the finalists were announced on Facebook on Tuesday evening.
Scoil Chriost Ri lead...
All the local news from Timahoe
Timahoe local notes, as submitted by Roghan Headen. Contact Roghan - roghanheaden@gmail.com - if you would like to submit something for the Timahoe notes.
If...
Murphy key as Clongowes book place in semi-final
The third Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final took place on Tuesday in Donnybrook with Clane school Clongowes Wood College doing enough to see off...
‘A huge amount of untapped potential in Irish farming’, Laois farmers are told
Laois farmers were encouraged to explore all the opportunities available to them at an ‘Expand your Horizons’ event on Monday night, organized by Teagasc...
Age is no barrier for remarkable Laois athletes
If there's a fresher-looking 60-year-old in Laois than Ballyroan athlete Martin McDonald, then we are yet to see them.
And last weekend in Waterford, McDonald...
Drug seizure in Kildare of almost €350,000
Gardai have seized controlled drugs and a quantity of tablets after stopping a car in Kildare yesterday.
Gardai from Naas Traffic Corps were conducting an...
At least one Laois player in Fitzgibbon Cup weekend
Laois will be represented by at least one hurler at this season's Fitzgibbon Cup weekend after Colm Stapleton helped Mary Immaculate College into the...
Busy weekend of GAA games as season gets up and running
The county's senior hurling, camogie and ladies football teams are all in action this weekend as well as a number of local club and...
Any amount of news from the Durrow-Cullohill area
Thanks to Daniel Dunne and www.durrow.ie for supplying us with this bulletin.
If any other communities would like to see their local news appearing on...
Stradbally group are looking for new members
The Active Retirement Group in Stradbally are looking for new members - and are holding their AGM this week.
The Active Retirement Group organize a...
Two Laois men are urging GAA to allow 17-year-olds play on adult teams
Two Laois men are leading the charge on the GAA to allow 17-year-olds play adult hurling and football.
Since last year, players have to be...
Borris-Kilcotton honour their championship-winning heroes
There was very much a celebratory mood in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Friday night as Borris-Kilcotton held their dinner dance to present the...
Mixed weekend for Laois lads in AIL rugby
There was no local rugby of note at the weekend but there was still a significant Laois involvement in the All Ireland League.
Liam Hyland...
Laois Abroad: Watching out for snakes on the sites in Sydney
George Cooper from Coolrain features this week in ‘Laois Abroad’.
Son of George and Jane Cooper, he’s the youngest in the family behind sisters...
Slieve Bloom celebrate 2016 success in style
The Slieve Bloom GAA Dinner Dance was held in the Killeshin Hotel on Saturday night as the club celebrated their 2016 Laois JHC 'A'...