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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

Leinster MHC: Battling Laois performance not enough as Wexford pull through

Wexford 0-22 Laois 1-15 Leinster MHC Quarter-final A tough one to take. The Laois minor hurlers have looked to be an above-average group all season but their...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the championship action from a busy day in O’Moore Park

It's another busy day of championship action in O'Moore Park as two Laois teams face into big clashes. First up, at the rather unusual and...
Cistercian Roscrea

Historic co-ed proposal for local boarding school after 120 years of all-boys education

Local boarding school Cistercian College Roscrea - which has been educating only boys since 1905 - is to consider becoming co-educational from September 2026. The...

Big names set to come on board as Laois Masters football team begin new...

No matter what age you are, it's always great to play a game of football with friends. And pulling on a county jersey remains a...

Laois team named for Tailteann Cup opener against Waterford

The Laois senior football team to take on Waterford in the opening round of the Tailteann Cup on Saturday in O'Moore Park shows three...

How the Laois football team is shaping up ahead of Tailteann Cup opener

In the hectic nature of the modern inter-county GAA season, it seems an age now since the Laois senior footballers were in action. They are...

Portlaoise GAA club set to take major step in redevelopment project

A stand, a gym, a clubhouse, 12 dressing rooms and indoor and outdoor astro turf facilities are part of Portlaoise GAA's development project, which...

Club by club: How the Laois football teams have graded their players for the...

The league football competitions are well and truly underway in Laois with most approaching the half-way stage of the group sections. Here we publish how...

Wins for Ballyroan-Abbey and St Joseph’s in ACFL Division 1 while O’Dempsey’s much too...

Ballyroan-Abbey 1-15 The Heath 1-11 ACFL Division 1 Ballyroan-Abbey picked up their second win in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 campaign this evening when...

Challenges, opportunities, costs and public service – Laois Leisure continues to be a balancing...

A renovated gym in Portlaoise, growing membership and up 1,200 children per week attending swimming lessons were some of the positives that the management...
Ballard Nursing Home

‘I want to thank Ballard Lodge for the wonderful care they provided to our...

The sudden closure of the Ballard Lodge Nursing Home in Portlaoise in recent weeks came as a massive shock to residents and their families...

Pharmaceutical company buys Portlaoise land for €1.4 million

Laois County Council are to sell a nine-acre site in their Junction 17 enterprise park in Portlaoise to a pharmaceutical company for €1.4 million. BNL...
Sue Ramsbottom Laochra Gael

Laois County Council to host Civic Reception in honour of one of the great...

Laois County Council are to propose a Civic Reception for Laois ladies football legend Sue Ramsbottom. The issue was raised at today’s full meeting of...

Leinster Ladies MFC: Laois looking to go another step in magical journey

Leinster Ladies MFC 'B' Final - Laois v Wexford In Baltinglass at 2pm The rollercoaster journey for the Laois ladies minor football team takes another spin...

LoveLaois Podcast: New Laois Rose Katelyn Cummins – electrician, farmer, dancer and now looking...

Katelyn Cummins from Ballyouskil, just across the Laois-Kilkenny border, became the newest Laois Rose last Friday night when she was crowned at the selection...

Laois TD set to chair Oireachtas Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

Long-serving Laois Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming is set to be appointed as chairperson of one of the Oireachtas's key committees. Deputy Fleming has been...

Laois Football Podcast: Minor ladies go in search of Leinster championship glory

The Laois ladies minor football team are in the Leinster 'B' final this Saturday when they take on Wexford in Baltinglass at 2pm. And ahead...

Six Talking Points as the Laois hurlings get up and running in Joe McDonagh...

The Laois hurlers were impressive 3-25 to 1-22 winners over Westmeath in O'Moore Park on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Joe...

ACFL Division 1: St Joseph’s find form to pick up first win

St Joseph's 1-20 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-14 ACFL Division 1 Round 3 St Joseph's put in a big second-half performance against Ballyroan-Abbey in Kellyville this evening to claim...

Joe McDonagh Cup: Keyes leads the way as Laois off to winning start

Laois 3-25 Westmeath 1-22 Joe McDonagh Cup Round 1 You can't win the Joe McDonagh Cup in the opening round on Easter Saturday but it is...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as the Laois hurlers begin Joe McDonagh Cup...

The big day has arrived for the Laois senior hurlers as the Joe McDonagh Cup is set to get underway. Tommy Fitzgerald's charges begin against...

Joe McDonagh Cup: Laois need big performance to get championship campaign off to winning...

Joe McDonagh Cup - Laois v Westmeath In O'Moore Park at 3pm An Easter Saturday 3pm throw-in on an O'Moore Park pitch that has been battered...

Ballinakill business set to represent Laois at National Enterprise Awards

Make & Share Limited, a creative production agency based in Ballinakill, will represent Laois at the National Enterprise Awards which will be held in...

ACHL Division 4: Clonad maintain 100% record while wins also for PRT, Portlaoise and...

Clonad 4-19 Rathdowney-Errill 4-11 ACHL Division 4 Round 3 Clonad finished with a flourish to see off Rathdowney-Errill and go top of ACHL Division 3 on...

ACHL Division 3: Ballinakill go top, Trumera earn late draw with Mountmellick while Camross...

Trumera 2-15 Mountmellick 2-15 ACHL Division 3 Round 3 Trumera snatched a late equaliser against Mountmellick this evening to claim their first point of this season's...

LoveLaois Podcast: Nina Carberry on adjusting to life as an MEP and who she’d...

A top class jockey, a seven-time winner at Cheltenham, a judge on Ireland's Fittest Family, a published children's author and a former champion on...

Leinster SFC: Laois seeking to cause an upset as Louth fancied to book semi-final...

Leinster SFC Quarter-final - Laois v Louth In St Conleth's Park in Newbridge at 3pm Laois and Louth meet in the Leinster football championship this afternoon...
Laois Minor Hurlers 2025

Leinster MHC: Jones double helps Laois claim second win

Laois 2-19 Carlow 1-9 Leinster MHC Round 2 Two Daniel Jones goals in the second half helped the Laois minor hurlers pick up their second win...

Simon Harris: ‘Charlie Flanagan served with honour, with compassion and with dignity in every...

It was a real who's who of Fine Gael, past and present, in the Killeshin Hotel on Thursday night as the Laois branch of...

Warm welcome for Government decision to review National Development Plan

The decision by Government to commence a review of the National Development Plan (NDP) is a welcome and timely move to ensure we are...