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
ACFL Division 1: St Joseph’s looking for third title in four years; Ballyroan-Abbey seeking...
ACFL Division 1 - Ballyroan-Abbey v St Joseph's
On Saturday, July 5, at 7.15pm in the Centre of Excellence
St Joseph's remarkable consistency over the past...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, July 5, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Tony Roe
Tinnaraheen Lodge, Ballacolla, Laois, R32 ER27
Tony passed away peacefully after a short illness borne...
ACFL Division 2: Deadly Dunne fires Arles-Killeen to league glory
Arles-Killeen 4-13 Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-16
ACFL Division 2 Final
Arles-Killeen have a wonderful tradition of producing quality forwards and Colin Dunne - one of the newer...
Changing of the guard at Dunamaise Arts Centre as director Michelle de Forge set...
Dunamaise Arts Centre CEO and Venue Director Michelle de Forge is to step down from her role at the end of this month, ending...
Arles-Killeen and Clonaslee-St Manman’s do battle for ACFL Division 2 honours
ACFL Division 2 Final - Arles-Killeen v Clonaslee-St Manman's
On Friday, July 4, at 7.30pm in the Centre of Excellence
It wouldn't have been the final...
Calls for increased fines for non-permit holders using disabled parking areas
A Laois County Councillor has called for action in relation to non-permit holders parking in disabled parking areas.
Speaking at the recent Portlaoise Municipal District...
‘There is a fairer way’ says Laois councillor as frustration continues over ‘exclusion’
The frustration felt by Laois councillors over missing out on various chairperson roles has been vented for years now and it came up again...
ACFL Division 4: Powerful second-half performance helps Ballyroan-Abbey claim glory
Ballyroan-Abbey 1-16 Ballylinan 3-8
ACFL Division 4 Final
It's shaping up to be a big week for Ballyroan. On Monday, the saw one of their proudest...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from Wednesday night’s club football league finals
A busy spell of club GAA league finals continues this evening with two football deciders down for decision.
All six hurling league finals were decided...
Outgoing Cathaoirleach departs role with glowing praise and well wishes
The AGM of Laois County Council is always one of the most pleasant meetings of the year.
With a chamber full of visitors, there's an...
League final season continues with ACFL Division 3 and 4 titles up for grabs
ACFL Division 3 Final - Killeshin v Mountmellick
In the Centre of Excellence - Wednesday, July 2, at 7.45pm
With the primary goal of promotion secured,...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pauline Ryan (née Hayes)
Ballysimon, Limerick/Tipperary/Portlaoise, Laois
Woodlawn Park, Ballysimon, Limerick and formerly of Portlaoise.
Peacefully, in the...
Laois Football Podcast: Previewing all of this week’s club football league finals
From Division 1 to Division 7, we look ahead to all of this week's club football league finals.
With Alan on his holidays, Steven has...
Soccer in Portlaoise to Laois in the Civil War – fascinating schedule of summer...
Portlaoise Library will host a series of fascinating history talks this summer on a broad range of history topics from the genesis of soccer...
Laois GAA Fixtures: Football league finals go centre stage as Laois camogie team finish...
We're sort of in a fixtures middle ground - leagues largely completed but championships not yet started.
The volume of games is down this weekend...
U-13 Hurling: Impressive Mountrath get the better of The Harps to complete league double
Mountrath 1-12 The Harps 1-6
U-13 Hurling Division 1 League Final
This is certainly a fine group of players that Mountrath GAA club have at U-13...
Proud and emotional day as Barry Walsh is elected as the new Cathaoirleach of...
It’s always one of the big days in Laois County Council and it was no different this afternoon when Fine Gael’s Barry Walsh was...
Kneecap announced as latest Electric Picnic fresh off Glastonbury performance
They've played Electric Picnic twice before - but Kneecap's stock has never been higher and fresh off a high-profile performance at Glastonbury and a...
Sadness in Killeen and Barrowhouse communities at the passing of JJ McDonald
There is sadness in the Killeen, Barrowhouse and wider communities this week with the passing of JJ McDonald.
Mr McDonald was a pillar of the...
Five Talking Points as the Laois ladies footballers beat Wexford in All Ireland quarter-final
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
The Laois ladies footballers have an All Ireland semi-final...
All Ireland Ladies IFC: Laois go the extra mile to see off Wexford in...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
Laois 1-16 Wexford 2-12 (after extra time)
All Ireland Ladies...
ACHL Division 3: League glory and promotion for Ballinakill as they see off Slieve...
Ballinakill 0-27 Slieve Bloom 1-13
ACHL Division 3 Final
Ballinakill have claimed instant promotion back to ACHL Division 2 thanks to a well-deserved win over Slieve...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from Sunday’s club hurling league finals – and...
It's certainly a busy day around Laois GAA headquarters in Portlaoise today.
First up is a double header of sorts in the Centre of Excellence...
Novel final pairings as ACHL Division 1 and 3 titles up for grabs
ACHL Division 1 Final - Abbeyleix v Borris-Kilcotton
On Sunday, June 28, in Centre of Excellence at 11.45am
There's a real novelty factor to this year's...
ACFL Division 2: Final places for Arles-Killeen and Clonaslee-St Manman’s as Park-Ratheniska make the...
Arles-Killeen 1-14 Rosenallis 2-8
ACFL Division 2 Semi-final
Arles-Killeen will be back in the top division of Laois club league football next year after they secured...
All Ireland Ladies IFC: Nerney relishing latest opportunities as Laois prepare to do battle...
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
The Laois ladies football team are back in championship...
Sadness at passing of Ballyfin man John Phelan, former senior counsel
The death has occurred of John Phelan from Ballyfin, a highly-respected barrister for many years.
Aged in his mid 70s, Mr Phelan was a former...
Promotion and silverware on the line as hurling league finals go centre stage
ACHL Division 2 Final - Clough-Ballacolla v The Harps
On Friday, June 27, in the Centre of Excellence at 7.30pm
A sure sign of the health...
ACHL Division 3: Ballinakill see off Camross to book final place
Ballinakill 3-25 Camross 0-14
ACHL Division 3 semi-final
The club leagues can throw up some quirky fixtures and this evening Ballinakill’s first team hosted Camross’s third...
U-13 Football: Killeen to the fore as impressive Mountrath see off Ballyroan-Abbey to claim...
Mountrath 4-13 Ballyroan-Abbey 2-9
U-13 Football Division 2 League Final
County football titles in Mountrath are something of a rarity - but a fine U-13 team...