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
Thursday night’s Laois GAA championship results
It was the turn of the Junior 'C' football championship to dominate the fixture list this evening and in the sweltering heat around the...
New Laois Cathaoirleach Barry Walsh meets Tánaiste Simon Harris in Government buildings
Housing, supporting business, and agriculture were just some of the issues discussed by by Barry Walsh, the new Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, when...
Willie Aird: ‘Had Fine Gael not pressed ahead with our plan, the nationwide rollout...
More than 11,500 premises in Laois between homes, businesses, farms, schools and community organisations can now avail of high-speed broadband under the National Broadband...
Wednesday night’s Laois GAA results
It was a busy evening of Laois GAA club action with championship games down for decision in Junior 'B' football and in the U-15...
Brian Stanley: Catherine Connolly is the best person for the Aras if we want...
Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley is throwing his weight behind Galway TD Catherine Connolly to run for president and be an agreed left-wing...
All of Monday and Tuesday evening’s Laois GAA results
All of the Laois GAA results for Monday and Tuesday of this week.
TUESDAY, JULY 8
Laois JFC 'A' Group A Round 1
Spink 0-13 The Rock 0-15
St...
Laois man set to be escort at this year’s Rose of Tralee festival
The Rose of Tralee festival isn't just about the girls.
A well-known Laois man will be among the escorts at this year's festival after being...
LoveLaois Podcast: The Laois man working at his fourth British and Irish Lions Tour
Laois man Shane Whelan has a bird's eye view of one of the world's biggest sporting event this year.
As Director of Digital Marketing and...
Walkovers in Laois GAA club games drop dramatically as harsher fines, format and culture...
The number of walkovers in the Laois GAA adult club hurling and football leagues dropped dramatically this year in comparison to the 2024 season.
Conceding...
ACFL Division 1: St Joseph’s turn on the style to claim league glory once...
St Joseph's 2-17 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-13
ACFL Division 1 Final
A commanding second-half performance from St Joseph's helped them win the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1...
Camogie: Laois go goal crazy to beat Armagh and complete group stages unbeaten
Camogie and Ladies Football coverage is brought to you in association with The Square Bar, Portlaoise
Laois 5-10 Armagh 0-20
Premier Junior All-Ireland Camogie Championship
Laois made...
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...