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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

Business Bulletin: Portlaoise coffee shop and deli closes, boutique goes online and the infamous...

Bull Lane Deli not re-opening The Coronavirus has claimed another business in Portlaoise with Bull Lane Cafe/Delicatessen announcing last week that they won't be re-opening. “It...
The new fixtures for the hurling championships are here

Camross off to winning start with impressive win over Kyle

Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath Camross 0-18 Kyle 0-9 Laois Shopping Centre JHC 'B' Round 1 Camross have lost the last three...

Property Watch: Five of the most expensive houses currently for sale in Laois

In this week's Property Watch, we take a look at the higher end of the market - and at five of the most expensive...
The Ballyroan team that won the 1992 Laois senior football final

County Final Memory: Ballyroan end 42-year wait in 1992 before reaching Leinster club final

Ballyroan 0-8 St Joseph’s 0-6 1992 Laois SFC Final Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, few Laois football clubs suffered as much heartache as...
The Laois U-17 Celtic Challenge panel has been named

Looking ahead to Sunday’s Laois club hurling championship action

Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath Laois Shopping Centre Premier IHC - Clonaslee v Mountrath In MW Hire O'Moore Park at 1pm Clonaslee...

Hassett and Kavanagh lead the way as Rathdowney-Errill beat Clonad in IHC

Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath Rathdowney-Errill 1-17 Clonad 1-12 Laois Shopping Centre IHC Round 1 A fine adult debut from Paddy Hassett...

The Harps hold off Camross to make winning start to Premier IHC

Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath The Harps 1-14 Camross 1-13 Laois Shopping Centre Premier IHC The Harps got their Premier Intermediate campaign...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the action from Friday’s Laois GAA club championship action

Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath And just like that the Laois GAA club championships are back. After five months of inactivity,...

‘The day I stop enjoying it is the day I’ll go’ says Pat McDonagh...

As Pat McDonagh prepares to open his third Supermac’s outlet in Laois, 25 years after his first, he says he is still enjoying working...

Previewing Thursday night’s Laois club hurling championship action

Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath Laois SHC - Borris-Kilcotton v Camross In MW Hire O'Moore Park at 7.30pm The opening game of...

Previewed and Profiled: Contenders line up for a senior hurling championship like none before

Brought to you in association with Telfords Though the season is starting at more or less the same time as previous years, there is no...

Brophy and Madden on form as Trumera kick-start season with impressive win over Ballypickas

Brought to you in association with Telfords Trumera 3-16 Ballypickas 0-14 Laois Shopping Centre IHC And at last the Laois GAA season is up and running. Very few...

LIVE BLOG: Competitive Laois hurling action gets underway as Ballypickas host Trumera in intermediate...

Brought to you in association with Telfords For the first time since March 6, LaoisToday is covering a live GAA game. And we're a bit off...

‘Chaotic’ start to Government says Mary Lou McDonald on visit to Portlaoise

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has described the new Government as "chaotic" since they have taken power. Speaking after she visited Portlaoise yesterday to...

Laois men appointed to key roles in An Post and Bank of Ireland

Two Laois men have been appointed to key roles in some of Ireland's leading organisations in recent weeks. Eoin Lowry, from Ratheniska, who was previously...

Ready for business – new Supermac’s at Portlaoise Plaza to open this Friday with...

The Portlaoise Plaza at Junction 17 on the M7 motorway at Togher is set to open this Friday, July 31, with 120 new jobs...

Coronavirus: 12 new cases but no further deaths as over 100 people have Covid...

There have been no new Coronavirus deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today - and a further 12 new cases have been...
The new fixtures for the hurling championships are here

Champions installed as favourites ahead of start of Laois hurling and football championships

Rathdowney-Errill and Portlaoise have been installed as favourites for this year's Laois senior hurling and football championships respectively ahead of the action getting underway...

Square Bar looking to life after Covid – as new owner preparing to re-open

Michael Scully, the new owner of the Square Bar in Portlaoise, says he is hoping to be open by the end of August as...
Leo Turley Podcast

Sporting Memories: Leo Turley on O’Dempsey’s, Laois, Eire Og and his time in management

We return with our Sporting Memories interview series this week where we catch up with Leo Turley, the O'Dempsey's man who played for Laois...

County Final Memory: Clonad claim famous success in 1992

Clonad 0-16 Portlaoise 2-7 1992 Laois SHC Final From 1976 to 1991 only two clubs won the Laois senior hurling championship: Camross and Portlaoise. In 1992, however,...

Coronavirus: One more death and 24 new cases but numbers in hospital at lowest...

Health officials have confirmed that a one further person has died from Covid-19 in Ireland while they have announced 24 new confirmed cases. There has...

Brian Stanley set to chair high-profile Public Accounts Committee

Laois TD Brian Stanley may not have been appointed as a Sinn Féin front bench spokesperson but he has been appointed as the chairman...
outdoor dining grants

Ongoing saga of pedestrianisation of Portlaoise’s Main Street raises its head again

Nothing is straight forward in these times and if anything is symbolic of the strange circumstances we're now in, it's the saga of the...

Ballyroan call for council support for new walking track in village

Plans are in place for a new walking track linking the village of Ballyroan to the local GAA club with Cllr Mary Sweeney urging...

Coronavirus: No further deaths and 10 new cases as ‘priority going forward has to...

There have been no further Coronavirus deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There are 10 new cases. There has now been a...

LaoisToday Poll: 60% believe pubs should remain shut while 50-50 split on whether matches...

One of the hardest hit sectors since the Coronavirus restrictions were introduced have been the pubs. Among the first to close, just before what would...

Clubs to have only 50 tickets each for upcoming championship games as Laois GAA...

Laois GAA clubs will be issued just 50 tickets each for upcoming championship games due to restrictions limiting crowds at outdoor events to 200. The...

County Final Memory: The Heath get the better of Emo in 1974

The Heath 0-8 Emo 0-7 1974 Laois SFC Final "Pure grit is hard to beat," read the opening line of the Nationalist match report in 1974 after...

Cúl Camps number to be down around 40% in Laois – but over 30...

The numbers attending the Cúl Camps in Laois this year will be down about 40% on last year, but there are still over 30...