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
LoveLaois Podcast: Austin Stack on his new book ‘Justice for My Father’
The broad outline of the story of Brian Stack is widely known.
A Chief Prison Officer in Portlaoise Prison, he was shot by the IRA...
Frustration as JPC replacement still not in place almost a year since last meeting
Frustration is growing among local councillors over the delay in the formation of the new Community Safety Partnerships, an arrangement that was due to...
Calls for Garda vetting system to be simplified
For anyone involved in underage sports teams or local youth groups, it's a topic that is never far away: Garda vetting.
And it raised at...
Column: The Leinster football championship gets underway this weekend – God be with the...
At a time when it seems that the cost of everything is going up, ticket prices for the opening round of the Leinster football...
Column: Underage county teams should be providing future Laois coaches and managers as well...
The Leinster underage championships in hurling and football get underway across the province this week.
Indeed it marks the start of a very busy spell...
In Pictures: Ballyfin’s Dash to 44 – a wonderful, novel, community event and brilliant...
Given the glorious weather we've been having the past couple of weeks, it was a real stroke of bad luck for the participants in...
LaoisToday in New York Podcast: Crettyard man Shane Buggy on pub scene, missing home...
A big feature of our recent trip to New York alongside the Timahoe Male Choir was meeting two Laois publicans who are based in...
ACHL Division 3: Borris-Kilcotton, Ballinakill and Slieve Bloom all pick up opening round wins
ACHL Division 3 Results
Borris-Kilcotton 1-15 Trumera 1-13
Slieve Bloom 2-17 Mountmellick 2-11
Ballinakill 2-16 Camross 1-11
Castletown 1-14 Mountrath 1-14
Borris-Kilcotton 1-15 Trumera 1-13
Sean...
ACHL Division 4: Wins for PRT, Colt-Shanahoe, Ballypickas and Clonad in opening round
Ballypickas 2-21 Clough-Ballacolla 0-12
Clonad 3-18 Rosenallis 2-8
Park-Ratheniska 0-17 Portlaoise 2-10
Colt-Shanahoe 4-12 Rathdowney-Errill 1-12
There were wins for Colt-Shanahoe, Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe, Ballypickas and...
Leinster Ladies MFC: Wicklow hold off Laois challenge as group stages left finely balanced
Wicklow 4-9 Laois 2-8
Leinster Ladies MFC Round 2
A strong Wicklow performance ensured they left Killeen on Saturday afternoon with full points from their Leinster...
New York Diary: What now for the Timahoe Male Choir after surreal US trip?
It was a bedraggled bunch that arrived back in Shannon Airport early on Wednesday morning after an overnight flight from JFK in New York.
As...
New York Diary: Marriage moments, an expensive place, the farming scene in the Big...
A marriage made at the New York St Patrick's Day parade
Ballinakill native Mike Dunphy has been the president, head bottle-washer, main man in the...
In Pictures: Magical experience as Timahoe crew march with the Laois Association in New...
A trip of a lifetime may be a well-worn cliché but the magical moments for the Timahoe Male Choir and the travelling support acts...
In Pictures: Another Timahoe Male Choir gig and two proud Laois-American publicans
The hectic schedule continued for the Timahoe Male Choir in New York on Sunday as they played two more gigs in Irish pubs in...
New York Diary: Marathons, mass, distant relations and ice hockey woes
Marathon headaches
Big and all as New York City is, the half marathon hosted on Sunday was able to cause havoc for the Timahoe Male...
In Pictures: Taking America by storm – an action-packed day in New York for...
Two live performances and an trip to the historic Ellis Island made for an action-packed day for the Timahoe Male Choir on their first...
New York Diary: Ellis Island aggro, Daddy’s girls and the importance of a good...
Saturday was an incredibly busy day for the Timahoe Male Choir with a detailed schedule of events mapped out by their redoubtable leaders, Damien...
New York Diary: High spirts, sing-songs, the Crettyard connection and memories of trips past
Spirits were high as the Timahoe Male Choir (and their eclectic mix of groupies) departed on Friday morning.
Though some booked separately and travelled via...
New York Diary: Choir, council reps and LaoisToday all set for Big Apple trip
Timahoe crew put finishing touches to New York tour plan
Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain may have been playing out a Champions League classic on...
‘Justice for my Father’ in shops now as Austin Stack presents book to Michael...
Justice for my Father - a new book published by Portlaoise man Austin Stack on his lifelong quest to seek justice for his father's...
Laois winners of Irish Restaurant Awards announced
A total of 18 Laois winners were crowned out at the Leinster section of the Irish Restaurant Awards held in Naas last night.
Over 1,000...
Promising young Laois jockey with ringside seat for Cheltenham
The annual Cheltenham festival goes centre stage this week and a young Laois woman will have a ringside experience as she continues her apprenticeship...
Laois Hurling Podcast: Disaster in Antrim, holidays in Ballycastle and some early-season football talk
Barry McEvoy was on his holidays at the weekend, travelling north to Ballycastle for a night in the heartlands of Antrim hurling.
The fact that...
Over €2.5 million received in funding for derelict Laois houses under refurbishment grant scheme
A total of 48 derelict homes in Laois have been brought back into use since July 2022 with the help of a grant scheme...
Brian Stanley: ‘Whiff of populism’ about Independent Ireland call for Department of Efficiency
Laois Independent TD Brian Stanley has said that an Independent Ireland motion calling for a Department of Efficiency and Reform has "a whiff of...
Almost 30% of Laois ACRES applicants left waiting for payments as Willie Aird questions...
Laois Fine Gael TD Willie Aird has questioned his party colleague and Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon in the Dáil today over delayed grant...
€3.3 million Borris-in-Ossory courthouse development moves a step closer with tenders to be published...
The planned transformation of the Borris-in-Ossoy courthouse will move a step closer next month when tenders are issued for the refurbishment of the landmark...
TG4 confirm live coverage of Laois’s crucial NHL Division 1B clash with Antrim
It may not have the same profile as some of this weekend's National Hurling League games but Laois face a massive game against Antrim...
Laois man selected to be Grand Marshal at San Francisco St Patrick’s Day parade
When Mark Gorman left Mountrath for San Francisco in the summer of 1990, as a young man in his early 20s, little did he...
Leinster Ladies MFC: Brilliant second-half performance gets Laois off to winning start
Laois 3-6 Wexford 2-8
Leinster Ladies MFC Round 1
The Laois minor ladies footballers produced a wonderful second-half come back to get their Leinster championship campaign...