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
Portlaoise man named on Ireland U-19 rugby team
After winning his first Ireland U-20 rugby cap against France earlier this month, Portlaoise man Sean Masterson has been named to start on the...
Snow joke as Laois delegation fail to make New York for St Patrick’s Day
One of the main Laois delegations scheduled to go to New York for last week's St Patrick's Day parade never made it as far...
St Joseph’s get league campaign off to winning start
St Joseph's 2-13 Stradbally 2-7
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A
St Joseph's got their 2017 ACFL Division 1A season off to a winning start thanks...
Moment in Time: Some classic Portlaoise GAA pictures from March 2000
There are some years when Portlaoise GAA club win so much they don't know what to do with all the trophies.
Their 2000 Dinner Dance...
Laois County Council and Supermacs owner strike deal for land in Portlaoise
Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh is to purchase 110 acres at Togher in Portlaoise from NAMA - and Laois County Council is to buy 76 of those...
Laois councillors welcome the purchase of land off M7 motorway
Some of the Portlaoise-based county councillors have reacted favourably to the news that the council is to buy almost 80 acres at Togher, just...
Tributes being paid as Martin McGuinness dies aged 66
Martin McGuinness - one of the most influential Irish politicians of recent times - has passed away early this morning in his native Derry.
McGuinness...
Old Portlaoise church selected as part of Heritage Council scheme
An historic Portlaoise church has been selected as one of just seven sites to take part in the Adopt a Monument Scheme run by the...
Brian Stanley pays tribute to Martin McGuinness
Laois Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has paid tribute to his party colleague Martin McGuinness who passed away this morning in hospital in his...
Councillors vote to zone Laois a wind turbine-free county
Laois County Councillors have voted not to allow any part of the county be zoned for wind turbines, at their development plan meeting on...
Flanagan praises Martin McGuinness for ’embrace of the politics of peace’
Laois TD and Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan commended Martin McGuinness for “his embrace of the politics of peace” and the “immense personal contribution”...
Laois is waking up to snow this morning
Snow is falling in many areas around Laois this morning with a weather warning in place for the region.
Met Eireann issued a yellow weather...
Lovely pic of a snowy O’Moore Park this morning
There has been snow in almost every part of Laois this morning and people are being urged to be careful on the roads on...
All the talking points after latest Laois football league loss
When Peter Creedon took over the Laois manager's job last season you'd have imagined that promotion back to Division 2 and a league final...
All the recent news from the Timahoe area
GAA
The club opened our league campaign last week against The Rock with a win under the management of Mick Moore and his team. Hard luck...
‘We had plenty of chances to win it,’ says Laois boss Creedon
Laois manager Peter Creedon said their loss to Antrim in Belfast was a missed opportunity after he watched his side waste numerous second-half chances...
Laois’s league woes continue in Antrim
Antrim 1-10 Laois 0-11
Allianz Football League Division 3
Laois's disappointing Allianz Football League campaign went from bad to worse in Belfast this afternoon as Antrim...
LIVE: Follow our live updates from Laois and Antrim in the Allianz Football League
We're live in Corrigan Park in Belfast for Laois and Antrim in the Allianz Football League Division 3.
Laois badly need the win in the...
In Pictures: Portlaoise Library celebrate Irish music and culture
Portlaoise Library recently hosted a number of nights to celebrate Irish music and culture.
On March 1 they welcomed the Gabrielle Lynam School of Dancing;...
Fr Paddy: We should be so grateful for the blessings we do have
Sometimes life can seem challenging and we usually get the well-known feeling of "the grass on the other side is always greener"!
We all feel...
Vintage effort at the Ballyroan parade as these pictures show
There's a great little community in Ballyroan and that was very evident at their St Patrick's Day parade this morning.
They had their parade after...
Large turnout in Graiguecullen for colourful parade
The Graiguecullen parade was another one of these pre-mass efforts with everyone starting in the town park at 11am and marching through Graigue for...
Disappointment for Alison Miller and Irish ladies in Grand Slam decider
Despite putting up a brave effort for long spells in a packed Donnybrook Stadium, the Irish ladies rugby team were beaten 34-7 by England...
In Pictures: Over 600 runners take part in the ‘Streets of Portlaoise’ 5K
Runners came from far and wide for the now annual 'Streets of Portlaoise 5K run this morning.
One of the local sporting highlights of the...
All of the best images from the Mountrath parade
A massive crowd turned out in Mountrath today for the town's St Patrick's Day parade with your usual colour and atmosphere evident throughout the...
All the fun and the craic from the Rathdowney parade
The RTE cameras were in Rathdowney today for their parade which had its usual high standard and equally high spirits.
Photographer Sandra Thompson was on...
Weather fails to dampen the spirits at Portlaoise parade as these class Alf Harvey...
Thousands of people turned up in Portlaoise this afternoon for the St Patrick's Day parade, despite the threat of wet weather hanging over the...
The Spink community were out in force at their parade this morning
It doesn't matter if a community is big or small, they all tend to celebrate St Patrick's Day in style.
The community in Spink certainly...
VIDEO: Have a look back at our live stream of the Portlaoise St Patrick’s...
Just a little over a month after we launched our new site - and after firmly establishing ourselves as the go-to destination for all...
Check out these great pics from the Timahoe parade
The parish of Stradbally is one of the few in the country to have three parades and they were out early this morning.
We have...