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
Cistercian Roscrea parents begin campaign to save school from closing
The Parents Association of Cistercian College Roscrea have wasted little time in calling a meeting in an effort to prevent the school from closing...
Top honours for Fenlon and Sweeney at Laois intermediate road race
Athletics - Downey's Nissan Laois Athletics intermediate road race
John Fenlon (St Abban's) and Lisa Sweeney (St Michael's) took the top honours at the Downey's...
Bad start ends Portlaoise’s interest in Towns Cup
Skerries 24 Portlaoise 15
Rugby: Bank of Ireland Towns Cup Round 2
A disastrous first half was Portlaoise's undoing in the Towns Cup as they were...
Portlaoise look to reach Towns Cup quarter-final
Portlaoise return to Towns Cup action this afternoon when they host Skerries in the second round of the competition in Togher at 3pm.
Following on...
VIDEO: Watch Eamonn Kelly’s interview after Laois hurlers beat Offaly
Laois manager Eamonn Kelly was delighted with his side's win over Offaly in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B game on Saturday night.
They were...
Laois at their ease in big Offaly win
Laois 1-26 Offaly 1-20
Allianz Hurling League Division 1B
Laois gave themselves a chance of avoiding relegation to Division 2 of the Allianz Hurling League after...
Panthers keep in touch for playoff place
Portlaoise Panthers 62 Meteors 46
Women's Super League Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers remain in contention for a playoff place in the Womens Super League after a 16-point...
Rosemarie honoured to be new Laois camogie captain
Rosemarie Bermingham says it is a “massive honour and privilege” to be named the new Laois camogie captain. And she is setting her sights...
Check out these photos of today’s Operation Transformation finale in Vicarstown
Over 200 people turned out in Vicarstown this morning for the finale of the Community Sports Hub Operation Transformation programme.
As well as the regular...
Kelly hoping for response as Laois hurlers face Offaly
Laois senior hurling manager Eamonn Kelly is hoping his side can perform for the full 70 minutes in tonight's Allianz Hurling League Division 1B...
50 years going strong – Laois ploughing celebrates significant milestone
This weekend marks a very special occasion for Laois Ploughing marks its 50th anniversary.
Macra Na Feirme held ploughing competitions in Laois in the sixties...
Portlaoise march on in Leinster U-16 cup
Portlaoise 21 Kilkenny 19
Rugby: Leinster U-16 Cup
Portlaoise U-16 rugby team travelled to Kilkenny Friday evening for the first round of the Leinster U-16 Youth Cup.
The...
Drennan urges camogie players to answer Laois’s call
New Laois camogie manager Owen Drennan is urging all players in Laois to make themselves available for selection to the county team.
Drennan is...
My Club and I: Will Sherlock (Portlaoise RFC)
With Portlaoise playing Skerries in the second round of the Towns Cup on Sunday, we caught up with Will Sherlock this week for the...
Pressure on department to source site for new Portlaoise secondary school
Prospective parents, students and teachers were in attendance at a packed information night on Thursday for Dunamase College, the new secondary school set to open...
New to the Area: The unlikely route from Russia to Portlaoise
There was a huge reaction to last week's New to the Area interview with Gintautas Cepaitis and next up is Russian girl Alena Chikurnikova who...
VIDEO: Laois girl stars in First Dates
A Portlaoise girl will appear on RTE's First Dates programme tonight (Thursday).
Mary Doyle, who is a well-known local scratch handicap golfer, at least shares...
Abbeyleix lead the way on Laois U-15 hurling panel
Abbeyleix GAA club have eight players on the Laois U-15 hurling squad which further underlines the depth of talent in the area following on...
Laois rents make for ‘grim reading’ – Stanley
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says he is alarmed at the latest figures on private rental costs in Laois and that the case for...
17 clubs represented on Laois U-14 football panel
Ballyroan-Abbey lead the way with seven representatives on the 41-man Laois U-14 football squad announced this week.
In total there are 17 clubs are represented....
Caravans causing a serious issue in Portarlington
Illegal parking in Portarlington was labelled an “absolute disgrace” at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal Authority meeting this week.
Cllr Tom Mulhall said illegal parking and temporary...
End of the road for Roscrea in Leinster Schools Cup
They were in the final last year and won the competition in 2015 for the first time in their history but Cistercian College Roscrea's Leinster...
Stradbally in lockdown after suspect device is found
Stradbally is in lockdown this evening after a suspect device was discovered in a house in the town.
Gardai have blocked the Timahoe Road where...
Rowland heroics helps IT Carlow reach Fitzgibbon Cup weekend for the first time
There will be a significant Laois interest in this year's Fitzgibbon Cup finals weekend after IT Carlow stunned a star-studded UL side in Limerick...
Laois girl takes gold at Leinster Schools cross country
The Leinster Schools Cross Country finals took place in Santry today with Portlaoise student Ava O'Connor one of the stars of the show as...
VIDEO: Laois woman Helen Gee is on RTE tonight – and we have a...
Helen Gee's business of making jam on her family farm near Abbeyleix is a real Laois success story and she is going to feature...
Ten Laois designs reach regional Junk Kouture final
Laois will have ten designs in the regional Junk Kouture finals after the finalists were announced on Facebook on Tuesday evening.
Scoil Chriost Ri lead...
All the local news from Timahoe
Timahoe local notes, as submitted by Roghan Headen. Contact Roghan - roghanheaden@gmail.com - if you would like to submit something for the Timahoe notes.
If...
Murphy key as Clongowes book place in semi-final
The third Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final took place on Tuesday in Donnybrook with Clane school Clongowes Wood College doing enough to see off...
‘A huge amount of untapped potential in Irish farming’, Laois farmers are told
Laois farmers were encouraged to explore all the opportunities available to them at an ‘Expand your Horizons’ event on Monday night, organized by Teagasc...