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
Charlie Flanagan: ‘I had a very good career, a very fulfilling career … I...
Elections are rightly about the people who are running in them.
But in Laois on this occasion, it's also notable for who doesn't have their...
Meet your Candidates: Your General Election hopefuls on social media, sporting preferences, pet hates...
As well as podcast interviews and attending a canvass of the General Election candidates, we also asked them a selection of light-hearted questions.
Here are...
General Election: Details of Mary Lou McDonald visit to Portlaoise confirmed as Sinn Féin...
For the second time in less than a month Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will be in Portlaoise on the campaign trail ahead...
General Election: Into the home straight now as Laois candidates in frantic final bid...
Nearly there now.
By this day next week we should know how the next Dáil will largely be comprised. Locally we should know the identity...
On the Canvass: ‘Fire in her belly’ as Pauline Flanagan knocking on doors once...
Pauline Flanagan is well able to walk at a right good pace.
As she powers on down Colliers Lane on a bitterly cold Friday evening,...
On the Canvass: Late to the race, Austin Stack is looking to make up...
"Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil. Austin Stack, Fianna Fáil."
At Portlaoise Train Station on Friday evening, as commuters come down the stairs...
General Election: Record number of female candidates in Laois as they seek historic breakthrough
Shortly after nominations closed for General Election candidates last Saturday, an email dropped into the inboxes of news outlets across the country.
“Women for Election...
Simon Harris: ‘Willie Aird has a track record of delivery and public service that...
There's nothing like a cold, dark, car park in November to bring home the reality of a winter election.
But in the Mountmellick Development Association...
LoveLaois Podcast: From Ballyfin to the Sunday Times – Claire Scott on General Election...
Ballyfin woman Claire Scott has a bird's eye view of General Election 2024 on a national level.
We chatted to her on Tuesday afternoon from...
LoveLaois Podcast: DCU Politics professor Gary Murphy chats Laois, posters and the history of...
The latest guest on our LoveLaois General Election Podcast is Gary Murphy, the Professor of Politics in DCU who is a regular contributor on...
Zach Tuohy: ‘The Portlaoise flag going viral on Grand Final Day is everything the...
In an extract from his new autobiography, Zach Tuohy looks back on his Grand Final success with Geelong in 2022 - and what it...
LoveLaois Podcast: Ivan Yates joins us to discuss the Laois constituency ahead of General...
First of all, an apology.
We interviewed Ivan Yates last week as part of our General Election coverage only for us to fall victim to...
David Coleman: ‘When kids have good self-esteem, they tend to be a little bit...
Dr David Coleman, the renowned clinical psychologist who specialises in children and teenagers, is giving a talk in Ballyfin National School this Thursday evening,...
Zach Tuohy: ‘I didn’t know, as I walked into the hallway to answer it,...
In an extract from his new autobiography, Zach Tuohy remembers the 2007 minor season with Laois and the key moments that saw him spotted...
On the Canvass: Fleming putting in the hard yards once again as he seeks...
Going 'On the Canvass' with a General Election candidate is a logistical operation in itself.
"We'll be in Mountrath all day on Friday," Eoin Delaney...
General Election: Former Fianna Fáil candidate to run as Independent as nominations close
There will be a total of 12 candidates in this year’s General Election in Laois following the decision of two new Independents to enter...
Laois U-20 HC Final: Stage set as Camross and The Harps to battle for...
Laois U-20 HC Final - Camross v The Harps
In O'Moore Park at 2pm
The Laois club hurling season will draw to a conclusion in O'Moore...
On the Canvass: Energy in abundance as Elaine Mullally and her ‘Mullarmy’ hit the...
An election campaign has the ability to bring kindred spirits together and that's very much evident as Elaine Mullally and her team of campaigners...
Election Diary: Keep posters up high, 1997 memories, a hurling celebrity candidate and what...
Throughout the week between now and Election Day on Friday, November 29, we’ll be bringing you a regular bulletin from the campaign trail in...
Brian Stanley: ‘I have a family, I have a wife, I have children …...
Brian Stanley has said that his family have been a "source of immense strength" over the past couple of weeks since his high-profile resignation...
General Election: Once deemed utterly predictable, the Laois constituency is boring no more
At last, the General Election campaign is officially underway.
The question that was preoccupying politicos for months has been straight-forward enough: November or February.
In recent...
General Election: Who’s in so far? What candidates will be on the ballot sheet...
The election has been called, the posters are up and we'll have an intense campaign between now and polling day on November 29.
In the...
General Election: Aisling Moran campaign launch – ‘This is the chance of a lifetime....
From Killeen to Dáil Éireann is a road less travelled.
There has never been a Laois woman elected as a TD. The county hasn't sent...
Laois U-20 HC ‘B’: Ballinakill-Ballypickas bidding for two in a row as Ballyfin-Mountrath stand...
Laois U-20 'B' HC - Ballinakill-Ballypickas v Ballyfin-Mountrath
In the Centre of Excellence at 11.30am
Less than two weeks after meeting in the group stages, Ballinakill-Ballypickas...
War of words continues as Mary Lou McDonald urges Brian Stanley to ‘man up’...
It has rumbled on for the guts of a month now.
Brian Stanley's resignation from Sinn Féin, his description of a 'Kangaroo Court' inquiry, his...
Martin Ging: The Portlaoise man who has managed Tinahely to famous Wicklow success and...
He was born and raised in St Brigid's in Portlaoise and he played hurling and football with The Town - but Martin Ging is...
Mary Lou in town to rally the troops as Maria McCormack unveiled as Sinn...
Sinn Féin have endured a tricky couple of weeks, to say the least, but there was a show of strength in Portlaoise this evening...
Leinster Club SFC: Portarlington run out of road as Wicklow champions hold on
Tinahely (Wicklow) 2-5 Portarlington 0-10
Leinster Club SFC Round 1
The day the well ran dry.
Portarlington's recent Laois SFC triumph was described by many as the...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Portarlington take on Wicklow champions Tinahely
After wins for the Crettyard and Kilcavan in the Leinster Club Intermediate and Junior football championships yesterday afternoon, Portarlington look to make it three...
Leinster Club SFC: Depleted Portarlington go again – as new Wicklow champions Tinahely come...
Leinster Club SFC - Portarlington v Tinahely (Wicklow)
In O'Moore Park at 2.30pm
The Portarlington footballers welcome Wicklow champions Tinahely to O’Moore Park this afternoon for...