The Laois senior footballers have qualified for the knock-out phase of the Tailteann Cup following a one point win over Wicklow.
Below, we take a look at how Laois emerged as one point winners.
1 - Man of the match
Simon Fingleton...
Laois manager Willie Maher was upbeat after his side’s win over Down to secure their spot in the Joe McDonagh Cup final in June, but he reckons his team have things to improve on before the big day.
Maher’s men...
It was an extremely busy weekend of GAA action and our Talking Sport Podcast will look back on it all in two parts.
This is all about hurling and Barry McEvoy joins Alan Hartnett to look back on the win...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Dunne
'Hillside', Clonad, Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at Naas General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her son Robert and her grand-son John, Mary will be dearly missed by her...
Laois 0-11 Wicklow 0-10
Tailteann Cup Round 2
The Laois footballers got their Tailteann Cup campaign back on track as they edged out Wicklow in Aughrim.
Justin McNulty’s men had to come from behind to see off a dogged Wicklow team.
It is...
Abbeyleix 3-17 The Harps 2-14
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 Round 4
Abbeyleix continue to rise win Division 2 with their second victory in five days as they followed up Tuesday's win over Clonaslee St Manman's with a defeat of...
We are live from Aughrim where the Laois senior footballers take on Wicklow in Round 2 of the Tailteann Cup.
Despite the various horror stories about 1986, Laois had an unblemished record against Wicklow from then until 2022.
They have won...
Portlaoise AFC 0 Mountmellick Utd 4
CCFL Division 1
Mountmellick United are the 2024 CCFL Division 1 champions after a dominant 4-0 away to Portlaoise.
It was a surprisingly one-sided affair, with goals from Conor Comiskey, Colm Coss, Mark Grennan and Eoin...
Laois County Council have been called on to conduct an investigation into "long delays" in "basic public infrastructure" in the County.
Speaking at the Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District meeting this week, Sinn Féin Cllr Aidan Mullins called for the Council to:
"Investigate and...
“It’s a home away from home,” says Liam ‘Stapo’ Brown of his pub in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.
‘Stapo’s’ Kazbar’ is a magnet for many Laois people on holidays - every since it first opened its doors last October.
“I’d been...
In the last years of his life, the great cellist and conductor Pablo Casals suffered greatly from rheumatoid arthritis and emphysema.
At 90, he was badly stooped, his head thrust forward, and his breathing laboured. He needed the help of...
Tailteann Cup Round 2 – Laois v Wicklow
In Aughrim at 3pm
Team news?
Laois senior football manager Justin McNulty has named the same starting 15 as the one that drew with Carlow last week.
There is one alteration to the bench with...
Laois have secured their spot in the Joe McDonagh Cup final in June after another brilliant display against Down on Saturday.
Willie Maher's men took a few minutes to get going but once they did they absolutely blew the Mournemen...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Connolly
Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow, R93 E208/Laois
Sean Connolly of Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow and formerly of Old Leighlin and Oxford, England, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving...
Portarlington 1-13 St Joseph's 1-13
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1
Reigning Division 1 and county champions St Joseph's remain unbeaten as they go in defence of their league title.
Mick Dempsey's men were reduced to fourteen men after only seven minutes...
Camross 2-21 Castletown 1-26
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2 Round 5
Castletown continued their 100% record in Division 2 after coming out on top in a high scoring contest in Camross this evening.
It was a hugely entertaining contest which saw...
Stradbally 1-14 Portlaoise 2-20
ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Paul Cahillane put on a serious display as Portlaoise came from behind to defeat Stradbally in Bill Delaney Park tonight in the latest round of action in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL...
Laois 4-16 Antim 1-9
All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 Preliminary Quarter Final
Laois emphatically booked their place in the quarter final of the Tier 3 grade of the All Ireland Minor series with this comprehensive victory over Antrim on Saturday afternoon.
Following on...
Laois 4-31 Down 0-17
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4
Laois are back in the Joe McDonagh final for the first time since 2019 after a comprehensive 26-point victory over Down in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
A brace of goals each in the...
Laois 0-15 Wexford 0-16
Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final
Laois have come up agonisingly short this afternoon in the Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Final, losing out by a single point to new champions, Wexford.
The game was all square deep inside injury...
It is a huge day of GAA and we will do our best to keep you updated on the action involving Laois teams.
The action gets underway at 2pm and there is silverware up for grabs.
The Laois camogie team are...
1 - Laois player scoops half a million euro in EuroMillions Plus Top Prize win
A player in Laois has woken up half a millon euro richer this morning after they scooped the EuroMillions Plus Top Prize of €500,000 in...
For the third time in the last three days, a Laois Local Election candidate has reported that their posters have been tampered with.
This time, Sinn Fein's Lorna Holohan-Garry has reported that she is the latest victim.
Taking to social media...
There is point-to-point racing in Stradbally on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend on a busy couple of days for the picturesque Laois venue.
The Laois Foxhounds are hosting this weekend's point-to-point action in Stradbally Hall on Saturday and Sunday...
Two Laois students have claimed All-Ireland glory, setting a new national record in the process.
The students from Portlaoise CBS were crowned All-Ireland champions at the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Irish Finals on Thursday, May 16 in Microsoft Ireland’s Dream Space...
Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4 – Laois v Down
In O'Moore Park at 3pm
Team News
Laois senior hurling manager Willie Maher has made two changes to the side from the win over Kerry.
Both of them are enforced due to injury and...
Laois County Council have been urged to make contact with Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to address "a very strange" situation in the County.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Paschal McEvoy is looking for Minister Donnelly to intervene in the hopes of...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Sean Connolly
Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow, R93 E208/Laois
Sean Connolly of Hollymount House Stud, Hollymount, Carlow and formerly of Old Leighlin and Oxford, England, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving...
Courtwood 1-14 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-12
ACFL Division 1 Round 5
Courtwood have won an incredibly tense, physical battle at home to Ballyroan-Abbey this evening, sending them top, for the time being at least.
There were two great goals and three red cards in...
Arles-Kileen 0-9 Emo 2-19
ACFL Division 2 Round 5
Emo will battle for a spot in Division 1 after they won their fifth straight game in Division 2 of the league.
They had 16 points to spare over Arles-Killeen in a victory...
