The Laois SHC semi finals took place in the most horrific weather conditions imaginable yesterday and yet produced two incredibly dramatic affairs.
We thought we had seen it all in the first game when Abbeyleix defeated Rathdowney-Errill after extra time.
Rathdowney-Errill,...
Another extremely busy hurling weekend has come to an end and this Podcast looks back on events outside of Senior.
In the Premier IHC, we are still at the quarter final stage following the abandonment of the Rathdowney-Errill v Clonaslee-St...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Samuel (Sam) Hendy
La Bergerie Road, Ballymorris, Portarlington, Laois / Athy, Kildare
Formerly of Ballindrum, Athy County, Kildare. Suddenly at his residence. Sadly missed by his loving wife Jenny, son Graeme, brothers...
The 2023/24 football season is upon us, with teams across Laois getting their campaigns underway this weekend.
Portlaoise, Mountmellick United and Clonaslee United were all eliminated from Round 1 of the FAI Junior Cup today, with numerous other sides lining...
Birr 11 Portarlington 27
Leinster League Division 2
Portarlington were in Birr this afternoon to get their new league season underway, and things could not have gone much better.
Their forwards were on top from the word go, Andrew Evans kicked flawlessly,...
Camross 4-14 Clough-Ballacolla 2-20 (Camross win 2-1 on penalties)
Laois SHC Semi Final
Clough-Ballacolla dominated the first half with the wind behind them and led by nine at half time, holding Camross to just two points.
Camross found the net three times...
Clonaslee Utd 2 Mullingar Town 4
FAI Junior Cup Round 1
Clonaslee United have fallen at the first hurdle, going out in Round 1 of the FAI Junior Cup after a bruising encounter at home to Mullingar Town this afternoon.
The game...
Abbeyleix 3-20 Rathdowney-Errill 3-18
Laois SHC Semi Final
Abbeyleix's remarkable run continues as they booked their spot in the Senior Hurling Championship final with a two-point win over Rathdowney-Errill after extra-time.
The game was played in horrendous conditions with the rain pounding...
Today sees two mouthwatering matches take place in O’Moore Park as Rathdowney-Errill face Abbeyleix before last year’s finalists Clough-Ballacolla and Camross renew their rivalry.
The weather forecast is awful but hopefully that won’t spoil what promises to be an exciting...
1 - Laois owned and trained horse scoops big prize at Listowel Races
The Listowel Racing Festival took place last weekend in Kerry and a horse that is owned and trained in Laois was victorious.
Ballyglass Beauty galloped to glory in...
Once upon a time there was a businessman who was sitting on the beach in a small Italian village.
As he sat, taking a brief break from the stress of his daily schedule, he saw a fisherman rowing a small...
Today sees two mouthwatering matches take place in O'Moore Park as Rathdowney-Errill face Abbeyleix before last year's finalists Clough-Ballacolla and Camross renew their rivalry.
The weather forecast is awful but hopefully that won't spoil what promises to be an exciting...
At the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, National Broadband Ireland (NBI) announced that the fibre network rollout in the county has passed the half-way point.
Over 7,000 premises are now ready to connect out of the total of 13,000 to...
It is set to be a Sunday to remember in the Laois SHC as the two epic semi finals are in store.
For this Podcast, we look ahead to the second of them - Camross v Clough-Ballacolla.
The sides met in...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Samuel (Sam) Hendy
La Bergerie Road, Ballymorris, Portarlington, Laois / Athy, Kildare
Formerly of Ballindrum, Athy County, Kildare. Suddenly at his residence. Sadly missed by his loving wife Jenny, son Graeme, brothers...
Ballyfin 3-12 Ballinakill 2-10
Laois Premier IHC Semi Final
Ballyfin are into their second Laois Premier IHC final in three years after getting the better of Ballinakill in tough conditions in O'Moore Park this evening.
Having lost to Ballinakill in the final...
Trumera 2-13 Mountmellick 1-12
Laois IHC Semi Final
Trumera's quest to return to the Premier IHC at the first time of asking continues as they pulled off a four-point win over Mountmellick in the lashings of rain this evening.
Club stalwart Joey...
Colt-Shanahoe 1-21 Clonad 0-14
Laois IHC Semi Final
James Keyes returned from America as Colt-Shanahoe had ten points to spare over Clonad in the Intermediate hurling semi final.
Played in atrocious conditions in Rathdowney with strong wind and driving rain throughout, Colt-Shanahoe's...
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 3-18 Camross 2-12
Laois JHC Final
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe have claimed the Laois Junior 'A' hurling title for the second time in five seasons after getting the better of Camross in O'Moore Park this afternoon.
Having only formed as a club in 2018,...
It is another extremely busy Saturday on the hurling front with a final plus three semi finals to look forward to on our Live Blog.
The action gets underway at 4.30pm in O'Moore Park where silverware will be up for...
The Harps 3-21 Castletown 1-6
Laois MHC semi-final
Eoghan Murphy was the star of the show as The Harps dispatched of Castletown this afternoon in Durrow.
Two goals from Eoin Delaney and a third from Ross Deegan helped The Harps to a...
Camross 3-4 Ballinakill-Ballypickas 1-7
Laois U-13 'A' Hurling Championship Final
Both these teams were incredibly well matched but it was a key Charlie Peavoy goal in the 43rd minute that won Camross the county title over Ballinakill-Ballypickas in O'Moore Park this...
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 1-5 Mountmellick 0-1
Laois U-13 'C' Hurling Championship Final
It is a big day for everyone in Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe and it got off to the perfect start as they claimed U-13 'C' hurling glory this afternoon.
Their adult team are in the...
Ballyfin 1-7 Rosenallis 0-10 (AET)
Laois U-13 'B' Hurling Championship Final
Ballyfin and Rosenallis’ U-13 hurlers will be forced to meet once more to decide who claims the ‘B’ championship at this grade.
The two teams played out a battling and tight...
It is set to be a Sunday to remember in the Laois SHC as the two epic semi finals are in store.
For this Podcast, we look ahead to the first of them - Abbeyleix v Rathdowney-Errill.
Premier Intermediate champions in...
A four-day charity cycle covering a distance of 540km from Portlaoise to Paris got underway on Wednesday morning last, September 20.
The primary goal of the cycle is to raise crucial funds for the Down Syndrome Centre Midlands.
Conor McGarry, David...
Laois JHC ‘A’ Final – Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe v Camross
In O’Moore Park at 4.30pm
Laois' youngest hurling club will go head to head with the county's most successful when Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe and Camross meet in the Junior 'A' Hurling Championship final on Saturday.
Both...
We're down to the business end of the hurling championships and today sees three semi-finals take place across the Premier Intermediate and Intermediate Hurling Championships.
The biggest of the three will take place in O'Moore Park after the Junior 'A'...
Laois teenager Dan Downey was honoured by his club, Portlaoise AC, at an event on Thursday evening.
Downey enjoyed a simply outstanding year on the track and finished it with four gold medals.
Downey was recently crowned All-Ireland champion after his...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Samuel (Sam) Hendy
La Bergerie Road, Ballymorris, Portarlington, Laois / Athy, Kildare
Formerly of Ballindrum, Athy County, Kildare. Suddenly at his residence. Sadly missed by his loving wife Jenny, son Graeme, brothers...
