Darragh Lyons
Young Laois man opens up on overcoming mental health battles
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ACHL Division 4: Four-goal Clonad see off Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe to clinch final place
Clonad 4-13 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 0-11
ACHL Division 4 Semi Final
Clonad recovered from a slow start against Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe to win comfortably at home and take their place...
ACFL Division 1: Clinical finish to first half the difference as Ballyroan-Abbey defeat Portarlington
Ballyroan-Abbey 2-7 Portarlington 0-10
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 6
Ballyroan-Abbey got their fourth win of this years league at the expense of Portarlington...
Camogie: Laois cruise to 42 point win over Wicklow in Leinster Intermediate Championship
Laois 7-23 Wicklow 0-2
Leinster Intermediate Camogie Championship Round 1
Laois started their Leinster Intermediate Campaign with an effortless 42 point hammering of Wicklow in O'Moore...
ACFL Division 2: Fast start to the second half earns The Heath vital win...
The Heath 1-11 Killeshin 2-6
ACFL Division 2 Round 4
The Heath held off a late Killeshin resurgence to win by two points and get their...
Laois U-13 ‘A’ HC: Peavoy’s rocket inches Camross past Ballinakill-Ballypickas in tense county final
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...
Laois U-13 ‘A’ FC: Brennans on fire as Crettyard-Spink battle past Ballyfin to claim...
Crettyard-Spink 2-11 Ballyfin 3-3
Laois U-13 'A' Football Championship Final
Reigning champions Ballyfin have been defeated by a brilliant showing from both Aaron and Michael Brennan...
Laois SFC ‘B’: Ballyfin hold on to edge past Arles-Killeen in hard-fought battle
Ballyfin 0-11 Arles-Killeen 1-7
Laois SFC 'B' Quarter Final
Five points in a row midway through the second half were crucial as Ballyfin came from behind...
Laois IHC: Goals win games as Clonad fire six past Mountrath to win by...
Clonad 6-24 Mountrath 0-17
Laois IHC Quarter-Final
Dan McCormack was unstoppable at the edge of the square as Clonad eased into the Intermediate semi-finals with a...
Laois JHC ‘C’: McHugh nails injury-time winner as Ballyfin inch past Park-Ratheniska Timahoe
Ballyfin 1-11 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 0-13
Laois JHC 'C' Final
JJ McHugh was the hero for Ballyfin in the Centre of Excellence this evening as he pinged over...
Laois JHC ‘C’: Ballyfin comfortably into Final as McHugh hits nine points in win...
Ballyfin 2-15 Clough-Ballacolla 0-5
Laois JHC 'C' Semi-Final
Ballyfin cruised to a 16 point win over Clough-Ballacolla's fourth team in the Centre of Excellence to set...
Laois Ladies SFC: St Conleth’s sneak out win after surviving Ballyroan second half comeback
St. Conleth's 1-13 Ballyroan 1-11
Laois Ladies SFC Round 5
St Conleth's snuck over the line against Ballyroan this evening as both sides had large periods...
Laois IFC: Mountmellick impress in 11 point win over Ballyroan-Abbey to reach semi finals
Mountmellick 3-10 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-5
Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final
Mountmellick proved much the stronger side in the Centre of Excellence this evening as they cruised to...
Laois Ladies SFC: Portlaoise find extra gear against the wind to comfortably dispatch St...
Portlaoise 2-16 St Conleth's 2-7
Ladies Senior Football Championship Round 3
A dominating team performance from Portlaoise saw them overpower St Conleth's and run out nine...
Laois IHC: Mountrath ease to 12 point win to secure quarter-final berth and send...
Mountrath 2-16 Borris-Kilcotton 1-7
Laois IHC Group B Round 3
Mountrath will play Clonad in the Intermediate Hurling Quarter-Finals as they coasted to a 12 point...
Powerful second half display sees Clough-Ballacolla past Kyle and into Junior B hurling final
Clough-Ballacolla 3-17 Kyle 1-10
Junior 'B' Hurling Championship Semi-Final
Clough-Ballacolla are through to the Junior 'B' hurling final after an impressive 13 point win over Kyle...
Laois Premier IHC: Clonaslee St Manman’s begin 2023 championship with 14-point victory over Clough-Ballacolla
Clonaslee St Manman's 2-15 Clough-Ballacolla 0-7
Laois Premier IHC Group A Round 2
Last years beaten county finalists Clonaslee St Manman's got their championship season off...
Laois Premier IHC: Portlaoise brush Camross aside with impressive second half display
Portlaoise 0-25 Camross 2-12
Laois Premier IHC Group B Round 2
A sharper third quarter performance from Portlaoise was more than enough to pull away from...
Fitzgerald raring to go as Laois ladies footballers prepare to begin 2023 in O’Moore...
The Laois ladies footballers will begin their 2023 campaign in O'Moore Park on Sunday at 2pm.
Donie Brennan's charges will host Monaghan in the first...
Laois footballer trying to make it in American Football has become internet sensation
Killeshin and former Laois U-20 footballer, Ross Bolger, is trying to make it big in America as an American football kicker/punter with the help...
Dan Shanahan loving his new role in Laois as Kilkenny await in Walsh Cup
Dan Shanahan, the Waterford legend who is a coach/selector with the Laois senior hurlers this year, says there has been a great buzz in...
Former Laois players and a Kildare county champion among Junior club football managers for...
Five Laois Junior 'A' football clubs have confirmed their managers for the 2023 season - and three of them are new.
Emo legend Paul Lawlor...
Three Premier Intermediate clubs appoint new hurling managers for 2023
Recently relegated Ballinakill along with Portlaoise and Ballyfin will all have new managers at the helm for the incoming hurling season.
Ballinakill have appointed Ballyfin...
Plenty of change ahead of 2023 Senior hurling season as four teams appoint new...
Just three clubs have retained the same manager for the incoming 2023 season as there is plenty of movement in the Laois senior hurling...
Portlaoise Panthers Women looking to reach National Cup Final for the first time since...
Portlaoise Panthers Ladies are vying to reach their fourth National Cup final on Saturday Janurary 7, a competition they have a proud tradition in.
They...
Portlaoise CBS defeated by Bunclody FCJ after tight South Leinster Semi-Final
Portlaoise CBS 0-12 Bunclody FCJ 2-9
School's South Leinster Senior 'B' Football Championship Semi Final
Portlaoise CBS's Leinster Football hopes were dashed in the Centre of...
Three Intermediate hurling clubs appoint high profile managers as attention turns to 2023 season
Three new managers will be at the helm in the intermediate hurling grade in 2023 with Colt-Shanahoe, Trumera and Mountrath all appointing high-profile bosses.
Anthony...
Property Watch: A selection of homes available in Laois for around €230,000
On this week’s Property Watch we look at five homes currently for sale in Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix.
Among the properties featuring this week are...
Abbeyleix and Mountmellick hurlers all set to hit the road for Leinster Quarter-Finals
Leinster Club IHC Quarter-Final – Bray Emmets (Wicklow) v Abbeyleix
In Echelon Park, Aughrim at 1:30pm
Nearly six weeks on since Abbeyleix's convincing Premier Intermeidate county...
Exciting encounter anticipated as The Harps and Camross to battle for U-20 ‘A’ Hurling...
Laois U-20 'A' Hurling Final – The Harps v Camross
In COE at 3.15pm
This year's U-20 Hurling champions will be crowned by this evening as...