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Portlaoise U-15’s secure league and championship double after extra-time thriller

Portlaoise 0-17 Graiguecullen 1-12 Midlands Park Hotel U-15 Football 'A' Championship Final Portlaoise have completed a league and championship double defeating Graiguecullen after extra-time. Portlaoise opened the...

Manager Delaney and captain Purcell savour wonderful Rathdowney-Errill success

Rathdowney-Errill have been crowned Senior Hurling champions for the first time since 2014. In that five years, they lost two finals, firstly against Borris-Kilcotton in...

Joint-captain Lennon and manager Kilmartin revel as Rosenallis reach senior grail

Rosenallis completed the double on Sunday afternoon in O’Moore Park as they overcame a spirited The Harps side. Rosenallis looked to be cruising when they...

Man of the match Killeen and sharpshooter King reflect on wonderful 2019 following final...

Rathdowney-Errill have been crowned Senior Hurling champions for the first time since 2014. In that five years, they lost two finals, firstly against Borris-Kilcotton in...

Sarsfields see off Simonstown to reach Leinster club final

Sarsfields 2-10 Simonstown (Meath) 2-6 Leinster Senior Club Ladies Football Championship Semi Final Sarsfields are into yet another Leinster Senior final after a clinical performance against...

St Joseph’s U-13s complete league and championship double after dispatching of Portarlington

 St Joseph's 3-13 Portarlington 0-3 Midlands Park Hotel U-13 'A' Football Championship Final  St Joseph’s have been crowned U-13 ‘A’ champions after a clinical performance against...

Focus the key for Behan as O’Dempsey’s claim Junior title

Following O'Dempsey's narrow win over Castletown on Saturday evening in the Junior A football decider, we caught up with winning manager Brendan Behan to...

Never say die attitude to the fore as Dunne leads Rosenallis to intermediate football...

Rosenallis will compete in the 2020 Laois Senior Football Championship having beat arch-rivals and neighbours Clonaslee on Saturday evening in the Intermediate final. It was...

Classy Camross claim Intermediate crown

St Brigid's 0-9 Camross 1-11 Laois Intermediate Camogie Final Camross have been crowned the Laois Camogie Intermediate champions for 2019 after a stylish performance against St...

Five-star Camross win first Laois Camogie Junior crown

Camross 5-2 Portlaoise 3-5 Laois Camogie Junior Final Camross are the Laois Camogie Junior champions for 2019 after a superb victory over a brilliant Portlaoise side. In...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from the Laois Camogie Intermediate and Junior Finals

It is a huge day for Laois Camogie with both the Junior and Intermediate championship finals down for decision. O'Moore Park is the venue for...
The Laois U-17 Celtic Challenge panel has been named

Rosenallis secure quarter-final spot after victory over Slieve Bloom

Brought to you in association with First Choice Bathrooms and Tiles Rosenallis 2-13 Slieve Bloom 1-12 Laois Shopping Centre SHC ‘A’ Round Three Rosenallis are through to...

Goals galore as St Paul’s claim successive county championships

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer Ballyroan 5-9 St Paul's 8-6 Laois LGFA Intermediate Championship Final St Paul's have won back-to-back championships after securing...

Ruthless Russell fires Clonaslee to Junior glory

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer Ballyfin 4-3 Clonaslee 7-12 Laois LGFA Junior Championship Final Clonaslee are Junior champions after a superb victory over...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all of the action from the Laois ladies football junior and...

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer Today is a huge day for ladies football in Laois as the junior and intermediate championship...

Mountrath secure quarter-final spot with tight win over Clonaslee

Mountrath 0-15 Clonaslee 1-11 Laois Shopping Centre SHC 'A' Mountrath are through to a Laois SHC 'A' quarter-final after a hard-fought victory over Clonaslee in O'Moore...

Remember the Game: Timahoe win the battle of the parish in 2012

Timahoe 2-13 Stradbally 2-11 2012 Laois SFC Round 1 For this Remember the Game, we look back on Timahoe's first-round victory over bitter rivals Stradbally in...

My pick for the Picnic: Must-see act The2Johnnies

The act I'm most looking forward to seeing this year is The2Johnnies. The band from Tipperary have some serious tunes and their love of GAA...

Finlay stars as O’Dempsey’s secure semi-final place against 14-man Kilcavan

Kilcavan 3-9 O'Dempsey's 3-14 Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'A' Quarter-final O’Dempsey’s are through to a Junior ‘A’ semi-final after a superb victory over Kilcavan in what...

Second-half class secures Junior ‘B’ hurling crown for Mountrath

Camross 0-12 Mountrath 0-19 Laois Shopping Centre JHC 'B' Final Mountrath are the 2019 Laois Shopping Centre Junior 'B' champions after a well-earned victory in O'Moore...

Major changes as Electric Picnic release site map for this year’s festival

Brought to you in association with Expert Laois  57,000 people are to descend on the Stradbally Estate next weekend for the hugely popular Electric Picnic. The...

Remember the Game: Camross withstand late Mountrath rally in 2009

Camross 0-18 Mountrath 0-14 2009 Laois SHC Group Stages For this week's Remember the Game, we have decided to feature the current hurling county champions, Camross...
Chris Hartnett and Donnchadh Hartnett (right)

Previewing the Laois IHC clashes as semi-final places up for grabs

The two Laois IHC quarter-finals are down for decision tonight as the hurling action comes to a close for the week. All games had been...

Young Laois musician is heading to the Electric Picnic

Brought to you in association with Expert Laois  Young Laois musician Curtis Walsh will once again be playing at this year's Electric Picnic in Stradbally. Walsh...

Clonad live to fight another day after superb victory

Clonad 4-13 Ballypickas 0-11 Laois Shopping Centre IHC Relegation Final It will be Ballypickas who will be playing Junior hurling next year after Clonad romped to...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from a triple-header of games in the Laois...

We're back in O'Moore Park this afternoon as we bring you a triple-header in the Laois SHC. We're at the Round 2 stage and this...

Laois U-15 footballers gunning for glory in prestigious Adam Mangan Cup

The Laois U-15 football squad will face Kerry in the Adam Mangan Cup final in O'Connor Park, Tullamore on Saturday at 2pm. The Adam Mangan...

Preview of Saturday’s bumper day of club hurling action

Our attention switches back to the SHC this weekend as the second round of games in the Senior and Senior 'A' are down for...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Borris-Kilcotton face Clough-Ballacolla in the SHC Round...

We're back in O'Moore Park tonight as our attention turns back to hurling and the return of the Laois SHC. This weekend's games will have...

Mountmellick march on after Hilliard heroics

Mountmellick 2-16 Ballypickas 2-11 Laois IHC Round 2 Qualifier Replay Mountmellick are through to the quarter-finals of the Laois IHC after victory over Ballypickas in Rathleague...