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Kavanagh confirmed as Laois hurling coach as season gets underway with trip to Westmeath
Rathdowney-Errill's Andrew Kavanagh has been a really good addition to the Laois senior hurling backroom team, according to manager Tommy Fitzgerald.
Laois begin their NHL...
Justin McNulty: ‘I like the game just the way it was’
The Laois footballers make the long trip to Ballinamore in Leitrim this Saturday for the opening round of the National League.
Given its 2.30pm throw-in...
Kelly Cup draw and fixtures confirmed as Laois football clubs prepare for first taste...
Laois club teams will get their first experience of the new Gaelic football rules in this season's Kelly Cup.
The draw for the pre-season competition...
Laois GAA club announce fundraising event at exclusive Ballyfin Demesne
A Laois GAA club have announced an exciting fundraising event set to take place at one of the county's most exclusive locations.
Ballyfin GAA are...
The new football rules as Laois GAA prepares to hit the road to educate...
From Saturday afternoon, people across the county will get to see first hand the new rules that have been implemented in Gaelic football.
The National...
All of the league fixtures for Laois’s inter-county adult teams for 2025 season
After an almost six month hiatus, the inter-county GAA scene will roar back into life across the county.
For three of the four adult codes...
Rugby: Fast start key as Garda end Portarlington’s unbeaten run
Garda Westmanstown 24 Portarlington 20
Leinster League Division 2B
Portarlington returned to action in Division 2B of the Leinster League on Sunday afternoon with a trip...
Soccer: Mountmellick held at home, Abbeyleix beaten and Clonaslee out on penalties
Mountmellick Utd 2 Birr Town 2
CCFL Senior Division
Mountmellick United ended 2024 on the back of a seven-game unbeaten run and returned to action in...
In Pictures: Serious style and awards handed out as Laois camogie remembers 2024
There was a serious buzz in the Killeshin Hotel on Friday evening as the Laois Camogie awards for the 2024 season took place.
With brilliant...
Leinster championship fixture details confirmed for Laois minor and U-20 teams
Leinster GAA have confirmed the championship fixture details for their upcoming minor and U-20 competitions.
The Laois U-20 hurlers, who memorably reached the corresponding Leinster...
Camogie: All-Ireland semi final place secured as Heywood record massive win
Heywood CS 2-15 St Dominic's (Dublin) 0-4
All-Ireland Colleges Camogie ‘C’ Senior Championship Quarter Final
Heywood Community School are through to the All-Ireland Colleges Camogie C...
Basketball: Defeat for Portlaoise Panthers as AJ Williams inspires Limerick Celtics to National Cup
Portlaoise Panthers 60 Limerick Celtics 72
President's National Cup Final
Portlaoise Panthers have been beaten in the National Cup final by 12 points by Limerick Celtics.
Jack...
Soccer: Clonaslee kick-start cup campaign while Mountmellick and Abbeyleix return to Senior Division
Local soccer returned to Laois last week following the Christmas break.
That was something of a soft launch as only three games - all in...
Ladies Football: New Laois captain Andrea Moran aiming for success in 2025
Their preparations for the game might have been disrupted by the recent heavy weather conditions, but Andrea Moran is nevertheless excited by the prospect...
Rugby: Powerful Portarlington in flying form ahead Garda clash on Sunday
After a stuttery start to the season, Portarlington ended 2024 as the in-form team in Division 2B of the Leinster League.
Ross Doyle’s side lost...
Excitement building ahead of historic All-Ireland basketball final for Portlaoise CBS
There is great excitement in Portlaoise's basketball scene as the CBS' U-19 team is getting ready for a historic clash in the All-Ireland final...
Meet the Spanish basketballer who is hoping to lead Portlaoise Panthers to National Cup...
We are just one day away from a massive game in the history of Portlaoise Panthers basketball as they face Limerick Celtics in the...
Panel and captains confirmed as Laois ladies minor footballers prepare for championship
The Laois ladies minor football panel - as well as its joint captains - have been confirmed ahead of their upcoming Leinster championship campaign.
Manager...
Camogie: Leinster senior success as Heywood CS see off Rosbercon to claim glory
Heywood CS 4-7 Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School Rosbercon (Wexford) 2-8
Leinster Colleges Camogie 'C' Senior Championship Final
Heywood Community School were crowned Leinster 'C'...
1st Year Football: Work rate crucial as Heywood through to South Leinster ‘C’ final
Heywood CS 8-6 St Kevin's Dunlavin (Wicklow) 4-6
First Year South Leinster 'C' Football Championship Semi Final
Heywood are through to South-Leinster 'C' First Year football...
Ballylinan turn to former player as new manager as they seek immediate return to...
Ballylinan have appointed former player Cathal Leonard as their intermediate football manager ahead of the 2025 season as they seek an immediate return to...
Killeshin men face off as UCD defeat DCU in Sigerson Cup clash
Killian Roche and Conor Heffernan are teammates the vast majority of the time when they take to the field - but that wasn't the...
Soccer: Nine-star Heywood CS smash St Conleth’s to claim U-17 school league success
Heywood CS 9 St Conleth's Newbridge 0
U-17 Secondary Schools Soccer League Final
Heywood Community School were crowned U-17 Secondary School South Leinster Soccer league champions...
Cha returns with plenty of new faces involved as Laois hurlers play Tipperary in...
Cha Dwyer has returned to the Laois senior hurling set up for the first time since 2022 as the new season edges ever closer.
The...
Basketball: Portlaoise Panthers set make history with first ever President’s National Cup Final appearance...
History will be made this weekend when the Portlaoise Panthers make their debut appearance in the President's National Cup Final.
The Women’s team made the...
Laois Ladies confirm Ballyroan midfielder as captain for 2025 season
Laois Ladies manager Stephen Duff has chosen Andrea Moran to captain the team for the 2025 season.
The Ballyroan midfielder, who was vice-captain last year,...
One Portlaoise legend replaces another as Town hurlers secure successor to Tommy Fitzgerald
Portlaoise are set to appoint Cyril Duggan as the new manager of their senior hurling team.
After two successful years, Tommy Fitzgerald departed to take...
In Pictures: Portarlington Rugby Club steal the show with ‘spectacular’ mock wedding
Portarlington Rugby Club celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2024 and part of the celebrations included a series of fundraisers, the biggest of which took...
Rugby: Fourth defeat in a row as Portlaoise beaten in Kells
North Meath 27 Portlaoise 10
Leinster League Division 2B
There was no new-year's bounce for Portlaoise as Lar Hogan's side were beaten by 17 points in...
Soccer: Five goals each for Ballybrittas and Mountmellick as Stradbally hit for seven in...
Ballybrittas Utd 5 Rosenallis AFC B 1
CCFL Division 3A
Local soccer returned to Laois this weekend with patches of snow and ice still evident from...
