Gaelic Football
WATCH: Class footage of one of Laois’s greatest ever defenders
This is class.
After previously producing videos on Ross Munnelly and Beano McDonald - the very talented Kilkenny-based sports photographer Maurice Walsh is back with...
Revised draws made for Leinster U-20 hurling, minor football and minor hurling championships
The draws for the revised Leinster U-20 hurling, minor football and hurling championships have been made this evening.
Both of the minor teams could have...
County Final Memory: St Joseph’s come of age as they achieve big breakthrough in...
St Joseph's 1-7 Timahoe 0-7
1973 Laois SFC Final
If ever there was a success waiting to happen it was the St Joseph's footballers in 1973.
Having...
Laois GAA set out fixture schedule with competitive action set to get underway on...
Laois GAA have outlined in detail the schedule of adult club games in the county, which will get underway on Saturday, July 18.
In a...
Laois man linked to vacant Carlow football manager post
Three men are believed to be in the running for the vacant Carlow senior football manager's job - and one of them is a...
CONFIRMED: Laois GAA finalise fixtures and structure of football and hurling championships
Laois GAA have finalised the fixtures dates and the structures of the upcoming football and hurling club championships.
A couple of ideas were outlined two...
Laois GAA to host football workshop on returning to action
The Laois senior football management will host a Football Workshop on Monday June 29 in LOETB Centre of Excellence, adjacent to MW Hire O'Moore...
County Final Memory: Emo’s greatest day in 1972
Emo 2-11 Graiguecullen 3-4
1972 Laois SFC Final
Emo GAA club have a proud tradition but despite coming close over the years their 1972 Laois senior...
Laois Football Memory: One that got away in 1999
Dublin 1-11 Laois 0-14
1999 Leinster SFC Semi-final
The phrases “one that got away” and “left it behind them” were coined with games like this in...
Sporting Memories: Padraig Clancy on 2003, how Gaelic football has changed and hopes for...
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Timahoe footballer Padraig Clancy is next up in our Sporting Memories series.
Clancy made his first championship...
From primary school coaching to All Ireland minor finals – Oliver Phelan on his...
This interview with Ollie Phelan by Siun Lennon was published last October ahead of the club's first ever Laois senior football semi-final.
A surge of...
Reaching 2008 county final a massive moment for Timahoe as Clancy reflects on club...
For a Laois club footballer outside Portlaoise over the past 15 to 20 years, Portlaoise's dominance has been greater than any time in Laois...
Laois GAA propose slight change to senior club hurling championship but football format to...
Laois GAA have outlined a proposed fixture schedule for the local club championships for when play is allowed to resume on July 31.
County Boards...
An emotional half-time team talk and thunderous reception standout moments from Ballyroan’s 2006 championship...
There are some moments that will stay with players forever.
For the Ballyroan Gaels team of 2006 that won the Laois senior football championship, having...
Bonfires, TV appearance and trailer parades – unforgettable times from Ballyroan’s last county final...
How the years roll by.
The Ballyroan Gaels Laois SFC triumph is 14 years ago this year but the celebrations will be remembered forever.
Their first...
Laois Football Memory: Laois shock Monaghan in 2012 to set off on Qualifier run
Laois 2-12 Monaghan 0-12
All-Ireland Qualifiers Round 2 2012
Laois and Monaghan have only met twice in championship football - with the win over the Farney...
Laois Football Memory: A beautiful day in Navan – remembering Laois’s win over mighty...
At the time Meath were the bluebloods of Gaelic football; they were revered, feared and respected and had not only scaled the peak once...
County Final Memory: Portarlington end their famine in 1988
Portarlington 1-6 Timahoe 0-8
1988 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise's dominance of the Laois club football scene in the 1980s saw them win six titles in seven...
Laois Football Memory: The incredibly dramatic Laois-Offaly football clash in 2003
Laois 1-12 Offaly 1-12
2003 Leinster SFC Quarter-final
The 2003 inter-county football season will never be forgotten in Laois.
A first Leinster title in 57 years, a...
High praise for three of Laois football’s greatest servants
There was high praise from Laois's current longest serving footballer for three of his former teammates in this week's Talking Sport Podcast.
Aidan Fennnelly, Noel...
Who fears to speak of ’86? The unforgettable Battle of Aughrim
It will never be forgotten. Aughrim, 1986. The place and venue, in Laois GAA parlance, have become a byword for disaster.
Wicklow, as unfancied then...
Ross Munnelly on the secrets to playing football at the highest level for 18...
Ross Munnelly joined his inter-county colleague Evan O'Carroll on this week's edition of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast.
In a wide-ranging chat which saw the...
The tale of a 17-year-old Evan O’Carroll, Justin McNulty, a missing boot and pranks...
A 17-year-old Evan O'Carroll made his senior inter-county debut for Laois in the summer of 2013.
It had been a whirlwind year for the Crettyard...
Leinster Final Memory: Another year, another tear as Dubs defeat Laois in 2007
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on June 23, 2018, ahead of that year's Leinster senior football final.
In 2007, the Laois senior footballers reached...
Laois GAA star Cahir Healy completes novel marathon and scores 2,000 points in a...
Laois GAA star Cahir Healy has completed a novel and gruelling challenge in a park in London today - scoring 2,000 points and running...
Remember the Game: Crettyard claim intermediate football honours in 2005
Crettyard 1-12 Courtwood 1-10
2005 Laois IFC Final
Our focus in this week's Remember the Game is the 2005 intermediate football final, where Crettyard edged out...
County Final Memory: Portlaoise hold off rising St Joseph’s in 1970
Portlaoise 1-7 St Joseph's 0-9
1970 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise have had some great football teams over the years - and the side they had in...
Mark Timmons on the influence of Sean Dempsey and his disappointment at how it...
Long-serving Laois footballer Mark Timmons was a recent guest on the LaoisToday Talking Sport podcast where he was joined by colleague Sean O'Flynn as...
Laois Football Memory: Rows, replays and All Ireland final agony – the Laois v...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday ahead of the 2019 All Ireland SFC Qualifier between Laois and Cork in Thurles.
It'll be the first time...
County Final Memory: O’Dempsey’s stun Graiguecullen with late winner in 1980
O'Dempsey's 1-5 Graiguecullen 0-7
1980 Laois SFC Final
In terms of late goals in dramatic county finals, the 1980 decider is right up there with Jody...
