Generic filters

GAA

Home Sport GAA Page 117
Padraig McMahon Brian Whelan

Youthful exuberance hoping to push Ballyroan-Abbey one more step up the ladder

A series of very good underage teams is typically the basis for success at adult level, and that is what Ballyroan-Abbey will be hoping...

After a 68 year Senior stay was ended last year, can The Heath bounce...

The Heath were a Senior football team for almost seven decades but that was brought to an end in dramatic circumstances last year. But save...
Football General

Barrowhouse hit 4-15 and get junior campaign off to winning start against Castletown

Barrowhouse 4-15 Castletown 3-11 Laois JFC 'A' Group C Round 1 Barrowhouse got their guest for Junior ‘A’ glory off to a good start with a...
Kilcavan Junior A

Ryle the hero as Kilcavan edge past The Harps in Junior A opener

Kilcavan 1-5 The Harps 0-7 Junior A Football Championship Group D Round 1  Cian Ryle was Kilcavan's hero as his last minute strike earned them a...

Portlaoise finish strong to see off brave Emo challenge

Portlaoise 1-11 Emo 1-6 Laois SFC Round 1 It wasn't overly impressive but Portlaoise are through to the second round winners section of the Laois SFC...

Stacked with county talent and second favourites with the bookies, can Graiguecullen end their...

This year marks 57 years since Graiguecullen last brought the Jack Delaney Cup back to the Carlow border. 1965 was their 12th title and at...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Emo take on Portlaoise in Round 1...

The opening round of the Laois Senior Football Championship continues in O'Moore Park this evening as Emo face Portlaoise. The game throws in at 6.30pm...
Barrowhouse

Junior championship gets underway as second teams, small clubs and ‘hurlers’ set to battle...

The Laois Junior 'A' football championship has always been a real pick and mix of a competition. Its participants can be broken down into three...
Emo

Absences will take their toll but Emo still a hard championship nut to crack

The Emo footballers are coming off back-to-back semi-final appearances in the championship and two impressive seasons. In 2020 they were the form team of the...
Portlaoise GAA

Portlaoise looking to end their three-year famine by bringing Jack back to the Town...

Losing a county final hurts Portlaoise deeply and though the occurrences are few and far between, last year's mauling at the hands of Portarlington...

All systems go as Rosenallis prepare for third season at the top table

Rosenallis are an incredible club. For a small place, they are unquestionably the best dual club in the county. They compete at the top table...

After a relegation scare in 2021, Ballylinan are hoping for much better this year

Ballylinan flirted with danger last year but managed to save themselves right at the death and stay senior for another year. The Kildare border club...
Crettyard The Rock Evan O'Carroll Patrick O'Reilly

Murphy, O’Carroll and Kelly on form as Crettyard defeat The Rock in Intermediate opener

Crettyard 5-11 The Rock 2-13 Laois Intermediate Football Championship Round 1  Crettyard faced off against The Rock in the first round of the Intermediate Football Championship...
Arles-Kilcruise v Mountmellick

Arles-Kilcruise hold on for hard-fought win over Mountmellick

Arles-Kilcruise 1-11 Mountmellick 2-7 Laois IFC Round 1 Arles-Kilcruise got their intermediate campaign off to a winning start in Annanough this evening thanks to a hard-fought...
O'Dempsey's General

Finlays on fire as O’Dempsey’s brush Killeshin aside to get 2022 SFC underway

O'Dempsey's 4-19 Killeshin 0-11 Laois Senior Football Championship Round 1  O'Dempsey's are the first team through to the winner's section of Round 2 of the SFC...
Live Blog

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action from the opening Senior and Intermediate football championship...

After weeks of build up, the Laois Senior and Intermediate football championships will get underway this evening. There are three games down for decision at...
13 Intermediate and Junior Young players

13 young players to watch out for in the 2022 Intermediate and Junior football...

The 2022 Laois IFC and JFC competitions are set to get underway this week. The Intermediate championship gets underway with the meeting of Mountmellick and...
Mountmellick IFC

After a disappointing league campaign, can Mountmellick regroup for championship?

Mountmellick are gearing up for their fifth season in the second tier of club football in Laois. They were relegated in dramatic circumstances in 2017...

With Kelly Cup and Division 1 already in the bag – can St Joseph’s...

It is 22 years since St Joseph's claimed the Jack Delaney Cup - and 20 since they last made the final. But their early season...
Billy O'Loughlin

Billy O’Loughlin steps down as Longford senior football manager

Laois man Billy O'Loughlin has stepped down as manager of the Longford senior football team after just one season in charge. The Arles-Killeen club man...
The Rock

Injuries, retirements and absentees hit The Rock ahead of latest Intermediate campaign

It will be 24 years this December since The Rock made their one and only appearance in a Senior football final. The club made a...
James Conway Arles-Kilcruise

Arles-Kilcruise hoping infusion of youth coupled with quality and experience can send them back...

The old dog for the hard road. The Arles-Kilcruise footballers bid farewell to senior club football at the end of the 2020 season, bringing the...
Crettyard

After a disappointing 2021, can Crettyard bounce back to Senior at the third time...

After reaching the Intermediate final in 2020, last year was certainly a disappointing one for Crettyard. Relegated from senior in 2019 after a 14-year stay,...
16 young players to watch out for in Senior Football

16 young players to watch out for as the 2022 Laois SFC is set...

The 2022 Laois SFC gets underway on Thursday evening and is set to keep us all very busy from now until October. There are a...
O'Dempsey's Main

O’Dempsey’s look to build on decent league form and break past quarter-final barrier

Back in the spring of this year, just as the leagues were getting underway, an episode of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast was dedicated...

Huge battle on the cards for Arles-Killeen as they seek to preserve proud senior...

Arles-Killeen couldn’t have asked for a tougher draw in the opening round of this year’s championship with defending champions Portarlington first up. To make their...
Killeshin General

Killeshin seeking to capture the magic of 2019 though the odds seem stacked against...

Early in the second half of the 2019 Laois SFC final, Evan Lowry received a pass from Mark McDermott, took on the Portlaoise defence...
Portarlington

Portarlington hit by long list of absentees – but can they do a three-in-a-row...

For the best part of 20 years the Portarlington footballers were also-rans in the Laois championship. After winning the 2001 title, they dropped like a...
GAA General

Tuesday evening’s Laois GAA results as junior football action continues

As the Laois GAA fixture schedule turns to football this week, the Junior 'B' and 'C' grades had a selection of games down for...
Hurling Team of the Week (2)

10 clubs represented on first Hurling Team of the Week for 2022

Following an exciting first round of action in the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate championships, our first Hurling Team of the Week for 2022...
Advertisement
- Advertisement -
34,000FansLike
14,400FollowersFollow
2,409FollowersFollow
9,158FollowersFollow
Advertisement