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Medals galore for Laois Martial Arts at first ever Kickboxing Ireland event
Laois Martial Arts hosted the very first Kickboxing Ireland event to be held in Laois.
The Laois Open event was held at the home of...
World-record breaking attempts to come to Laois this Saturday
On Saturday September 22, world record attempts and efforts to break world records will be taking place in Laois.
A super kettlebell marathon is coming...
In Pictures: Irish clay pigeon shooting captain honoured in Errill
A Rathdowney man was honoured for his role as the Irish international clay shooting captain last Friday night in Ray's Bar, Errill.
Paddy Peters was...
Turner earns silver medal at the European swimming championships
Portarlington teenager Nicole Turner has won a silver medal in the women’s 50 meter butterfly tonight in the European Para Swimming Championships in Dublin.
Sixteen...
Gold for Laois man at World Handball Championships
Portlaoise man Paddy Donovan became the Men’s 50+ World Handball Singles champion yesterday in America.
The Monavea Handball Club man claimed glory after a gripping...
Laois teen Nicole ready to rock European swimming championships
Portarlington teenager Nicole Turner is getting ready for one of her biggest competitions yet on home soil - the World Para swimming European championships.
Sixteen...
After 33 years, Laois Cricket Club is moving to a new home
For the past 33 years cricketers and spectators alike in Laois have travelled to Togher outside Portlaoise, where the Laois Cricket Club has made...
Ryan earns bronze at European Swimming finals
An Irish swimmer with Laois connections claimed a dazzling bronze medal at the European Swimming championships in Glasgow at the weekend.
Ryan was born in...
Rosenallis man takes on first ever MMA challenge this weekend
One Rosenallis man has stepped out of his comfort zone to complete strenuous and, at times, excruciating training over the last six months to compete in...
Laois to host to the All-Ireland Rounders semi-finals for the first time
Laois will be the host county for the senior Rounders All-Ireland semi-finals in Rathleague, Portlaoise, on Sunday, July 29.
Of course, there is an added...
WATCH: Tuohy kicks the winner for Geelong Cats in crucial game against Melbourne
Geelong Cats fans are praising the luck of the Irish after Portlaoise man Zach Tuohy kicked the match winner today.
The siren to signal the...
Heath Rounders Set for All Ireland Semi-Final
The Heath senior Women and senior Mixed rounders teams booked their place in the All Ireland semi finals with impressive wins against Adamstown of...
Laois girl selected on Team Ireland for European Para Swimming Championships
A young swimmer from Portarlington has been selected to take part on the Ireland team for the European Para Swimming Championships.
The competition takes place...
In Pictures: Big success for Cullohill Handball Club at Feile Na nGael
Cullohill Handball continue to achieve great success on the provincial and National Stage, after a successful Leinster Championships campaign the juvenile teams went to...
Double All-Ireland Feile Rounders glory for Emo
Emo U-14 Boys and Girls travelled to The Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence near Ballyhaunis in Mayo to compete in the All-Ireland Féile na...
In Pictures: Clough-Ballacolla win All-Ireland Féile na nGael Handball title
A team of five boys from Clough-Ballacolla handball club were crowned Division One winners of the One Wall John West Féile na nGael Handball...
Three Laois athletes will represent Leinster in the Special Olympics Ireland Games
Three Laois athletes will represent their county and province in the Special Olympics Ireland Games.
Tomás White from Portlaoise, Sean Conlon from Stradbally and Ballyfin's...
Laois Martial Arts secure 10 medals in All-Ireland kickboxing championships
Eight kickboxers from Laois Martial Arts took part in the All-Ireland kickboxing championships on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 April.
All winning competitors automatically secure...
Two from three for The Heath rounders club in a bumper Sunday meeting
The Heath rounders teams welcomed Erne Eagles from Cavan and Greenhills to The Heath for a quadruple header on Sunday afternoon.
The game of the...
In Pictures: Laois team secures All-Ireland success
The 32 year wait was ended as the Laois Rings Team won the All-Ireland competition in the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin, on Friday April 13...
Laois set to host European Kettlebell Championships next weekend
Laois is set to host the largest European Kettlebell Marathon championships to date from Friday May 25 to Sunday May 27.
Portlaoise will be hosting...
In Pictures: Midland Utd hold Powerchair football session in Camross
Members of Midland Utd Powerchair football team held an open training session in Camross Community Centre recently.
Camross native Seán Cuddy is part of the...
The Heath begin quest for fourth All-Ireland title with a win
The Heath men’s rounders team started their quest for four in a row All Ireland titles with an impressive victory over newcomers Sean Connolly’s...
The Heath Ladies Rounders team make winning start
The Heath ladies announced their comeback to the rounders scene with an emphatic victory over Clonaslee on The Heath on Sunday morning.
The foundations were...
Well-known Laois man’s horse claims big prize in Tramore
The Portarlington colours were victorious in Waterford at the weekend as Augusta Gold claimed the bumper in Tramore.
The horse, owned by Kieran Leavy and...
150 not out as Tuohy in line for landmark Australian Rules appearance
Laois man Zach Tuohy will hit another significant landmark in his Australian Rules career this weekend when he makes his 150th AFL appearance.
He has...
Disappointment for Total Recall in Aintree Grand National
There was disappointment for Total Recall - the horse part-owned by Portlaoise Parish Priest Monsignor John Byrne - in the Randox Aintree Grand National...
In Pictures: Glory for Laois kickboxers at Dutch Open
Laois Kickboxers, Chloe Shortall and Caitlin Knight, returned to Ireland victorious after success at a tournament in The Netherlands recently.
The pair represented Mountmellick based...
Horse with Laois connections favourite for Aintree Grand National
Laois will have a keen interest in the Aintree Grand National this Saturday when Total Recall, a horse owned by the Monsignor John Byrne’s...
Abbeyleix crowned West Leinster hockey champions after play-off success
Abbeyleix U-16 girls came out on top in the West Leinster Hockey play off on Sunday April 8 at the Harriers club in Tullamore.
Eight...
