In Pictures: Rathdowney-Errill Golf Classic proves a big hit after lockdown lifts
When things were at their worst amid the Covid 19 lockdown, golf was deemed as one of the few sports that could be played...
Laois GAA set to stream games live as crowd restrictions force their hand
Laois GAA have confirmed that they will be live streaming club championship games this year, starting with the senior hurling championship next week.
It will...
Fifth winner of the season for Laois trainer following Naas success
Laois man Kieran Cotter was back in the winners enclosure yesterday for the fifth time this season.
The Portarlington based trainer tasted victory in the...
In Pictures: Big crowd in Durrow for The Harps GAA Cul Camp
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They love their hurling in Durrow and Cullohill and that was as evident as ever at...
Killeshin withdraw from Kelly Cup following contact with positive Coronavirus case
Killeshin have informed Laois GAA that they have decided to withdraw from the Kelly Cup.
The decision means that they have fore-fitted their semi final...
Laois GAA Juvenile chairman praises clubs for Covid-19 response as season gets underway
Laois GAA Juvenile Chairman Alan Langton has praised clubs, players, parents and supporters for their response to Covid-19 as the 2020 season gets underway.
According...
All the latest soccer fixtures as midweek games commence
The domestic soccer season returned at the weekend and games are coming thick and fast for all of the Laois clubs involved.
Tonight, Portlaoise AFC...
In Pictures: Cul Camps with a difference as activity gets underway in Clonad and...
In a year like no other, anything that is going ahead, is going ahead in a much different fashion.
The GAA's ever popular Cul Camps...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures as juvenile championships commence
The GAA is back and the first full week of fixtures is ahead of us.
The action begins primarily at juvenile level as the U-13,...
WATCH: Laois clubs return to action as soccer season resumes
The domestic soccer season resumed in some parts of the country at the weekend and there was plenty of action involving Laois clubs.
In the...
Leinster Final Memory: Greatest day of all in 2003
If only all the days in Croke Park could be like this one.
Sunday, July 20, 2003 is a day that will live long in...
Portlaoise off to flying start with big win over St Conleth’s
Portlaoise 4-11 St Conleth’s 1-8
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
Portlaoise are off to a winning start in this year’s championship after a fine victory over...
Goals key as St Brigid’s get the better of St Paul’s
St Brigid's 2-12 St Paul's 0-9
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
St Brigid’s got their 2020 championship campaign off to the perfect start as they defeated...
Champions Sarsfields off to winning start as they prove too strong for Timahoe
Sarsfields 8-17 Timahoe 0-9
Laois Ladies SFC Round 1
Laois Ladies SFC champions Sarsfields got their quest for an eighth title in a row off to...
Clubs to have only 50 tickets each for upcoming championship games as Laois GAA...
Laois GAA clubs will be issued just 50 tickets each for upcoming championship games due to restrictions limiting crowds at outdoor events to 200.
The...
County Final Memory: The Heath get the better of Emo in 1974
The Heath 0-8 Emo 0-7
1974 Laois SFC Final
"Pure grit is hard to beat," read the opening line of the Nationalist match report in 1974 after...
Looking back at Laois’s All Ireland minor final loss to a star-studded Tyrone team...
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on All Ireland final Sunday in 2018, as Tyrone faced up to Dublin in Croke Park, 20 years...
Cúl Camps number to be down around 40% in Laois – but over 30...
The numbers attending the Cúl Camps in Laois this year will be down about 40% on last year, but there are still over 30...
Commending one of Portlaoise GAA’s finest club men – the great Sonny Keogh
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in November 2018
In the run up to this weekend’s Leinster SFC quarter-final meeting, we decided to take a...
‘Crowd restriction capacity … not a nice situation’ for clubs or county says Laois...
Laois GAA secretary Niall Handy has said that the 200 person capacity at club games "is not a nice situation" for clubs or the...
Second Laois GAA club suspends activity amid Coronavirus fears
Arles-Kilcruise have become the second Laois GAA club to suspend activities until further notice after players from their club came in contact with a...
Killeshin soccer club also pause activities as players come in contact with Coronavirus case
Killeshin FC have also decided to pause all club activities after some of their players came in contact with a confirmed Coronavirus case while...
Tough task for Laois camogie as new draw made for All Ireland championship
The Laois camogie team were placed in the only four-team group in the All Ireland intermediate championship when the draw was made on Thursday...
Almost €3,000 raised as Laois soccer club set to embark on 24 hour marathon...
A Laois soccer club have teamed up with a local hospital for a fundraiser which will get underway this evening.
Mountmellick United have joined forces...
Laois GAA club pause all activities for ten days following close contact with positive...
Killeshin GAA club have paused all activities for ten days, until Monday, July 27, following a close contact with a confirmed Coronavirus case.
Killeshin's junior...
Two Laois GAA clubs caught up in Coronavirus situation after Carlow player tests positive
Two Laois GAA clubs have found themselves in the middle of a Covid-19 situation after playing practice matches against a team who have had...
Safety, the weather and lots of fun – what to expect at this year’s...
The first week of the GAA's annual Cul Camps is set to get underway from Monday July 20.
A total of 30 camps will be...
Laois Hurling Memory: Kilkenny let off the hook in 1998
Kilkenny 3-11 Laois 1-14
1998 Leinster SHC Semi-final
Of all the Laois hurling near misses over the years, this one cuts as deep as any of...
Laois GAA predicting a deficit of over €200,000 for 2020
Laois GAA are predicting that they will take in €700,000 less in 2020 than what they had budgeted for at the start of the...
Incredible experience as Laois goalkeeper recalls Europa League run with UCD
What young soccer player doesn't dream of those big nights in Europe?
For Clonaslee's Niall Corbet, he got to experience an unlikely run in the...
