Gate receipts to be down €120,000 as Laois GAA prepare for new championship season
The gate receipts for the upcoming Laois GAA championships are expected to be €120,000 lower than originally budgeted for at the start of 2020.
The...
Laois’s newest GAA club unveil jerseys ahead of upcoming championship
Laois's newest GAA club have unveiled their brand new jerseys ahead of their first championship matches later this month.
Colt/Shanahoe joined together for the start...
Ladies football to kickstart championship action in Laois this weekend
The Laois ladies football championship will be the first proper competitive action in Laois since the Coronavirus restriction were lifted when its three adult...
All the latest local CCFL soccer fixtures as season poised to resume
After grinding to a halt in March due to Coronavirus, the local soccer season is due to resume this weekend.
The CCFL are picking up...
County Final Memory: Castletown’s breakthrough win in 1995 leads to a decade of dominance
Castletown 1-12 Portlaoise 0-11
1995 Laois SHC Final
There are some county final wins that are more significant than others.
For Laois hurling, 1995 represented the start...
Tommy ‘The Boy Wonder’ Murphy: ‘Even better to watch than Mick O’Connell’
A couple of weeks ago the team in Newstalk’s Off the Ball picked Laois’s ‘Sporting Mount Rushmore’ - the county’s four greatest sports people...
Weekend Read: Inside the yard of the Laois trainer making huge strides in horse...
Kieran Cotter's rise in the horse racing game in the last 18 months has been nothing short of meteoric.
The flat racing trainer - who...
Laois GAA club games likely to be ticket only as strict guidelines issued
Laois GAA secretary Niall Handy has informed the clubs of the county that upcoming club championship games could be ticket only that will have...
Former Laois footballer transfers to Munster club ahead of championship
Former Laois footballer Billy Sheehan has transferred to Clare football side Cratloe ahead of the upcoming club championships.
The former Emo and Laois attacker has...
‘Blow’ for Laois GAA as Games Development Officer steps away from role
Laois GAA have been dealt a blow with the news that one of their Games Development Officers has stepped away from his role.
Wexford native...
Laois soccer club team up with local hospital for fundraiser
A Laois soccer club has teamed up with a local hospital for a fundraiser which will take place next weekend.
Mountmellick United have joined forces...
Tuohy facing unusual situation as Australian Rules season carries on
With professional sport across the world coming back in various forms, Laois man Zach Tuohy is facing an unusual month with his club Geelong...
Ireland cap still the aim for Masterson as rugby eyes a return to action
Getting capped for Ireland is still the ambition for Portlaoise man Eoghan Masterson as he prepares for his sixth professional season with Connacht.
Though this...
Laois GAA chairman on streaming games and financial implications of reduced crowds at matches
Laois GAA chairman Peter O'Neill says that Laois are exploring the possibility of live streaming championship matches later this month - but that having...
Wearing the Blue and White: The Rosenallis hurlers who’ve played with Laois over the...
To represent your county is one of the greatest honours in the GAA - and it’s a big deal for clubs to see their...
Laois football boss could add to his panel after club championships
Laois senior football boss Mike Quirke says that it may be possible for him to add to his current Laois senior football panel if...
Winning streak continues as Laois trainer scores another victory
For the third time since horse racing resumed in Ireland after the Coronavirus shutdown, a Laois trainer was celebrating victory yesterday.
Kieran Cotter's Inflection Point...
Laois athletics club call on artists to create mural for their clubhouse
Local athletics club St Abbans are calling on local artists to create a mural design for the wall of their clubhouse.
The aim of the...
Draws made for Midlands Park Hotel Laois GAA juvenile hurling and football championships
The draws for the Laois GAA juvenile hurling and football championships were made in the Midlands Park Hotel last night.
The draws were officiated by...
GAA outline protocol for clubs on how to deal with a case of Coronavrius
GAA clubs across the country and in Laois have recommenced full contact training in recent weeks.
Challenge matches resumed from Monday and competitive action is...
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...
Laois hurler calls for GAA to change championship structures for this year
A Laois hurler has called on the GAA to change its stance on returning to competitive games this month.
Rosenallis and Laois midfielder John Lennon...
Laois man steps down from role as Roscommon hurling manager
Roscommon GAA has announced that Ciarán Comerford has stepped down from his position as senior hurling team manager.
The Laois man was in his final...
Laois ladies footballers learn championship opponents
The Laois ladies footballers will play Clare, Sligo and Kildare in the group stages of this year's All Ireland intermediate championship.
The draw for senior,...
This day last year: Wild celebrations as Laois hurlers claim Joe McDonagh Cup glory
This day 12 months ago, Laois fans were in the midst of joyous celebrations.
The Laois hurlers defeated Westmeath to claim the Joe McDonagh Cup...
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...
‘Disappointed’ and ‘belittled’ – Laois minor ladies football player calls for Leinster championship to...
The vice-captain of the Laois Ladies minor football team has called for the Leinster championship to be reinstated.
Timahoe Ladies footballer Sarah Larkin says that...
Remembering Portlaoise CBS’s All Ireland hurling triumph in 1998
Over the long history of the GAA, there have been few All Ireland hurling glories for Laois teams.
Fewer still have been in Croke Park....
The full schedule of fixtures for the Laois hurlers and footballers for when action...
While plenty of the local attention has been on the return of the club GAA fixtures, there is still a significant season for our...
Success in the Curragh as Laois trainer claims thrilling win
This weekend would normally have been a huge occasion at the Curragh racecourse but given the times we are in the fact that racing...
