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Former Laois footballer Niall Donoher speaks on how hard it was to retire from...

Upon receiving his Intermediate Player of the Year accolade at the Laois GAA Awards night last Friday, Niall Donoher spoke about how hard it...

The Heath duo excel at international golf tournament

As their prize for winning the Irish Regional Qualifier of the SkyCaddie PGA Pro-Captain Challenge, The Heath Captain Liam Delaney and the club’s PGA...

Portlaoise U-15s and U-18s enjoying continued rugby success

Portlaoise U-15s and 18s continued their great start to their respective seasons at the weekend. The U-18s secured full points in their Leinster League game...

‘True spirit of GAA’ as neighbours Annanough come to Courtwood’s rescue

'That's the true spirit of the GAA in action' - were the words used on the Courtwood Facebook to describes the actions of their...

Portlaoise v the Dublin champions: Some great battles but a long tale of woe...

This Sunday, the Portlaoise footballers will board their team bus and head for Parnell Park for a mouth-watering Leinster Club SFC semi-final against Dublin...
The new fixtures for the hurling championships are here

Laois GAA Fixture Review Committee proposes changing hurling championships to old format

Less than a year after Laois GAA introduced a new format for the Senior and Senior A hurling championships - the Fixture Review Committee...

Five Laois women to represent Leinster in upcoming inter-provincial football tournament

Five ladies footballers from Laois have been selected to represent their county and province in the 2018 inter provincial tournament taking place in Waterford...

In Pictures: Victorious Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath minors honoured at awards evening

The Clough-Ballacolla-Mountrath hurlers claimed the minor hurling championship title back in September. It was an unusual pairing but it was certainly a successful one as...

Portlaoise school looking forward to two All Ireland Semi Finals

Scoil Chriost Ri can look forward to two All Ireland Semi Finals after Christmas after superb wins by their Senior A and U14 A...

Graiguecullen appoint new manager as Clancy departs

At the start of the month, Graiguecullen GAA revealed that former Laois footballer Padraig Clancy had stepped down as their senior football manager. The Timahoe...
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Laois GAA Fixture Review Committee proposes radical changes for ‘Gaels teams’

Last year, Laois County Board secretary Niall Handy said that 'Gaels teams provide no long term stability for clubs'. He made his comments in his...

Portlaoise ladies hockey team draw in Wicklow to continue unbeaten run

Portlaoise 1 Wicklow 1 Leinster Ladies Hockey League Division 9 Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club remain unbeaten after seven matches in Division 9 in Leinster League with...

In Pictures: Medals galore at annual Portlaoise GAA Juvenile Awards

Over 250 medals were handed out at the Portlaoise Juvenile Awards on Sunday evening in the Killeshin Hotel. Members of the Portlaoise Senior Football team...

All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures with massive games for Portlaoise and Courtwood...

The GAA season continues at pace this weekend with several finals and big Leinster championship games down for decision. Abbeyleix and Clonaslee-St Manman's will battle...

Munnelly’s South Africa defeat Phelan brother’s Cambodia to win Asian Games

The Asian Games concluded yesterday and there was a very strong Laois connection in the Junior football final. South Africa clashed with Cambodia in the...

All of this week’s fixtures as busy soccer season continues

The local soccer season continues at full steam this coming weekend as the clubs return to league action. The big local game is the clash...

Penalty drama for local soccer clubs as Paddy Cotter Cup gets underway

It was a dramatic day of local soccer action with the opening round of the Paddy Cotter Cup seeing a number of tight clashes,...

Incredible Portlaoise rugby player earns her first cap for Ireland

The result may not have gone Ireland's way as they lost 19-10 to the USA but it has certainly been a remarkable day for...

WATCH: Laois lads take Asian Gaelic Games by storm

All the way over on the other side of the world, in the land of the Rising Sun, three Laois lads are making waves. The...

Fantastic Fitzgerald inspires Portlaoise to Leinster final place

Portlaoise 3-12 Ballinamere (Offaly) 2-11 AIB Leinster Club Intermediate Hurling Semi Final The Portlaoise hurlers will play in the Leinster intermediate club final after a fantastic...

LIVE BLOG: Portlaoise aim to go one step further in the Leinster hurling championship

If you're playing adult club hurling in the middle of November, then there's really only one place you can be - in the provincial...

Boost for Portlaoise as key forward declares himself fit for Leinster semi final

The Portlaoise hurlers will look to reach the Leinster club intermediate final - and their chances of doing so have been given a major...

In Pictures: Serious celebrations at the Laois GAA Awards Night

What a brilliant night that was! The annual Laois GAA awards took place in the Midlands Park Hotel with over 300 people in attendance. The night...

REVEALED: Laois manager Sugrue adds two coaches to backroom team for new season

Laois football manager John Sugrue has filled the void left in his managerial team following the departure of selector Eoin Kearns and coach Jerome...

Moment in Time: Looking back at the Laois GAA Awards night in 2003

Before tonight's Laois GAA Awards Night, we decided to look back at the same evening in 2003. The location may have changed from the Montague...

Victors of the ‘Battle of Laois’ go undefeated in the School Rugby league

Portlaoise CBS 73 Mountrath CS 7 Leinster rugby development league A victory for St Mary's CBS Portlaoise in the highly anticipated 'Battle of Laois' between themselves...

All of this weeks golf results and some pictures from Portlaoise Golf Club

Here are all of this week’s golf results from the week gone by. We also have some pictures from Portlaoise Golf club. RATHDOWNEY GOLF CLUB Xmas Fare...

Introducing the 2018 LaoisToday Minor football Team of the Year

The Minor Football Championship came to a conclusion last month as Ballyroan-Abbey defeated Portarlington to claim the cup. It brought to an end a 47-year...
Laois manager John Sugrue

John Sugrue: Farcical nature of ruling against us – as GAA create culture of...

Last week, we reported that the Laois footballers are one of four counties who are set to lose home advantage for one of their...

Looking back on the mighty Portlaoise hurling team of 1998

20 years from the last time the Portlaoise hurlers reached a provincial decider, Eamonn Fennelly's men are on the cusp of doing so again. Although...
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