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Laois hurling stars celebrated in the Rebel county

The fine folks at Watergrasshill GAA in Cork have plenty of sporting heroes they can turn to - but their attentions were firmly on...

Laois hurlers urged to join one of the county’s longest-running golf societies

Many golfers look towards April as the real start of the golfing season with the Masters Tournament generally regarded as the official start as...
Portlaoise RFC ladies who defeated Naas on Sunday to advance to the Paul Cusack Cup final

Portlaoise Rugby Club set to host ‘Give it a Try’ women’s evening after huge...

Women’s rugby in Portlaoise is on the rise again and 2020 saw Portlaoise RFC celebrate 20 years of women’s rugby in Togher. As part of...
GAA General

All of the latest GAA fixtures as the league tables start to take shape

The GAA action continues this week with plenty of important games down for decision. U-15 hurling takes centre stage on Wednesday with three finals down...

Wins for The Harps, Abbeyleix and Clough-Ballacolla in Round 4 of the U-17 Championship

Castletown 4-10 The Harps 3-18 Laois MHC Round 4 The Harps survived a late resurgence from Castletown to secure their third victory of the championship and...

Veteran Doogue saves Graiguecullen’s blushes as late strike sees them beat Ballyfin

Brought to you in association with Sammy Kelly Builders Graiguecullen 2-11 Ballyfin 0-7 Laois Shopping Centre Senior Football Championship Round 1  Graiguecullen defeated Ballyfin by ten points...

Laois minor camogie manager all set for All-Ireland semi final

Less than six months after a lot of this team tasted All-Ireland success, a chance to do it all over again beckons. Last September, Laois...
Paul Cahillane

Portlaoise finish strong to see off St Joseph’s once again

Portlaoise 1-12 St Joseph's 2-7 Laois SFC Round 3 The latest chapter of the Portlaoise-St Joseph's rivalry played out in O'Moore Park this evening - but...

Planning permission awarded for two major developments in Mountmellick

Laois County Council have awarded conditional planning permission for two significant community developments in Mountmellick. The Board of Management at Scoil Phadraig Naofa received approval...

‘Manage the individual – not the sport’ – The Laois man working at the...

Patrick Harding is a Performance Coach with over 12 years' experience working in the elite sporting environment. Patrick runs Curadh Performance, a UK-based high-performance coaching...

Incredible achievement as 11 Portlaoise basketball players represent Ireland

To have one international player is a big deal for a club - but Portlaoise Panthers have had 11 club members who have spent...
Members of O'Moore's Camogie club

In Pictures: Great craic at the O’Moore’s camogie fun day

There was a great crowd at the O'Moore's Camogie Club fun day recently. This was a free event for girls from junior infants right up...
Paddy Purcell new

Laois hurler receives All-Star nomination for 2021 performances

Laois hurler Paddy Purcell has received an All-Star nomination. The Rathdowney-Errill man has been selected among the midfielders in the shortlist which was announced this...

The Week that Was: The most read stories on LaoisToday over the past seven...

Every Sunday, we look back on the top stories of the previous week on LaoisToday. And as always, it was another wide and varied week....
The Harps Junior B

The Harps book Junior ‘B’ Hurling showdown with Clough-Ballacolla after convincing victory

The Harps 2-18 Ballinakill 0-5 Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Semi-Final The Harps will face Clough-Ballacolla in the Junior 'B hurling championship decider this year after they...
O'Moore Park

Talking Point: Should Laois GAA move club championship games out of O’Moore Park?

Every Monday for the remainder of the Laois GAA championships, we’re introducing a new GAA column, Talking Point, where we look at the arguments for and...

GAA, soccer, basketball – all of your local sports fixtures for this weekend

Here’s all the Laois sporting fixtures in full for the May bank holiday weekend. FRIDAY MAY 4 GAA Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1 Round 5 Graiguecullen V...

In Pictures: Laois Hurlers Society Captain’s Prize a huge success

Roscrea Golf Club was the venue for the Laois Hurlers Society's annual Captain's Prize which took place recently. Eamon Jones is this year's captain and...

Laois JFC: McDonald hat-trick sends The Rock through to the quarter-finals

The Rock 4-10 Kilcavan 0-7 Laois JFC Group C Round 3 A hat-trick from Stephen McDonald helped The Rock to a big win over Kilcavan in...

Looking ahead to Saturday’s Laois senior championship football action

Brought to you in association with Sammy Kelly Builders There's an action-packed day of senior football to be decided later today as Round 2 of...
John O'Loughlin is set to return this weekend along with a few more familiar faces

O’Loughlin hoping to end Laois’s decade long Leinster championship woes

On Saturday, John O'Loughlin will begin his eleventh consecutive championship campaign with Laois. The St Brigid's GAA club man began playing for Laois in 2008...

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the action as Trumera take on Clough-Ballacolla in Laois IHC...

Clough-Ballacolla and Trumera meet in O'Moore Park this evening in the Laois IHC final. It's the second time in just four months for Trumera to...

In Pictures: Laois Sports Partnership – 2023 Summer camps

It was another busy summer for Laois Sports Partnership (LSP) as the summer camp schedule ramped up once again. In 2023, LSP successfully delivered and...

National championships honour for two friends from Laois Marlins swim club

The Irish Age division one swimming championships, otherwise known as the Irish national swimming championships, takes place at the end of July every year. ...

Sugrue sings praises of Portlaoise duo after remarkable comeback win

Brought to you in association with Joe Mallon Motors Portlaoise Laois senior football manager John Sugrue was both relieved and overjoyed when he spoke to the...
Mountmellick v Park-Ratheniska

Mountmellick and Park-Ratheniska do battle for intermediate football honours

Mountmellick v Park-Ratheniska In O'Moore Park at 7.30pm It's a day of destiny for the Mountmellick and Park-Ratheniska footballers as they meet in the Laois intermediate...

In Pictures: Sarsfields celebrate incredible seven in a row Ladies success

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer The Laois Ladies season came to a conclusion at the weekend as the three championship competitions...

All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures with brand new ‘B’ football competitions to...

After the excitement of the hurling championship last week, attention will quickly turn to football this week. There are plenty of games to look forward...

Clonad live to fight another day after superb victory

Clonad 4-13 Ballypickas 0-11 Laois Shopping Centre IHC Relegation Final It will be Ballypickas who will be playing Junior hurling next year after Clonad romped to...

Impressive Lowry points the way for Killanure in the Roinn 6 Camogie Final

Killanure 8-10  Timahoe 1-2 Laois Cumann na mBunscol Roinn 6 Camogie Final Killanure powered their way to the Roinn 6 Camogie title today against a battling...
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