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Ballinakill hurlers have a new manager

Palmer Cup: Castletown Gaels clinch draw after letting lead slip to Abbeyleix

Palmer Cup Second Rd Abbeyleix 1-17  Castletown Gaels 2-14 The second round of the Palmer Cup got underway this afternoon when Castletown Gaels took on Abbeyleix. Abbeyleix...

Crettyard turn to former player as new management team put in place for 2018

Crettyard GAA have turned to former player Peter Brennan as their new manager for 2018. Brennan, who has played all through the grades with the...
The Laois Ladies senior footballer championship has been delayed following an appeal

13-man Stradbally advance to Kelly Cup semi final

Stradbally 1-8 Clonaslee-St Manman's Gaels 1-5 Kelly Cup Group A Round 3 Stradbally are into the semi finals of the Kelly Cup after defeating Clonaslee-St Manman's...
Soccer

Portlaoise on fire to win in Leinster Senior League

Portlaoise AFC 5 Sacred Heart Killinarden 1 Leinster Senior League Division 1A Portlaoise AFC picked up their second win in six days following an impressive 5-1...
Laois manager Eamon Kelly hoping for one more year in charge

Kelly names starting team as Laois hurlers get set to face Offaly

Brought to you in association with Telfords Portlaoise Laois manager Eamonn Kelly has kept faith with the same starting 15 that beat Antrim last weekend...
Football General

Laois football team named to take on Wicklow

Brought to you in association with Joe Mallon Motors Portlaoise The Laois team to take on Wicklow in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League has...

Laois camogie Volunteer of the Year honoured in Croke Park

Mary Conroy was honoured as Laois camogie Volunteer of the Year in Croke Park last Saturday 17 February. Mary hails from Rosenallis and has been...

Mountrath rue the costs of a poor second half as they lose out in...

Mountrath CS 2-4  PDLS Bagnelstown 5-12 Leinster Post-primary Junior South Leinster 'C' Football Final It turned out to be a disappointing afternoon for Mountrath Community School's...
Wayne Kelly and Michael Nevin of Portlaoise Boxing Club are bidding for glory

Two Portlaoise boxers bidding for glory at National Finals

Two members of Portlaoise Boxing Club will be hoping to win National titles on Saturday at Dublin’s National Stadium. Michael Nevin and Wayne Kelly, who is...
GAA Congress takes place tonight and Saturday

Laois GAA to vote for motion on transparency at Congress

The GAA’s Annual Congress begins tonight in Croke Park. A total of 40 motions will go before the delegates to be debated and voted on. Three...
Borris-Kilctton and Clonaslee-St Manman's have chosen new managers

Borris-Kilcotton and Clonaslee-St Manman’s appoint new hurling managers

Both Borris-Kilcotton and Clonaslee-St Manman's will have new men in charge of their teams this year. 2016 winners Borris-Kilcotton have gone for a man they...

In Pictures: Relive the day Laois hurlers condemned Offaly to relegation back in 2004

Brought to you in association with Telfords This weekend's clash with Offaly in round four of the National Hurling League Division 1B could be crucial...

Two new managers as Rosenallis look to 2018 season

Following two very successful and eventful seasons, Rosenallis have appointed new managers over their hurling and football teams for 2018. Ballyroan native Johnny Irwin has...
The St John's 5km Fun Run

Full steam ahead for St John’s 5km Fun Run in Monasterevin

Plans are well in place for the fourth St John’s Fun Run. The event this year takes place on March 11 at 1pm in Monasterevin. In...
Arles-Killeen have a new manager

Arles-Killeen head across the border for new football manager

Arles-Killeen will have a Kildare man at the helm of their senior football team for this season. Ballyroan-Abbey's Eoin Kearns stepped down from the role...
Ballinakill hurlers have a new manager

Laois minor hurling panel for 2018 named

Laois minor hurling manager Enda Lyons has named a 35-man panel for the coming year. Like the footballers, 17 clubs are represented in total in...

Laois man selected for U-17 Irish basketball development squad

Portlaoise basketballer Rian O Connell has been selected to represent Ireland in U-17 basketball once more. The young Portlaoise man has been selected for the...

Key Laois hurler set for a comeback after lengthy layoff

After an absence of over a year, PJ Scully looks set to make a return to Laois action in the coming weeks. The Laois hurlers...

All the latest golf results from the local clubs

See all the recent results from the Laois golf clubs over the past week. PORTARLINGTON GOLF CLUB Men’s Winter League 12 Hole Stableford Results Week 8&9 18th...
St Fergal's Rathdowney were crowned North Leinster Champions this afternoon

Brilliant St Fergal’s Rathdowney advance to Leinster final

St Fergal’s Rathdowney 4-11 Bridgetown Vocational School 1-9 Top Oil Leinster Schools Senior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Semi Final St Fergal’s Rathdowney are through to the Leinster...
Borris-Kilcotton quintet won gold at the All-Ireland scor at the weekend

WATCH: Praise for Borris-Kilcotton Scór na nÓg All-Ireland winners

There was high praise at Monday night's County Board meeting for the All-Ireland winning team in the Scór na nÓg which took place over...
Portlaoise and Portarlington both won their games in the Leinster League this afternoon but Port must still beat Newbridge on Tuesday to maintain their Division 2A status

Disappointment for Laois players as Roscrea and Newbridge eliminated from Schools Cup

There was disappointment for the five Laois players involved in Schools Cup rugby over the last 24 hours. There were four players on the Cistercian College...
Padraig McMahon will be a co-manager of Ballyroan-Abbey with Liam Irwin

Current player and former All-Star take the reins at Ballyroan-Abbey

Ballyroan-Abbey have put in place a very impressive management team for the 2018 season. Following the departure of Pat Ryan, we revealed that they had...
Football For All a huge success in Portlaoise AFC

In Pictures: First Portlaoise AFC Football for All tournament a success

Portlaoise AFC Football For All (FFA) ran their first tournament on Sunday and the only thing that didn’t go to plan was the weather. That...
Barry Pender and Sarah Buggy claimed National Indoor titles

WATCH: Two national titles for Laois athletes at Indoor Championships

There was great success for two Laois athletes at the National Indoor Championships this weekend. The St Abban's duo of Barry Pender and Sarah Buggy...

In Pictures: Camross host Juvenile Awards following incredible 2017

It goes without saying that Camross are still celebrating their success from 2017. At adult level, they won the Palmer Cup, Division 1 of the...

In Pictures: Busy day of action as Laois indoor athletics finals take place

The Laois indoor athletics finals took place last weekend in Nenagh with a series of track and field events down for decision from U-8...
Eamonn Kelly will be back as Laois hurling manager for another year

Kelly looking forward to Offaly after welcome win for Laois hurlers

Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly has a short time to enjoy Saturday’s win over Antrim in the National League - and while noting the...
Mary Wheatley was honoured at convention recently for her services to Ladies football

Recognition for one of Laois Ladies football greatest servants

One of the most influential figures in the history of Ladies football in Laois has been honoured for her services to the game. At convention,...

Mixed fortunes for Laois soccer clubs on busy weekend

Laois teams were competing across four different leagues this weekend as the season ticked into the final third. Portlaoise AFC's attentions turned away from the...
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