Tag: Laois v Down

With two wins now on the board from their opening two Joe McDonagh Cup games Laois manager Tommy Fitzgerald was a happy man on...

The Laois hurlers were dominant victors in McKenna Park, Ballycran yesterday as they ran up a massive 6-36 against Down to claim a 39-point...

Laois 6-36 Down 1-12 Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2  The Laois senior hurlers made the arduous trip to McKenna Park, Ballycran worthwhile as they make the...

Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2 – Laois v Down In McKenna Park, Ballycran, at 1.30pm Laois will make the four-hour-plus journey to McKenna Park, Rubane -...

In the end it wasn't to be - but the Laois footballers went down fighting in Croke Park on Saturday in the Tailteann Cup...

Laois 2-6 Down 0-14 Tailteann Cup Final  Laois have been beaten in the Tailteann Cup final as Down proved too strong for them once again. Conor Laverty's...

The big day is finally here for the Laois senior footballers! Justin McNulty's charges face Down in the Tailteann Cup final in Croke Park at...

With Laois and Down meeting in the Tailteann Cup final next week, we looked back on six previous standout clashes between teams from the...

There may not be an historic rivalry of note between the Laois and Down footballers - but manager Justin McNulty knows Saturday's Tailteann Cup...

Fixture details have been confirmed for Laois's Tailteann Cup final in Croke Park - which will be played on Saturday, July 13, at 3pm. The...

Laois football manager Justin McNulty acknowledged after Sunday's hard-fought Tailteann Cup semi-final win over Antrim in Croke Park that he thought the game was...

Laois 4-31 Down 0-17 Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4 Laois are back in the Joe McDonagh final for the first time since 2019 after a comprehensive...

Laois 1-24 Down 0-13 NHL Division 2A Semi-Final Laois sealed their spot in next weekend's Division 2A final with a comprehensive 14-point victory over down in...

Laois 3-22 Kildare 1-20 National Hurling League Division 2 Round 2  The Laois senior hurlers have continued their winning start to Division 2 of the National...

The wind howled and though it wasn't bitterly cold as it can be at this time of the year, it was certainly an early-season...

Laois got their 2024 National Hurling League campaign off to a winning start with a seven-point victory over Down in O'Moore Park on Sunday.  After...

Laois 2-18 Down 0-17 NHL Division 2 Round 1 Laois began their first campaign in NHL Division 2 in over a decade with a battling victory...

Game day! The Laois footballers are in Croke Park today for the first time in almost three years as they take on Down at 4pm...

Tailteann Cup Semi-final - Laois v Down In Croke Park at 4pm (Live on RTE 2) The winding journey that the Laois footballers have been on...

Corner-backs generally don't get much of the limelight but as a young lad supporting Laois, Robbie Pigott's hero was Joe Higgins. The St Joseph's man...

Laois 7-24 Down 0-14 Joe McDonagh Cup Round 2  The Laois senior hurlers are up and running in the Joe McDonagh Cup following an emphatic victory...

It is a huge day for the Laois senior hurlers as Down make the trip down to Portlaoise for Round 2 of the Joe...

When you play four games and lose all four of them (by an average of almost nine points), there's no real argument that you...

Laois 2-12 Down 2-19 National Football League Division 2 Relegation Playoff The Laois footballers have been relegated to Division 3 of the National Football League after...

We didn't hire a helicopter - but we have managed to make it down from Belfast to Newry just in time. The Laois hurlers clashed...

  This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in April 2020. “Any interest in heading up to Newry for the Laois game tomorrow”? My question appeared to catch...

The Laois football team for tomorrow's relegation playoff against Down in Newry shows four changes from the side beaten by Kildare two weeks ago. Portarlington...

There can be a perception that going away to an Ulster venue is a daunting task and with the Laois footballers set to take...

Laois football manager Mike Quirke knows that his side will have to show a drastic improvement in their attacking play if they're to avoid...

Laois will take on Down on Saturday week, June 12, in Pairc Eisler in Newry in their National Football League Division 2 relegation game. The...