Tag: The Rock
Laois JFC: Drury and Kehoe to the fore as Spink topple...
Spink 1-9 The Rock 0-9
Laois JFC Quarter Final
Spink are through to the Junior A semi finals following a three point victory over The Rock...
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...
Families in Emo and The Rock receive cruel blow just two...
With two weeks to go until the return to secondary school, pupils from Emo and The Rock have received some upsetting news.
Bus Eireann School...
International high-performance coach Patrick Harding giving back to The Rock
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...
Laois JFC: O’Neill the hero as The Rock bounce back and...
The Rock 2-8 Barrowhouse 3-4
Laois JFC Round 2
The Rock defeated Barrowhouse this evening to earn their first win in the Junior football championship.
In was...
Talking Sport Podcast: 10 minutes on The Rock
The Rock find themselves down in Junior A for the first time in more than 40 years.
It is a championship that they won in...
Conroy shows her class as Ratheniska defeat The Rock
Ratheniska 6-3 The Rock 4-1
Division 3 Camogie Shield
The brilliant Kate Conroy stole the show for Ratheniska NS as she scored four goals to help...
Former Laois players and a Kildare county champion among Junior club...
Five Laois Junior 'A' football clubs have confirmed their managers for the 2023 season - and three of them are new.
Emo legend Paul Lawlor...
Ballyfin survive late Kilcavan-The Rock surge to win U-13 football ‘A’...
Ballyfin 1-11 Kilcavan-The Rock 1-10
Laois U-13 Football 'A' Championship Final
Ballyfin claimed the U-13 'A' Football title in O'Moore Park this afternoon as they won...
McCormack and O’Leary inspire O’Dempsey’s as The Rock make the drop...
O'Dempsey's 1-11 The Rock 0-13
Laois IFC Relegation Final
Big Dan McCormack and the vastly experienced Peter O'Leary ran the show for O'Dempsey's as they got...
Classy Culleton hits 2-4 as Mountmellick claim bragging rights against The...
Mountmellick 3-14 The Rock 0-9
Laois IFC Round 2 - Losers section
Mountmellick and The Rock collided in the Laois IFC Round 2 losers section on...
Murphy, O’Carroll and Kelly on form as Crettyard defeat The Rock...
Crettyard 5-11 The Rock 2-13
Laois Intermediate Football Championship Round 1
Crettyard faced off against The Rock in the first round of the Intermediate Football Championship...
Injuries, retirements and absentees hit The Rock ahead of latest Intermediate...
It will be 24 years this December since The Rock made their one and only appearance in a Senior football final.
The club made a...
Majestic Maree leads the way as Emo come from behind for...
The Rock 1-5 Emo 4-8
Division 4A Hurling Championship
Sean Maree was the difference as Emo came from behind to defeat The Rock in the Division...
Timahoe and The Rock turn to club stalwarts for managerial positions
Former Laois player and club legend Tom McDonald will manage The Rock footballers for the 2022 season while Timahoe have appointed Tom McKittrick for...
Moment in Time: Some classic photos from The Rock NS from...
Just over 20 years ago, Liam Ahearne took over as principal of The Rock NS between Mountmellick and Emo.
Then a two-teacher school, it has...
The Rock maintain intermediate status as they see off Portlaoise at...
The Rock 3-16 Portlaoise 0-4
Laois IFC Relegation Final
The Rock maintained their Intermediate status with ease in Portarlington this afternoon as their relegation final with...
Quigley the hero as Timahoe strike very late to see off...
The Rock 0-11 Timahoe 1-9
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Timahoe have sealed their place in the IFC quarter finals following a dramatic victory over The Rock...
O’Carroll hits 2-9 as Crettyard come from behind to beat The...
Crettyard 2-12 The Rock 0-15
Laois IFC Round 1
Evan O'Carroll scored 2-9 as Crettyard came from four points down midway through the second half to...
Previewed and Profiled: Open contest expected as 2021 Laois IFC set...
The 2021 Laois IFC gets underway tonight as neighbours Timahoe and Park-Ratheniska clash in Stradbally.
There are then two games on Thursday evening before the...
In Pictures: More than €26,000 raised following 12 hour cycle in...
A 12-hour cycle in aid of a young Laois boy has generated more than €26,000.
Cathail Dooley is a four-year-old from The Rock in Laois...
In Pictures: Cakes For Cathail a huge success as family ‘overwhelmed’...
Fundraising efforts for the family of a young Laois boy continue apace across the county.
Cathail Dooley is a four-year-old from The Rock in Laois...
‘Cathail is a kind-hearted and football mad kid’ – The young...
Just under three weeks ago, the lives of one Laois family were turned upside-down with the news of a cancer diagnosis.
Cathail Dooley is a...
Fundraiser launched in aid of young Laois boy following cancer diagnosis
A fundraiser has been launched in aid of a young Laois boy who has recently been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
Cathail Dooley,...
Feargus Dunne: ‘It’s true what they say. Those small moments are...
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...
County Final Memory: Intermediate football triumph for Crettyard in 1984
Crettyard 1-9 The Rock 0-5
1984 Laois IFC Final
For a small club Crettyard have been senior for most of their history.
After the Fairymount and Tolerton...
County Final Memory: Killeshin deny The Rock to claim intermediate football...
Killeshin 0-7 The Rock 0-6
1993 Laois IFC Final
Intermediate football in Laois is generally not known for its high scoring and that was certainly the...
Three Laois intermediate clubs reappoint managers for 2021 season
Three Laois intermediate football clubs have confirmed their managers for the 2021 season.
Former Laois manager Sean Dempsey is set to be very busy whenever...
Moment in Time: Some classic photos from The Rock NS from...
Just over 20 years ago, Liam Ahearne took over as principal of The Rock NS between Mountmellick and Emo.
Then a two-teacher school, it has...
County Final Memory: The Rock make the breakthrough to senior in...
The Rock 1-13 St Michael’s 1-6
1996 Laois IFC Final
The Rock are one of the smallest clubs in Laois and though they've punched above their...