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A charaThe Laois GAA Coach Education Schedule for 2017-2018 has been announced and bookings are now available through the links below ONLY. Two ticket options are available for our upcoming Award 1 courses. The first 10 people to book for each course can avail of our Early Bird option (€40 saving €10), when these 10 spaces are used the General Admission tab is available (€50). Anyone who turns up on...
Laois Under 14 Football Development Squad Trials (Born in 2003) take place on Monday the 25th of September and Monday 2nd of October from 7:30pm to 9pm in Laois GAA Training Centre.These Trials are for next years Under 15 Football Panel, with a view to finalising a panel in preparation for roll out of Laois GAA Autumn Development Squad Programme and Pathway commencing this October.Players are asked to be present from...
Laois GAA will be hosting another Nursery Workshop on the 22nd of September in Portlaoise College from 7pm to 8.30pm.The workshop will be predominantly practical based in which we will look at best practice on how to set up and run nursery programmes. Individual session plans including ABC skills, fun games, introduction and progression of the fundamental gaelic skills will be thought out and run through.We will...
Laois GAA wish to thank Peter Creedon and his management team for their commitment to Laois football both on and off the field. Whilst results were disappointing in 2017, Peter had proposed many corrective measures to improve team performance and with a rebuilding process for the betterment of Laois football in the future and had the support of Laois GAA Executive committee and panel of players in implementing...
Laois Under-17 Football manager Noel Delaney has announced his starting 15 for tonight's Leinster Under-17 Championship clash with Dublin in O’Moore Park at 7pm.1. Niall Gorman (Emo)2. Michael Dowling (Portlaoise)3. Sean O’Flynn (Courtwood)4. Alex Mohane (Portarlington)5. Killian Horgan (Annanough)6. Gary Saunders (Portlaoise)7. Colin Slevin (Portarlington)8. John Rogers...
Laois Under-17 Football manager Noel Delaney has announced his starting 15 for tomorrow’s Leinster Under-17 Championship clash with Longford in O’Moore Park at 7pm.1. Niall Gorman (Emo)2. Michael Dowling (Portlaoise)3. Sean O’Flynn (Courtwood)4. Alex Mohane (Portarlington)5. Killian Horgan (Annanough)6. Gary Saunders (Portlaoise)7. Colin Slevin (Portarlington)8. John Rogers...
Laois Under-17 Football manager Noel Delaney has announced his starting 15 for tomorrow’s Leinster Under-17 Championship clash with Louth in O’Moore Park at 7pm.1. Niall Gorman (Emo)2. Michael Dowling (Portlaoise)3. Sean O’Flynn (Courtwood)4. Alex Mohane (Portarlington)5. Killian Horgan (Annanough)6. Gary Saunders (Portlaoise)7. Colin Slevin (Portarlington)8. John Rogers...
The following is the starting 15 for Laois' All-Ireland SHC Qualifier v Carlow on SundayEnda Rowland (St Lazerian's Abbeyleix)Dwane Palmer (Camross)Leigh Bergin (Shanahoe)Lee Cleere (Clough Ballacolla)Eric Killeen (Rathdowney Errill)Matthew Whelan (Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton)Ciaran Collier (Camross)Ross King (Rathdowney Errill)Patrick Purcell (Rathdowney Errill)Jack Kelly...
Launch of Laois GAA Records Bible in O'Loughlins Hotel on Friday 30 June at 8:15pm. The publication by John Phelan is a compilation of all Laois GAA records from 1888 to 2016. All Clubs are invited to be represented on the evening.
The draw for Round 2A of the All Ireland SFC Qualifiers took place on Monday morning.All Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2AMeath v SligoMayo v DerryLaois v ClareDonegal v Longford
All-Ireland SFC Round 1A QualifierLAOIS 2-16 WICKLOW 3-10By Rory Delaney at AughrimLaois secured their third championship win over Wicklow in four years, as they claimed a 2-16 to 3-10 win in an exciting at Joule Park, Aughrim on Saturday.The O'Moore men went some way to atoning for their Leinster SFC exit at the hands of Kildare, but they were made to work hard for it by a stubborn Wicklow side. They were nine...
Laois Senior Football manager Peter Creedon has announced his starting 15 for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers clash with Wicklow.1. Graham Brody (Portlaoise)2. Darren Strong (Emo)3. Mark Timmons (Graiguecullen)4. Stephen Attride (Killeshin)5. Eoin Buggie (Stradbally)6. Padraig McMahon (Ballyroan Abbey)7. Damien O'Connor (Timahoe)8. Brendan Quigley (Timahoe)9. Colm Begley...
Laois Senior Hurler Willie Dunphy will be available for Laois clash with Christy Ring Winners on Sat 24 June, when Central Hearings Committee rescinded his Category 3 red card infraction received in Leinster SHC game versus Wexford to a cautionable offence last evening.
All-Ireland SFC Football Qualifiers Round 1A (Saturday, June 17th)Waterford v DerryLouth v LongfordWicklow v LaoisSligo v AntrimThe draw also took place this morning for the Preliminary Round of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The winners of this Saturday’s Christy Ring Cup Final between Antrim and Carlow will face Laois on Saturday June 24th....
Laois Senior Football manager Peter Creedon has announced his starting 15 for Sunday's Leinster SFC Quarter-Final clash with Kildare in Tullamore. 1. Graham Brody (Portlaoise)2. Darren Strong (Emo)3. Denis Booth (The Heath)4. Stephen Attride (Killeshin)5. Eoin Buggie (Stradbally)6. Padraig McMahon (Ballyroan Abbey)7. Damien O'Connor (Timahoe)8. Brendan Quigley (Timahoe)9. Colm Begley...
Laois Under-21 Hurling manager Shane Corby has announced his starting 15 for tomorrow's Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship clash with Westmeath in Mullingar at 7.30pm.1. Paul Simms (Ballinakill)2. Donnacha Hartnett (Mountmellick)3. Leigh Bergin (Shanahoe)4. Lee Cleere (Clough Ballacolla)5. Eric Killeen (Rathdowney Errill)6. Liam O'Connell (Rathdowney Errill)7. Ryan Mullaney...
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-FinalWEXFORD 3-25 LAOIS 1-17By Rory Delaney at O'Moore Park, PortlaoiseWexford are through to face Kilkenny in the Leinster SHC semi-final, after a routine victory over Laois in O'Moore Park.Davy Fitzgerald men had 14 points to spare over Laois at the final whistle, as they moved through the gears in the second half to wrap up the win.The first half started...
Laois Senior Hurling Manager Eamonn Kelly has announced his starting 15 for Sunday's Leinster SHC clash with Wexford. 1. Enda Rowland (St Lazerian's Abbeyleix)2. Lee Cleere (Clough Ballacolla)3. Leigh Bergin (Shanahoe)4. Dwane Palmer (Camross)5. Ciaran Collier (Camross)6. Charles Dwyer (Ballinakill)7. Matthew Whelan (Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton)8. Ross King (Rathdowney Errill)9. Patrick...
Laois 2-6 Kildare 1-14Leinster Minor Football Championship Quarter FinalA failure to score for 28 minutes of this game cost Laois dearly as their participation in this year’s Leinster championship ended in Newbridge this afternoon.Laois led by seven points with fifteen minutes on the clock but failed to score again until the 43rd minute and it was this which cost them dearly in the end.It all started so well...
