Davy Fitzgerald’s Slaneysiders got their Allianz NHL Division 1 campaign off to a winning start with a convincing 11-point victory over Laois at MW Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday evening.

Gardaí in Laois are appealing for the public's help to find a missing 27-year-old man.

Mike Quirke's hopes of hitting the ground running with the Laois footballers have been compromised by the news that the Arles-Killeen pair of Donie and Paul Kingston will not be available to him for the 2020 season.

The Laois county board executive has given their backing for Mike Quirke to take the reins as Laois football manager.

Laois’ summer odyssey is over but they got to finish on terms that were perfectly acceptable given this was an All-Ireland quarter-final and their opponents were one of the game’s blue bloods.

How do you measure heartache? Years spent in the doldrums, woeful win-loss ratios, and player unrest or disinterest are all useful, dependable, barometers.

Imagine what must have been going through the minds of folk in the hurling communities of North Kerry or the Glens of Antrim last Sunday as word filtered through that Laois had gone and blown the bloody doors off the championship with that explosive performance against Dublin.

Laois vice-captain Joe Phelan has called on Croke Park to make further financialinvestment into hurling in the county and alter the Leinster championship to sustain their competitiveness.

Pat Critchley has heard Laois’ landmark win over Dublin described as the county’s most significant in the Championship since 1985 and can’t disagree.

Scoreboard Eddie Brennan had seen this coming.

The times for the All-Ireland hurling preliminary quarter-finals have been confirmed.

It’s a big few days for golfer Robbie Cannon, and his life could look much different by next weekend, if results go his way.

Laois manager John Sugrue believes the O’Moore County must improve if they are to prolong their championship summer despite an impressive four point victory over Derry in Owenbeg on Saturday.

William Delaney is missing from the Portlaoise area for almost five months since January 31.

Relegation to the Christy Ring Cup would be a “catastrophe” for either Kerry or Offaly according to Laois boss, Eddie Brennan.

The powerful midfielder crashed home a goal in the 31st minute to put Meath into a lead they wouldn't relinquish and his second with nine minutes to go killed the contest.

Three goals in eight second-half minutes propelled Laois to a first ever All-Ireland Minor B Camogie Championship, getting the better of Limerick by 4-6 to 2-5 in the replayed decider at MacDonagh Park.

Hollywood A-lister George Clooney along with his wife Amal and two children spent several days of Easter in Laois getting to know his Irish cousins.

While Peter Keane enjoyed a successful first league campaign of sorts in charge of the Kingdom, another manager from the depths of South Kerry was quietly going about his business far from the glamourous spotlight of the top division.

Sugrue has no problem if the game against Louth or Westmeath doesn’t go ahead in Croke Park next weekend, which is now expected.

The postponed Round 6 tie between Westmeath and Louth will take place next weekend, rather than midweek ensuring the final will not take place in Croke Park next weekend.

Gardaí said they are "investigating all the circumstances" surrounding the man's death and are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has been notified.

Laois 3-17 Offaly 2-16

An investigation is underway after a weapon was fired by a member of the Defence Forces accidentally at a petrol station.

Waterford made it two wins from two in NHL Division 1B with a comfortable win over Laois in O'Moore Park today.

Gardaí in Laois are investigating after a parish priest died in what's being described as a "freak accident" involving his car.

Galway 1-27 Laois 2-15

The National Hurling League gets underway this evening as an in-form Clare side take on Liam Sheedy's Tipperary in Division 1A while Dublin kick off their promotion bid as they host Carlow.

Dublin 1-18 Laois 1-16

A man has been killed following a single-vehicle collision in Ballybrophy, Co Laois.

Wexford continued their impressive start to the season with a thoroughly deserved five-point victory over Laois in their O’Byrne Cup clash at Enniscorthy last night.

The five Irish charities that have received €30m from the estate of Laois woman, Mrs Elizabeth O’Kelly, are set to share an additional €1m from the estate.

Laois have ratified Kilkenny legend Eddie Brennan as their new hurling manager.

We all know the fear of a Sunday night, but even worse is the fear on a Monday after a weekend of living out of a tent at Electric Picnic.

Electric Picnic may be drawing to a close tonight with the last acts take to the stage but fear not as organisers are already planning an even bigger festival for 2019.

Traffic on one of the main routes to Electric Picnic is already very busy.

Known as the festival with something for everyone, the sold-out Electric Picnic kicks off this Friday with acts from The Prodigy to the ’90s girl band B*witched and plenty of non-music entertainment too.