Laois County Board have called an emergency meeting tonight following claims the county’s senior football championship does not adhere to GAA rules.

A realistic Tomás Ó Flatharta won’t overlook Laois’s defensive responsibilities in a rush to add an extra attacking dimension to their play this year.

Colm Begley has welcomed the appointment of Tomás Ó Flatharta as the Laois Senior Football manager.

Justin McNulty's spell in charge of the Laois senior footballers is over after he decided not to seek an extension to his original three-year term.

The prolonged process of appointing a new Laois senior hurling manager will trickle into next month.

Teddy McCarthy had tendered his resignation as manager of the Laois hurling team after just one season in charge, citing work commitments.

A couple of weeks ago in these pages, Dublin hurling boss Anthony Daly referred to new GAA president Liam O’Neill’s views on mentors shouting at children playing hurling and football.

Laois manager Justin McNulty has said it would be "disappointing" if his former Armagh teammate Ciaran McKeever missed out on the Ulster SFC opener against Tyrone.

Laois manager Justin McNulty is determined to draw a line under the controversy that erupted in the wake of last Sunday week’s Division 1 league clash against Armagh in Portlaoise.

The Armagh County Board will cite an incident involving a member of the Laois official party at their meeting with Central Hearings Committee (CHC) tomorrow night.

A 71-year-old Laois man has begun a protest against the GAA’s parish rule until his club is given the right to hold on to the underage players they have been developing.

Gardaí are waiting to speak to a number of people following violent scenes during the All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final in Portlaoise last Sunday.

MOUNTMELLICK won’t stand in the way of Laois U21 footballer Sean George moving to Dublin’s Ballymun Kickhams but have expressed their disappointment at losing yet another player to the capital.

Laois County Board chairman Brian Allen says they will have to adopt "a more long-term approach" for the county's next senior hurling manager.

Brendan Fennelly has resigned as Laois senior hurling manager, accoring to a report on Midlands 103.

KILDARE boss Kieran McGeeney received a major boost with the news that he can call on defender Ollie Lyons for Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier clash with Laois.

James Young says that members of the Laois County Board executive should resign on the back of an inter-county season marred by disastrous results and commitment issues.

Brendan Fennelly may not have resigned as Laois senior hurling manager on Saturday, but his frustration at how his first year panned out is all too obvious.

LAOIS have been one of the surprise packages of this year’s league campaign. Since 2004, they’ve struggled to live up to the mantle heir apparent to the Leinster thrown but that’s one of the reasons manager Justin McNulty agreed to become their manager.

New Laois senior hurling manager Brendan Fennelly has committed to getting the very best from the O'Moore County players as they prepare for the 2011 campaign.

Former Armagh All-Ireland winner Justin McNulty has been officially named as the new manager of the Laois senior footballers.

Mick O'Dwyer has been nominated for the role of Laois senior football manager, a position he took on between 2003 and 2006, despite not yet confirming that he is finished with Wicklow.

Laois boss Sean Dempsey has become the latest casualty in senior inter-county football management, following his failure to be reappointed for a third year.

NIALL RIGNEY has stepped down as Laois hurling boss in the wake of last Saturday’s surprise All-Ireland championship exit at the hands of Carlow.

Niall Rigney has tendered his resignation as manager of the Laois senior hurling team, bringing to an end his three-year involvement with the O'Moore men.

Laois man Liam O'Neill has become the first person to declare himself as a candidate in the race to succeed Cork native Christy Cooney as GAA President.

Two Laois County Board officers have resigned following a scandal over the so-called 'ticketgate' affair in the O'Moore County.

CROKE PARK officials will not be launching their own investigation into the €40,000 that has gone missing from the audited accounts of the Laois County Board.

The future of Sean Dempsey as Laois senior football manager has been secured after a vote by Laois County Board delegates in Portlaoise on Tuesday night.

At a meeting in Portlaoise last night, the Laois County Board Executive unanimously backed the reappointment of Sean Dempsey as manager of the Laois senior footballers for next year.

CONOR MORTIMER is unlikely to face any disciplinary measures from the GAA following his unorthodox goal celebration in Sunday’s Connacht SFC final.

THE Gaelic Players Association is surveying its members to discover if they would favour the abolition of provincial championships and the creation of an open draw format.

PORTLAOISE GAA club officials insist they are not looking for a €6.5m “bailout” from Croke Park and have described as premature reports that the Cork-based developers due to buy their grounds have pulled out of the deal.

Former Laois hurler Niall Rigney was appointed last night as manager of the Laois senior hurling team, following the resignation of Damian Fox at the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise.

DAMIEN FOX last night tendered his resignation as Laois hurling manager but the county has moved quickly in installing a new interim management team to take the senior side through to the end of the season.

Liam Kearns future as Laois senior football manager is not under any threat, despite his side's six-point loss to Wexford in the Leinster championship at Croke Park on Sunday.

Laois hurling manager Damien Fox is due to meet county board officials tonight to discuss his future in the job.

It has emerged that the future of Damien Fox as Laois senior hurling manager may be in doubt with the Tullamore native set to meet with Laois County Board officials tomorrow.

Niall Handy has become the first full-time secretary of Laois GAA after his appointment was ratified today by the Laois County Board and Croke Park.

Laois goalkeeper Fergal Byron has today announced his retirement from inter-county football this afternoon in a prepared statement.

Tralee native Liam Kearns was last night unanimously reappointed as manager of the Laois senior football team for 2008, despite recent calls for his sacking.

Laois defender Darren Rooney's season hangs in the balance after he sustained cruciate ligament damage during the Leinster SFC final defeat to Dublin.

Laois midfielder Brendan Quigley looks set to be available to play for the O'Moore county in this Saturday's Leinster Under-21 football final against Offaly in Portlaoise.

LIAM O’NEILL, who replaced Nickey Brennan as Leinster Council chairman and has ambitions to succeed him as GAA President, has admitted that circumstances forced him to declare his 2008 candidature earlier than he would have wished.