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Irish shares climb as election drives sterling

Irish shares surged after Boris Johnson secured a resounding election victory in the UK, as banks, property, travel firms, and hoteliers tapped into the sharp climb in the value of sterling.

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Brexit to hit Irish marine firms, report finds

Brexit will have an enormous negative impact on the Irish marine industry, with four out of five firms bracing for disruption, delays, compliance, and additional costs, a report has found.

Carlow v Laois - Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi-Final

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Laois' John O’Loughlin: Laois players learning to put team first

Laois footballer John O’Loughlin says the county has eliminated individualism and finally begun playing as a team under manager John Sugrue.

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Laois ready for crack at Dublin

John Sugrue building confidence and trust in Laois

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Road to recovery will be long and bumpy for Laois

Cleary inspires rising Banner

A ruthless second-half performance saw Clare safely through to the third round of the All-Ireland qualifiers on Saturday afternoon, at the expense of Laois.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2017

Kildare expose gap in class

Glenn Ryan made the point last week local rivalries are only stoked when both teams are hitting their straps and Kildare’s destruction of Laois in Tullamore yesterday confirmed the last embers have been all but extinguished from this one.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2017

Laois blow Longford away in clinical six-minute spell

Four goals in six minutes of devastation sent Longford packing and set Laois up for a Leinster quarter-final clash with bitter rivals Kildare.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

O’Carroll free-taking proves the difference as Castleknock edge out Plunketts

Castleknock, St Brigid’s and Ballymun Kickhams all advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dublin Senior Football Championship with wins over St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh, Thomas Davis and St Mary’s Saggart, respectively, on Saturday.

Mon, 15 May, 2017

Tipperary stay on promotion trail

Tipperary 1-16 Laois 1-10: Their county board delegates may have gone against the football fraternity and helped the so-called All-Ireland Super 8 series become a reality, but Tipperary shrugged that disappointment aside with another eye-catching performance to keep their promotion hopes alive at O’Moore Park.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

Mike Ross ready to answer Leinster's call to arms

Leinster may be paying a first visit to the Altrad Stadium on Sunday afternoon, but Mike Ross has a pretty good idea as to what the three-time champions can expect from the Languedoc locals.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2016

Clare revel in rain and stun Laois in stoppage time

Clare only led once in this qualifier, but they hit the front when it mattered most, landing a winner as the game slipped into stoppage time to crown a great weekend for the Banner County.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Laois v Armagh - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 1A Refixture

Laois march on but angry Mick Lillis blasts ‘unfair’ system

Laois 1-11 Armagh 1-10: In the end, like most recounts in a general election, there was no change.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

Laois-Armagh replay has ‘big implications’

Clare manager Colm Collins says the decision to refix the Laois-Armagh qualifier has “big implications” for the ‘A’ side of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

Six irregularities from a weekend riddled with discrepancies

Other than how referee John O’Brien could have got it so wrong on Saturday, the most pertinent question arising from the Christy Ring Cup final surrounded the role of HawkEye in Croke Park. 

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

Jim Gavin says Dublin players won’t be happy with elements of second half showing

Dublin 2-21 Laois 2-10: For a time, it didn’t appear Jim Gavin wanted to level any criticism at his team for the two goals they conceded in the second half.

Mon, 06 Jun, 2016

Dublin concede two goals but get past Laois comfortably

As expected, for Dublin it was a comfortable first championship day away from Croke Park in 10 days but not without its faults.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2016

Michael Darragh Macauley paying little heed to Mick Lillis's remarks

Dublin midfielder Michael Darragh Macauley has accused Mick Lillis of gamesmanship following the Laois manager’s claim he’s ‘terrified’ of facing the All-Ireland champions.

Wed, 25 May, 2016

Laois show defensive frailties in unimpressive win over Wicklow

Laois secured the dubious honour of a Leinster football quarter-final tie with Dublin in Kilkenny’s Nowlan Park early next month, but only with a deeply unimpressive and barely deserved win over Division Four opponents on home soil.

Sat, 14 May, 2016

Meath preserve Division 2 status as Laois go down

Laois 1-9 Meath 0-18: Meath preserved their Division 2 status thanks to a six-point win over Laois at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

James Kielt rescues draw for Derry in injury time

Laois 1-22 Derry 5-10: Laois and Derry played out a dramatic draw in O’Moore Park yesterday as James Kielt’s injury-time point ensured a share of the spoils for the visitors.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Mickey Harte not getting carried away with Tyrone start

Laois 0-14 Tyrone 1-14: Three wins from three now for Tyrone, but it isn’t as if Mickey Harte’s team have been affording him a comfortable ride.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Pre-match drama fails to rattle Antrim

Laois 1-16 Antrim 2-15: Laois became the 2015 football championship’s first high profile casualty on Saturday when they failed to defend a nine-point lead against Antrim in their home venue of O’Moore Park, eventually crashing out thanks to the concession of a late goal to Antrim substitute Dermot McAleese.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015

Tommy Moolick rescues Kildare against Laois

Kildare 0-16 Laois 0-16: Tommy Moolick capped off a barnstorming performance off the bench with a wonderful injury-time point to rescue a draw for Kildare at the end of a thoroughly entertaining Leinster SFC clash with Laois at O’Connor Park.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Draw means Laois and Kildare must do it alll over again

Laois and Kildare couldn’t be separated and have to meet again next Saturday at O’Connor Park, Tullamore after this rip-roaring Leinster championship clash.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

Laois learn little in rout of Carlow

Laois 3-16 Carlow 0-8: It was as smooth a win as you could wish for but Laois manager Tomás Ó Flatharta learned little about his team as they steamrollered Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park in this Leinster Championship opener on Saturday night.

Mon, 18 May, 2015

Laois defeat Carlow to set up quarter-final clash

Laois gained the expected upper hand in this local derby against Carlow to set up another battle for domestic bragging rights against Kildare in the Leinster quarter-final.

Sat, 16 May, 2015

Laois looking to build on league solidity

If you were to listen to the naysayers, increasing education, dedication and professionalism has been the scourge of football.

Sat, 16 May, 2015

Down bounce back to top division

Down 3-12 Laois 1-15: Down’s ability to find the net helped them clinch promotion back to Division One while Laois maintained their league status despite defeat in Pairc Esler yesterday.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Meath almost slip up on the home straight

Meath 0-13, Laois 0-13:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Westmeath shake off Laois

Westmeath 1-12 Laois 0-10: Allianz Football League Division 2: Westmeath’s campaign got off to a winning start in Mullingar yesterday.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Jim Gavin hails Dublin match winner Emmet Ó Conghaile

Laois 1-11 Dublin 1-12: Jim Gavin was fulsome in his praise for midfielder Emmet Ó Conghaile after he scored the winning point with the last kick of the game in Portarlington.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Tipperary need late surge to see off Laois

Tipperary 3-17 Laois 4-9

Sat, 12 Jul, 2014

Tierney the talisman for lucky Laois

Laois 0-18 Wexford 0-17

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Laois edge qualifier clash as Fermanagh squander four-point lead

Laois 1-19 Fermanagh 2-15

Sat, 21 Jun, 2014

‘More in the tank’ as Munnelly lifts Laois

Laois 0-21 Wicklow 1-11

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Laois survive tense finale to stave off relegation

Laois 1-16 Down 2-10

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014

Only way is up for Grimley as Armagh brush Laois aside

Armagh 2-18 Laois 1-12

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Laois finish in style to foil Offaly comeback

Laois 2-18 Offaly 1-15

Thu, 09 Jan, 2014

O’Reilly and Basquel strike to see Ballyboden through

Second-half goals from Darren O’Reilly and Ryan Basquel helped secure a 2-13 to 1-11 win for Ballyboden St Enda’s over St Brigid’s in Saturday’s Dublin SFC quarter-final at Parnell Park.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

Micko's managerial reign reaches inevitable end as Clare fail to fire

Clare 0-10 Laois 3-17

Mon, 08 Jul, 2013

Relentless Laois make it Friday to forget for Carlow

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Sat, 29 Jun, 2013

Browne in line for Déise return

Waterford veteran Tony Browne is hopeful of playing his first county hurling of the year in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier clash with Westmeath in Cusack Park (5pm).

Thu, 27 Jun, 2013

O'Rourke delights in comprehensive Louth win

Louth 1-16 Laois 1-6, Portlaoise

Sun, 26 May, 2013

Draw annoys both bosses

Laois 1-17 Louth 2-14

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013

MEGAN CASSIDY: My life is good

MEGAN CASSIDY started her acting career on the amateur theatre scene in Waterford, where she worked with the Flaggy Lane theatre company.

Sun, 17 Feb, 2013

Clancy turns on the style as Laois edge Westmeath

Laois 2-12 Westmeath 0-12

Thu, 10 Jan, 2013

Limerick man loses murder appeal

A Limerick man who murdered a Ukrainian-born teenager by stabbing him through the chest has failed in an appeal against his conviction.

Mon, 19 Nov, 2012

Tillage expansion could generate 3,000 jobs and €540m for economy

Increased use of land for tillage could see the sector create up to 3,000 jobs and generate an extra €541m for the economy, according to a Teagasc study.

Thu, 08 Nov, 2012

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