Person: Mick Lillis

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

Kieran McGeeney laments woeful shooting stats in Laois loss

Laois 1-10 Armagh 0-10: Laois improved a very tidy qualifier record by coming out the right side of a tense and cagey affair with Armagh at O’Moore Park.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2016

Galway must plan without midfielder Fiontán Ó Curraoin

Midfielder Fiontán Ó Curraoin is unlikely to feature for Galway this summer in the championship as he bids to overcome a series of injury problems.

Wed, 15 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

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

O’Moore Park snub a travesty, rages Mick Lillis after Laois progress

Laois 3-16 Wicklow 0-18: It’s over six months since the Leinster Council decided that Dublin should begin the defence of their provincial crown in Kilkenny, but Laois manager Mick Lillis was still spitting blood about it on Saturday night after his side booked their place on the same bill.

Mon, 16 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

Mick Lillis expects Anthony Cunningham to bring ‘freshness’ to Laois

Laois football boss Mick Lillis believes that former Galway hurling boss Anthony Cunningham will bring a “freshness” to the O’Moore County set-up following his appointment as coach.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Maurice Shanahan heckled before firing crucial free, says Dan

Dan Shanahan has claimed his brother Maurice was jeered by the Clare bench as he took his last-gasp free to force a replay.

Mon, 02 May, 2016

Brilliant Tomás Corrigan routs ‘shocking’ Laois

Fermanagh 1-17 Laois 0-10: Fermanagh boosted their prospects of staying in Division 2, with Tomás Corrigan scoring a brilliant match-winning haul of 1-11 to push Laois further into relegation danger.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Football League Division 2 wrap: Tomás Corrigan outscores Laois single-handedly

Meanwhile substitute Cian O’Brien was the hero for Meath as his late equaliser rescued a draw.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Kieran McGeeney relaxed but Laois raise pressure on Armagh

Armagh 0-15 Laois 1-13: Kieran McGeeney presented himself as a ‘glass half full’ type of guy after watching Armagh fall to a league defeat which leaves them facing a difficult spring.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Kevin Walsh happy as Galway's young guns make step-up

Galway 3-12 Laois 1-10: Kevin Walsh cut a contented figure after the final whistle at O’Moore Park yesterday and he was entitled to do so, as his Galway team proved far too strong for a particularly poor home side in this Division 2 opener.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

The weekend's GAA previews

Previews of this weekend’s action in the Nation Football Leagues. 

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Cork players will work to regain respect of fans, says Eoin Cadogan

Cork footballers must win back the faith of people in the county after a poor 2015 season, according to Eoin Cadogan.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016

Cian O'Neill tells players not to ignore injury warnings

Kildare football manager Cian O’Neill has revealed eight members of his panel are on the treatment table having played through injury in a bid to impress their new boss.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Cork v Waterford - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 3

Professionalism in GAA steaming down the tracks

Rarely does a day pass in this country without a wonderfully evocative image appearing in the national papers from some sporting event or other and yesterday’s shot in these pages of Patrick Cronin striking the sliotar amidst the floodlights and flurries of snow during Cork and Waterford’s pre-season meeting in Mallow certainly ticked that particularly box.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2016

Meath v Laois - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Section C

Mick Lillis says Dublin not widening the gap

O’Byrne Cup - Meath 2-16 Laois 0-14: Laois manager Mick Lillis has dismissed the suggestion that the appointment of Bryan Cullen as Dublin GAA’s high performance manager illustrates the widening gap between the capital and other counties in Leinster.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Darren Gallagher, Donall McElligott and Barry McKeon with David Lynch 3/1/2016

Wins for DCU, Laois, UCD, Westmeath, DIT and Maynooth University in O'Byrne Cup action

DCU showed an ability to pick off long-range points when assisted by the elements in the first half, eventually helping them to a 1-8 to 1-2 victory over Wexford in their O’Byrne Cup Group A clash in last night.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2016

Kieran McGeeney hits out at Pat Spillane

Kieran McGeeney has intimated Pat Spillane tries to influence referees in his role as an RTÉ pundit.

Tue, 05 Jan, 2016

Laois v UCD - Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup Group C

Lillis’s Laois leave it late against UCD

O’Byrne Cup - Laois 1-10 UCD 1-9: An injury-time point from sub Ruairí O’Connor got Mick Lillis’s tenure as Laois manager off to a winning start in Ratheniska yesterday.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Portlaoise's Paul Cahillane recalls how Celtic adventure made him grow up quickly

Early on Monday morning last, while Premier League hopefuls Brighton were confirming the signing of Richie Towell, former colleague Paul Cahillane was preparing to speak on behalf of the Portlaoise Gaelic footballers.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Kieran Lillis backs Portlaoise to take another giant step

In Portlaoise, the history runs deep.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Time to put Dublin on the road, says Colm Begley

Laois’s Colm Begley believes Dublin would find life more difficult in the Leinster championship away from Croke Park.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2015

Tipperary eco-home build has a new rhythm of life in Cloughjordan

Oliver Moore completes the story of his self-build in the mould-breaking village of Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, where the emphasis is on community and sustainability.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2015

Penniless Portlaoise can point to riches on pitch

AIB LEINSTER CLUB SFC FINAL:

Sat, 07 Dec, 2013

Portlaoise grind it out and book shot at redemption

Portlaoise 1-9 Moorefield 0-8

Mon, 25 Nov, 2013

Weekend as good as it gets for Tuohy

Zach Tuohy’s tweet on Sunday night perfectly captured the attitude of the Carlton football player.

Tue, 22 Oct, 2013

Ballymun Kickhams win Leinster Club Football Championship

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-8

Sun, 09 Dec, 2012

Players lukewarm over gumshield rule

Inter-county footballers have given a mixed response to the motion calling for gumshields to be made mandatory by 2014.

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

2011

It’s been a year where sportstars at home and abroad have again had plenty to say for themselves. Fintan O’Toole and John Riordan picked out their best offerings

Fri, 30 Dec, 2011

Lillis dismisses Parkinson criticism

PORTLAOISE joint manager Mick Lillis brushed off stinging criticism from attacker Colm Parkinson, who was angered at being substituted in their Leinster club SFC semi-finaldefeat to St Brigid’s last Sunday.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2011

Ryan the game-breaker for Saints

DECEMBER football doesn’t enjoy the most enviable of reputations but the Dublin and Laois champions made light of the heavy and Baltic conditions yesterday to deliver one of the best games seen in the last 12 months.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2011

Carr quits Cavan after Cork mauling

CAVAN are on the lookout for a new senior football manager after Tommy Carr last night decided to bring the curtain down on his two-year reign in charge.

Thu, 15 Jul, 2010

Six new management teams required in Laois

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.

Sun, 11 Jul, 2010

The ‘Larries’ are champions

St. Laurence’s 1-13 Moorefield 0-6

Sun, 18 Oct, 2009

Sweeney and Bellew get the all-clear

DONEGAL have received a timely boost ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier against Wicklow in Aughrim.

Fri, 24 Jun, 2005