Person: Niall Handy

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Croke Park property owners against new route to and from stadium

Four people who own properties near Croke Park are challenging the go-ahead for a proposed development of a new route to and from the stadium which they say will adversely affect their houses.

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Dublin residents take action over hostel for homeless

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Go-ahead for biogas facility challenged in High Court

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High Court calls a halt to building of bridges

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Laois will wait for right man

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Plan to pipe more sewage into Dublin Bay facing legal challenge

Laois club plea to reduce capital gains

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.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2011

Laois’ daring bid to woo O Sé ends in failure

LAOIS GAA officials have been rebuffed in a startling bid to woo Kerry legend Darragh O Sé as their new football coach while any prospect of Mick O’Dwyer returning to the midlands also appears to be off the agenda.

Sat, 24 Jul, 2010

Laois bosses concerned at player drain

Laois GAA officials last night admitted the trend of senior stars transferring from the county is a ‘huge concern’ as star forward MJ Tierney is the latest high-profile player planning to switch to Dublin club, Parnells.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2010

Laois bosses concerned at player drain

LAOIS GAA officials last night admitted the trend of senior stars transferring from the county is a ‘huge concern’ as star forward MJ Tierney is the latest high-profile player planning to switch to Dublin club, Parnells.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2010

Laois player ‘antics’ under fire

LAOIS secretary, Niall Handy, has slammed the “antics and socialising” of some of county’s senior footballers after a disappointing season.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2009

Laois gaa beat recession blues with six figure sponsorship deal

Laois GAA has been placed on a sound financial footing for the next three years, after a six figure sponsorship deal with Urlingford-based company MW Hire Services was announced tonight.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2009

Laois GAA appoint full-time secretary

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.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2008

AFL set for flood of Irish, says Kennelly

TADHG KENNELLY has predicted that the number of young Irish players trying their hand in the AFL could treble within three years and has called for the GAA to be compensated for their losses.

Fri, 14 Dec, 2007

Brennan warns colleges on pre-season competitions

NICKEY BRENNAN has called on third-level colleges to reconsider their involvement in pre-season competitions such as the McGrath, McKenna and O’Byrne Cups.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2007

Laois chiefs bid to quell U21 player row

LAOIS GAA chiefs were was meeting in emergency session late last night in a bid to resolve a tug-of-war battle between the senior and U21 football management that is threatening to spiral out of control.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006

Laois will do their talking on pitch against Kerry

AFTER the furore over their quarter-final brawl with Cork, Laois minor manager Seán Dempsey and his selectors are keeping a low profile for tomorrow’s All-Ireland MFC semi-final with Kerry, (Croke Park, 1.45pm. Live on RTÉ One).

Sat, 28 Aug, 2004

Cork chairman calls for entire brawl to be screened

CORK County Board chairman Jim Forbes wants RTÉ to show the brawl that followed the minor game which occurred at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday in its entirety.

Tue, 03 Aug, 2004