Person: PJ Scully

Offaly v Laois - Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Eamonn Kelly’s Offaly heroes silence their critics

Offaly 3-22 Laois 2-14: It seems like another world now, and certainly another time but it was still the Leinster Championship and only five weeks ago.

Mon, 06 Jun, 2016

Cheddar Plunkett happy as Laois dig in

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B play-off - Laois 0-23 Westmeath 0-16: For 35 minutes, this midland derby was a finely-balanced contest, with plenty of scoring at either end and little or nothing between the sides.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Hurling Play-off wins for Laois, Roscommon and Tyrone

Laois maintained Division 1B status, while Roscommon and Tyrone will play in Division 2B and 3A respectively in 2017, after today’s Allianz Hurling League Playoffs.

Sat, 09 Apr, 2016

Ciaran Carey delight as Kerry get just reward

Sometimes the greatest motivation in sport can be when the odds appear to be stacked against a team and the only option is to stick out your chest and defy them.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Wexford deny Laois with late blast

Laois 0-21 Wexford 0-22: A last-gasp point from Shane Tomkins saw Wexford claim a narrow victory over Laois in O’Moore Park yesterday. Wexford trailed by two points with time almost up, but Cathal Dunbar and Lee Chin drew them level before Tomkins struck with almost the last puck of the game to seal the win for the visitors.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Limerick's perfect warm-up for derby duel with Clare

Limerick 6-29 Laois 1-12: After six years spent in the second tier, you’d imagine the Limerick hurlers are well educated on the downsides to life in Division 1B. But, with the promotion decider away to Clare now just a week in the distance, one final reminder couldn’t hurt.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Clare v Cork - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 1

Clare a work in progress despite win, says Donal Óg Cusack

Clare 1-21 Laois 0-16: Clare are underwhelming on performance but delivering the results.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Two-goal John McGrath keeps UL on course to retain Fitzgibbon Cup

UL 3-14 UCD 0-16: A forceful second-half, complimented by two fine John McGrath goals, kept alive UL hopes of back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup crowns for the first time.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Shane Dooley the difference as Offaly foil Laois again

Offaly 1-17 Laois 0-15: This was Offaly’s 25th league win over their neighbours, Laois, and it was probably as important as any that came before.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Kerry step up in style

Laois 2-14 Kerry 1-24: Possibly not a result that will take too many by surprise, but the manner in which Kerry went about demolishing their hosts in Portlaoise yesterday afternoon was revealing as the Kingdom found their feet at the start of their journey in Division 1B.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Laois v Dublin - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Group 2

Slick Dublin ease past Laois

Laois 1-9 Dublin 2-20: Dublin advanced to the Walsh Cup semi-finals as they easily accounted for Laois in O’Moore Park yesterday.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Walsh Cup Roundup: Dublin, Galway, Offaly and Wexford go through

Dublin, Galway, Offaly and Wexford are through to next Sunday's Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-finals.

Sun, 17 Jan, 2016

Laois v Antrim - Bord na Mona Walsh Cup Group 2

Ben Conroy goal seals win for Laois

Walsh Cup - Laois 3-17 Antrim 1-19: A second half goal from Ben Conroy helped the Laois hurlers open their 2016 season with a four-point win over Antrim in Heywood on Saturday.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Walsh Cup round-up: DIT no match for Offaly

New Offaly manager Eamonn Kelly got off to a perfect start this afternoon when his Faithful County charges easily accounted for DIT.

Sun, 03 Jan, 2016

Laois put a difficult fortnight behind them in the most definitive fashion possible, blitzing old rivals Offaly in the final 45 minutes to record their first championship victory over them in 43 years.

Sun, 07 Jun, 2015

Cheddar Plunkett joy as Cha Dwyer goal turns tide for Laois

Laois 1-20 Westmeath 1-17: A second half goal from Cha Dwyer sparked a stirring Laois comeback as they ran out three-point winners over Westmeath in O’Moore Park.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Laois fight back to set up Leinster quarter-final with Offaly

Laois dug deep to book a Leinster SHC quarter-final berth as Group winners, thanks to a hard-earned three-point win in this all-Midlands battle in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Sun, 24 May, 2015

Paudie O’Sullivan keeps scoreboard ticking over for Cork

Cork 1-25 Laois 0-24: Cork senior hurling manager Jimmy Barry Murphy expects Mark Ellis and Alan Cadogan to return for the Rebels Allianz League semi-final against Dublin on Sunday week.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2015

Plunkett knew there would be ‘days like this’

Allianz HL Division 1B relegation play-off

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Limerick hurlers forced to battle hard against Laois

Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

Wexford set up winner-takes-all clash with Waterford

Wexford 5-22 Laois 0-25

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

McInerney and Kelly drive UL to Fitzigbbon victory

Delight for the University of Limerick after a comfortable Fitzgibbon Cup final win over Waterford Institute of Technology last night in Páirc Uí Rinn, the men from Limerick far too strong for their opponents.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

WIT refuse to buckle against UL in Fitzgibbon Cup final

University of Limerick 3-12 Waterford IT 0-21 (AET)

Mon, 02 Mar, 2015

Late WIT point means Fitzgibbon Cup final goes to replay

Corner-back Tom Fox's point on 80 minutes ensured this dramtic Fitzgibbon Cup final would require a second day out.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Late WIT point means Fitzgibbon Cup final goes to replay

Corner-back Tom Fox’s point on 80 minutes ensured this dramtic Fitzgibbon Cup final would require a second day out.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Brian Lohan hails UL stars as scoring blitz blows UCD away in Fitzgibbon Cup

UL 0-18 UCD 0-15: UL manager Brian Lohan hailed the second-half intensity shown by his charges, 10 unanswered points directly upon the change of ends laying the foundation for this quarter-final win.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

Whelahan says Faithful will respond to detractors

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Laois 0-23 Offaly 1-24: Offaly manager Brian Whelahan sent out a defiant message to his team’s detractors after their win over Laois in O’Moore Park on Saturday night.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Forde’s late strike breaks UCC hearts

Fitzgibbon Cup Group B - UCC 1-14 UL 1-14: This certainly didn’t feature in the script, Jason Forde’s injury-time point bringing the curtain down on UCC’s Fitzgibbon Cup involvement. 

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

UL finish with a flourish to almost guarantee top spot

University of Limerick 1-24 GMIT 1-11: Brian Lohan’s UL are now in pole position to top Fitzgibbon Cup Group B after an unanswered 1-9 in the last 11 minutes finally saw them pull clear of GMIT in Limerick yesterday.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

14-man Dubs battle for final place

Laois 1-11 Dublin 2-18: Walsh Cup: Fourteen-man Dublin survived a second-half comeback from Laois to book a place in the Walsh Cup final at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

UL always in control against NUIG

UL 2-24 NUI Galway 0-9: UL manager Brian Lohan was delighted with his side’s display in their big Fitzgibbon Cup win over NUI Galway at Dangan yesterday.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2015

Scully fires hat-trick as Laois surge to victory

Laois 4-18 Wexford 1-19: Walsh Cup:

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

It's Laois v Dublin and Galway v Carlow for Walsh Cup semis after wins today

Laois will host Dublin and Galway will take on Carlow in the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-finals, after wins this afternoon.

Sun, 25 Jan, 2015

Laois take command early and surge to facile victory

Laois 2-22 UCD 1-08: Laois proved far too strong for UCD in this Walsh Cup opener in Abbeyleix on Sunday.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Cork attitude pleases Jimmy Barry-Murphy

How much can you learn a week after New Year’s Eve?

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Walsh Cup: Laois, Antrim and Offaly take the spoils

Laois and Antrim both secured home wins, with Offaly also emerging winners, while NUIG and Carlow draw; in the opening round of the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup this afternoon.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2015