Person: Ross Munnelly

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Christy O'Connor: Can the advanced mark be considered a success?

Can the advanced mark be considered a success?

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Clare in relegation trouble after evergreen Munnelly leads Laois to narrow win

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Mike Quirke's Laois pull off late great escape in Roscommon

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Trio of away wins and a draw in O'Byrne Cup

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Offaly claim early-season bragging rights over Mike Quirke’s new-look Laois

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Brian Hurley and Mark Collins fire Cork into Super 8s

Laois edge win over Offaly in entertaining derby

Laois edged out neighbours Offaly in a highly entertaining Midlands derby to seal their place in Round 4 of the All-Ireland Qualifiers.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2019

GAA round-up: Laois secure back-to-back promotions

The postponed Round 6 tie between Westmeath and Louth will take place next weekend, rather than midweek ensuring the final will not take place in Croke Park next weekend.

Sun, 24 Mar, 2019

Football league wrap: Ulster sides on top in Divisions 3 and 4

Down are top of Division 3 of the Allianz Football League heading into the final round of group games, while Derry continued their unbeaten run in Division 4 this afternoon.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2019

Ulster sides leading Division 3 and 4 of Football League

Down have moved top of Division 3 of the Allianz Football League, while Derry guaranteed promotion from Division 4, as they continued maintained their winning ways, with an away victory over Limerick.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2019

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

Discipline and patience pay dividends for Laois as beauty in eye of the beholder

An idyllic summer afternoon in Croke Park, the type of day footballers dream about — getting an opportunity to showcase their skills and the fruits of all the work that goes into being an inter-county footballer. 

Mon, 11 Jun, 2018

Laois quell the rising to set up date with Dublin

Laois 0-12 Carlow 0-8

Mon, 11 Jun, 2018

Laois ‘move on’ after ending challenging week on a high

John Sugrue was understandably pleased but sensibly restrained after watching his Laois side make the best of a strong start to see off neighbours Carlow and claim Division 4 honours.

Mon, 02 Apr, 2018

Road to recovery will be long and bumpy for Laois

Traffic aside, it’s a straightforward spin from Portlaoise to Croke Park.

Sat, 31 Mar, 2018

Laois survive Wicklow comeback to progress in qualifiers

Laois withstood a stubborn Wicklow fightback to claim a Round 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Qualifier win at a sunny Aughrim this evening.

Sat, 17 Jun, 2017

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 may avoid being kicked out of the championship

The role of the sideline official in permitting Laois’ use of seven subs against Armagh in Saturday’s qualifier may see them avoid being dumped out of the championship.

Tue, 21 Jun, 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

Laois end Armagh's season thanks to goal in controversial circumstances

Laois came out on top a real dogfight at O’Moore Park and advance to the second round of All-Ireland qualifiers, while Armagh’s disappointing season is over.

Sat, 18 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

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

Cavan turn on the style as Laois fight relegation

Cavan 1-17 Laois 0-15: Promotion-chasing Cavan set themselves up for a winner-take-all duel with Galway next weekend after a comfortable NFL Division 2 win over Laois at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Mon, 28 Mar, 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

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

Kildare’s self-belief sees them soar

Kildare 3-18 Laois 1-11: Not even their own supporters held much hope of Kildare beating Laois given their injuries and a horrible league campaign but manager Jason Ryan insists he and his coaching staff retained faith in their methods despite some of the vitriol being aimed in their direction.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

Laois suffer hammering at the hands of Kildare

Kildare blitzed Laois in stunning fashion after half time to canter into a Leinster semi-final against Dublin.

Sat, 13 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

Dara Ó Cinnéide: Sometimes the scenic route trumps the shorter journey

In one of the many great scenes in the film On The Waterfront, Charlie played by Rod Steiger, tells his younger brother, Terry (Marlon Brando) that he needs to be getting up a bit in the world — "You’re getting on. You’re pushing 30. You know, it’s time to think about getting some ambition," says Charlie.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

GAA Championship weekend preview: Saturday's action

GAA Championship: Peter McNamara analyses the live televised action on Saturday.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2015

Tomás Ó Flatharta focuses Laois for showdown with old rivals Kildare

As a Kerryman who has been manager of Westmeath and Galway, Tomás Ó Flatharta knows all about derbies.

Wed, 03 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

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

Laois moving along nicely after win against Galway

Galway 0-10 Laois 2-10

Mon, 23 Mar, 2015

Meath almost slip up on the home straight

Meath 0-13, Laois 0-13:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Hard work finally rewarded as Tomás Ó Flatharta’s Laois off the mark

Laois 2-17, Roscommon 0-16: Tomás Ó Flatharta felt that there was a good performance coming from Laois, and they certainly impressed when recording their first victory of this year’s league campaign.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Hard work finally rewarded as Tomás Ó Flatharta’s Laois off the mark

Laois 2-17, Roscommon 0-16:

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Hyland hails players’ honesty as Cavan romp home

Allianz FL Division 2 Round 2: Laois 2-6 Cavan 0-17: Neither the absence of light in their dressing room nor the malfunctioning showers could affect the good humour amongst the Cavan contingent at O’Moore Park on Saturday night.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Maynooth turn on style to see off Laois

Laois 1-07 Maynooth 0-18: NUI Maynooth eased to a convincing eight-point win over Laois in Portarlington last night.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2015

Dublin book O'Byrne Cup semi-final place

Dublin became the first team to qualify for the Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup semi-finals after a hard earned victory over Offaly, with wins also for Maynooth University, Kildare, UCD, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford and DIT tonight.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2015

Ireland’s kicking lets them down as Australia win the International Rules

Australia 56 Ireland 46

Sat, 22 Nov, 2014

Ireland not ready for ‘onslaught’

INTERNATIONAL RULES WARM-UP:

Mon, 17 Nov, 2014

O'Neill top scorer for Ireland

VFL Selection 27 (1-5-6) Ireland 100 (9-11-13)

Sun, 16 Nov, 2014

15 Counties represented as Earley names International Rules Squad

Ireland manager Paul Earley has included players from 15 counties in his 25-man squad for next month’s International Rules test against Australia in Perth.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2014