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Laois maintain momentum with six-point triumph over Armagh

Mike Quirke’s Laois footballers recorded their first win of the campaign when they emerged with six-points to spare over Armagh at MW Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, on Saturday evening.

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Move it or lose it: Exercise to beat cognitive decline

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Laois stumble over the line against Westmeath

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Jockey punched taxi driver, tried to gouge his eyes out after fare 'confusion'

Peter Creedon has doubts about ‘mark’ impact

Laois manager Peter Creedon is unsure about the introduction of the ‘mark’ in Gaelic Football — and doesn’t expect teams to deviate from the strategy of gaining primary possession from short kick-outs.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2017

Church pastor shuts down Donald Trump speech for attacking Hillary Clinton

A church pastor interrupted Donald Trump mid way through his speech when he began attacking Hillary Clinton and her economic policies.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2016

Paul O’Brien delights for Limerick minors

Waterford 0-17 Limerick 0-19: The Limerick backroom team jumped for joy at full-time as the Treaty resisted a late avalanche of Waterford pressure to squeeze through to the Munster minor hurling final for the fourth year in a row at a sunny Walsh Park.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2016

Mark Timmons' daughter gets in gear for championship, even on communion day

Kathlyn Timmons put the boot down — in every sense. The nine-year-old daughter of Laois full-back Mark Timmons was supposed to be an absent figure from O’Moore Park on Saturday night. 

Tue, 17 May, 2016

Josh Ryan goal helps Limerick pull clear

Limerick 2-11 Clare 1-8: Two goals in the final eight minutes of action handed victory to Limerick in this extremely poor Munster MHC first round clash.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Homely living room part of dementia care at Mercy Hospital Cork

A Cork hospital has brought about changes to one of its wards to make its environment less stressful for people with dementia, including introducing a homely living room to put patients at ease.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

Cork Study finds diagnosis of dementia is poor among elderly

A study of about 600 elderly patients admitted to six Cork hospitals found 25% had dementia of whom almost two thirds had not been previously diagnosed, with obvious implications for care.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Begley’s demotion in the past, says Laois boss

Laois manager Tomas Ó Flatharta insists the county has moved on from the mini-controversy that saw Colm Begley dropped from the squad to face Wicklow in the first round of the Leinster Championship.

Fri, 30 May, 2014

Awesome Avondale bag four-in-a-row

Avondale United continued their dominance of the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup by claiming a record-equalling four titles in-a-row with a dominating display against UCD at Turner’s Cross yesterday.

Mon, 12 May, 2014

‘No standardised approach to dementia care’

The quality of dementia care in Ireland’s acute hospitals is highly variable, with poor access to many diagnostic and support services.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2014

Waiting time for nursing home bed set to increase

Waiting times for a nursing home bed under the Fair Deal scheme will increase next year as a result of funding changes, the HSE has admitted.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2013

Beginner's Pluck - Alan Timmons

Alan began to write in his late teens, starting with poetry, songs and short stories, He worked as an architect, in Dublin, then Edinburgh, returning to Ireland in 2009, when he became ill.

Sat, 16 Nov, 2013

Leinster hold off Munster’s late charge

Munster U20 18 Leinster U20 19

Sat, 14 Sep, 2013

Goals not enough for Wexford

Wexford 2-8 Laois 0-16

Sat, 20 Jul, 2013

Third Fine Gael TD refuses to support abortion legislation

A third Fine Gael TD has stated that he will not support the Government's Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2013

Players speak out against Friday night game

The GAA's decision to break new ground by hosting a Friday night fixture in the first round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers next week has been criticised by some of the players who will be involved in the game.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2013

Westmeath continue winning run with Laois win

Westmeath 1-10 Laois 1-8

Sun, 10 Mar, 2013

Forde’s first-half scoring spree powers Silvermines past Ruan

Silvermines (Tipperary) 1-15 Ruan (Clare) 0-6

Mon, 29 Oct, 2012

McCartan wary of Cork threat

Down had too much scoring power for Laois and consigned the hosts to Division 2 for next year.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2012

Portlaoise complete historic drive for five

PORTLAOISE won a historic fifth Laois SFC title in a row yesterday with a clinical second-half display against Graiguecullen.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2011

Lilywhites' second-half intensity too much for Laois

Kildare 3-16 Laois 0-10

Sat, 09 Jul, 2011

Dubs make light work of brave Laois

Dublin 1-16 Laois 0-11

Sun, 05 Jun, 2011

Man loses appeal against drugs conviction

A Dublin man has lost his appeal against his conviction for his role in a €600,000 cocaine conspiracy.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2011

Laois bounce back to top form

LAOIS rediscovered their early season form — when they won three Division Two games on the trot — as a sparkling second-half at Markievicz Park revived promotion hopes and left the hosts on the brink of relegation.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2011

Al too easy for wily St Pat’s in campaigner opener

ST PAT’S-Mater Dei know they’ll face much stiffer tests than this further down the road, but they’ll still be pleased with themselves for getting their Fitzgibbon Cup campaign off to such a positive start.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2011

Clinical Donegal finally deliver

DONEGAL were finally crowned NFL Division Two champions at Parnell Park on Saturday, having lost three finals in the previous eight seasons.

Mon, 10 May, 2010

Cork ladies celebrating three in a row

Cork were crowned Bord Gáis Energy Ladies National Football League Division 1 champions for a third successive season at Dublin’s Parnell Park yesterday.

Sun, 09 May, 2010

Kearns blasts Irish to victory over Poles

DANIEL KEARNS grabbed his first international goal last night against Poland at Tolka Park as Ireland completed their preparations for next month’s UEFA U19 elite qualifiers with a victory.

Fri, 09 Apr, 2010

Decision reserved in drugs conspiracy appeal

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal of a 26-year-old Dublin man jailed for eight years for conspiracy to possess cocaine.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2010

Robbers who beat pensioner thought she was hiding cash

THREE robbers beat a pensioner because they didn’t believe she had handed them her entire savings.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2009

Three robbers tied pensioner to bed and beat her

THREE robbers beat a pensioner because they didn’t believe she had handed them her entire savings.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2009

Laois hand Armagh defeat

LAOIS 2-11 ARMAGH 2-8

Sat, 14 Feb, 2009

Man gets eight years for role in cocaine conspiracy

A Fingal man has been jailed for eight years for his role in a €600,000 cocaine conspiracy.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2009

UK national jailed in €600,000 cocaine case

A British national has been jailed for six years for transporting more than €600,000 of cocaine to Ireland in a lorry load of quilts.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2009

Gardaí believe text messages link man to drug deals

Members of the Garda National Drugs Unit found text messages and a "ticklist for drug dealing" they believe link a Fingal man accused of conspiracy to possess cocaine to the drugs trade.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2008

Wexford eliminate Laois

Wexford 0-18 Laois 0-12

Sun, 22 Jun, 2008

'White knight' fined after wrongful attack

A "white knight" father of two who attacked a man because he wrongly thought he had stolen a DVD player has been fined €1,000 and may have the option of community service in lieu of jail.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2006