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Eoin Cody gives coming-of-age Kilkenny performance

Kilkenny continued their pursuit for Allianz League honours with a commanding victory over a brave Laois side in Nowlan Park.

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'There’s no way that match should have gone ahead': Eddie Brennan apologetic over pitch

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Laois's one-point win keeps them in Division 1 hurling for another year

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Aaron Cunningham makes Clare return in routine win over Laois

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Team news: Four changes for Cork and Tipperary; Six for Waterford

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Mattie Kenny says Dublin desire the difference over disappointing Laois

Walsh Cup wrap: Dublin overcome 14-man Westmeath; Quickfire goals see Laois past Carlow

An experimental Dublin side got their Walsh Cup campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable eight-point win over Westmeath.

Sun, 15 Dec, 2019

Laois hurlers stun Dublin in shock of the summer

Eddie Brennan's Laois hurlers have pulled off the shock of the summer – and maybe many more besides - with an astonishing two-point defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2019

Limerick recall influential quartet for final battle

Cian Lynch, Declan Hannon, Gearoid Hegarty, and Graeme Mulcahy have been restored to the Limerick team for tomorrow’s Munster hurling final.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2019

Five-star Laois secure McDonagh Cup final berth

Laois are through to the final of the Joe McDonagh Cup after comfortably overcoming Kerry this afternoon.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2019

Laois take step towards Joe McDonagh cup final

Laois took a huge step towards reaching the Joe McDonagh cup final yesterday when they outlasted Offaly in Tullamore, racking up 34 points despite shooting 17 wides over the course of the game.

Sun, 12 May, 2019

Dublin overturn Laois in low-scoring affair

It wasn't always pretty from Dublin at rain-drenched Parnell Park but Mattie Kenny's men dug deep to secure the win and top spot in Division 1B of the Allianz NHL.

Sun, 03 Mar, 2019

Brennan’s Laois heap more misery on Offaly

A first-half blitz from Laois saw them claim a crucial Allianz Hurling League Division 1B win over Offaly on Saturday night.

Mon, 18 Feb, 2019

Comfortable win for Offaly against Laois in bitingly cold conditions

A late flurry of scores from Laois masked the dominant nature of Offaly’s performance at

Sun, 25 Feb, 2018

Powerful Paddy Purcell key man as Laois hammer Meath

Laois 3-25 Meath 2-13: Laois manager Eamonn Kelly admitted he couldn’t recall a better midfield display than Paddy Purcell’s in Navan.

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Laois fend off late Westmeath barrage

Laois withstood a late barrage from Westmeath to claim a crucial three-point win in the opening round of the Leinster Round Robin series at O’Moore park yesterday.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Gearoid Hegarty and Shane Dowling do the damage as Limerick run riot

Limerick 6-33 Laois 1-19: Limerick ran riot in O’Moore Park on Saturday night, as they hammered Laois by 27 points.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2017

Ruthless Galway unload pain on Laois

Galway 3-31 Laois 1-11: Galway thrashed Laois by 36 points the last time these sides met in the league back in 2008, and for a good while yesterday it seemed they might even surpass that margin.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Kerry inflict more pain on Laois

Allianz HL Division 1B

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

Joseph Cooney goal helps Galway see off stubborn Laois

Galway 1-19 Laois 0-16: A first-half goal from Joseph Cooney proved crucial as Galway advanced to the semi-finals of the Walsh Cup.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

David Moran in as Kerry make changes

The returning David Moran is one of five changes to the Kerry side for today’s McGrath Cup final clash with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds (3pm).

Sun, 22 Jan, 2017

Clare v Laois - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1

Davy Fitzgerald: I don’t think one game makes us a bad team

Clare 5-32 Laois 0-12: Saturday evening’s 35-point annihilation of Laois wasn’t an exercise in remounting the horse given the Clare hurlers never fell off the beast in the first place. Or so Davy Fitzgerald was at pains to point out after this non-event in Ennis.

Mon, 04 Jul, 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

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

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

Oulart-The Ballagh forced to battle against gutsy Laois men

Oulart-The Ballagh (Wexford) 3-8 Clough-Ballacolla (Laois) 0-13 (AIB Leinster Club SHC): Oulart-The Ballagh made their expected advance to a Leinster Championship meeting with Clonkill of Westmeath but they were forced to survive a vigorous examination to do so.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Foyle and Ross deliver for Laois

Laois 2-12 Antrim 0-21

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Hard graft earns Laois vital victory

Laois 2-21 Antrim 0-21

Sun, 09 Mar, 2014

Classy Laois back in the big time

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-09

Mon, 15 Apr, 2013

Maher points put Laois out of sight

Laois 1-19 Kildare 1-10

Mon, 25 Feb, 2013

Cats make Laois nightmare come true

The sun shone and the rain fell in intermittent waves but there was no sign of lightning striking twice in Portlaoise last night as Kilkenny made short work of an outclassed Laois side in this Bord Gáis Leinster U21 final.

Thu, 12 Jul, 2012

Laois need stars to deliver to upset Kilkenny

Laois may have accounted for initial favourites Dublin in the first round, but very few outside their own camp are giving them any chance of overcoming Kilkenny.

Wed, 11 Jul, 2012

Shannonside stroll

Limerick goalkeeper Nickie Quaid emerged for the second half in the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night sporting a bulky jacket he hadn’t worn in the first half because standing around idle is one sure way to pick up a cold.

Mon, 25 Jun, 2012

Laois destroyed by Limerick

Limerick 6-21 Laois 1-11

Sat, 23 Jun, 2012

Laois survive mighty test from Carlow

Raging hot favourites Laois were given the fright of their hurling lives by neighbours Carlow in this exciting Leinster Under-21 championship semi-final at Dr Cullen Park last evening.

Thu, 21 Jun, 2012

Reddin puts cap on shock Laois win

After the drubbing their seniors took on Sunday, Laois showed there is plenty of spirit left in the county with a wonderful win over Dublin in the Bord Gais Energy Leinster U21 HC quarter-final last night.

Thu, 07 Jun, 2012

Dublin sound a warning to Kilkenny after demolition job on Laois

A blowout in this hugely disappointing Leinster senior hurling championship quarter-final in Tullamore on Saturday as Dublin cruised through the 70 minutes against an outclassed Laois side.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2012

Sweetnam out of Cork opener

Cork U21 hurling boss Ger Fitzgerald has revealed that he will have to plan without teenage hurling sensation Darren Sweetnam for their Munster Hurling Championship opener against Tipperary due to a clash with the Leaving Certificate.

Tue, 10 Apr, 2012

Wexford dish out a lesson to Laois

Wexford took the psychological boost away from this clash as they hammered a very poor Laois outfit with 15 points to spare at Bellefield yesterday.

Mon, 02 Apr, 2012

Laois allow Antrim off the hook

Laois watched a 10-point second half lead disappear at Casement Park as Antrim snatched victory with two injury time points in the Belfast sunshine yesterday.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2012

Antrim safe after defeat of Laois

Antrim 2-18 Laois 2-16

Sun, 25 Mar, 2012

Clare outgun improved Laois

Clare had just too much power and speed for Laois at Portlaoise yesterday, but when one recalls the dreadful championship humiliation suffered by the Moores at the hands of Cork in the same venue last summer, there was plenty to be positive about formanager, Teddy McCarthy.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2012