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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

Clare v Cork - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 1

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

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Shane Dooley the difference as Offaly foil Laois again

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

Laois blitz Offaly

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

Ben Conroy inspires Laois victory over Carlow

Laois 1-17 Carlow 1-14: Laois half-time substitute Ben Conroy made an instant impact at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday, scoring 1-2 in the opening minutes of the second half as Seamus ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett’s side stormed into an eight-point lead which Carlow were unable to claw back, despite a brave late rally in this Leinster SHC Round Robin tie.

Mon, 11 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

Checkmate for Waterford as Derek McGrath gets it right

Waterford 3-21 Laois 0-12: A patient approach worked best for Waterford as Derek McGrath and Seamus Plunkett turned Fraher Field into a chessboard on Saturday night.

Mon, 23 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

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

Scully fires hat-trick as Laois surge to victory

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

Mon, 26 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

Relief as Déise handle pressure

Waterford 2-22 Laois 1-15

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Déise power past Laois

Waterford had too much pace and power for Laois as they strode through to the next round of qualifiers with a commanding display at Walsh Park.

Sat, 28 Jun, 2014

Antrim come from behind to continue winning run

Laois 0-20 Antrim 0-22

Sun, 25 May, 2014

Laois canter past Carlow challenge

Laois 1-22 Carlow 0-14

Mon, 12 May, 2014

Off-the-boil Laois do enough to win over Carlow

Laois 1-22 Carlow 0-14

Sun, 11 May, 2014

Laois take time to find form

Laois 1-15 Westmeath 1-09

Mon, 05 May, 2014

Comeback gives Laois triumph over Westmeath

Laois launched their bid to reach the Leinster SHC quarter-finals with a comeback victory over Westmeath at Cusack Park this afternoon.

Sun, 04 May, 2014

Tyrrell back in Kilkenny defence

Kilkenny continue the policy of rotation for tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final in Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Sat, 03 May, 2014

Laois impress Davy but Clare experience counts

Laois 2-19 Clare 2-23

Mon, 31 Mar, 2014

Ryan praises team character as Limerick show battling qualities

Laois 1-13 Limerick 1-17

Mon, 24 Mar, 2014

Foyle and Ross deliver for Laois

Laois 2-12 Antrim 0-21

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Critics fail to fire Offaly

Offaly 2-14 Laois 1-19

Mon, 17 Feb, 2014

Davy happy to get Clare back on front foot

Clare 1-32 Laois 0-15

Mon, 08 Jul, 2013

Laois give Galway scare in fight for Leinster Hurling final place

Galway 2-17 Laois 1-13

Sun, 16 Jun, 2013

Laois minds turn to Tribe

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Mon, 03 Jun, 2013

Discipline deserts Carlow in dying stages of defeat Laois

Laois 2-18 Carlow 0-13

Sun, 02 Jun, 2013

Fitzgerald to give championship debuts to four players

Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will give championship debuts to four players in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Thu, 30 May, 2013

Late point surge lifts Laois

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Mon, 20 May, 2013

Laois end long wait for Leinster semis berth

Laois 1-16 Antrim 0-13

Sat, 18 May, 2013

Mernagh gets nod for Carlow in Leinster opener

Carlow have one championship debutant for Sunday’s Leinster SFC first-round meeting with Westmeath at Cusack Park in Mullingar (3.30pm).

Fri, 17 May, 2013

Classy Laois back in the big time

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-09

Mon, 15 Apr, 2013

Westmeath lose out on promotion for second year running

Laois 3-14 Westmeath 1-9

Sun, 14 Apr, 2013

Maher points put Laois out of sight

Laois 1-19 Kildare 1-10

Mon, 25 Feb, 2013

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

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

Donnellan: Tribe can’t be one-man show

Cyril Donnellan knows Galway can’t depend solely on Joe Canning if they are to pick up some championship silverware this year.

Thu, 31 May, 2012

Laois display pleases McCarthy

This result was 12 months in the making.

Mon, 21 May, 2012

Hyland the hero for Laois

Laois 0-20 Carlow 0-13

Sat, 19 May, 2012

Premier stars set for Munster opener

Declan Ryan will have attacking aces Eoin Kelly, Seamus Callanan and Patrick Maher back in his selection plans for Sunday week’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Limerick but the Tipperary manager remained tight-lipped as to whether returning star Lar Corbett will be in contention for the Semple Stadium clash.

Fri, 18 May, 2012

Starlet Guiney sensational as clinical Wexford crush Laois

Teenager Jack Guiney proved an inspiration for Wexford as he struck 3-5 to help confine Laois to next year’s Allianz Hurling League Division 2A at Nowlan Park yesterday.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2012

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