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<p>Sherkin Island, West Cork, had its driest January on record (49 years) with 45.2mm of rain. Cork Airport had its driest January since 1964, and Moore Park, Co Cork, had its driest January since 1992. Picture: David Creedon</p>

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Cork enjoys driest January in half a century

A dry spell lasting 23 days was reported in Dublin

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Teen arrested in connection with Kildare assault that left man, 60s, in critical condition

Sean Gannon tackled by Anthony Williams 13/5/2018

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Turlough O’Brien revels in another fairytale Sunday for Carlow

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Leinster round-up: Ruthless Kilkenny show no mercy to leaky Laois

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Laois fend off late Westmeath barrage

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

Tipperary stay on promotion trail

Tipperary 1-16 Laois 1-10: Their county board delegates may have gone against the football fraternity and helped the so-called All-Ireland Super 8 series become a reality, but Tipperary shrugged that disappointment aside with another eye-catching performance to keep their promotion hopes alive at O’Moore Park.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

St Vincent's men the Leinster leaders once again

St Vincent’s 1-16 (Dublin) Rhode 0-12 (Offaly): That old familiar feeling infiltrated every corner of O’Moore Park yesterday: St Vincent’s too good; too bad, Rhode.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

Rhode's Paraic Sullivan focused after recovery

Stepping onto the O’Moore Park sod tomorrow, Paraic Sullivan would have every reason to allow himself a moment. A fifth Leinster club final in 10 years with Rhode is an achievement in itself but his return to play from a second cruciate injury has been just as admirable.

Sat, 10 Dec, 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

Hunger not tactics key to Kilkenny’s winning streak

Leinster SHC semi-final

Fri, 10 Jun, 2016

Tomás Quinn: The venue may change but Dublin's process remains the same

Three weeks ago today, Laois got their 2016 championship underway. At home in O’Moore Park against Wicklow, they stuttered to a 3-16 to 0-18 win, and afterwards midfielder John O’Loughlin was interviewed on the pitch by Newstalk’s Colm Parkinson.

Sat, 04 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

Colin Kelly: Louth are much better prepared this season

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Fri, 13 May, 2016

Meath preserve Division 2 status as Laois go down

Laois 1-9 Meath 0-18: Meath preserved their Division 2 status thanks to a six-point win over Laois at O’Moore Park yesterday.

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

James Kielt rescues draw for Derry in injury time

Laois 1-22 Derry 5-10: Laois and Derry played out a dramatic draw in O’Moore Park yesterday as James Kielt’s injury-time point ensured a share of the spoils for the visitors.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Kevin Walsh happy as Galway's young guns make step-up

Galway 3-12 Laois 1-10: Kevin Walsh cut a contented figure after the final whistle at O’Moore Park yesterday and he was entitled to do so, as his Galway team proved far too strong for a particularly poor home side in this Division 2 opener.

Mon, 01 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

Portlaoise dig deep to edge ‘dogfight’ with Sarsfields

Portlaoise (Laois) 2-5 Sarsfields (Kildare) 0-10: Kieran Lillis hailed the character of his Portlaoise team-mates as they withstood everything 14-man Sarsfields threw at them to edge a highly entertaining tie at O’Moore Park.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Warmest October weather in Sherkin

Residents of Sherkin Islandin West Cork enjoyed the warmest weather in the country last month.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2015

Young fans help Laois goalkeeper Eoin Reilly locate picture of grandad

Eoin Reilly was intent on not getting caught. He’d retrieve his picture from the O’Moore Park turf and slip away from the sprinkling of Laois fans gathered close to goal.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Pre-match drama fails to rattle Antrim

Laois 1-16 Antrim 2-15: Laois became the 2015 football championship’s first high profile casualty on Saturday when they failed to defend a nine-point lead against Antrim in their home venue of O’Moore Park, eventually crashing out thanks to the concession of a late goal to Antrim substitute Dermot McAleese.

Mon, 22 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

Rena Buckley leads Cork charge

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Mon, 18 May, 2015

Kildare’s firepower demolishes Offaly

Kildare 3-12 Offaly 0-9

Fri, 06 Mar, 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

Sheehan to lead Stacks’ traditional parade

Laois footballer and Austin Stacks member Billy Sheehan will be among the leaders of the club’s now traditional parade to O’Moore Park on Sunday.

Thu, 12 Feb, 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

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

Hurling shooting stars have left their mark

Eoin Kelly remembers his last point for Tipperary. A summer Saturday evening in O’Moore Park against Offaly in the 2014 qualifiers and the number 20 on his back.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2014

Rathdowney-Errill tops again

Rathdowney-Errill 1-20 Camross 0-10

Mon, 29 Sep, 2014

June was hottest month for a decade

Temperatures topped 25C last month, as parts of the country recorded the warmest weather in at least five to 10 years.

Wed, 02 Jul, 2014

Kilkenny book final spot

Kilkenny 1-21 Laois 0-16

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014

Reality check for Laois as clock beats Fermanagh

Laois 1-19 Fermanagh 2-15