Laois Sport

Mountmellick Walking Group – Life During Lockdown

by 04/06/20 9:22am

WhatsApp replaces wide open spaces of Emo Court MOUNTMELLICK Walking Group was set up by Get Ireland Walking facilitator Majella Fennelly from Laois Sports Partnership under the GIW Active Community Walking Programme in May 2015. The founder members of the...

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Return to golf brings flush of new members for The Heath

by 04/06/20 7:18am

By Denis J. Croke THE second week of re-opening was as busy as the first for The Heath Golf Club with many members getting in a few rounds during the week, and with such perfect weather who would want to...

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Killeshin FC building for the future

By John Foley KILLESHIN FC has been a hive of activity over the past couple of weeks with work beginning...

Wednesday, 03/06/20 - 6:16pm Read More

Cows calving and training done: Sean O’Brien enjoying life in lockdown

By John Foley SEAN O’Brien is not a man to sit around and let the lockdown get the better of...

Wednesday, 03/06/20 - 2:01pm Read More

Laois Cricket Club raising funds to continue improvement works

By Denis J. Croke THE may be no action on the crease but that does not mean that Laois Cricket...

Tuesday, 02/06/20 - 12:17pm Read More

Camross mourns six-time senior medal winner

By Pat Delaney Camross is in mourning for the late Jim Delaney, Derrynaseera who died suddenly this (Monday) morning aged...

Monday, 01/06/20 - 2:52pm Read More

ROSS O’SULLIVAN Q&A

What was your childhood ambition? From an early age, I always wanted to be a jockey Growing up, who was...

Sunday, 31/05/20 - 1:21pm Read More

DALETTA – KOKO AT KILBEGGAN

In the absence of racing sports writers (and editors) have become wonderfully creative. One (anonymous) contributor to the Tribune only...

Saturday, 30/05/20 - 3:39pm Read More

Trainer Pat Fahy on life and racing

What was your childhood ambition? To work with horses or be a musician. Growing up, who was your sporting hero?...

Saturday, 30/05/20 - 3:35pm Read More

SEAN O’BRIEN AUTOBIOGRAPHY ON THE WAY

  By Suzanne Pender SEAN O’Brien fans received some exciting news yesterday with the announcement that Sean is about to...

Friday, 29/05/20 - 10:42am Read More

Golf makes a welcome return to Laois

By Denis J. Croke THE past couple of months have been challenging times for golf clubs but now there appears...

Friday, 29/05/20 - 9:22am Read More

How Laois GAA was thrown into disarray 100 years ago

By Denis J. Croke HERE we are in 2020, fast approaching the end of May, and still waiting for a...

Wednesday, 27/05/20 - 11:20am Read More

Trilogy Triathlon want you to get behind Jamie’s ‘Wants to Walk’ campaign

By Denis J. Croke IT’S almost a month since the country came together and did it for Dan Donoher the...

Tuesday, 26/05/20 - 11:57am Read More

Clough/Ballacolla show community spirit is very much alive

By Denis J. Croke NOT for the first time, and surely not for the last, the people of Ballacolla and...

Tuesday, 26/05/20 - 9:54am Read More

In tomorrow’s Laois Nationalist Sport

*How GAA activities were thrown into disarray 100 years ago *Clough/Ballacolla show community spirit is very much alive *Trilogy Triathlon...

Monday, 25/05/20 - 5:28pm Read More

Daletta – HEADFORT a spawning ground for leading figures in Irish racing

Arthur Moore’s appeal, through the letters column in the Irish Times, for the resumption of racing in this country certainly...

Sunday, 24/05/20 - 1:16pm Read More

Just over half of club players favour a return to training

By Denis J. Croke A SURVEY by the Club Players’ Association (CPA) has found that only 57% of club players...

Saturday, 23/05/20 - 5:32pm Read More

IRFU target late August for return of the Guinness PRO14

IRFU Chief Executive, Philip Browne, has announced Irish Rugby’s ‘Return to Train and Play’ proposals have been submitted to Government...

Friday, 22/05/20 - 5:32pm Read More

IRFU advise no rugby activity during Phase 1

By Denis J. Croke The IRFU are directing rugby clubs not to operate any rugby activity or organised training during...

Friday, 22/05/20 - 2:22pm Read More

Galway Festival to remain as a seven-day meeting

By Denis J. Croke HORSE Racoing Ireland has announced the Galway Festival will remain a seven-day meeting on its original...

Friday, 22/05/20 - 12:07pm Read More