Laois made it two wins from two in the National Hurling League after their victory over Derry on Sunday, but boss Tommy Fitzgerald wasn’t totally impressed by the performance again.

The Laois ladies football manager Stephen Duff cut a frustrated figure after his side’s defeat to Down on Sunday, admitting that while the performance showed promise, familiar issues once again left his team with too much ground to make up.

A hectic first four weeks of the year have come to an end for the Laois hurlers and overall it has been a successful time with some good performances thrown in, though it’s certain that there’s room to improve.

There was a sense before throw-in at Chadwicks Wexford Park that this was a game ripe with opportunity for Laois. A draw in their opening league fixture had at least provided a platform, but Saturday evening carried a deeper significance: momentum, belief, and the chance to lay down a marker early in a tightly packed Division 3 campaign.

Laois's quest to return to the top divisions of the National Hurling League took another step forward with a victory over Derry in Laois Hire O’Moore Park.

Allianz National Football League Division 3 Rd 2 Wexford 0-23 Laois 0-9 THE Laois footballers made the journey to Chadwick’s Wexford Park on Saturday evening where they looked to get their first win of the league campaign under their belts having ...

Down just about deserved the win but Laois will rue missed opportunities as they were guilty of being very wasteful in front of goal especially in the second period as they chased down Down.

LAOIS ladies began their Division 3 campaign with a draw against Fermanagh in Heywood Community School on Sunday. It was a closely contested match in which Laois were six points down at one stage but also led by four points at another.

LIDL LGFA National League Division 3 Rd 1 Laois 3-13 Fermanagh 3-13 Stephen Duff’s Laois ladies welcomed Fermanagh to Heywood CS after Emo GAA was deemed unplayable upon inspection on Saturday.

ADRIAN Freeman Park, Tooreen was the venue for the Laois hurlers on Sunday as they opened their NHL Division 2 campaign with a comfortable win over hosts Mayo.

National Hurling League Division 2 Rd 1 Laois 6-23 Limerick 0-12 LAOIS got their NHL Division 2 campaign off to a winning start in the wild environs of Adrian Freeman Park in Tooreen as they took on Mayo in a competitive game for the first time.

THE Laois senior footballers were forced to settle for a draw in Laois Hire O’Moore Park on Saturday evening, as a late rally from Limerick meant Laois needed a last-minute point from Niall Corbet to earn a share of the spoils.

STEPHEN Duff’s Laois Ladies will welcome Fermanagh to Emo GAA in Division 3 on Sunday afternoon as they get their Lidl National Football League campaign for 2026 underway.

The Laois senior hurlers are gearing up for another campaign in Division 2, their second stint at that level in three seasons.

LAOIS senior football captain Brian Byrne and his teammates will begin their Division 3 Allianz League campaign on Saturday evening when they welcome Limerick to O’Moore Park.

FORMER Timahoe and Laois footballer, Mary Casey, has been honoured with a major award by the LGFA.

South Leinster Junior Football Championship q/f Knockbeg College 3-16 St Mary’s CBS Enniscorthy 1-7 THE final scoreline of this South Leinster Junior Football Championship quarter-final doesn’t do justice to the losing side.

Trench Cup Group A Rd 1 SETU Carlow 5-20 South West College 2-15 SETU Carlow ran out comfortable winners of this first round Trench Cup against their northern visitors on Tuesday at their own campus.

South Leinster 2nd Year Football 'B' Final Portlaoise CBS 4-11 Gorey CS 4-7 PORTLAOISE CBS have been crowned South Leinster ‘B’ 2nd year champions after overcoming Gorey CS in an excellent battle in Carlow on Thursday morning.

South Leinster Senior Football 'D' Final