Laois minor hurling manager Pat Critchley has named his starting team for the game against Wexford this Sunday.

After the introduction of Hawkeye in Croke Park earlier this month, the GAA will make another small piece of history in the first round of the qualifiers.

On Saturday 22nd of June St Abbans Athletics Grounds will once again host the Laois Community Games Athletics County finals.

A week is a long time in horse racing and while other better writers and pundits have penned more eloquent tributes to Sir Henry Cecil than I could ever manage, I was deeply saddened by the maestro’s passing.

Eight Laois Marlins competed at the very highest level of provincial swimming at the Division I Leinster Finals held at the National Aquatic centre in Dublin.

Laois native Jimmy Hayes is this year’s recipient of the coveted Irish Table Tennis Coach Of The Year Award.

The Laois Leeds supporters attended the last home match of the season against Brighton, and while the season failed to produce the expected push for promotion, the season is ending with a renewed vigour after the appointment of Brian Mc Dermott.

Abbeyleix Tennis Club hosted a very successful Club Doubles competition over the months of May and June.

St. Conleths Gaelic4Mothers & Others team recently had their first ever outing but it is a story with an unusual twist.

For the second year in a row Laois will face neighbours Carlow in the first round of the All Ireland qualifiers.

Laois senior hurlers produced a fantastic team display in O’Moore Park on Sunday, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to dethrone reigning Leinster champions Galway.

The Laois senior hurling team to face Galway this Sunday has been named, with Brian Campion missing out through injury.

This week’s Laois GAA Fixtures from Wednesday June 12 to June 20 including the Leinster SHC semi-final and a full round of ACFL Division 1 games

When the dust settles on this Leinster U-21 championship game, the record books will note a one-point loss for Laois, but there were some good things to come from the game.

Despite conceeding three goals, Borris-Kilcotton got back to winning ways and moved up to a share of second place in the table with a deserved win over Camross.

The Harps, under the management of Barney O’Connor and Sarah-Leigh Murphy, overcame Clonad in a hard fought U-14B Camogie Final in Rathdowney on Saturday.

Graiguecullen claimed the first footballing silverware of the Laois GAA season, as they had too much for Arles-Killeen in the belated Kelly Cup final.

Trading Leather’s win in the Silver Stakes at The Curragh on Sunday has really thrown the cat amongst the pigeons as far as the Irish Derby goes and if everything goes well for him and the likes of Ruler Of The World, Libertarian and Sugar Boy, this year’s Irish blue riband could be a cracker jack renewal.

Stradbally Town Soccer Club held a 20 year reunion of its U-14 team of 1993. The team played a selection of current Stradbally Town players.

The Midlands Select U-15 Girls travelled to the University of Ulster, Jordanstown over the weekend to take part in the first #SHEHOOPS Basketball Tournament.