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.

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.

The weather was glorious at the weekend for the O’Dempsey’s GAA 6K Run.

Offaly’s U-21 hurlers came back from three points down with ten minutes to go to edge past Laois by a point in the Leinster U-21 Hurling Championship quarter-final in O’Moore Park on Wednesday.

A superb second half performance saw Laois’ senior hurlers claim a Leinster SHC semi-final place, as they had too much for Carlow on Sunday, who themselves finished with just a dozen players on the field.

Laois manager Seamas Plunkett hailed the second half performance of his side after watching them book a place in the Leinster SHC semi-final thanks to an 11 point win over Carlow on Sunday.

Colaiste Iosagain, Portarlington had its most successful year ever in the sporting field, bringing home many medals and trophies.

The Heath claimed a vital six point win over Crettyard on Sunday evening to haul themselves out of the relegation zone, and further entrench their opponents in the mire.

Last weekend may have brought nothing but misery for Laois football supporters, but not all Laois men were disappointed as the county did have two championship winners.

Laois manager Justin McNulty has said he is ‘very disappointed’ with the decision of Kevin Meaney and Gary Walsh to leave the panel in the wake of last Sunday’s defeat to Louth.

The Laois U-21 hurling team for this Wednesday night’s Leinster quarter-final has been named, with Clough-Ballacolla’s Willie Dunphy missing out.

The Laois senior hurling team for this Sunday’s Leinster SHC Quarter-Final clash with Carlow has been named.