Laois Marlins swimmers continue to enjoy great success, achieving personal bests by the dozen, as well as a host of medals at Dublin based galas.

Team Silvers Portlaoise played host to Maree on Saturday night in St. Marys Hall with the away side holding out for an eight point victory. An excellent display of composure and skill in the second quarter gave the Galway men the platform needed to see out the second half. The home side can be happy with how they finished out the game winning the final quarter by seven points.

All roads are leading to Abbeyleix for this weekend’s Birr and District Motor clubs annual tarmac stages rally. The Abbeyleix Manor Hotel sponsored event kicks off the first round of the Rally Championships on Sunday morning.

The Laois Ladies picked up their second NFL Division 1 victory in the space of a week on Sunday afternoon, as a superb display of attacking football saw them cruise to a 15 point win over Donegal.

The draws have been made for the first staging of the reformed Laois ACHL Division 1, as league placing will count towards championship seeding for the first time.

Laois GAA will oppose the introduction of payment to managers after delegates opted against the move at Monday night’s county board meeting.

The greater physical presence and superior scoring ability of St Brigid’s Loughrea saw them overcome the challenge of Leinster champions St Fergal’s Rathdowney at Banagher last Saturday.

Team Silvers kept their winning run intact on Sunday night in St. Marys hall by making it two wins from two in the double header for the Panthers club.

Celtic Dragons Kickboxing, Mountmellick are delighted to announce its pride in junior fighter Jack Wiseley (13) from Mountmellick who travelled to Bordeaux, France for the European Cup Championships last week.

With less than twelve days to go until the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel Stages rally the Birr and District Motor club are putting the finishing touches to months of preparation for this event.

A controversial penalty decision with fifteen minutes remaining snatched a point for Mountmellick against an Arlington side that had controlled much of this U-19 league clash in Conor Davis Park on Saturday afternoon.

An early James Ryan goal proved to be enough as Dynamo Town scraped past a visiting Gracefield side that had plenty of chances but took none and the hosts held on for a hard-fought win at The Leisure Centre Grounds on Sunday afternoon.

Ireland rugby star Cian Healy’s amongst the country’s international rugby stars trying to get their head around one of the most bizarre weeks ever in the sport.

This week’s Leinster Express GAA Digest with news from clubs across the county. The Digest is published each Wednesday in the Leinster Express

A three-goal salvo in the space of nine minutes just after half time proved to be the key for the Laois Ladies on Sunday afternoon, as they picked up the first win of their 2012 league campaign against Tyrone in Portarlington.

Heywood CS saw their dreams of South Leinster glory dashed last Thursday afternoon on The Heath, as goals in either half from Ardscoil Rath Iomghain proved to be the difference between the sides.

After the disappointment of the Mayo game, Laois manager Justin McNulty was no doubt a more contented man after Sunday’s victory over Donegal, although he was keen to keep a rein on expectations after the game.

Laois athletes brought home two gold and one silver medal from the All-Ireland Indoor finals over the weekend, with St Abban’s continuing to excel at a national level in the jumping events.

Four Laois men will don Leinster colours this weekend as they take part in the M Donnelly interprovincial series.

Laois senior footballers gave a timely reminder of the heights they can reach, as they turned in one of their best performances in the last 12 months to see off the challenge of Donegal in Letterkenny.