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Laois Sport
Fourth quarter surge too late for Portlaoise
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.
Portlaoise cruise past lacklustre Tullamore
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.
Euro bronze for Wiseley
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.
Abbeyleix rally around the corner
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.
Laois athletes shine at National Indoor Finals
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.
Community Games takes centre stage
Laois Community Games action took centre stage in Ballyroan Community Hall on Friday evening last, with many table tennis teams from Ballyroan, Emo-Rath, Mountrath and Rathdowney competing for county titles at U-13 and U-16 boys and girls.
Mavericks end Panthers unbeaten run
Portlaoise Panthers unbeaten run unfortunately came to an end last week when they were defeated by local rivals Ballyroan Mavericks.
Laois players dominate in UCD
UCD staged a the most recent table tennis challenger event in Leinster, with 120 players from around the province congregating in the main hall of the college on Saturday last.
Cyclists set for new season
Laois cycling club are busy stepping up preparations for the new season with just four weeks left to the first race of 2012.
Doubles success for Fox and Kellegher
The O’ Brien Community Hall in Borris-in-Ossory has been yet again a hive of activity during the winter months.
Huge tournout for Schools XC
With cross country running in the county enjoying one of the most successful spells in history, it was given a further boost last Thursday as students turned out in huge numbers for the Laois Secondary Schools championhips in Killenard.
Laois players hit top form in Dublin
Laois junior table tennis players have really got to grips with the mighty Dublin contingent of talented wizzards of ping pong in their own back yard.
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Weather for Portlaoise
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 11 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 30 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 8 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: South west
