Laois Ladies gear up for league opener against Carlow after mixed results in pre-season

The Laois Ladies are preparing for their league opener against Carlow following a series of challenge matches that have offered both highs and lows.

Their pre-season began with a narrow 1-9 to 1-8 loss to Waterford, followed by a more difficult 3-18 to 1-12 defeat to Tipperary. However, they showed resilience with a commanding 4-12 to 1-11 win over Leitrim.

Before the league begins, the Laois Ladies still have one more challenge match against the University of Maynooth on January 15.

Laois are operating in Division 3 of the league following their relegation from Division 2 in 2024 where they only managed to muster up a single point against league finalists Tyrone while under the management of Tom Devereux and Billy Kiernan. They'll be joined by Carlow, Limerick, Offaly, Down, Cavan, Louth and Wexford in Division 3.

Stephen Duff took over the team before the start of the Leinster and All-Ireland Championships, where he almost pulled off the great escape until a late Kildare penalty sent them down to the Intermediate grade in Carlow

See Laois' full list of league fixtures below. 

All games are a 2pm Throw- In unless stated otherwise. The team named first is at home.

Round 1- Sunday January 26

Laois v Carlow

Round 2- Sunday February 2

Laois v Louth

Round 3- Sunday February 9

Down v Laois

Round 4- Sunday February 23

Offaly v Laois

Round 5- Sunday March 2

Laois v Limerick

Round 6- Sunday March 23

Laois v Cavan

Round 7- Sunday March 30

Wexford v Laois

The final will be played on Sunday, April 13.