By Denis J. Croke and Michael Tracey
THE Irish bobsled team of Aoife Hoey and Claire Bergin can be proud of their achievements after their exploits at the Winter Olympics.
By Pat Delaney
CLARE 2-12 LAOIS 1-11
WHETHER having a game against Kildare under their belt would have benefited Laois or not, is hard to tell.
By Denis J. Croke
PORTLAOISE are not to appeal the suspensions handed down to players and officials following incidents during the All-Ireland club semi-final defeat to Kilmurry-Ibrickane.
By Pat Delaney
BANAGHER COLLEGE 3-09 ST FERGAL’S RATHDOWNEY 2-10
THE scoreline suggests a thriller and for neutrals it was but for the success starved followers of Laois hurling this was a dreadful result and one that will take a long time to erase the bitter taste of defeat.
By Denis J. Croke
PORTLAOISE 41 WICKLOW 3
PORTLAOISE seconds could not have gotten their Provincial Towns Cup campaign off to a better start.
By Ger McNally
HEYWOOD CS 3-17 NAAS CBS 1-12
HEYWOOD manager Kieran Delaney praised his top scoring duo of Robbie Foyle and Kevin Kelly after his team won the Leinster Senior ‘B1’ final but he insisted that it was a team performance that won the game.
By Pat Delaney
PORTLAOISE CBS 1-06 GOREY C.S. 1-05
THE intensity of Gaelic games and the hunger for victory was evidenced again at Portlaoise on Friday last.
By Dara Byrne
THE 2009/10 season of the Laois Darts ‘A’ League came to a climax in Mountmellick on Friday night as Ramsbottom’s of Stradbally took on O’Brien’s from Timolin in the Mellick Inn.
By Pat Delaney
LAOIS 4-11 KILDARE 2-04
LAST year Joe Dollard was in the hurling back room team but on Sunday he oversaw his third competitive camogie game and after a shaky start it all turned out well.
By Alan Hartnett
KNOCKBEG College enjoyed a hugely successful day at the Leinster Cross-Country Championships in DCU on Wednesday last with both the Intermediate and Senior teams coming away with medals.