http://www.laoistalk.com/news Have your say! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:05:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The search for a new Laois senior hurling manager should take a step forward this week, as county board chairman Brian Allen admitted he is still hopeful of having a name to put to this month's county board meeting on September 20. Speaking on Tuesday morning, Allen was awaiting confirmation from ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2123 Laois senior footballers Colm Begley and Donie Kingston were among a group of 45 players that attended trials for this year's International Rules series at Carton House in Maynooth last Saturday. None of the players still involved in this year's championship took part but new Irish manager Anthony Tohill, along with ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2122 Former Laois underage footballer Conor Meredith has been released by Australian Rules club North Melbourne after his two-year international rookie contract expired. North Melbourne posted a list of players 'de-listed' on their official website yesterday (Tuesday) and Meredith's name was included along with one other player from the rookie list and ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2121 LAST year's runners-up Dublin came good towards the finish against Laois on Saturday to book their place in the 2010 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship final. Dublin beat Laois for the second time in championship football this year, having also won the Leinster decider, and the Sky Blues showed true ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2120 Laois under 16 hurlers travel to Tipperary this weekend for the All Ireland finals hosted by the Tipp County Board. This is the first time for many years that Laois will participate in the premier competition and will join the other top 11 hurling counties in Ireland. This Laois team won ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2119 Laois put paid to Ulster champions Monaghan in the All Ireland Ladies Football Quarter Final last weekend.  Laois proved that momentum through the qualifiers counts for a lot as the O'Moore County secured a 0-12 to 0-9 victory against the beaten 2008 All-Ireland finalists. At half-time, Laois led by 0-6 to 0-3 after the sides ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2118 LAOIS captain, Angela Casey, came off with 10 minutes to go against Kildare in the qualifiers in Mullingar. A smile beamed from ear to ear as she shook Joe Higgins hand on the sideline, a victory was in sight and with this a quarter-final spot. Her team had comfortably beaten Kildare ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2117 Brother Philip Ryan has been appointed Laois Minior Hurling Manager for the coming year.  Brother Ryan has been a visible presence in Laois hurling for a number of years now, including his involvement with Portlaoise and the Laois senior hurling set ups through to his coaching with the Setanta development hurling squads. Mick Scully,  ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2116 Pat Roe will consider his position as Laois U-21 manager in the wake of Justin McNulty's appointment last night as senior manager. Roe had pitched for the job in recent weeks and was one of three names which had been officially nominated. But for the third time he has been frozen out ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2114 Former Armagh All-Ireland winner Justin McNulty has been officially named as the new manager of the Laois senior footballers. The Mullaghbawn native was ratified by the Laois GAA Executive last night, having been formally proposed for the role by Football Committee Chairman Andrew Broderick. McNulty, who is succeeding Sean Dempsey, received the ... http://www.laoistalk.com/news/?p=2113