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#1
GAA Discussion / Re: NFL Division Four 2024
March 04, 2024, 11:39:59 PM
Colin O'Riordan, who went playing AFL, was another quality forward.
They would be an excellent football county but hurling is just dominant in the hearts and minds.
#2
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
February 25, 2024, 06:48:18 PM
Got out of jail a bit today. Couple of missed goal chances for Tipp and a missed penalty.
Dug in well though. Sign of a team going well to win while not performing to their usual standards.
Thought the subs made a huge difference. Lowry was brave, showing for ball, O'Flynn brought unbelievable pace and energy around the middle and Lillis steadied things and kicked a fine point.
Shaun Fitz, Evan and Brian Byrne were good throughout.
#3
Laois / Re: Laois gaa Referees
February 19, 2024, 04:07:42 PM
Don't see the harm in this thread - nice to see the good refs being praised.
As it happens, I think the standard of football refs in Laois is not too bad at all. Some good young refs out there too like McDonald, Bailey, Robbie Moran.
Biggest issue is the lack of numbers of refs.
#4
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
February 18, 2024, 08:06:03 AM
We really must get out of Division 4.
It's a very poor standard of football and we need to be playing better teams. Carlow offered very little last night and yet it took us 25 minutes to score against them.
They handled Evan well but other lads like Dunne, Swayne and Larkin all stepped up well.
#5
Laois / Re: Laois gaa Referees
February 05, 2024, 12:50:28 PM
Brendan McCann is the best football ref in the county. Deegan and Cooney are very good too.
I like Brendan Hickey too. Very fair man.
Clifford Ward is also good.
They're the top 5 football refs for me.
#6
Laois / Re: Club football managers 2024
January 15, 2024, 02:49:17 PM
Eoin Kearns staying for what I think is a fourth year with O'D's.
#7
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
January 15, 2024, 02:47:23 PM
Quote from: Butch Cassidy on January 14, 2024, 11:14:22 PMWhat was the team?
Couldn't tell you the exact team but names I heard were involved were Roche in goals, Lacey, Buggie, Ben Dempsey, Swayne, Simon Fingleton, Corbet, Niall Dunne, Damon Larkin, Mark Barry, Lowry. O'Flynn came on at half time.
#8
Laois / Re: Laois Senior Footballers 2024
January 14, 2024, 10:00:46 PM
Quote from: Junior Ex Laoistalk on January 14, 2024, 05:28:29 PMAny word on the game last night v Clare?
Laois won comfortably enough. Team for first league game will probably resemble last night's team with maybe Daly and Rioghan Murphy from the Wicklow game to be in contention too.
#9
Laois / Re: Laois Pride and Unity
December 29, 2023, 10:32:08 AM
Quote from: marty34 on December 29, 2023, 09:38:45 AM
Quote from: High Fielder on December 29, 2023, 07:36:49 AM
Quote from: SpeculativeEffort on December 23, 2023, 09:22:16 PMRecently I met a lifelong Laois supporter (now in his 80's) who asked me how we can help Laois GAA to rise again. We both agreed on investment in youth, better quality club teams amongst other things.

Then he turned to me and sadly said
'What is it with Laois? We seem to have no pride. No unity. Why is that?'

It got me thinking and overall I'd agree with him. Only for short bouts of time have I ever felt that the county felt proud. During Micko's reign and Eddie Brennans were two. Minor success 96 to 98 was another time.

Our pride feels like it is at an all time low right now.

Do you agree?

How do we change that?

Are we too club focused?

Can we turn it around?

It's hard to see a way back at the moment but the starting point has to be the urban centres of Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountmellick. Portlaoise really should be one of the biggest clubs in the country, but they'll never be anything if they're not supported; and I mean that in every definition of that word.

That is where I'd start. I'd be hoping that strong urban clubs would be the tide that rises all boats, and that amalgamated senior clubs with resources similar to Josephs would compete with them. We have too many clubs that are no addition to anything and are preventing players from progressing. They are cult like;obsessed with the idea of staying senior or getting promoted.

It has been particularly sad in recent years to see the lack of interest. I've long since thought that our league football is no more than a kickabout anyway, and it feels at times like we could tell everyone just to come back for the Championship. That mindset has to change. There are club players in neighbouring counties training away as we speak. Most of ours won't be seen until the end of January at least.

Look through the college lists. Very few Laois lads. We're down there with all the worst performing counties, and it's not by accident. Of course there's so much to it, there's no right answer, and you could write a book. There are a million factors that have brought us to this point, and at least we can say that this Keegan chap looks like he has a plan. It's a start, but so much needs to change and coincide with that plan

How many gaa clubs are there in Portlaoise town?
Just the one really. Clonad hurling club also operate on the edge of the town and draw some players from the town as far as I know.
The Heath and Park-Ratheniska are also in the same parish and might pick up the odd lad from the town.
#10
Laois / Re: Club football managers 2024
December 23, 2023, 03:05:28 PM
Emo have replaced Pat Ryan with ex Offaly player Jimmy Stewart.
#11
GAA Discussion / Re: GaaGo
December 06, 2023, 10:07:01 AM
I've not had Sky in 20 years now.
No interest in most of its output or monthly bills.
So paying €70ish for GAAGo is fine by me.
#12
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
November 23, 2023, 12:07:28 AM
Quote from: Butch Cassidy on November 21, 2023, 08:29:04 PMAny idea of who's in training with the seniors?
Michael Dempsey and Rioghan Murphy were two new names I heard.
#13
Laois / Re: The future of laois hurling
October 09, 2023, 03:34:45 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on October 09, 2023, 07:27:49 AMI think you mean Camross have a man w/ Courtwood, no?!
I'd forgotten about him! Robbie Boland of Courtwood hurled a number of times this year with Clonad in league.
Also, Paddy Hosey of Emo with Trumera.
And there's a couple of Portarlington lads who were minor last year but not this year.
#14
Laois / Re: The future of laois hurling
October 08, 2023, 07:56:19 PM
Quote from: burdizzo on October 07, 2023, 04:01:22 PMWins for Raheen Parish Gaels and Portarlington in the minor 'B' final and shield final last night. RPG had 8 Clonad, 5 Emo lads, and 2 Colt-Shanahoe.....
You'd wonder where those Port. lads will end up.
Wouldn't it be good for long term development of hurling to put the 5 Emo lads with the Portarlington lads and any other lads from O'Dempseys and Courtwood to form a parish adult hurling team?
There's already Fionn Holland, Dan McCormack hurling with Clonad. And a couple of Emo lads hurling with Mountmellick. There's one lad from Courtwood with Clonad. There's also a couple of Portarlington lads who were minor last year but not this year.
#15
Laois / Re: The Future for Laois Football
September 24, 2023, 05:01:02 PM
Quote from: Spiritof86 on September 19, 2023, 11:02:50 AMAppointment expected by end of week apparently.
Don't think so. Interviews only completed on Friday and at least three being brought back for a second interview next week. We'll have someone by Christmas! :)