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Laois schools are in action this week.

Mountrath CS v St Fergals

Heywood play Killina Pres

To be honest some of the best games I have seen have been in this age group. It is definately of benefit for the development of players and the transition between minor and senior.

In laois we haven't too many teams at this grade so there's not reason it couldn't be run off over a month or 6 weeks in February or March on weekends when the NFL is not on.

Have the players etc met with Kelly and his team yet?

Rosenallis playing in Rathoath at 2pm Saturday. Can't go myself but a handy enough spot to get to for any Dublin based Laoismen. They deserve all the support they can get. JOL won't have far to travel and no doubt he'll be there cheering them on. 

Wouldn't surprise me if they moved, if they are welcomed back that is. I assume the homeplace is still in Barrowhouse?
Killeen are a bit of a spent force and the real driving force behind the team has passed away so it is interesting times for them.

Yeh, just reading the Leinster there. Says it's hip injuries that are the reason. Pity as he was the only man in our forward line who could catch a ball from our puck out. Haven't seen anything close to him in that regard coming through.
It's one step forward and two steps back.

How old is Willie, he's hardly 30 yet is he?

I know it's very easy for us to say but I thought with the better set up in place and decent performances from the hurlers some of these lads would have stayed on longer. You could see how delighted Hyland was after beating Offaly in 2015.

Maybe it's a case of thinking it isn't going to get any better after Cheddar. I do hope we don't start slipping back again after what Cheddar achieved.

A fantastic story and regardless of how they get on it's been a year to remember for them. Long may it continue.

O'Dempseys like their nostalgia. Excellent piece from the National League win in 1986 with photos of newspaper clippings etc. Hard to believe we were effectively playing Div 4 football and beat the best team in the league in the quarter final. Interesting to read some of the headlines in the papers.

http://www.odempseysgfc.ie/Pages/NationalFootballLeague1986.aspx

If you're good with greyhounds you'll get on well in Laois GAA.

The wild cat is a lost biffo.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/eamonn-kelly-determined-to-build-on-cheddar-plunketts-work-at-laois-429687.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

I see Kelly is saying that he was convinced by Conor Gleeson to step back into intercounty hurling because he see's the potential in Laois and has praised the hard work Cheddar has done.
He also said that one of the reasons he left Offaly was due to the level of abuse he got following the defeat to Westmeath both in person and online.
In fairness that kind of abuse comes with the job nowadays, just ask the likes of Davy Fitz or any other amount of intercounty managers.

Piece from The Leinster Express about Kelly. Decent track record, hopefully it continues.

http://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/sport/222933/eamonn-kelly-appointed-new-laois-senior-hurling-manager.html

Any idea why he resigned from the Offaly job.