SFC Stradbally play Mullinaghta away, then Westmeath at home (OMP, I presume), then Carlow or Dublin....if they get through.
SHC BK have the Dublin champs in senior hurling.
IFC: O'Dempseys beat St Brigids and play Kildare champs next.
IHC: Castletown play Bray Emmets.
JFC: I see Rosenallis have already beaten Bective (Meath), which is a good scalp to get. They play Westmeath - practically all of it from what I can see.
JHC: Rosenallis play Maynooth, winners play Clontarf. This is Kilkenny's championship though....they've won 12 of the 15 championships so far.
If Stradbally (20/1 to win Leinster,250/1 to win All Ireland) win next Sunday,they will have the following two games at a home venue (v WH and Dublin Champions).
BK play winners of Cuala v Kilmacud in Parnell Park 6/11
Quote from: Dave like the tv channel on October 24, 2016, 01:21:48 PM
JHC: Rosenallis play Maynooth, winners play Clontarf. This is Kilkenny's championship though....they've won 12 of the 15 championships so far.
Wouldn't write them off giving Leinster a rattle in hurling just. Probably one the strongest intermediate championship winners in Laois in a while. Ballinamere of Offaly surprised a few beating an Eddie Brennan managed Lisdowney a few years back. Rosenallis well capable of causing an upset. Will depend on progress in football as well I'd say!
I'd say nearly half the hurling panel are also football panellists.
O'Dempseys are a very strong intermediate team. Think they'll give Leinster a right rattle. Their next game v Towers will be a tough one though.
Odempseys a very strong intermediate team ? They had two miracle wins against portlaoise second team and timahoe only both teams missed chances to kill the game. I heard that the Longford lads they played were more or less a junior team.
I expect towers to win by about 10
Quote from: Laoiseabu on October 24, 2016, 04:32:27 PM
I expect towers to win by about 10
I'll take that bet please!
Quote from: SCFC on October 24, 2016, 07:09:30 PM
Quote from: Laoiseabu on October 24, 2016, 04:32:27 PM
I expect towers to win by about 10
I'll take that bet please!
We sometimes overrate our Club Championships, its been a while since a Laois Club won a football title outside of Portlaoise in Senior. Even teams that should have done well in the lower grades, havent.
If Laois CB sorted out our SFC, the IFC and JFC would be stronger as a result. Laois reps in Leinster would therefore do better.
Quote from: Dave like the tv channel on October 24, 2016, 10:16:45 PM
If Laois CB sorted out our SFC, the IFC and JFC would be stronger as a result. Laois reps in Leinster would therefore do better.
Correct. Too many senior teams for a county our size.
SCFC would you still take that bet Meredith gone to America
Quote from: Laoiseabu on October 28, 2016, 09:28:24 AM
SCFC would you still take that bet Meredith gone to America
Yeah. I'd say they'll beat a 10 point handicap. Meredith is a huge loss though and it will swing the advantage to Towers alright.
Ballyroan won the Leinster Intermediate in 08, Crettyard in 07 or 06 so were not all that bad.
Give me 10 points start O Dempseys and tell me how much you want to take. I think O Dempseys win no reason why they should not.
Football has deteriorated in Laois since then
Quote from: BallyroanAbu on October 28, 2016, 10:45:13 PM
Ballyroan won the Leinster Intermediate in 08, Crettyard in 07 or 06 so were not all that bad.
Cretty was 2005. Ballyroan was a team who shouldnt even have been Intermediate at that stage, it would have been a disgrace not to win the Leinster that year. In fact, they should have won an All Ireland by right.
Still a poor return for the county.
Park won the junior Leinster in 06
Ballyroan abbey Abu are u serious Meredith is gone to America did you look at the Laois intermediate championship this year
It would be nice to see Laois teams doing well but I don't see it this year in Leinster
O Dempsey's are a fairly decent outfit much like Ballyroan in 08 probably the best intermediate team to come out of Laois in the last 5-6 years. Ballyfin looked promising the year they came out of Laois. Round Towers only won Kildare after a replay, Kildare show no better in Leinster club football than we do. Why should they be 10 point handicap. Not saying O Dempseys will win but it will be close.
Good win for Rosenallis today against Maynooth in the hurling. A leinster double still on the cards :)
Borris KK play Cuala next Sunday after they beating Kilmacud Crokes 1.15 to 15 points. WIll be a tough battle considering Cuala got to leinster final last year. Will be looking to make amends.
Tough match tomorrow for O'Dempseys next Saturday in OMP. Hopefully they'll a good account of themselves. Stradbally will have a tough match in Longford always hard to get a Laois win in Longford. Should have Gary Comerford back after Cobh Ramblers exploits in play on Friday night.
Are Maynooth Kildare Intermediate champions?
Quote from: burdizzo on October 29, 2016, 05:34:48 PM
Are Maynooth Kildare Intermediate champions?
Yes that's correct Intermediate. Think they were in Leinster League final think Division 4 this year. Beat Shanahoe well either last year or year before in it.
Hard luck to Stradbally. Mullinaghta were champs for the first time in 50 odd years, so it's a game I thought Stradbally would win. The truth is, Stradbally have never really done well in Leinster and it continues this year.
Rosenallis had a good win in the JHC....keeping two fronts open.
Anyone at the Match in Longford ? Longford radio reporting scenes after the match ended ?
Quote from: les Antiques on November 01, 2016, 09:21:56 PM
Anyone at the Match in Longford ? Longford radio reporting scenes after the match ended ?
The Longford forum of this saying possible stricking by Stradbally.
Quote from: Helix on November 01, 2016, 09:40:13 PM
Quote from: les Antiques on November 01, 2016, 09:21:56 PM
Anyone at the Match in Longford ? Longford radio reporting scenes after the match ended ?
The Longford forum of this saying possible stricking by Stradbally.
Not true. Few words exchanged with the referee as he was escorted off the field (unnecessarily) by stewards. That was it.
Quote from: Helix on November 01, 2016, 09:40:13 PM
Quote from: les Antiques on November 01, 2016, 09:21:56 PM
Anyone at the Match in Longford ? Longford radio reporting scenes after the match ended ?
The Longford forum of this saying possible stricking by Stradbally.
Must be true so
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on October 30, 2016, 09:47:03 PM
QuoteCould have won by more
Jazes - the Stradbally boys would not seem to agree. I heard there were all sorts of shenanigans at the full time whistle with the Stradbally management going for the linesman and the ref. Linesman may have got a belt from a Stradbally selector.
There's the quote from Longford forum, judging by the report in the Leinster Express, they might have some logic to be angry.
Quote from: Helix on November 02, 2016, 10:48:17 AM
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on October 30, 2016, 09:47:03 PM
QuoteCould have won by more
Jazes - the Stradbally boys would not seem to agree. I heard there were all sorts of shenanigans at the full time whistle with the Stradbally management going for the linesman and the ref. Linesman may have got a belt from a Stradbally selector.
There's the quote from Longford forum, judging by the report in the Leinster Express, they might have some logic to be angry.
Shambolic refereeing alright. Their goal should've been a free out as a Stradbally player was fouled going down on the ball. The red card came directly after a late tackle on Liam Knowles had been waved away. And then later in the game, a Longford player was black carded for an identical tackle which Barney had been sent off for.
Heard from a Cavan man who was at the game that the ref kicked for the home team in this one he said it was unreal how one sided he was.
He also added that the standard was poor and that the Longford crowd won't go far but its not good for the Laois county champions to be loosing to them.
Total neutral!
Will BK bring a big crowd to Parnell Park on Sunday?
Big test for them and it would be great to see them get a win and target a Leinster Final. Sometimes the first shot at it is the one where anything can happen as they are in bonus territory.
It would be great for the hurling in the county if they coud make some progress in Leinster.
Quote from: redsetanta on November 04, 2016, 09:38:30 AM
Will BK bring a big crowd to Parnell Park on Sunday?
Big test for them and it would be great to see them get a win and target a Leinster Final. Sometimes the first shot at it is the one where anything can happen as they are in bonus territory.
It would be great for the hurling in the county if they coud make some progress in Leinster.
Love to think they can but they are up against a pro outfit in Cula...
Ken Hogan might just bring something to the table that most Laois teams wouldn't have when they come out of Laois...
Hear's hoping I'm going to travel up I hear they have 2 52 seaters filled from Kellys bar and that was last monday!
Good win for Rosenallis in Westmeath Today, will now play the Offaly (Bracknagh) champions in the Leinster final. BTW Bracknagh were strong favorites to win the Leinster title at the start of the Championship, but Rosenallis will be think different and will take some beating.
Castletown were beaten 1.15 to 1.12. Good win for Wicklow champions Bray Emmets.
O'Dempseys lost 11 points to 9 against Round Towers of Kildare town
Best of luck to Borris/Kilcotton up in Parnell Park tomorrow.
I'd give them every chance. They are arguably playing at a higher level than Clough/Ballacolla last year and they really should have beaten Oulart who in turn defeated Cuala.
I know it never works as simply as that but they have a good strong team, experienced management and hopefully have the celebrations out of their systems.
Cuala are a powerful outfit but I'm hopeful that BK can make a real impact in Leinster this year.
BK by 3.
Well Laois football may be down but not all that far. Well done to Rosenallis and unlucky to O Dempsey who kicked themselves out of Leinster. BorrisKilcotton if they show them true selves will give Cuala a good game.
Going to head to Parnell tomorrow. Hope you're right merman.
That team Rosenallis played yesterday Castletown\Finea\Coole\Whitehall they were sthong favourites to win leinster they were senior club in 2013 and expected to steam roll over Rosenallis yesterday, Bracknagh will probably feel the same coming into final Going to be a great game. Great efforts been put into Rosenallis it seems. Great year in all fronts. Is there award for club of the year?
Would have expected both O' Dempseys and particulary Castletown to go better than that?
Fantastic for Rosenallis. Good on them. I'm not going to rehash what I said elsewhere here a few weeks ago- but they have turned themselves from nothing into a great club.
10 years ago they had appalling facilities and a handful of "past-it" former greats and nothing else.
Serious strides and well done!
Totally agree with Keyser, Rosenallis are doing fantastic work on all fronts.
Has there been an increase in population in rosenallis over the last few years or have they just had the same numbers as always in the village but just got more young lads playing, i know that they have great coaching but they went from scraping a team with clonaslee underage to having their own teams in A competitions, just a query nothing else
I think the expense of getting the pitch done up meant it was absolutely necessary to get whole community to buy into it the club. I remember seeing a few years ago - around they time they started the pitch - that Rosenalis had the biggest club membership in the county. I think it was somewhat a case of HAVING to get the people in and contributing, and I suppose the success they're having now is a knock-on from that.
There's 2 primary schools in the area maybe small class sizes but drawing good numbers. They had nearly 120 kids at Cul camps I seen this year, almost 3 quarter from the rosenallis. Neeish housing estate near the pitch as well might draw a few outsiders. Great work going on and making good use of numbers.
Heard that Paddy Dunne that's over Rosenallis has been offered the Ratheniska job for the coming season, Seemingly offered before the last game. This chap has history would be a great appointment for Ratheniska would be guaranteed a junior title next year. They move on from what is there.
Went up to Donnycarney yesterday , feeling optimistic that at least things would at close . The game was effectively over after 20 minutes . Very disappointing day for Laois hurling and the Dubs around were only too willing to let any Laois person present know !
Honestly thought Hogan would have pulled something out of the bag for the Leinster Campaign .
Quote from: Tintin84 on November 07, 2016, 01:45:08 AM
Heard that Paddy Dunne that's over Rosenallis has been offered the Ratheniska job for the coming season, Seemingly offered before the last game. This chap has history would be a great appointment for Ratheniska would be guaranteed a junior title next year. They move on from what is there.
I hear they have Woolie signed up as well. Team to watch in 2017.
Quote from: Don Draper on November 07, 2016, 10:19:16 AM
Quote from: Tintin84 on November 07, 2016, 01:45:08 AM
Heard that Paddy Dunne that's over Rosenallis has been offered the Ratheniska job for the coming season, Seemingly offered before the last game. This chap has history would be a great appointment for Ratheniska would be guaranteed a junior title next year. They move on from what is there.
I hear they have Woolie signed up as well. Team to watch in 2017.
As a player or managment Don?
Press Officer ;)
Quote from: Don Draper on November 07, 2016, 12:24:03 PM
Quote from: les Antiques on November 07, 2016, 12:08:07 PM
Press Officer ;)
Hurling manager.
He must have taken an awful liking to the hurling after getting battered with sliotars recently by the Ballyhale Shamrock senior hurlers recently for his GAA podcasts 8).
Quote from: les Antiques on November 07, 2016, 09:04:16 AM
Went up to Donnycarney yesterday , feeling optimistic that at least things would at close . The game was effectively over after 20 minutes . Very disappointing day for Laois hurling and the Dubs around were only too willing to let any Laois person present know !
Honestly thought Hogan would have pulled something out of the bag for the Leinster Campaign .
Its was over after 10 mins or maybe before game started. BK have only shown true form in the County Final. Before that they have been dire and I do think if Semis had not been done on a draw they wouldnt have made the final
They are a team that are lacking something but I cant figure out what it is
R/E would have done better.
Quote from: Ballyroan Abbey on November 06, 2016, 01:32:37 PM
Has there been an increase in population in rosenallis over the last few years or have they just had the same numbers as always in the village but just got more young lads playing, i know that they have great coaching but they went from scraping a team with clonaslee underage to having their own teams in A competitions, just a query nothing else
Not pissing in their soup, but......
...........no more A for them after next year. They had an A U21 team last year, which got to the semis. They've an A U21 side in hurling this year and next. After that, they're B all the way down to U12 in both hurling and football. They're winning all the B comps, so perhaps they should give A a try at some grades.
Not downing the club, but just correcting the point - what they get from 600 people is very good.
Is it better be in a B competition for a single club or an A competition as part of amalgamation? Long term i believe B competitions & get all young lads in ateas playing although easier said that done, a lot of lads are lost earlier than usual through amalgamayions imo.
Quote from: From the Terrace on November 07, 2016, 05:07:31 PM
Is it better be in a B competition for a single club or an A competition as part of amalgamation? Long term i believe B competitions & get all young lads in ateas playing although easier said that done, a lot of lads are lost earlier than usual through amalgamayions imo.
Agreed.
Has a club ever won a provincial hurling and football title?
Finbarrs of cork in the 80s did it, pretty sure st galls of antrim won senior football and inter hurling in same year recently enough
Mooncoin will be big favourites for junior hurling. Won Kilkenny convincingly and Leinster winners coming from Kilkenny nearly 12 out of 14 years. Something like that!
Quote from: Butch Cassidy on November 07, 2016, 09:36:35 PM
Has a club ever won a provincial hurling and football title?
Finbarrs did it alright. Once in the same year.....(1980/81). JBM was the star back then.
St Johns (Antrim) won both 73/74 and 77/78. Slaughtneil (Derry) won football in 2013/14 and the hurling title this year.
Portlaoise competed in both finals in one year,iirc, winning the football. Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipp) have won the hurling and competed in the football final, while UCD did it the other way around.
Quote from: Dave like the tv channel on November 08, 2016, 08:54:35 AM
Quote from: Butch Cassidy on November 07, 2016, 09:36:35 PM
Has a club ever won a provincial hurling and football title?
Finbarrs did it alright. Once in the same year.....(1980/81). JBM was the star back then.
St Johns (Antrim) won both 73/74 and 77/78. Slaughtneil (Derry) won football in 2013/14 and the hurling title this year.
Portlaoise competed in both finals in one year,iirc, winning the football. Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipp) have won the hurling and competed in the football final, while UCD did it the other way around.
Portlaoise lost the hurling to Rathnure by a point in 87, beat Parnells in the football after a replay. Shame, that hurling team deserved a Leinster at least.
Slaughtneil are an amazing Club, they could realistically do the Hurling and Football this year. And don't think the hurling is easy because its Ulster, Ulster Club isn't simple.
I remember that day Don , down in Nowlan Park . Should have won that day . Beat Rynaghs in the Semis in town and there was a Leinster in that team . I vaguely recall Rathnure getting hammered in the All Ireland Semi by Athenry which made it even more frustrating .
Portlaoise have played the most senior club matches (province and All Ireland) of any club in the country.
Rathnure,what a club they were. Village outside of enniscorthy . Have won d most wexford hurling championships n home to d famous rackards and quigleys
Great club but have not won a county title in over 10 years which is a famine for them .
Good win for Rosenallis Today v Dublin champions.
Its some achievement for Rosenallis, and its nice to see people at any club have their hard work payoff.
Its not long ago they seemed like a bit of a joke considering their history and the teams and great players they had in the 90's when they reached senior at both codes. Their pitch was one of the worst in the county and the club seemed to be going no where fast. I may be incorrect here but I think Mark & Paul Dunne would have been eligible to play for Rosenallis but played with The Rock (both played senior with Laois), also John O Loughlin grew up a stones throw from Rosenallis but chose to play with Mountmellick (again a senior intercounty footballer).
But the people of Rosenallis did not moan or whinge, instead they got to work developing new club facilities and underage structures of which they are now reaping the benefits and it is great to see it. They also set a great example for other small clubs, hard work does not guarantee success but lack of it guarantees failure.
http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/rosenallis-are-full-bloom/
A fantastic story and regardless of how they get on it's been a year to remember for them. Long may it continue.
Just a pity the Rosenallis game is clashing with the u21 football final I'd like to go to both!
Quote from: Joeythelips on November 16, 2016, 11:30:58 AM
Its some achievement for Rosenallis, and its nice to see people at any club have their hard work payoff.
Its not long ago they seemed like a bit of a joke considering their history and the teams and great players they had in the 90's when they reached senior at both codes. Their pitch was one of the worst in the county and the club seemed to be going no where fast. I may be incorrect here but I think Mark & Paul Dunne would have been eligible to play for Rosenallis but played with The Rock (both played senior with Laois), also John O Loughlin grew up a stones throw from Rosenallis but chose to play with Mountmellick (again a senior intercounty footballer).
But the people of Rosenallis did not moan or whinge, instead they got to work developing new club facilities and underage structures of which they are now reaping the benefits and it is great to see it. They also set a great example for other small clubs, hard work does not guarantee success but lack of it guarantees failure.
http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/rosenallis-are-full-bloom/
Thats a great piece. Huge credit to Rosenallis, they should be immensely proud of themselves and how they have conducted their affairs over the past 15 years or so especially. A lot of clubs could learn from them.
Having U21 football final at same time as our only laois football team left in provincial action is a pure example of how brain dead our county board are.
Great win for Rosenallis in beating the Offaly champions in Tullamore.
To beat the Offaly champions in the Leinster Final in O'Connor park was a great achievement and a proud Day for Laois Football. Well done to all involved.
Congratulations to Rosenalis. I'm very proud as a Laois man of their achievement. They have some very nice footballers amongst their panel.
It was an insult to Laois people to have the Under 21 final on the same day. I heard in Rathneska today that the Under 21 final would have been played in O'Moore Park if Stradbally had qualified. The same person told me that the Kingstons are going to St Josephs. I know there are some transfer junkies amongst us that like all these meaningless rumours.
Brilliant result for a club doing things the right way. Beating the Offaly champions in their county venue adds an extra bonus to a super achievement.
I heard the Kingstons are going back to Barrowhpise and that Josephs are to to have a gaels team with the Barrowhouse lads involved.
Rosenallis will now travel to play the UK champions Manchester or Edinborough in the All Ireland quarter finals.
Next week they travel to Rathoath to play the leinster hurling semi final.
What a year for such a small club, their achievements so far are unbelievable and the manor in which they have represented Laois deserves huge credit best of luck to them.
Quote from: The Rover on November 19, 2016, 10:43:27 PM
Rosenallis will now travel to play the UK champions Manchester or Edinborough in the All Ireland quarter finals.
Does the GAA pay for this?
not exactly sure but apparently the Leinster council pay for up tp 25 players plus management team.
Well done Rosenallis. Such a pity the Dunnes fecked off to The Rock back in the day. And of course JOL could be wearing green too!
They had a few more aswell Philp Peake went to the Rock brian fitz and few more!!!
Great for the Village but by God these players will need a serious rest after this year is over!!
I believe that The Rock were at one time considering changing their name to
ROCKENALLIS
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.
i did not follow the leinster junior championship as I commit to work every Saturday and the Rosenallis story in both codes is just amazing and I agree with posts, shame on Laois County Board fixing a game the same time
I was up in Meath Today for the Rosenallis game.
Hard luck to Rosenallis Lost to a late goal from Ratoath, Game went to extra time and the result could have gone either way once again a great display from the Rosenallis lads during the second half of extra time fatigue was certainly catching up with the Laois team I think this could have been their eight week in a row between football and hurling. They now have to travel to Scotland next weekend to play the all Ireland quarter final in football.