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Laois Shopping Centre: IHC Final Result.

Abbeyleix :       0-12
Mountmellick: 1-9

Draw match. Replay to take place on Ocotber 26th  Venue and Time TBC

Hard to look beyond a CB win this weekend? Their backs on paper should have a big handle on the RE front 6.

Would have to agree, hopefully will be a cracker of a game to watch think tg4 supposed to be showing it on tv aswell

[Saturday 5th Oct 2024]

Saturday 5th Oct 2024
^{Laois Shopping Centre Intermediate Hurling Championship Final}
Mountmellick 17:00 Abbeyleix St Lazarians
Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Anthony Stapleton

Crettyard 2-12 Mountmellick 0-10 Laois IFC Final Crettyard are the new Laois Shopping Centre Intermediate Football Champions after a hard-earned victory over Mountmellick this evening in O'Moore Park. The game was in the balance until midway through the second half, when a Cormac Murphy-led Crettyard asserted their dominance to win the game and secure their...


Was neck and neck until Crettyard got the goal before halftime,  best team won no point saying otherwise Mountmellick started going for goals a bit too early if had just have taken the points and went for goals later might have made it more respectable at least put a bit of doubt in Crettyard.
Only consolation for Mountmellick is that whoever comes down wont be as strong as Crettyard.

Well we will see how Crettyard go on in their Leinster campaign

Rosenallis 2-10 Ballylinan 0-6 - full time

All over here in Annanough. Comfortable win for Rosenallis. They are safe at senior level for another year.

Ballylinan's tough season continues.

They have one game left to avoid an instant return to intermediate grade.

They'll play the losers of Courtwood and Ballyfin in two weeks' time to decide who drops to intermediate for 2025.

If Ballylinan aren't careful they could be back were they were last year and might not be as easy to bounce back up

Rathdowney-Errill are through to their first SHC final since 2019!



Abbeyleix got a consolation goal right at the death as a 65 made its way through a smattering of bodies, but it was only in consolation as the final whistle immediately blew.

Mountrath 1-15 Abbeyleix 4-14 Laois IHC Semi-Final Abbeyleix have booked their place in the Laois Shopping Centre IHC final thanks to two quick fire goals from Liam Kavanagh and Rory McEvoy. Abbeyleix will now face Mountmellick in the final and as finalists will be promoted to the Premier IHC. As is so often with this Abbeyleix... Laois Today for full article

Mountmellick 4-16 Slieve Bloom 0-18 Laois IHC Semi-Final Mountmellick have booked their place in the Laois Shopping Centre IHC final after a massively entertaining encounter with Slieve Bloom. It completes an extraordinary week for the club who now have two County Finals to look forward to after the footballers also won their semi-final last week

Abbeyleix 4-14 Mountrath 1-15

Mountmellick v Abbeyleix Final
Mountmellick will play leinster and have promotion for 2025 will be hoping to get the cup aswell but Abbeyleix will be not be an easy game

[Laois Shopping Centre Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi Final]

^{Laois Shopping Centre Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi Final}
Mountmellick 17:00 Slieve Bloom
  Venue: Ratheniska
Referee: Jamie Mc Donald

^{Laois Shopping Centre Intermediate Hurling Championship Semi Final}
Abbeyleix St Lazarians 17:00 St Fintans Mountrath
Venue: Colt GAA
Referee: Noel Toomey

Following tonight's Laois Shopping Centre: PIHC Quarter Final Results

The following 2 Premier Intermediate teams, promoted to the 2025 Senior
Hurling Championship are

 Ballinakill
    and
Borris in Ossory-Killcotton

The results have shown how the planned increase to 10 senior teams is flawed without even winning a semi final Ballinakill and Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton are guaranteed promotion to SHC 2025.

The argument for a slimmed down championship has never been stronger IMO. Some very one sided results so far. Throw into the mix walkovers from the hurling clubs in the Junior and the general poor standard of the Intermediate and I think it's a necessity really at this stage. I'm not sure the likes of Ballyfin or Ballylinan on current viewing would even compete with Crettyard or Mountmellick a drop below them.

On a more optimistic note, while the quality might not be there at times, this nonetheless is possibly the most open championship at the top end we've had in a long time. Graiguecullen, Portlaoise, Portarlington, Ballyroan and St Joseph's must all be fancying their chances. I'd have given Emo a fair chance too if they'd had a full complement including Greene, Kirwan etc available. I find it very tough to call a winner at this stage.

The county board are already are considering trying to slowly introduce the idea by the way they introduced the senior b cup for the lower teams definitely need to reduce number of senior teams

With restructuring of Championship for 2025 increasing Senior Hurling Championship from 8 to 10 teams, meaning no relegation for 2024 and both finalists gaining promotion. Just wanted to gain a sense of the general opinion on the topic

[Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A]

Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A

Round 2

Slieve bloom 2-23 1-11 Mountrath

Clonad 2-17 1-10 Mountmellick

Round 3

Clonad(home) v Slieve Bloom

Mountmellick(home) v Mountrath

Intermediate Hurling Championship Group B

Round 2

Abbeyleix 0-11 0-9 The Harps

PRT 2-18 1-19 Trumera

Round 3

Trumera(home) v Abbeyleix

PRT(home) v The Harps


Will be interesting to see how Group A pans out

[Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A]

Intermediate Hurling Championship Group A

Round 1

Mountmellick 2-17  0-11 slieve Bloom

Mountrath 1-22  2-15 Clonad

Round 2

Slieve bloom(home) v Mountrath

Clonad(home) v Mountmellick


Intermediate Hurling Championship Group B

Round 1

Abbeyleix 3-16 0-19 PRT

Trumera 2-14 1-16 The Harps

Round 2

The Harps(home) v Abbeyleix

PRT(home) v Trumera


Will be interesting to see how this pans out

With the Intermediate hurling championship commencing next week and change in structures for 2025 meaning both finalists will be promoted and there being no relegation what are your thoughts on the chances of the teams competing in it this year.