Underage squads 2024

[redsetanta]

U20's out against Kildare this evening. I know Kildare hurling is on the rise and we have been beaten previously by them underage.

How are these set of players expected to do?

Our minors out against Carlow this weekend as well.

[on the hop]

The u20's weren't bad tonight , once they got on top of the Kildare puck out near the end of the first half they didn't look like they would be beaten. They also had the luxury of missing a penalty. The had a strong start to the second half with two goals but took the foot off for a while and things could have tightened up if Kildare hadn't shot as many wides I. Their purple patch.

[Hurling123]

I see laois Celtic challenge team is playing in the semi finals. They are in division 3 should laois not trying to be aim higher than division 3 ?

[clonadmad]

I see laois Celtic challenge team is playing in the semi finals. They are in division 3 should laois not trying to be aim higher than division 3 ?

Hardly

Playing Meath in the semifinal

When Meath already beat them in the round robin section 1-15 to 2-07

[Hurling123]

Yes
I seen that result

But should we as a county not be trying to aim higher ? I realised alot of  this u16 panel has played minor championship this year for laois. I believe they're not eligible to play Celtic challenge.

[Hurling123]

See laois Celtic challenge team had a good result today .seem to turn over a fancied Meath 2-12  - 0-14. They are in the finals of the Celtic challenge competition now  . Anyone know who they are playing and where?

Need to see more results like this in the county

[Ogie]

Celtic Challenge operating in Divsion 3 is not the standard where we should be, especially with a number of minor panel members playing Mayo in the final.

U15s hurled two squads against Clare today, won one lost one
U14s beat Antrim & Meath

[Hurling123]

I am trying to find out information about the Celtic challenge. Seems hard to come by.
This year laois are in the division 3 final v mayo
2023 laois didn't make it out of group stage
2022 lost division 4 final
2021 -1997 any one any information???
1996 won division 4 final.

Seem laois have always been in division 3 or 4 of the competition.


Have laois ever won division 3 or higher ??

[Blueforever]

After watching Offaly un20 on TnaG last night with their Passion and brilliant workrate and no little skill and the thousands of their followers completely enthralled we Laois can only wish that a man of the calibre of Michael Duignan can emerge from the county and replicate what he has done ,I know he is not totally responsible for it all but he put the framework and personnel in place to let nights like last night attainable.  We can only dream

[clonadmad]

I am trying to find out information about the Celtic challenge. Seems hard to come by.
This year laois are in the division 3 final v mayo
2023 laois didn't make it out of group stage
2022 lost division 4 final
2021 -1997 any one any information???
1996 won division 4 final.

Seem laois have always been in division 3 or 4 of the competition.


Have laois ever won division 3 or higher ??

Celtic Challenge started in 2016

Laois have always been in and around Division 3/4

[clonadmad]

After watching Offaly un20 on TnaG last night with their Passion and brilliant workrate and no little skill and the thousands of their followers completely enthralled we Laois can only wish that a man of the calibre of Michael Duignan can emerge from the county and replicate what he has done ,I know he is not totally responsible for it all but he put the framework and personnel in place to let nights like last night attainable.  We can only dream

Laois miles behind in every area in comparison to Offaly

Offaly which is a smaller County population wise to Laois

Offaly also have tradition and a good few all ireland medal winners involved at all levels which counts for something

Laois don't

The 2022 Minor Leinster Final v Offaly will be the high point of Laois underage Hurling for many years to come

[Blueforever]

We had no tradition in minor football in the ninenties but we still were able to win 2 and play in a third final with no clatter of all ireland winners involved at any level it can be done but if it's not led properly from the top like any business it cannot suceed

[clonadsane]

We had no tradition in minor football in the ninenties but we still were able to win 2 and play in a third final with no clatter of all ireland winners involved at any level it can be done but if it's not led properly from the top like any business it cannot suceed

And now we're languishing in tier 3 and fully deserve to be

[clonadmad]

We had no tradition in minor football in the ninenties but we still were able to win 2 and play in a third final with no clatter of all ireland winners involved at any level it can be done but if it's not led properly from the top like any business it cannot suceed

We have no tradition of winning Senior All Irelands where as Offaly have

Offaly and all involved with them have ambitions beyond winning All Irelands at minor and u20 and good luck to them

[Laois Rising]

It's incredible to see a county the size of Offaly win an u20 football All-Ireland playing some outstanding and free flowing football and now they have a crop of young hurlers coming through that are playing an exciting brand of hurling to watch and have the ability and potential to win the All-Ireland against either Tipp or Cork. Tradition and getting the right people involved plays a huge part and with this Offaly side they have both of those in abundance. Our U20s are a good side and this Offaly team obliterated them by showing greater conviction, confidence, coaching, skill, drive and determination right from the very first minute when they played us. They beat us up in every facet of the game. We could badly do with bottling some of that ourselves.