Hurling goes centre stage again this weekend as the knockout stages of the Senior, Premier Intermediate and Intermediate championships get underway.
You can check out the full schedule of fixtures below.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
First-named team has home advantage unless stated otherwise
Laois U-17 ‘C’ Football Championship Round 4
The Harps V Rathdowney-Errill at 6.30pm
Laois U-15 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Semi-finals
Camross v Portlaoise at 6.15pm
Laois U-15 ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 5
Portarlington V The Harps at 7pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
First-named team has home advantage unless stated otherwise
Laois U-15 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Shield Semi-finals
Ballyfin v Borris-Kilcotton at 6.15pm
Laois U-13 ‘C’ Football Championship Shield Semi-finals
Colt-Shanahoe v Portlaoise in Colt at 6.15pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Laois JHC ‘C’ Final
Rathdowney-Errill v The Harps in the Laois GAA Centre of Excellence at 7.15pm
Laois MFC ‘A’ Round 6
St Joseph’s V Killeshin-Crettyard Spink at 6.45pm
Laois MFC ‘B’ Round 6
Graiguecullen V Rosenallis-Clonaslee St. Manmans at 6.45pm
Laois MFC ‘C’ Round 5
Portlaoise V The Harps at 7.30pm
Laois U-13 ‘A’ Football Championship Semi-finals
Portlaoise v Ballyfin at 6.30pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Laois Premier IHC Quarter-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/Winner on the Day)
Ballyfin v Camross in O’Moore Park at 5.30pm
Ballinakill v Clonaslee St Manmans in O’Moore Park at 7.15pm
Laois IHC quarter-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/Winner on the Day)
Trumera v Mountrath in Colt at 5.30pm
Slieve Bloom v Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe in Rathdowney at 5.30pm
Laois JHC ‘A’ Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/Winner on the Day)
Ballypickas v Portlaoise in Abbeyleix at 5.30pm
Borris-Kilcotton v Rosenallis in Ballacolla at 5.30pm
Laois MFC ‘A’ Round 6
O’Dempseys V Stradbally Parish Gaels at 5.30pm
Portlaoise V Na Fianna Og at 5.30pm
Laois MFC ‘B’ Round 6
Ballylinan V Heath-Colt-Shanahoe at 5.30pm
Park-Ratheniska V Ballyroan-Abbey at 3.30pm
St Pauls V Ballyfin in Emo at 3.30pm
Laois U-13 ‘A’ FC Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/First Named Home Venue)
Stradbally Parish Gaels v The Harps in Stradbally at 12noon
Laois U-13 ‘A’ FC Shield Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/First Named Home Venue)
Ballylinan v Fourth Group B at 4pm
Third Group B v Graiguecullen at 2pm in venue TBC
Laois U-13 ‘A’ Football Championship Plate Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/First Named Home Venue)
Killeshin v Ballyroan Abbey at 4pm
Fifth Group B v O’Dempsey’s at 4pm
Laois U-13 ‘B’ Football Championship Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/First Named Home Venue)
Park Ratheniska v The Heath at 12noon
Laois U-13 ‘B’ FC Shield Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/First Named Home Venue)
St Pauls v Rosenallis in Emo at 2pm
Laois U-13 ‘C’ Football Championship Semi-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/First Named Home Venue)
Mountmellick v Clonaslee St Manmans at 12noon
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Laois SHC quarter-finals
(Extra-time if necessary/Winner on the Day)
Abbeyleix v Portlaoise at 2pm
Camross v The Harps at 3.45pm
Laois U-15 ‘A’ HC Semi-finals
Rosenallis-Clonaslee St Manmans v Ballinakill-Ballypickas at 11.30am
Laois U-15 ‘A’ HC Shield Semi-finals
Castletown v The Harps at 11.30am
Laois U-15 ‘B’ HC Round 5
Mountmellick V Rathdowney-Errill at 11.30am
Mountrath V Park Ratheniska-Timahoe in Mountrath CS at 11.30am
Abbeyleix v Clonad-Trumera at 11.30am
Laois U-15 ‘C’ HC Round 5
St Pauls V Colt Shanahoe in Emo at 11.30am
Laois U-13 ‘B’ HC Round 7
Abbeyleix v Milltown Sarsfields at 6pm
Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe v Ballinakill Ballypickas at 6pm
Clonad-Trumera v Ballyfin in Clonad at 6pm
Laois U-13 ‘C’ HC Round 7
Mountmellick V St Pauls at 6pm
Clough-Ballacolla V Portarlington at 6pm
Clonaslee St Manman’s V Colt-Shanahoe at 6pm
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Laois MFC ‘A’ Round 6
Mountmellick Parish Gaels V Portarlington in McCann Park at 7pm
Laois U-13 Football Development Blitz Evening
All games in Centre of Excellence
Pitch 2 – (A) O’Dempsey’s v Na Fianna Og at 6.15pm
Pitch 3 – (B) The Harps v Portarlington at 6.15pm
Pitch 1 – Winner (A) v Winner (B) at 7pm
Pitch 2 – Loser (A) v Loser (B) at 7pm
Pitch 3 – Ballyfin v St Pauls at 7pm
Pitch 2 – (C) Ballyroan-Abbey v Kilcavan-The Rock at 7.45pm
Pitch 3 – (D) Portlaoise v Stradbally Parish Gaels at 7.45pm
Pitch 1 – Winner (C) v Winner (D) at 8.30pm
Pitch 2 – Loser (C) v Loser (D) at 8.30pm
SEE ALSO – Laois Football Podcast: Reviewing a pivotal weekend in the Laois SFC and IFC
