With the weather picking up, so too, it seems is the volume of local sports fixtures.
The soccer (in particular) and rugby clubs are coming to a crucial stage in their seasons while the GAA clubs continue to shake off the cobwebs as their league campaigns continue.
The full list of fixtures in GAA, rugby and soccer are all listed below.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 4
Abbeyleix St Lazarians V Rosenallis, 7pm
Rathdowney Errill V Park Ratheniska-Timahoe, 7pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-17 Football League Division 1
Portarlington V St Joseph’s, 7.45pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-17 Hurling League Division 2
Rosenallis V Borris in Ossory Kilcotton, 6.30pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-15 Football League Division 1
St Pauls v Portlaoise, 6.30pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 Football League Division 2A
Camross V Rosenallis, 6.30pm
Clonaslee St Manmans V Clough-Ballacolla, 6.30pm
Ballyfin V Castletown Slieve Bloom, 6.30pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 Football League Division 2A
O’Dempseys V Mountmellick, 6.30pm
Na Fianna Og V The Harps, 6.30pm
Park Ratheniska V The Heath, 6.30pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 Football League Division 1
St Joseph’s V Kilcavan, 6.30pm
Portarlington V St Pauls, 6.30pm
Killeshin Crettyard V Graiguecullen, 6.30pm
Ballyroan Abbey V Stradbally Parish Gaels, 6.30pm
SOCCER
Carlow Seniors Division 2
Baltinglass Town v St Fiacc’s at 7pm
Carlow Premier Division
St Patrick’s Boys v Crettyard at 6.30pm
New Oak Boys v Killeshin AFC at 6.30pm
RUGBY
Michael Dunne Cup (Provincial J4)
Portlaoise v Kilkenny in Togher at 7.30pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
All GAA games at 7pm with first-named teams at home unless stated otherwise
GAA
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1
(Senior Inter County Footballers Available)
Portlaoise V Portarlington, 7pm
O’Dempseys V Stradbally, 7pm
Graiguecullen V St Joseph’s, 7pm
Ballylinan V The Heath, 7pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B
(Senior Inter County Footballers Available)
Ballyroan Abbey V Mountmellick, 7pm
Arles/Killeen V Killeshin, 7pm
Arles/Kilcruise V Rosenallis, 7pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2
(Senior Inter County Footballers Available)
Barrowhouse V Timahoe, 7pm
Courtwood V Ballyfin, 7pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 4
Spink V The Harps, 7pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1A
Clonaslee St Manmans V St Fintan’s Mountrath, 7pm
SOCCER
All soccer games at 2.30pm with first-named teams at home unless stated otherwise
Combined Counties Youth Cup Quarter Finals
Ballymahon v Mullingar Ath 18’s
Stradbally Town v Mullingar Ath 17’s
Melview FC v Edenderry Town
Mucklagh v Willow Park
CCFL U-17 Cup Quarter Final
Tullamore Town v Willow Park B
CCFL U-19 Cup Quarter Final
Clongowes Wood v Portlaoise A
CCFL U-19 Division 1
Kilbeggan v Portlaoise B
O’Neills John Farrell Combined Counties Cup 4th Round
Castlepollard Celtic v Stradbally Town
Combined Counties Womens Shield Final
Birr Town v Killeigh B, 5pm
Combined Counties Womens Cup Final
Killeigh A v Mullingar Athletic A, 7.30pm
CCFL Saturday Divisions Cup Final
Colmcille Celtic v Ballymahon
CCFL Division 1 Saturday
Grange United v Longford Wnds
UCL Harps v Newtown FC
CCFL Division 3 Saturday
Gaels United v Raharney United
Carlow Seniors Division 2
Killeshin AFC v Tombrack Utd at 6.30pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
GAA
Laois Shopping Centre Palmer Cup
Abbeyleix St Lazarians V Camross, 12pm
Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 2
The Harps V Slieve Bloom, 2pm
Trumera V Castletown, 7pm
Clough-Ballacolla V Borris in Ossory Kilcotton, 2pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 Hurling League Division 1
Castletown Slieve Bloom V Camross, 12pm
Clough-Ballacolla V Portlaoise, 12pm
The Harps V Rathdowney Errill, 12pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-13 Hurling League Division 2
Park Ratheniska-Timahoe V St Fintan’s Mountrath, 12pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-17 Hurling League Division 1
Clough Ballacolla Mountrath V Rathdowney Errill, 6.30pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-17 Hurling League Division 2
Rosenallis V Clonaslee St Manmans, 6.30pm
Midlands Park Hotel U-17 Football League Division 2
Portlaoise B V The Harps, 6.30pm
SOCCER
O’Neills John Farrell Combined Counties Cup Quarter Finals
Rosenallis AFC v Willow Park
Clara Town v Birr Town
Michael Dolan Division 1 Cup Quarter Finals
Towerhill Rovers v Camlin Utd, 2.00pm
Gentex v Mountmellick Utd
CCFL Shield Quarter Final
Clonmore Utd v Ballinahown B
CCFL Shield Semi Final
St Cormacs Ath v Geashill Utd, 2.00pm
CCFL Senior Division
Tullamore Town v Mullingar Town
Ballinahown A v Mullingar Athletic
CCFL Division 1
Coolraine v Walsh Island Shamrocks
Horseleap Utd v Portlaoise Shamrocks
CCFL Division 2
FC Killoe v Birr Town B
Clonown Rovers v Highfield Utd
Moate Celtic v Kinnegad Juniors
CCFL Division 3
Maryborough v St Carthages Ath
St Aengus v BBC Utd
Banagher Utd v Derry Rovers B
CCFL Division 4
Riverside FC v Abbeyleix Athletic
Kilkenny League Division 1
Evergreen v Lions AFC
Clover Utd v Freebooters ‘B’ at 2.30pm
Kilkenny Junior U-17 Cup
Highview v Lions ‘A’ at 2.30pm
Lions ‘B’ v Thomastown at 2.30pm
Carlow Keating Premier Cup
Crettyard Utd v New Oak Boys
Parkville Utd v St Patrick’s Boys
Hanover Harps v Killeshin AFC
Carlow Division 3
Vale Wanderers ‘B’ v Wolfhill Athletic
RUGBY
Provincial Towns Plate Semi-final
Longford v Portlaoise in Longford at 2.30pm
Leinster Ladies Paul Cusack Cup Semi-final
Portlaoise v Navan in Longford at 1pm
SEE ALSO – Portlaoise leave it late to win again in Leinster Senior League
