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Remember the Game: Portlaoise deny Castletown six-in-a-row in 2004

Portlaoise 2-8 Castletown 0-7 Laois SHC Final 2004 In our latest Remember The Game, we look back on Portlaoise's victory over Castletown in 2004 when they...

Remember the Game: Knockbeg juniors in final action in 2004

Knockbeg College 2-7 Good Council 0-13 2004 South Leinster JFC 'A' Final Where do the years go at all? This week's Remember the Game brings us...

Moment in Time: A Thorny Rose in Mountmellick in 2004

Various different ideas have come to the fore over the years - and in 2004 an event in Mountmellick certainly promised a good night...
Mountmellick Timahoe 2004

County Final Memory: Timahoe get the better of Mountmellick in 2004...

Timahoe 0-10 Mountmellick 0-8 2004 Laois IFC Final Mountmellick and Timahoe meet in the Laois IFC semi-final this coming Sunday with both clubs trying to make...

County Final Memory: Spink claim Junior ‘B’ football glory in 2004

Ahead of the delayed 2020 Junior 'B' football championship final between Spink and Graiguecullen on Sunday - we've taken a look back at a...

Laois Football Memory: That Leinster final duel with Westmeath in 2004

With the Laois footballers taking on Westmeath in the Leinster championship this weekend, we look back on the famous 2004 Leinster final between the...
Laois captain Chris Conway celebrates his late point to leave the scores level in the 2004 Leinster final

From Leinster final hero to a hospital bed – the hard-luck...

There have been many hard luck stories for Laois GAA players and teams over the years but few have experienced going from an incredible...

Remember the Game: Clough-Ballacolla win U-21 hurling title on St Patrick’s...

Clough-Ballacolla 2-9 Ballinakill 0-6 2004 Laois U-21 HC Final Not for the first time, an U-21 championship went overtime and into the following year. On St Patrick's...
Trumera celebrate after winning the 2004 Laois intermediate hurling final

County Final Memory: Trumera defeat Colt to claim intermediate honours in...

Trumera 1-9 Colt 0-7 2004 Laois IHC Final Whatever it is about the Laois intermediate hurling title, the rule seems to be that you've to lose...

Remember the Game: Portlaoise deny Kilkenny at the death in thrilling...

Portlaoise 25 Kilkenny 20 2004 Towns Cup Round 1 In 2003 Portlaoise Rugby Club claimed the Towns Cup for the first time since 1982 but they...

Remember the Game: Cill Dara-Portarlington get the better of Portlaoise in...

Cill Dara-Portarlington 18 Portlaoise 3  2004 Harry Gale U-20 Cup Final Portlaoise Rugby Club won back-to-back Harry Gale U-20 cup titles in the early 2000s but...

Moment in Time: Des Bishop visits Portlaoise in 2004

There was a time when Des Bishop was probably Ireland's most popular comedian. Using his American perspective on Irish life, he starred in a couple...

Moment in Time: Leaving Cert results day and celebrations in 2004

Another one of the things we'll miss this year is Leaving Cert results day. No students hanging around the school nervously awaiting their results. No...

Moment in Time: Some classic photos from the 2004 St Fergal’s...

Our Moment in Time pictures get huge attention from Laois viewers - and no Moment in Time goes down better than old Debs pictures. The...

Remember the Game: Portlaoise CBS denied 2004 All Ireland glory

Portlaoise CBS 1-8 St Louis Kilkeel (Down) 1-11 2004 All-Ireland Colleges SFC 'B' Final In May 2004, a star-studded Portlaoise CBS team went in search of...

Remember the Game: Ballylinan-Glenmore win minor football honours in 2004

Ballylinan-Glenmore 0-8 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-6 2004 Laois MFC 'A' Final Ballylinan-Glenmore ground out a two-point win over Stradbally Parish Gaels to claim the 2004 Laois...

Remember the Game: Clough-Ballacolla win Laois U-21 hurling final in 2005

Clough-Ballacolla 2-9 Ballinakill 0-6 2004 Laois U-21 HC Final Not for the first time, an U-21 championship went overtime and into the following year. On St Patrick's...

Laois Hurling Memory: The battle of Birr, a last-minute winner and...

Laois 2-13 Offaly 2-12 2004 National Hurling League Big Laois hurling wins over Offaly have unfortunately been few and far between over the years. But there have...

Moment in Time: Cumann na mBunscol hurling memories from 2004

This week we look back on the 2004 Cuman na mBunscol hurling final action. The big winners were Camross, who claimed a double of the...

Laois Football Memory: Rows, replays and All Ireland final agony –...

This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday ahead of the 2019 All Ireland SFC Qualifier between Laois and Cork in Thurles. It'll be the first time...

Moment in Time: Classic Cumann na mBunscol football action from 2004

We continue our trip down memory lane by looking back at the Cumann na mBunscol football action from November 2004. As always, there was an...

Sporting Memories: Chris Conway on minor success, 2004 disappointment, highs, lows...

There's not too many Laois footballers with as many hard-luck stories as Chris Conway. The Arles-Kilcruise man made a huge contribution to the Laois jersey...

Moment in Time: Castletown celebrate at Dinner Dance in 2004

There was a time there when the Castletown hurlers ruled the landscape of Laois hurling, their story of dominance during the late 90s and...

Laois Football Memory: Looking back on five great wins over Meath

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday ahead of the 2019 Leinster SFC semi-final between Laois and Meath in Croke Park, a game Meath won...

2004 Election Memories: No TDs, some PDs, a Sinn Féin breakthrough...

This piece by John Whelan originally featured on LaoisToday on April 15 2019 ahead of last year's Local Elections. While the country was still basking...

Leinster Final Memory: Laois denied by Westmeath and Páidí in 2004

The Laois footballers were due to play Westmeath in the National Football League this weekend. We look back on the famous 2004 Leinster final...

Remember the Game: Snow storm leads to abandonment of 2004 ladies...

Heywood CS v St Fergal's CS 2004 South Leinster Ladies 'B' Football Final It's not just in recent times that the bad weather conditions have played...

Looking back on three great Laois underage football wins over Dublin

Brought to you in association with the Anvil Inn The Laois U-20 footballers make the short trip to Netwatch Cullen Park on Friday night for...

Remember the Game: Shanahoe win Laois minor ladies football title in...

Shanahoe 5-7 Timahoe 3-10 2004 Laois Minor Ladies Football Final Shanahoe ladies football club were a coming force in the early part of the 2000s and...

REVEALED: Our selection of the best Laois football team of the...

That was hard! Picking any team is a tough challenge but when we decided to select the best Laois football team of the past 20...