Tag: 2008

How time flies. This weekend 15 years ago, Ballyroan-Abbey became just the fourth Laois football club to ever win a Leinster title. Indeed as a...

As our thoughts are firmly fixed towards Christmas, our Moment in Time looks back to a festive event in Ballyroan. In an era long before...

Our moment in time feature a look back at the year of 2008, and it's fair to say that the selection of photographs from...

Back in 2008 the people of Durrow transported themselves back to the 18th century. The event was one of a few held to celebrate the...

This piece originally appeared in our County Final Memory series in June, 2020. Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6 2008 Laois IHC Final The Colt hurlers lost more than...

Under a bright blue sky and shining sun, many gathered for the annual Rock Inn Vintage Rally in May 2008. Lots of vintage fans from...

Laois 0-15 Wicklow 0-13 2008 Leinster SFC Quarter-final When you think of Laois-Wicklow football games, there's invariably only fixture that comes to mind. Aughrim, 1986. It's a...

Given that John O'Loughlin has played for Laois for so long and has been an ever present on the county senior football team since...

The St Patrick's Day committee in Portlaoise always pull out all the stops and it was no different back in 2008. What didn't they have?!...

This week's Moment in Time has brought us back to 2008. Alf Harvey paid a visit to Scoil Bhríde Portlaoise, where Halloween festivities were in...

For this week's Moment in Time, we look back on May 28, 2009, when St Aengus Post Primary School in Mountrath held their last...

For this week's Moment in Time, we look back on a party in the Cuisle Centre in 2008 to honour the late Mary Ramsbottom. Mary...

The Cumann na mBunscol hurling finals of 2008 threw up their usual share of thrills and spills with an action packed couple of days...

Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6 2008 Laois IHC Final The Colt hurlers lost more than fair share of intermediate finals in the 2000s so when they finally...

For a Laois club footballer outside Portlaoise over the past 15 to 20 years, Portlaoise's dominance has been greater than any time in Laois...

Under a bright blue sky and shining sun, many gathered for the annual Rock Inn Vintage Rally in May 2008. Lots of vintage fans from...

For this week's Moment in Time we take a look back to June 2008 when Timahoe NS opened their new extension onto the school. Opening...

Sarsfields 1-10 Timahoe 0-6 2008 Laois Ladies SFC Final The ladies footballers from Sarsfields may be the dominant force in Laois now - but a little...

Alf Harvey provides us with some comedy gold this week as we take a look back on St Joseph's GAA Club "Rose" competition fundraiser. The...

The staff, parents and past and present students of Clonenagh National School in Mountrath had double reason to celebrate in October 2008. Noth only did...

Rathdowney Errill 1-19 Portlaoise 2-15 2008 Laois SHC Final The Rathdowney and Errill GAA clubs came together to form a new club in 2005 and had...

Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6 2008 Laois IHC Final The Colt hurlers lost more than fair share of intermediate finals in the 2000s so when they finally...

Yesterday we had a look at 2009's Junior Cert Results in Heywood and today, we dug a little deeper into the celebrations of 2008's...

Brought to you in association with the Manhattan Mixer Sarsfields 1-10 Timahoe 0-6 2008 Laois Ladies SFC Final The ladies footballers from Sarsfields may be the dominant...

For this week's Moment in Time we take a look back at the sixth Gordon Bennett Classic Car run which was in June 2008. Car...

Laois 0-7 Dublin 2-19 2008 Leinster Ladies Minor Football Final For this week's Remember The Game we take a look back at the Leinster Final that...

This week we take a look back at  Portlaoise CBS's fashion show that took place in 2008. It showcased the late 2000's trends and...

This week we look back on a historic day for Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix when the president at the time, Mary McAleese, paid a visit...

Massive crowds thronged the streets of Portlaoise on St Patrick's Day in 2008 to view what organisers said was, 'One of their best ever...

Laois 0-3  Wicklow 1-11 Leinster U-21 FC Quater-Final 2008 11 years ago, Laois U-21s were up against Wicklow in the Leinster Quater-Final. Laois came into the game...