Tag: Castletown
Death occurs of Seán O’Sullivan, former principal of Pike-of-Rushall NS
The death has occurred of Seán O'Sullivan, the former long-serving and highly-respected principal of Pike-of-Rushall National School.
Originally from Lispole in West Kerry, Seán came...
Rathdowney-Errill and Camross look best-placed to book senior hurling semi-final places
The Laois senior hurling championship goes up a notch in O'Moore Park this afternoon with the two quarter-finals set to take place.
2020 champions Clough-Ballacolla...
Maher and Corby lead the way as Clough-Ballacolla cruise to SHC...
Clough-Ballacolla 3-27 Castletown 1-14
Laois SHC Group A Round 3
Stephen Maher and Aidan Corby were electric as Clough-Ballacolla sailed into the Laois SHC semi finals...
Clinical Castletown power over Portarlington to claim Feile ‘B’ glory
Castletown 6-17 Portarlington 2-1
Laois Feile 'B' Hurling Final
Castletown defeated Portarlington in the Feile 'B' hurling final tonight in the Centre of Excellence.
A first half...
Wins for Ballyroan-Abbey and Portarlington as walkovers hit Junior ‘A’ football...
Ballyroan-Abbey have booked their place in the Laois JFC ‘A’ quarter-finals while Portarlington are back in the mix after wins over Barrowhouse and Castletown...
Bright start key as Castletown see off The Harps in epic...
Castletown 4-15 The Harps 1-23
Laois SHC Round 2
The meeting of the 2020 Premier intermediate champions and the side that just avoided relegation was always...
Experienced Castletown do enough to claim Junior ‘C’ hurling honours
Castletown 0-12 Clonaslee-St Manman's 0-8
Laois JHC 'C' Final
Castletown won the first adult hurling championship of 2021 this evening in the Laois GAA Centre of...
Reddin double helps Castletown to victory over Rosenallis
Castletown 2-17 Rosenallis 0-18
Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 1
Castletown produced a strong second half display to seal a hard-fought victory over Rosenallis in...
Waste water treatment plant in Laois village to be upgraded
Laois County Council has granted planning permission to Irish Water for the upgrade to Castletown waste water treatment plant.
This is important news for the...
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...
Goals the key as Castletown claim Division hurling 5 title
Castletown 2-14 Colt-Shanahoe 0-13
ACHL Division 5 Final
Castletown overcame a tough encounter with Colt-Shanahoe to claim the Division 5 league title in Clough-Ballacolla this evening.
The...
Sadness in Castletown and Pike of Rushall communities at death of...
There is a deep sadness in the Pike of Rushall, Castletown and surrounding areas this week following the untimely passing of Hannah Delaney.
Mrs Delaney...
Goals the difference as Castletown see off Clough-Ballacolla to claim 2020...
Castletown 3-12 Clough-Ballacolla 0-11
2020 U-13 Hurling Championship Final
The old phrase that 'goals win games' was proved true once again in the Laois GAA Centre...
Sporting Memories: John O’Sullivan on Castletown, Laois and his favourite moments
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday in April 2020.
The story of Castletown hurling from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s is one of...
Castletown community committee selling lotto syndicate tickets as they continue to...
Castletown Community Sports Field Committee are currently selling tickets for their fundraiser 'Euromillions Lotto Syndicate'.
They are asking people to buy in to their syndicate...
Former Laois goalkeeper appointed Castletown manager for 2021 season
Former Laois goalkeeper Paddy Mullaney has been appointed as the new Castletown manager for the 2021 season.
The Castletown native took charge on a temporary...
New hurling amalgamation refused for 2021 as decision on increasing senior...
An application by Ballinakill and Ballypickas to enter a combined team in the Laois senior hurling championship in 2021 has been refused by Laois...
Dressed as batman, a Laois man is going to tour the...
The Covid-19 restrictions have forced the organisers of various charity events to think on their feet to continue their fundraising efforts.
Novel ideas and a...
Beautiful tribute to late 100-year-old De La Salle brother who spent...
A 100-year-old De La Salle brother who lived in Castletown in Laois passed away recently.
Brother Anthony Furniss passed away in late September and was...
The Heath into JFC semis after narrow win over Castletown
The Heath 0-5 Castletown 0-4
Laois JFC Quarter-final
The Heath are back in the semi-finals of the Laois JFC after battling to a one-point win over...
Castletown find form to consign Ballinakill to relegation from Laois SHC
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Castletown 1-16 Ballinakill 1-15
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Relegation Final
Castletown picked the right time to find...
Previewing all of Friday night’s Laois GAA action
Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling Championship Relegation Final Castletown v Ballinakill
In the LOETB Centre of Excellence at 7.30pm
It is the final that neither team...
Dwyer hits a hat-trick as Clough-Ballacolla ease to the semi finals
Clough-Ballacolla 4-26 Castletown 0-11
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 3
John Dwyer fired over a hat-trick and Jordan Walshe hit eight points from play as Clough-Ballacolla...
Virtual Walk to raise funds for local suicide support charity Teac...
This Sunday, September 13, Teac Tom - a local suicide support group for people affected by suicide - needs your help.
All clubs in Laois...
Castletown fight off late Harps surge to keep championship hopes alive
Castletown 2-14 The Harps 2-12
Laois Shopping Centre JFC Round 2
Castletown recovered from their first round defeat to Park-Ratheniska against The Harps today to keep...
Rathdowney-Errill at their ease as they put 3-30 on Castletown
Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath
Rathdowney-Errill 3-30 Castletown 0-9
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 2
Mark Kavanagh hit 17 points and James...
Park-Ratheniska claim big win over Castletown while Camross come from eight...
Park-Ratheniska 3-16 Castletown 1-4
Laois Shopping Centre JFC 'A' Round 1
Park-Ratheniska recorded a comfortable victory over Castletown this evening on the first night of GAA...
Abbeyleix see off 14-man Castletown to get campaign off to a...
Brought to you in association with Telfords, Portlaoise and Mountrath
Abbeyleix 1-21 Castletown 1-12
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 1
Abbeyleix ended up in a relegation final...
County Final Memory: Castletown’s breakthrough win in 1995 leads to a...
Castletown 1-12 Portlaoise 0-11
1995 Laois SHC Final
There are some county final wins that are more significant than others.
For Laois hurling, 1995 represented the start...
Beautiful eulogy following sad passing of 96-year-old Br Bernard Kelly
Br. Bernard Kelly, of the De La Salle Brothers, Miguel House, Castletown, passed away on June 18.
Originally from Moate in Offaly, Br Bernard was...