Tag: Killeshin

On our latest Down Memory Lane Podcast, we've gone back to 2011 to remember the incredible season enjoyed by the Killeshin footballers. They won the...

The Killeshin footballers have achieved a lot over the last decade or so, going from a junior club to a senior county final in...

Growing up in Laois and going to school in Killeshin and Knockbeg, Paddy McDonald could hardly have predicted that one day he'd be brewing...

The Killeshin footballers will have a new man at the helm for the 2021 season. They have appointed former Eire Og and Carlow footballer Christy...

When a big town is located right on a county boundary it can lead to all sorts of identity issues. Such is the case with...

The loneliness of the long distance runner has been documented in many ways and a former Laois football captain has described how one of...

O'Dempsey's 2-10 Killeshin 1-11 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 3 What a game that was! O'Dempsey's are through to the Laois SFC quarter-finals following a thrilling...

Killeshin 2-15 Courtwood 2-11 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 2 Last year's beaten finalists Killeshin are back on track in the Laois SFC as they put...

Killeshin GAA have had to overcome plenty of stumbling blocks this year as they seek to get the club back running as normal as...

Emo 1-16 Killeshin 2-5 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Round 1 Emo turned in a hugely impressive performance to get the better of last year’s beaten finalists...

"Even just one person in our community caught it, it would be one too many" - that is how the decision makers in one...

Killeshin have informed Laois GAA that they have decided to withdraw from the Kelly Cup. The decision means that they have fore-fitted their semi final...

Killeshin FC have also decided to pause all club activities after some of their players came in contact with a confirmed Coronavirus case while...

Killeshin GAA club have paused all activities for ten days, until Monday, July 27, following a close contact with a confirmed Coronavirus case. Killeshin's junior...

Two Laois GAA clubs have found themselves in the middle of a Covid-19 situation after playing practice matches against a team who have had...

The sod was officially turned as construction got underway on a brand new full size floodlit astro turf pitch in Laois. Killeshin FC, who play...

Today we look back at the 2010 Graiguecullen and Killeshin parades. People lined the streets as the Graiguecullen parade made it's way from the town...

Former Laois senior football manager Mick Lillis has been appointed as the new Ballylinan boss for the 2020 season. Lillis, who was over the Laois...

Back October, Killeshin contested their first ever Laois senior football final where they lost out to Portlaoise.  A couple of weeks later, they lost their...

The Mahers of Killeshin just fell short of the Ireland's Fittest Family crown last night but what a performance they gave. From the beginning of...

Tonight is the night! The Mahers will take on the incredible tough challenge of the Ireland's Fittest Family final and it airs tonight. Last weekend, Nicholas,...

There is €15,000 up for grabs and this Laois family are getting closer! The Maher family are back on our screens tonight as they take...

Just a couple of weeks after the departure of Maurice Browne, Killeshin have swooped in quickly to replace him. Kerry native Karl O'Dwyer will be...

Ireland Fittest Family is back on our screens tonight where a Killeshin family will be competing. Following the lead of the McDonald family from Ballyroan...

New Laois football manager Mike Quirke will have to plan without the services of Stephen Attride for 2020. The Killeshin clubman, who has been Laois's...

Killeshin's first ever appearance in a Laois senior football final saw them come up agonizingly short against reigning champions Portlaoise in O'Moore Park yesterday. The...

Portlaoise 0-14 Killeshin 2-7 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Final Portlaoise have been crowned Laois SFC champions for the 35th time following their narrow win over first-time...

Laois SFC Final - Killeshin v Portlaoise In O'Moore Park at 4pm For all of Portlaoise's dominance of the local senior football championship in Laois, the...

It was all excitement this morning in Killeshin National School as they welcomed members of the panel to take on Portlaoise in this weekend's...

2019 may be the first time in Killeshin GAA's 98-year history that they have reached a Laois senior football final - but 2011 was...