Laois GAA Discussion Thread

BliainanAir

Time to start a Laois thread!

TCM

Laois will dethrone the reigning A Ireland Champions this year.

ProudDUB

In what?

Hurling or football or both?

Best of luck to ye then so.

Hurling Hereford

Congratulations to the LAOIS Hurlers on reaching the All Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter Final next Sunday against the 'so called' Premier County.

Edgware

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

Congratulations to the LAOIS Hurlers on reaching the All Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter Final next Sunday against the 'so called' Premier County.

Also known (by themselves) as the Home of Hurling

Hurling Hereford

Edgware wrote: »

Also known (by themselves) as the Home of Hurling

I stand corrected ...

champchamp

Edgware wrote: »

Also known (by themselves) as the Home of Hurling

In fairness it is (Hayes Hotel)...

Hurling Hereford

champchamp wrote: »

In fairness it is (Hayes Hotel)...

What's Hayes' Hotel (some kip today) got to do with a county thinking it's the home of hurling? AND... I know that the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the building

MilfordBud

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

Congratulations to the LAOIS Hurlers on reaching the All Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter Final next Sunday against the 'so called' Premier County.

The sobriquet "Premier County" was given to us by a Cork man and existed before the founding of the GAA.

ProudDUB

Massive, massive fair fcuks to Laois. Some job by EB to get them where they are today, when you consider where there were 6 months ago, nevermind a couple of years ago. Doubt if the Castletown inlaw outlaws have come back down to earth yet.

Would love to see them do the biz on Sunday, but the odds of them catching another county on the hop wouldn't be great. If Dublin were indeed guilty of complacency, the massive kick in the hole they just received has probably kicked it out of all the other remaining counties too.

Kylo1138

I have a question, what is the difference between Laois and Laoise as I have a jersey from a few years ago which has Laoise on the crest but Laois on the back - both are Irish I presume?

Blinky Plebum

Kylo1138 wrote: »

I have a question, what is the difference between Laois and Laoise as I have a jersey from a few years ago which has Laoise on the crest but Laois on the back - both are Irish I presume?

They're both wrong.

The correct name for the county is Leix.

Kylo1138

Blinky Plebum wrote: »

They're both wrong.

The correct name for the county is Leix.

I'm getting my money back!

recyclebin

Kylo1138 wrote: »

I have a question, what is the difference between Laois and Laoise as I have a jersey from a few years ago which has Laoise on the crest but Laois on the back - both are Irish I presume?

The old one is the county crest and is in Irish. Then Laois GAA designed there own so they could copyright it. Many other GAA teams did the same.

Duckworth_Luas

Blinky Plebum wrote: »

They're both wrong.

The correct name for the county is Leix.

Everyone I know from Maryborough always call it Queen's County.

ProudDUB

Savage new profile pic on the Leix/Laoise/Laois/Queens County Twitter page.

Corcaigh84

Another gem of an article by Paul Rouse on the Examiner:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/columnists/paul-rouse/when-the-hurlers-for-queens-county-were-kings-of-ireland-936395.html

Hesh's Umpire

thefloss wrote: »

Another gem of an article by Paul Rouse on the Examiner:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/columnists/paul-rouse/when-the-hurlers-for-queens-county-were-kings-of-ireland-936395.html

Good article. One big factual inaccuracy however. He references Laois hurlers singing Lovely Laois in 1915. Roughly 80 years before the song was written by Christy Cullen! Surprising for Mr Rouse who is an academic.

Edgware

Blinky Plebum wrote: »

They're both wrong.

The correct name for the county is Leix.

If ye are going to disagree why not compromise on Queen's County ?

ProudDUB

Best of luck today you lot.

windy shepard henderson

if i said laois are the new offaly would you hold it against me !!

reminds me of a crap country song but ye have talent lets hope ye are a regular feature in the championship at this stage mighty effort

laoish laoish ish ish ishish ish:pac:

Pogue eile

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

Congratulations to the LAOIS Hurlers on reaching the All Ireland Senior Hurling Quarter Final next Sunday against the 'so called' Premier County.

So called? They are offciially known as the Premier county and it has absolutely nothing to do with GAA or any sport for that matter, it was a name bestowed on the county for the part the men of Tipperary played in the fight against the British - ''where Tipperary leads, Ireland follows'' and was a name given to Tipp by a Cork man nonetheless.

Edgware wrote: »

Also known (by themselves) as the Home of Hurling

Thurles is where the GAA was founded and Semple Stadium has always been considered the spiritual home of hurling and again it was actually Paddy Buggy a Kilkenny man who coined the phrase when announcing that the 1984 All Ireland final would be held in Thurles.

Pogue eile

Hartiest congrats btw on a wonderful year and a gallant performance yesterday, hopefully this will be a springboard to greater things.

Hurling Hereford

So proud of Laois' performance against Tipp yesterday. Pity the 'self proclaimed' Premier County had to use some 'naughty business' in the game though

giveitholly

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

So proud of Laois' performance against Tipp yesterday. Pity the 'self proclaimed' Premier County had to use some 'naughty business' in the game though

Seriously this coming from Laois of all counties is laughable

Hurling Hereford

giveitholly wrote: »

Seriously this coming from Laois of all counties is laughable

What do you mean by that?

Pogue eile

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

So proud of Laois' performance against Tipp yesterday. Pity the 'self proclaimed' Premier County had to use some 'naughty business' in the game though

Do you have trouble reading in general? Trouble with seeing a player struck? I assume specsavers are active in the so called Queens county???

giveitholly

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

What do you mean by that?

Sure don't ye bate the shoite out of each other in club games and then go into pubs and gloat about it and put videos about said gloating online

1373

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

What do you mean by that?

Ask Ross king

wawaman

giveitholly wrote: »

Sure don't ye bate the shoite out of each other in club games and then go into pubs and gloat about it and put videos about said gloating online

Thats just Camross lads, everyone knows they are a different breed

Hurling Hereford

giveitholly wrote: »

Sure don't ye bate the shoite out of each other in club games and then go into pubs and gloat about it and put videos about said gloating online

Toomevara? Thurles Sarsfields?

Pogue eile

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

Toomevara? Thurles Sarsfields?

Mentioning Sars kind of exposes you as being groosly misinformed or simply throwing sh*t at a wall, Sars wouldnt bate eggs and that is the main reason they haven't won an AI.

Patchin

Good luck against klare

Jock_Ewing

We're holding our own in Limerick. Just a point down at the break, we were leading by 3 at one stage.

Jock_Ewing

Ladies beaten by Armagh 3-12 to 2-8

Jock_Ewing

12 to 9 Limerick. Hope the second half collapse isn't underway.

Jock_Ewing

Great comeback. 5 min to go up by 2.

Hope it's not Mark Timmons last day in blue and white, 37, and on the 2003 minor all ireland winning team.

Jock_Ewing

Brilliant 😊

roosterman71

What is the general consensus now that McNulty has been announced. He did fairly well in his first stint but hasn't, as far as I know, been involved at any sort of managerial level since leaving. I'd say he'd get them promoted, and hopefully harden them up and put a bit of fear into the squad to preform at a higher level. I don't know what would quantify as success as winning a Leinster isn't realistically possible. Would promotion back to Div. 2 and being competitive there be success?

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121278273#Comment_121278273

getting to division 2 of course it would , look at how bad laois were against down in the tailteann cup , no disrespect but if laois are to win a leinster they will need to spend the next few years rebuilding , the lad ye have in goals to start with is a sound lad i know the chap but he is second choice within his club in clare and way down the pecking order in clare , if ye make division 2 in the next few years its huge progress

I wonder if Diarmuid Mullins with his links with Laois GAA can be persuaded to take a role in Laois hurling. He guided Limerick to 2 Munster Minor hurling titles in 2019 and 2020 and last year the Limerick U20’s to provincial glory. He is a brilliant coach and if Laois want to dine in the top table of Leinster hurling then they should look no further than Mullins. What are the thoughts of Laois posters?

MayoSalmon

AFL star Tuohy to retire at the end of the season (rte.ie)

What a career he has had.

Imagine if he didnt go and stayed playing for Laois for all these years…good grief what misery lol.