Sean Demspey

Congratulations to Sean on his appointment as Laois Senior football manager. It is a great personal achievement for Sean and his family and after years of success and hard work at underage level with Laois and The Joe's, its an appointment he richly deserves.

Best of luck to him and his team next year and we hope that we will be celebrating in a successful year for Laois in 2009.

Minor League Final

Congratulations to the minors who won the final of the league on Saturday. Well done to Sean Dempsey and his team.

U-16 Football Championship

Congratulations to the U-16's who won the final of the U-16 B Championship in O'Moore Park on Saturday. Well done to Des Cooney, Tony O'Brien, Davy George and their team.

St. Joseph's Family Fun Day

Fun Day will be rearranged as soon as possible.
Kids of all ages will be catered for, from toddlers up, with activities beginning at 11 and finishing at 1 o'clock.



Entry for each child is €3 which covers the majority of activities with some extras costing €1. Bring boots, hurleys (if you have one) and any gear for running, playing football etc. There will be hurls and all equipment supplied on the day.

The zorb (see club e-mail) will also be present and is €3 per turn.

Bouncing castles will also be at the pitch on the day.

Light refreshments will be served for adults and a fun day guaranteed for all.

Please come out to support your local club!!!

For any queries, contact Paddy or Paul on 0872428625 or 0857593723

St. Josephs Table Quiz

St. Joseph's GAA are running a table quiz in Flemings Bar in Ballylinan. Notice will given when a date is fixed in October.

A table of four costs €40 and anyone interested in donating prizes for the night should contact Brendan Dunne on 086 8779548.

Combined Club Members Lotto

The Combined Club Members Lotto Draw takes place every Thursday night in Portlaoise. The draw raises funds for the club throughout the year and is the most important continuous fundraiser run by the club as regards raising finances for the weekly running of the club.

Every week the club faces bills for items such as footballs, jerseys, referees, ground maintenance and physio. On top of this there is the loan repayments for the development of Tony Byrne Park and also the Milltown development is about to commence. The development in the club can be seen by everyone and with hurling and football teams from U-8’s to three adult teams as well as ladies football. The club is a vibrant organisation that needs everyone to lend a hand. Although not everyone has time to commit to the training of teams and to be part of the various committees, everyone in the parish can play a part in the development and up keep of the club by simply playing the lotto.

We have one of the most successful teams in the recent history of Laois County football and a club and a parish to be proud of. To help drive the club forward with success on and off the pitch, we need the help of everyone.

We have joined together with six other clubs throughout the county to run the draw to ensure the jackpot is a substantial figure every week. It is guaranteed to be €1000 every week. Last week the jackpot was won at over €7000.

Club members will be calling to all houses around the parish to try and get members and parishioners to sign up to play the lotto every week. A ticket costs €2 or if every house bought two tickets a week it would be the same as one pint every week to the club!!

Tony Byrne Park Advertisement

Signs can be purchased from the club at a price of €600 for 3 years. For further details contact Michael Dempsey 0868210530 or use contact page on this site to email the club.