You all asked for it – so we have obliged with the first hurling rankings update of the 2025 season.
With the club leagues now almost at a conclusion, we have compiled a list of the top 25 hurling teams in Laois.
A number of factors come into play with these rankings – league form, last year’s championship form, and whether a club are at full strength or not.
But also, most crucially, teams have been severely punished for giving walkovers.
Two have dropped massively and another two have been kicked out altogether.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are up for this one.
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You all asked for it – so we have obliged with the first hurling rankings update of the 2025 season.
With the club leagues now almost at a conclusion, we have compiled a list of the top 25 hurling teams in Laois.
A number of factors come into play with these rankings – league form, last year’s championship form, and whether a club are at full strength or not.
But also, most crucially, teams have been severely punished for giving walkovers.
Two have dropped massively and another two have been kicked out altogether.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are up for this one.
New Laois Ladies manager Stephen Duff on 'changing the narrative' as Leinster looms
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New Laois Ladies manager Stephen Duff on 'changing the narrative' as Leinster looms
After several years of progress, 2024 has seen the Laois Ladies return to the turbulent times that have blighted them in the past.
2023 saw them reach the Division 2 league final, losing out to Armagh, but the championship was difficult and Laois ended up in a relegation playoff where they defeated Cavan.
But this year has been difficult. Laois were relegated from Division 2 without winning a match.
And in the time since that, their joint management team of Billy Kiernan and Tom Devereux have stepped down.
But Ballyfin man Stephen Duff has stepped up and will attempt to steady the ship for the remainder of the year.
Speaking on the Talking Sport Podcast, he acknowledges it will be a difficult task in the short-term.
Laois begin their Leinster campaign away to Meath on Sunday and with games against Dublin and Kildare to come, it won't get any easier.
But in a wide ranging chat, manager Duff is insistent that the narrative must change if the county is to progress.
While recognising that the seniors are the flagship team, Duff says it is incumbent on everyone involved in the Ladies game to put their shoulder to the wheel.
LaoisToday
You all asked for it – so we have obliged with the first hurling rankings update of the 2025 season.
With the club leagues now almost at a conclusion, we have compiled a list of the top 25 hurling teams in Laois.
A number of factors come into play with these rankings – league form, last year’s championship form, and whether a club are at full strength or not.
But also, most crucially, teams have been severely punished for giving walkovers.
Two have dropped massively and another two have been kicked out altogether.
Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are up for this one.
