Laois GAA

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Laois GAA
Image:Laois.gif
Irish: Laois
Province: Leinster
Nickname(s): The O'Moore County
County Colours: Blue and White
Grounds: O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dominant Sport: Dual County
NFL: Division 1
NHL: Division 1
Football Championship: Sam Maguire Cup
Hurling Championship: Liam McCarthy Cup
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The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.

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One of a select group of counties to have contested All Ireland finals in both football and hurling, Laois have recently enjoyed a football revival associated with the success of their minor teams from 1996 on and the winning of the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2003.

After winning All-Ireland Minor Football Championships in 1996 and 1997 Laois became a field study to show if the minor championship really works as a breeding ground for success, topping up with an appearance in the All Ireland under-21 final with a breakthrough Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2003 with former Kerry and Kildare manager Mick O'Dwyer. Laois won another All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in 2003, beating Dublin in the final.

A great display by midfielder Liam Irwin helped Laois beat Monaghan by a point in the 1986 National Football League final. They have been to the National Football League semi-final three times in the 1990s.

In 2006, Mick O'Dwyer's management of Laois ended and he was replaced by the former Limerick manager, Liam Kearns.

  • All-Ireland ‘B’: 1

No. Player Position Club
1 Fergal Byron Goalkeeper Courtwood
2 Aidan Fennelly Right Corner Back Portlaoise
3 Darren Rooney Full Back/Right Half Back Clonaslee-St.Manmans
4 Joe Higgins Left Corner Back St Josephs
5 Peter O’Leary Right Half Back O'Dempseys
6 Tom Kelly Centre Back St Josephs
7 Padraig McMahon Left Half Back Ballyroan Abbey
8 Pauric Clancy Midfield Timahoe
9 Brendan Quigley Midfield Timahoe
10 Ross Munnelly Right Half Forward Arles/Kilcruise
11 Chris Conway Centre Forward Arles/Kilcruise
12 Gary Kavanagh Left Half Forward Stradbally
13 Paul Lawlor Right Corner Forward Emo
14 Noel Garvan Midfield/Full Forward St Josephs
15 Brian McDonald Left Corner Forward Arles/Killeen
No. Player Position Club
16 Conor Gorman Goalkeeper Clonaslee-St.Manmans
17 Niall Donoher Left Half Back Courtwood
18 Colm Parkinson Full Forward Portlaoise
19 Kevin Fitzpatrick Centre Half Forward Portlaoise
20 Billy Sheehan Right Half Forward Emo
21 Chris Bergin Right Full Forward The Heath
22 John Madigan Half Back Ballyroan Abbey
23 Rory Stapleton Left Full Back Annanough
24 Paul Begley Full Back Stradbally
25 Cathal Ryan Full Back Portarlington
26 Barry Brennan Full Forward Graiguecullen
27 Michael Tierney Right Full Forward Ballyroan Abbey
28 Greg Ramsbottom Left Half Forward Stradbally
29 Kevin Meaney Midfield Arles/Kilcruise
30 Mick Nolan Goalkeeper Portlaoise
31 David Murphy Midfield Portarlington
32 Brian McCormack Left Half Back Portlaoise

The major local club competitions in Laois are the championships which are listed below.

In addition, all teams compete in the All-County Football League from Division 1 down to Division 5.

Laois Senior Football Championship

Laois Intermediate Football Championship

Laois Junior Football Championship

Laois Junior "B" Football Championship

Laois Junior "C" Football Championship

Laois Under 21 Football Championship

Laois Minor Football Championship

Laois's only All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship win was back in 1915 when the day was so wet the team reportedly played the second half in their overcoats.

The hurlers reached National Hurling League semi-finals in 1981 and 1983 before losing the Centenary Cup hurling final to Cork in 1984, and were back in the National Hurling League semi-final in 1996. Laois's last big Leinster Senior Hurling Championship win, over Wexford in 1985, was followed by a disappointing final defeat against Offaly.

  • All-Ireland Senior B Hurling: 2
    • 1977 and 1979,
  • Leinster Under 21 Hurling Championships: 1
    • 1983
  • Leinster Minor Hurling Championships: 4
    • 1934, 1940, 1941, 1964
  • Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 3
    • 1910, 1914, 1933
  • Walsh Cup H in 1980 and 1991,
  • Keogh Cup H in 1982.

The major local club hurling competitions in Laois are the championships which are listed below.

In addition, all teams compete in rhe All-County Hurling League from Divsion 1 down to Division 5.

Laois Senior Hurling Championship

Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

Laois Junior Hurling Championship

Laois Under 21 Hurling Championship

Laois Minor Hurling Championship

A Hundred Years Of The GAA In Laois by Teddy Fennelly, 1984.

see Category:Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Laois

Laois Club Competions
Gaelic football

Senior Football Championship
Minor Football Championship
Under 21 Football Championship
Intermediate Football Championship
Junior Football Championship
Junior "B" Football Championship
Junior "C" Football Championship
All-County Football League
Hurling

Senior Hurling Championship 
Minor Hurling Championship
Under 21 Hurling Championship
Intermediate Hurling Championship
Junior Hurling Championship
Gaelic Athletic Association
National Football League
Division 1 A

Cork | Donegal | Dublin | Fermanagh | Kerry | Limerick| Mayo | Tyrone
B

Armagh | Derry | Down | Galway | Kildare | Laois | Louth | Westmeath
Division 2 A

Carlow | Clare | Leitrim | London | Longford | Monaghan| Offaly | Roscommon
B

Antrim | Cavan | Meath | Sligo | Tipperary | Wexford| Waterford | Wicklow
National Hurling League
Division 1 A

Clare | Cork | Down | Offaly | Waterford | Wexford
B

Antrim | Dublin | Galway | Kilkenny | Limerick | Tipperary
Division 2 A

Armagh | Carlow | Derry | Laois | Meath | Wicklow
B

Kerry | Kildare | London | Mayo | Westmeath
Division 3 A

Donegal | Leitrim | Louth | Monaghan | Sligo
B

Cavan | Fermanagh | Roscommon | Longford | Tyrone
Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster | Third level
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - Liam McCarthy Cup (2007)

Antrim |  Clare |  Cork |  Dublin |  Galway |  Kilkenny |  Laois |  Limerick |  Offaly |  Tipperary |  Waterford |  Wexford

Liam McCarthy Cup (Tier 1)   -  Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)   -  Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)
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