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Laois GAA
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| 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 Senior Football Finalists: 2
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 3
- All-Ireland ‘B’: 1
- All Stars: 5
- Women's MF in 1992
- Portlaoise won All Ireland Club Football in 1983
- Bobby Miller
- Tommy Murphy
- Tom Prendergast
- Jack Kenna
- Liam Irwin
- Colm Browne
- Colm Begley
- Bill Delaney
- George Doyle
- Mick Haughney
- Mick Aherne
- Des Connolly
- Ian Fitzgerald
- Denis Lalor
- Karl Lenihan
- Hugh Emerson
- Pat Roe
- Mick Lawlor
- Tony Maher
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.
- National Hurling League: 1
- 2002
- semi-finalists 1981, 1983, 1996.
- Div 2 Hurling in 1960 and 1965.
- All-Ireland Senior B Hurling: 2
- 1977 and 1979,
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championships: 3
- 1914, 1915, 1949
- Leinster Under 21 Hurling Championships: 1
- 1983
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championships: 4
- 1934, 1940, 1941, 1964
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championships: 3
- 1910, 1914, 1933
- All Stars: 1
- 1985 (Pat Critchley)
- Walsh Cup H in 1980 and 1991,
- Keogh Cup H in 1982.
- Mick Aherne
- Jack Finlay
- Pat Critchley
- PJ Cuddy
- Pat Roe
- Sean Delaney
- Timmy Fitzpatrick
- Frank Keenan
- Paddy Lalor
- Christy O'Brien
- Paddy Ruschitzko
- John Taylor
- James Young
- Denis Lalor
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 on Hoganstand.com
- National and provincial titles won by Laois teams
- Club championship winners
- Laois GAA site
- Laoistalk.com - news feed forum on Laois GAA
| Laois Club Competions | ||
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| Gaelic football | ||
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Senior Football Championship |
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| Hurling | ||
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Senior Hurling Championship |
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| Gaelic Athletic Association | ||
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| National Football League | ||
| Division 1 | A |
Cork | Donegal | Dublin | Fermanagh | Kerry | Limerick| Mayo | Tyrone |
| B |
Armagh | Derry | Down | Galway | Kildare | Laois | Louth | Westmeath |
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| Division 2 | A |
Carlow | Clare | Leitrim | London | Longford | Monaghan| Offaly | Roscommon |
| B |
Antrim | Cavan | Meath | Sligo | Tipperary | Wexford| Waterford | Wicklow |
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| National Hurling League | ||
| Division 1 | A | |
| B | ||
| Division 2 | A | |
| B | ||
| Division 3 | A | |
| B | ||
| Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster | Third level | ||
| All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - Liam McCarthy Cup (2007) | ||
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Antrim | Clare | Cork | Dublin | Galway | Kilkenny | Laois | Limerick | Offaly | Tipperary | Waterford | Wexford |
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Liam McCarthy Cup (Tier 1) - Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) - Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) |
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