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{{Short description|County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland}}
{{infobox GAA county |
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
county gaa = Laois GAA|
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}}
crest = [[Image:Laois.png]] |
{{Infobox Gaelic games county board
irish = Laois|
| name = Laois GAA
province = Leinster|
| crest = Laois GAA Crest 2005.jpeg
nickname = The O'Moore County |
| irish = Laois
county colours = Blue and White |
| nickname = The O'Moore County
grounds = [[O'Moore Park]], [[Portlaoise]] |
| founded =
dominant sport = Gaelic Football|
| province = Leinster
nfl div = Division 1|
| dominant sport = Dual county
nhl div = Division 1|
| grounds = [[O'Moore Park]], Portlaoise
football champ = Sam Maguire Cup|
| county colours = {{color box|1874CD}} Blue {{color box|FFFFFF}} White
hurling champ = Liam McCarthy Cup|
| website =
ladies football = |
camogie = |
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The Laois County Board of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) ({{lang-ga|Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois}}) or '''Laois GAA''' is one of the 32 [[GAA county|county boards]] of the GAA in [[Ireland]], and is responsible for [[Gaelic games]] in [[County Laois]] and the Laois inter-county teams.


| sfc champs =
==History==
| sfc year =
One of a select group of counties to have contested All Ireland finals in both football and hurling, which was a long time ago and probably will never be seen again. 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.
| shc champs =
| shc year =
| nfl div = Division 4
| nhl div = Division 1B
| football champ = Tailteann Cup
| hurling champ = Joe McDonagh Cup
| ladies football =
| camogie = Jack McGrath Cup
}}
The Laois County Board of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) ({{langx|ga|Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois}}) or '''Laois GAA''' is one of the 32 [[County board (Gaelic games)|county board]]s of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for [[Gaelic games]] in [[County Laois]]. The county board is also responsible for the Laois county teams.


The [[Laois county football team|county football team]] contested the second ever [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (SFC) final in [[1889 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1889]]. In 1926, the county won the final of the first [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] competition, defeating [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]. 1936 brought the team's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider.
==Gaelic football==
A great display by midfielder [[Liam Irwin]] helped Laois beat [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] by a point in the 1986 [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] final. They have been to the [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] semi-final three times in the 1990s.


The [[Laois county hurling team|county hurling team]] won an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (SHC) in [[1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|1915]].
After winning [[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]s in 1996 and 1997 Laois became a field study to show if the minor championship really works as a breeding ground for senior success. They topped up an appearance in the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]] final with a breakthrough [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] in 2003 under former [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] and [[Kildare GAA|Kildare]] manager [[Mick O'Dwyer]]. Laois won another [[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]] in 2003, beating [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in the final.


==History==
In 2006, [[Mick O'Dwyer]]'s management of Laois ended and he was replaced by the former [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] manager, [[Liam Kearns]].
Laois are a [[dual county]], enjoying comparative success at both football and hurling. Laois are one of a select group of counties to have contested All-Ireland finals in both football and hurling. They are six times Leinster Senior Football Champions, and three times Leinster Senior Hurling Champions.


In recent times Laois have been more successful footballers than hurlers. Laois minors have had considerable success over the past two decades, and the Laois senior footballers reached the Leinster final in 2003 (victorious), 2004, 2005 and 2018.
===Honours===
*'''[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] Finalists:''' 2
**1889, 1936
*'''[[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]s:''' 3
**1996, 1997, 2003


Laois hurlers currently compete in the [[Joe McDonagh Cup]].
*'''[[All-Ireland Junior Football Championship]]s:''' 1
** 1973


==Sponsorship==
*'''All-Ireland ‘B’:''' 1
MW Hire sponsored Laois GAA for 14 years, while Laois Hire was announced as its new sponsor in a five-year deal from October 2022 onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/325437|title=Laois GAA announces new title sponsor|work=Hogan Stand|date=18 October 2022}}</ref>
**1993

*'''[[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]:''' 2
**[[1926 Laois National Football League|1926]], 1986
**Runners Up: 2003
**Semi-finalists: 1952, 1978, 1994, 1995, 1997
*'''[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]s:''' 6
**1889, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 2003

*'''[[Leinster U21 Football Championship]]s:''' 8
**1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007

*'''[[Leinster Minor Football Championship]]s:''' 9
**1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007

*'''[[Leinster Junior Football Championship]]s:''' 5
**1907, 1941, 1968, 1973, 1993

*'''[[O'Byrne Cup]]:''' 5
**1978, 1987, 1991, 1994 and 2005

*'''All Stars:''' 5
**1986 ([[Colm Browne]], [[Liam Irwin]]), 2003 ([[Fergal Byron]], [[Joe Higgins (Gaelic football)|Joe Higgins]], [[Tom Kelly (Gaelic football)|Tom Kelly]])

*'''Women's MF in 1992
*'''[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]] won [[All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship]] in 1983

===Famous Former Players===
{{famous players}}
*[[Bill Delaney]]
*[[Tommy Murphy (Gaelic footballer)|Tommy Murphy]]
*[[Mick Haughney]]
*[[Des Connolly]]
*[[Paddy Dunne (Gaelic footballer)|Paddy Dunne]]
*[[Fintan Walsh]]
*[[Jack Kenna]]
*[[Bobby Miller]]
*[[Karl Lenihan]]
*[[Tom Prendergast]]
*[[Liam Irwin]]
*[[Colm Browne]]
*[[Mick Aherne]]
*[[Mick Dempsey]]
*[[Pat Roe]]
*[[Leo Turley]]
*[[Mick Lawlor]]
*[[Tony Maher (Gaelic football)|Tony Maher]]
*[[Denis Lalor]]
*[[George Doyle]]
*[[Hugh Emerson]]
*[[Damien Delaney (Gaelic football)|Damien Delaney]]
*[[Ian Fitzgerald]]
*[[Colm Begley]]
*[[Fergal Byron]]
*[[Chris Conway]]
*[[Kevin Fitzpatrick]]

===Laois Gaelic football Squad===
{{GAA squad start}}
{{GAA squad player|no=1|pos=Goalkeeper|name=[[Mick Nolan]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=2|pos=Right Corner Back|name=[[Cahir Healy (Gaelic football)|Cahir Healy]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=3|pos=Full Back|name=[[Mark Timmons]]|club=[[Graiguecullen]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=4|pos=Left Corner Back|name=[[Joe Higgins (Gaelic football)|Joe Higgins]]|club=[[St Josephs GAA|St Josephs]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=5|pos=Half Back|name=[[Tom Kelly (Gaelic football)|Tom Kelly]]|club=[[St Josephs GAA|St Josephs]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=6|pos=Full Back/Half Back|name= [[Darren Rooney]]|club=[[Clonaslee-St.Manmans]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=7|pos=Left Half Back|name= [[Padraig McMahon]]|club=[[Ballyroan Abbey GAA|Ballyroan Abbey]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=8|pos=Midfield|name= [[Pauric Clancy]]|club=[[Timahoe GAA|Timahoe]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=9|pos=Half Back/Midfield|name=[[John O'Loughlin (Gaelic football)|John O'Loughlin]]|club=[[Mountmellick GAA|Mountmellick]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=10|pos=Right Half Forward|name= [[Ross Munnelly]]|club=[[Arles/Kilcruise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=11|pos=Half Back/Half Forward|name=[[Brian McCormack]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=12|pos=Left Half Forward|name=[[Billy Sheehan (Gaelic football)|Billy Sheehan]]|club=[[Emo GAA|Emo]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=13|pos=Right Corner Forward|name=[[Michael Tierney (Gaelic football)|Michael Tierney]]|club=[[Ballyroan Abbey GAA|Ballyroan Abbey]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=14|pos=Full Forward|name=[[Colm Kelly (Gaelic football)|Colm Kelly]]|club=[[St Josephs GAA|St Josephs]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=15|pos=Corner Forward|name=[[Peter McNulty]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad mid}}
{{GAA squad player|no=16|pos=Goalkeeper|name=[[Conor Gorman]]|club=[[Clonaslee-St.Manmans]] }}
{{GAA squad player|no=17|pos=Midfield|name=[[Kevin Meaney (Gaelic football)|Kevin Meaney]]|club=[[Arles/Kilcruise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=18|pos=Midfield|name= [[Brendan Quigley]]|club=[[Timahoe GAA|Timahoe]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=19|pos=Full Back|name=[[Cathal Ryan]]|club=[[Portarlington GAA|Portarlington]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=20|pos=Right Half Back|name=[[Peter O'Leary (gaelic football)|Peter O’Leary]] |club=[[O'Dempseys]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=21|pos=Midfield|name=[[Cathal Óg Greene]]|club=[[Park/Ratheniska]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=22|pos= Right Corner Forward|name=[[Donie Brennan]]|club=[[Arles/Killeen]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=23|pos=Half Back|name= [[Darren Strong]]|club=[[Emo GAA|Emo]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=24|pos=Corner Back|name=[[Rory Stapleton]]|club=[[Annanough]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=25|pos=Full Forward|name=[[Donal Kingston]]|club=[[Barrowhouse]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=26|pos=Wing Back|name=[[Niall Donoher]]|club=[[Courtwood]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=27|pos=Left Corner Forward|name=[[Colm Kelly]]|club=[[Stradbally GAA|Stradbally]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=28|pos=Corner Forward|name=[[Scott Conroy]]|club=[[Ballyroan Abbey GAA|Ballyroan Abbey]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=29|pos=Forward|name=[[Barry Fitzgerald (Gaelic football)|Barry Fitzgerald]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=30|pos=Midfield/Full Forward|name=[[Noel Garvan]]|club=[[St Josephs GAA|St Josephs]]}}
{{GAA squad end}}

===Laois Club Football===


==Football<!--THE GAA ORGANISES GAELIC FOOTBALL ONLY. IT DOES NOT ORGANISE RUGBY OR AMERICAN FOOTBALL.-->==
===Clubs===
{{further|List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland#Laois}}
The major local club competitions in Laois are the championships which are listed below.
The major local club competitions in Laois are the championships which are listed below.


In addition, all teams compete in the [[Laois All-County Football League|All-County Football League]] from Division 1 down to Division 5.
In addition, all teams compete in the [[Laois All-County Football League|All-County Football League]] from Division 1 down to Division 7.


[[Laois Senior Football Championship]]
[[Laois Senior Football Championship]]
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[[Laois Intermediate Football Championship]]
[[Laois Intermediate Football Championship]]


[[Laois Junior Football Championship]]
[[Laois Junior Football Championships]]


[[Laois Junior "B" Football Championship]]
[[Laois Junior B Football Championship]]


[[Laois Junior "C" Football Championship]]
[[Laois Junior C Football Championship]]


[[Laois Under 21 Football Championship]]
[[Laois Under 21 Football Championship]]
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[[Laois Minor Football Championship]]
[[Laois Minor Football Championship]]


[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]] won [[All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship]] in 1983.
==Hurling==
Laois's only [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] title was in 1915 when the day was so wet the team reportedly played the second half in their overcoats.


===County team===
The hurlers reached [[National Hurling League]] semi-finals in 1981 and 1983 before losing the Centenary Cup hurling final to [[Cork GAA|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 GAA|Wexford]] in 1985, was followed by a disappointing final defeat against [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]].
{{main|Laois county football team}}
Laois contested the second ever [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] (SFC) final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] competition, defeating [[Dublin county football team|Dublin]]. 1936 brought Laois's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider.


Laois defeated [[Monaghan county football team|Monaghan]] by a point in the [[1985–86 National Football League (Ireland)|1985–86 National Football League]] final. [[Liam Irwin]] and [[Colm Browne]] both won All Stars for their performances that year.
===Honours===


During the 1990s Laois had a number of successes at [[Glossary of Gaelic games terms#M|minor]] and under-21 level, including [[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]s in 1996 and 1997. During the mid-2000s Laois football became a strong force at all age levels. Under former [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]] and [[Kildare county football team|Kildare]] manager [[Mick O'Dwyer]], Laois finished as National Football League runner-up and [[Leinster Senior Football Championship]] winner in 2003. Laois would go on to contest the Leinster Senior Football Championship Final again in 2004 (lost after a replay) and 2005 (lost by one point). During the same period the minor county team won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship again in 2003 and the [[Leinster Minor Football Championship]] in 2004, 2005 and [[2007 Leinster Minor Football Championship|2007]], while the under-21 county team won the [[Leinster Under-21 Football Championship]] in 2006 and 2007.
*'''[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]:''' 1
**1915

*'''[[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 Championship]]s:''' 3
**1914, 1915, 1949

*'''[[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]s:''' 1
**1983

*'''[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]]s:''' 4
**1934, 1940, 1941, 1964

*'''[[Leinster Junior Hurling Championship]]s:''' 3
**1910, 1914, 1933

*'''All Stars:''' 1
**1985 ([[Pat Critchley]])

*'''[[Walsh Cup]] H in 1980 and 1991,
*'''Keogh Cup H in 1982.

===Notable Former Players===

*[[Mick Aherne]]
*[[Jack Finlay]]
*[[Pat Critchley]]
*[[PJ Cuddy]]
*[[Pat Roe]]
*[[Sean Delaney]]
*[[Timmy Fitzpatrick]]
*[[Frank Keenan (hurler)|Frank Keenan]]
*[[Patrick Lalor|Paddy Lalor]]
*[[Christy O'Brien]]
*[[Paddy Ruschitzko]]
*[[John Taylor (hurler)|John Taylor]]
*[[Denis Lalor]]

===Laois Hurling Squad===
{{GAA squad start}}
{{GAA squad player|no=1|pos=Goalkeeper|name= [[Pat Mullaney]]|club=[[Castletown GAA|Castletown]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=2|pos=Right Corner Back|name= [[Brian Campion]]|club=[[Rathdowney-Errill]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=3|pos=Full Back/Right Half Back|name= [[Brian Mulligan]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]] }}
{{GAA squad player|no=4|pos=Left Corner Back|name=[[Cahir Healy (GAA player)|Cahir Healy]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=5|pos=Right Half Back|name=[[Conor Dunne]] |club=[[Harps GAA|Harps]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=6|pos=Centre Back|name= [[James Young (hurler)|James Young]]|club=[[Tinnahinch]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=7|pos=Left Half Back|name= [[Michael McEvoy]]|club=[[Clough/Ballacolla]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=8|pos=Midfield|name=[[Joe Fitzpatrick (hurler)|Joe Fitzpatrick]]|club=[[Rathdowney-Errill]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=9|pos=Midfield|name=[[Joe Phelan]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=10|pos=Right Half Forward|name= [[Willie Hyland]]|club=[[Clough/Ballacolla]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=11|pos=Centre Forward|name=[[Darren Rooney]] |club=[[Clonaslee-St.Manmans]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=12|pos=Left Half Forward|name= [[John Brophy (hurler)|John Brophy]]|club=[[Harps GAA|Harps]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=13|pos=Right Corner Forward|name= [[Philip Russell (hurler)|Philip Russell]]|club=[[Galmoy]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=14|pos=Midfield/Full Forward|name= [[Tommy Fitzgerald (hurler)|Tommy Fitzgerald]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=15|pos=Left Corner Forward|name=[[Jason Phelan]]|club=[[Rathdowney-Errill]]}}
{{GAA squad mid}}
{{GAA squad player|no=16|pos=Goalkeeper|name=[[Tadgh Doran]]|club=[[Camross]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=17|pos=Centre Half Back|name=[[Matthew Whelan (hurler)|Matthew Walsh]]|club=[[Borris-in-Ossory GAA|Borris-in-Ossory]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=18|pos=Half Forward|name=[[Eoin Holohan]]|club=[[Rathdowney-Errill]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=19|pos=Centre Half Forward|name=[[Shane Dollard]]|club=[[Rathdowney-Errill]] }}
{{GAA squad player|no=20|pos=Right Half Forward|name=[[JJ McHugh]]|club=[[Ballyfin GAA|Ballyfin]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=21|pos=Right Full Forward|name=[[Damien Bergin]]|club=[[Clough/Ballacolla]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=22|pos=Half Back|name=[[Noel Delaney]]|club=[[Kilcotton]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=23|pos=Left Full Back|name=[[Kieran Fitzpatrick]]|club=[[Harps GAA|Harps]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=24|pos=Full Back|name=[[Brian Ferns]]|club=[[Castletown GAA|Castletown]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=25|pos=Full Back|name=[[John Walsh (hurler)|John Walsh]]|club=[[Ballinakill GAA|Ballinakill]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=26|pos=Midfield/Half Forward|name=[[Dermot McGill]]|club=[[Ballyfin GAA|Ballyfin]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=27|pos=Right Full Forward|name=[[Noel Costelloe]]|club=[[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=28|pos=Left Half Forward|name=[[Eamon Jackman]]|club=[[GAA|Ballinakill]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=29|pos=Midfield|name=[[Seamus O'Dwyer]]|club=[[Ballinakill GAA|Ballinakill]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=30|pos=Right Corner Back|name=[[Michael Bermingham]]|club=[[Mountmellick GAA|Mountmellick]]}}
{{GAA squad player|no=31|pos=Half Forward|name=[[Greg Delahunty]]|club=[[Harps GAA|Harps]]}}
{{GAA squad end}}

===Laois Club Hurling===


==Hurling==
===Clubs===
{{further|List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland#Laois}}
The major local club hurling competitions in Laois are the championships which are listed below.
The major local club hurling competitions in Laois are the championships which are listed below.


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[[Laois Senior Hurling Championship]]
[[Laois Senior Hurling Championship]]

[[Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship|Laois Senior B Hurling Championship]]


[[Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
[[Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
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[[Laois Minor Hurling Championship]]
[[Laois Minor Hurling Championship]]


[[Laois Junior "B" Hurling Championship]]
[[Laois Junior B Hurling Championship]]


[[Laois Junior "C" Hurling Championship]]
[[Laois Junior C Hurling Championship]]

===County team===
{{main|Laois county hurling team}}
Laois won one [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] title, in 1915, when the day was so wet the team reportedly played the second half in their overcoats. The team currently competes in the [[Liam MacCarthy Cup]] (Tier 1 of the Senior Hurling Championship), but has also won three [[All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship]]s. The hurlers reached [[National Hurling League]] semi-finals in 1981 and 1983 before losing the Centenary Cup hurling final to [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in 1984, and were back in the [[National Hurling League]] semi-final in 1996. Laois most recently contested the [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]] final in 1985, in what was to be a disappointing final defeat against [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]]. Laois won the [[Joe McDonagh Cup]] in [[2019 Joe McDonagh Cup|2019]], and went on to shock [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in the preliminary quarter-final the next week to reach the All-Ireland Quarter Final. This was considered one of the greatest shocks in the history of the championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/shock-of-the-summer-as-laois-stun-dublin-and-book-all-ireland-quarter-final-date-with-tipperary-38290056.html |title =Shock of the summer as Laois stun Dublin and book All Ireland quarter final date with Tipperary|date=7 July 2019|work=Irish Independent|access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

==Camogie==
<!-- [[Laois county camogie team]] LEADS TO HERE. -->
[[Harps GAA|Harps]] won three [[All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship#All Ireland Junior Club Camogie Finals|All Ireland junior club titles]] in 2006-8.<ref>2006 junior club final Harps 1-7 Keady 0-5 report in [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/kittens-claim-allireland-club-hattrick-69481.html Irish Independent] and [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2006/1120/1163947707012.html Irish Times]</ref><ref>2007 Junior club final Harps 2-8 Keady 2-7 report in [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cashel-and-harps-take-top-club-honours-1222876.html Irish Independent], [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2007/1119/1195251431520.html Irish Times] and on [http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/29/Cashel-and-Harps-are-champions/Default.aspx camogie.ie]</ref><ref>2008 Junior club final Harps 1-11 Kilmaley 3-2 Report in [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/adams-shines-as-odonovan-rossa-secure-title-1541947.html Irish Independent] and on [http://www.camogie.ie/News/tabid/56/mid/412/newsid412/434/Default.aspx Camogie.ie]</ref> Laois won the [[All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship#Nancy Murray Cup|Nancy Murray Cup]] in 2007.<ref>2007 Jun A Laois 1-15 Meath 1-9 in Leixlip report on [http://www.hurlingblog.com/2007/08/26/laois-win-nancy-murray-junior-all-ireland/ hurlingblog.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811215141/http://www.hurlingblog.com/2007/08/26/laois-win-nancy-murray-junior-all-ireland/ |date=2010-08-11 }}</ref> They won the third division of the [[National Camogie League]] in [[2010 National Camogie League|2010]].<ref>2010 Div 3 Laois 2-10 Meath 2-5 Division 3 final report on [http://www.hoganstand.com/camogie/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=127010 Hogan Stand], [http://www.laois-nationalist.ie/tabId/156/itemId/602/Laois-deny-the-Royals-their-camogie-crown.aspx Laois Nationalist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125457/http://www.laois-nationalist.ie/tabId/156/itemId/602/Laois-deny-the-Royals-their-camogie-crown.aspx |date=2011-07-21 }} and [http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1203/Default.aspx Camogie.ie]</ref> They won the under-16 B title in 2000.{{fact|date=December 2020}}

Notable players include [[Camogie All Stars Awards|soaring star award winners]]<ref>[http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/AllStars/tabid/104/Default.aspx All-stars on camogie.ie]</ref> [[Louise Mahony]] and [[Eimear Moynan]]

Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, "Our Game, Our Passion",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/final-goal-for-camogie-2115510.html|title=Final goal for camogie|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=29 March 2010|access-date=29 March 2010}}</ref> [[Carlow GAA#Camogie|Carlow]], [[Cavan GAA#Camogie|Cavan]], Laois, [[Louth GAA#Camogie|Louth]] and [[Roscommon GAA#Camogie|Roscommon]] were to get a total of 17 new clubs by 2015.<ref>National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on [http://www.camogie.ie/NationalDevelopmentPlan/tabid/71/Default.aspx camogie.ie], pdf download (778k) from [http://www.camogie.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Development%20Plan.pdf Camogie.ie download site]</ref>

==Ladies' football==
Laois has a ladies' football team.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
A Hundred Years Of The GAA In Laois by Teddy Fennelly, 1984.
* {{cite book|title=A Hundred Years Of The GAA In Laois|first=Teddy|last=Fennelly|year=1984}}{{ISBN missing}}
* {{cite book|title=The Laois GAA Records Bible 1888–2016|first=John|last=Phelan|publisher=Walsh Printers|location=Roscrea|year=2017}} {{ISBN|978-0-9556139-8-2}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2017/06/20/new-laois-gaa-bible-listing-thousands-names-published/|title=A new Laois GAA 'bible' listing thousands of names is about to be published|first=Steven|last=Miller|date=20 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/sport/562789/the-complete-laois-gaa-records-bible-is-on-sale-now.html|title=The complete Laois GAA records bible is on sale now|work=[[Leinster Express]]|first=Brian|last=Lowry|date=30 July 2020}}</ref>


==Clubs of Laois==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
see [[:Category:Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Laois]]


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.hoganstand.com/Laois/ Laois on Hoganstand.com]
* {{official website}}
*[http://www.hoganstand.com/Laois/Profile.aspx National and provincial titles won by Laois teams]
*[http://www.hoganstand.com/Laois/Titles.aspx Club championship winners]
* [http://www.hoganstand.com/Laois/ Laois on Hoganstand.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140805031626/http://www.hoganstand.com/Laois/Profile.aspx National and provincial titles won by Laois teams]
*[http://laoisgaa.ie/ Laois GAA site]
*[http://www.laoistalk.com Laoistalk.com - news feed forum on Laois GAA]
* [http://www.hoganstand.com/Laois/Titles.aspx Club championship winners]
*[http://www.forum.laoistalk.com Laoistalk.com discussion Forum - Discussion forum for Laois GAA]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923100653/http://laoistalk.com/ Laoistalk.com - news feed forum on Laois GAA]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306085858/http://forum.laoistalk.com/ Laoistalk.com discussion Forum - Discussion forum for Laois GAA]
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article850324.ece?token=null&offset=0 Times article on 2003 Leinster win]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110523084604/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article850324.ece?token=null&offset=0 Times article on 2003 Leinster win]


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Latest revision as of 22:43, 3 January 2025

Laois GAA
Irish:Laois
Nickname(s):The O'Moore County
Province:Leinster
Dominant sport:Dual county
Ground(s):O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
County colours:  Blue   White
County teams
NFL:Division 4
NHL:Division 1B
Football Championship:Tailteann Cup
Hurling Championship:Joe McDonagh Cup
Camogie:Jack McGrath Cup

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. The county board is also responsible for the Laois county teams.

The county football team contested the second ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first National Football League competition, defeating Dublin. 1936 brought the team's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider.

The county hurling team won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) in 1915.

History

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Laois are a dual county, enjoying comparative success at both football and hurling. Laois are one of a select group of counties to have contested All-Ireland finals in both football and hurling. They are six times Leinster Senior Football Champions, and three times Leinster Senior Hurling Champions.

In recent times Laois have been more successful footballers than hurlers. Laois minors have had considerable success over the past two decades, and the Laois senior footballers reached the Leinster final in 2003 (victorious), 2004, 2005 and 2018.

Laois hurlers currently compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Sponsorship

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MW Hire sponsored Laois GAA for 14 years, while Laois Hire was announced as its new sponsor in a five-year deal from October 2022 onwards.[1]

Football

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Clubs

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Further information: List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland § Laois

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 7.

Laois Senior Football Championship

Laois Intermediate Football Championship

Laois Junior Football Championships

Laois Junior B Football Championship

Laois Junior C Football Championship

Laois Under 21 Football Championship

Laois Minor Football Championship

Portlaoise won All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1983.

County team

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Main article: Laois county football team

Laois contested the second ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) final in 1889. In 1926, the county won the final of the first National Football League competition, defeating Dublin. 1936 brought Laois's only other appearance in an All-Ireland SFC decider.

Laois defeated Monaghan by a point in the 1985–86 National Football League final. Liam Irwin and Colm Browne both won All Stars for their performances that year.

During the 1990s Laois had a number of successes at minor and under-21 level, including All-Ireland Minor Football Championships in 1996 and 1997. During the mid-2000s Laois football became a strong force at all age levels. Under former Kerry and Kildare manager Mick O'Dwyer, Laois finished as National Football League runner-up and Leinster Senior Football Championship winner in 2003. Laois would go on to contest the Leinster Senior Football Championship Final again in 2004 (lost after a replay) and 2005 (lost by one point). During the same period the minor county team won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship again in 2003 and the Leinster Minor Football Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2007, while the under-21 county team won the Leinster Under-21 Football Championship in 2006 and 2007.

Hurling

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Clubs

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Further information: List of Gaelic games clubs in Ireland § Laois

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

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

Laois Senior Hurling Championship

Laois Senior B Hurling Championship

Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

Laois Junior Hurling Championship

Laois Under 21 Hurling Championship

Laois Minor Hurling Championship

Laois Junior B Hurling Championship

Laois Junior C Hurling Championship

County team

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Main article: Laois county hurling team

Laois won one All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship title, in 1915, when the day was so wet the team reportedly played the second half in their overcoats. The team currently competes in the Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1 of the Senior Hurling Championship), but has also won three All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships. 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 most recently contested the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final in 1985, in what was to be a disappointing final defeat against Offaly. Laois won the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2019, and went on to shock Dublin in the preliminary quarter-final the next week to reach the All-Ireland Quarter Final. This was considered one of the greatest shocks in the history of the championship.[2]

Camogie

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Harps won three All Ireland junior club titles in 2006-8.[3][4][5] Laois won the Nancy Murray Cup in 2007.[6] They won the third division of the National Camogie League in 2010.[7] They won the under-16 B title in 2000.[citation needed]

Notable players include soaring star award winners[8] Louise Mahony and Eimear Moynan

Under Camogie's National Development Plan 2010-2015, "Our Game, Our Passion",[9] Carlow, Cavan, Laois, Louth and Roscommon were to get a total of 17 new clubs by 2015.[10]

Ladies' football

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Laois has a ladies' football team.

Bibliography

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  • Fennelly, Teddy (1984). A Hundred Years Of The GAA In Laois.[ISBN missing]
  • Phelan, John (2017). The Laois GAA Records Bible 1888–2016. Roscrea: Walsh Printers. ISBN 978-0-9556139-8-2[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Laois GAA announces new title sponsor". Hogan Stand. 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Shock of the summer as Laois stun Dublin and book All Ireland quarter final date with Tipperary". Irish Independent. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. ^ 2006 junior club final Harps 1-7 Keady 0-5 report in Irish Independent and Irish Times
  4. ^ 2007 Junior club final Harps 2-8 Keady 2-7 report in Irish Independent, Irish Times and on camogie.ie
  5. ^ 2008 Junior club final Harps 1-11 Kilmaley 3-2 Report in Irish Independent and on Camogie.ie
  6. ^ 2007 Jun A Laois 1-15 Meath 1-9 in Leixlip report on hurlingblog.com Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 2010 Div 3 Laois 2-10 Meath 2-5 Division 3 final report on Hogan Stand, Laois Nationalist Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine and Camogie.ie
  8. ^ All-stars on camogie.ie
  9. ^ "Final goal for camogie". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  10. ^ National Development Plan 2010-2015, Our Game, Our Passion information page on camogie.ie, pdf download (778k) from Camogie.ie download site
  11. ^ Miller, Steven (20 June 2017). "A new Laois GAA 'bible' listing thousands of names is about to be published".
  12. ^ Lowry, Brian (30 July 2020). "The complete Laois GAA records bible is on sale now". Leinster Express.
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