For more details of Laois GAA see Laois Senior Football Championship or Laois Senior Hurling Championship or Laois Intermediate Football Championship or Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship or Laois Junior Football Championship or Laois Junior Hurling Championship or Laois Under 21 Football Championship or Laois Minor Football Championship or Laois Minor Hurling Championship. The Laois Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Laois Clubs. ... The Laois Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Laois GAA Clubs. ... The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. ... The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois hurling clubs. ... The Laois Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third grade Laois Clubs. ... The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third grade Laois Clubs. ... The Laois Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 21 players of Laois Clubs. ... The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. ... The Laois Minor Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. ...

Laois GAA

Irish:	Laois
Province:	Leinster
Nickname:	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
Standard colours

The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (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 football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are also responsible for the camogie and ladies football teams. Image File history File links Laois. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... // Constituent counties Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Limerick Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow Hurling Gaelic football External links Leinster Council website Category: ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... Fans of Tyrone (red-and-white) and Kerry (green-and-gold) flying assorted flags on All-Ireland day in Croke Park The GAA county colours of a county in Ireland are the colours of the kit worn by that countys representative team in the Gaelic Athletic Associations inter... OMoore Park is a GAA stadium in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Dual county is a term used in gaelic games to describe a county that competes at a similar level in both hurling and gaelic football. ... The National Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League) is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League) is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... The Sam Maguire Cup is the name of the Cup that Gaelic football-teams play for in the final of the Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The Liam McCarthy Cup, the greatest hurling prize of all The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... Liam MacCarthy Cup The Liam McCarthy Cup is the name of the Cup that the top twelve hurling teams play for in the Guinness All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... white soccer jersey left arm with shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Assyriska IFK Norrköping User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey with white horizontal stripe File links The following pages link to this file: Motherwell F.C. Chicago Fire (soccer) Middlesbrough F.C. Template talk:Football kit VfB Stuttgart Jordan national football team Vicenza Calcio K.A.A. Gent Olimpia Asunción Clube de Regatas Brasil Olaria Atlético... white soccer jersey right arm with shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Assyriska IFK Norrköping User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Gaelic games - traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. ... Gaelic games are the native sports of Ireland: principally Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Portlaoise Code: LS Area: 1,719 km² Population (2006) 69,012 Website: www. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The counties of Ireland, coloured by dominant sport. ... Camogie (in Irish, Camógaíocht) is a Celtic team sport, the female variant of hurling. ...

History

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. The Leinster Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Leinster Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. ...

Gaelic football

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 1990's The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... The Leinster Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Leinster Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. ... Mick ODwyer, (born 9 June 1936), is a former Irish Gaelic football manager and player from County Kerry. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier knockout competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. ... Liam Irwin was a gaelic football player with Laois in Ireland. ... The National Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League) is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The National Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League) is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ...

Honours

• All-Ireland Senior Football Finalists: 2
  • 1889, 1936.
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championships: 3
  • 1996, 1997, 2003

• All-Ireland Junior Football Championships: 1
  • 1973

• All-Ireland ‘B’: 1
  • 1993

• National Football League: 2
  • 1926, 1986
  • Semi-finalists: 1952, 1978, 1994, 1995, 1997.
• Leinster Senior Football Championships: 6
  • 1889, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 2003

• Leinster U21 Football Championships: 7
  • 1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006

• Leinster Minor Football Championships: 8
  • 1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005

• Leinster Junior Football Championships: 5
  • 1907, 1941, 1968, 1973, 1993

• All Stars: 5
  • 1986 (Colm Browne, Liam Irwin), 2003 (Fergal Byron, Joe Higgins, Tom Kelly)
• O'Byrne Cup Football in 1978, 1987, 1991, 1994 and 2005.
• Women's MF in 1992.
• Portlaoise won All Ireland Club Football in 1983.

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Famous Former Players

• 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
  

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Laois Gaelic Football Squad

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Hurling

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 Gaelic Athletic Association The Liam McCarthy Cup, the greatest hurling prize of all The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ...

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. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League) is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League) is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Leinster Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. ...

Honours

• 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 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.

The Gaelic Athletic Association The Liam McCarthy Cup, the greatest hurling prize of all The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. ... The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League) is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Leinster Championship) is the premier knockout competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. ... Pat Critchley is a well known sportsman from County Laois, Ireland Success is nothing new to Pat Critchley, be it as a player or as a coach. ...

Notable Players

• Mick Aherne
• Jack Finlay
• Pat Critchley
• PJ Cuddy
• Sean Delaney
• Timmy Fitzpatrick
• Frank Keenan
• Paddy Lalor
• Christy O'Brien
• Paddy Ruschitzko
• John Taylor
• James Young

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Bibliography

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

Clubs of Laois

see Category:Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Laois Template:Laois Clubs

External links

• Laois on Hoganstand.com
• National and provincial titles won by Laois teams
• Club championship winners
• Laois GAA site