Portarlington GAA
Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland.
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| Founded: | 1893 | ||||||||
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| County: | Laois | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Port | ||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon jersey and green sash, white shorts | ||||||||
| Grounds: | McCann Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°08′56.13″N 7°10′45.56″W | ||||||||
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Portarlington GAA have won 12 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the most recent of which was in 2001.
Famous past players include Steve Allen, Colm Maher, Jim Mangan, Benny Hunt, Dermot Murphy, Seamus Hunt, Tom Smith, Adrian Phelan, David Sweeney, Hugh Emerson, Padraig O'Dwyer, Damien Ryan and Evin Bennett
Current players of note include Cathal Ryan who played as a defender for the Laois senior team from 2004 until the end of the 2010/2011 season.
Achievements
- Laois Senior Football Championship: Winners (12): 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001
Notable players
Former Players
- Steve Allen
- Colm Maher
- Jim Mangan
- Benny Hunt
- Seamus Hunt
- Dermot Murphy
- Peter Murphy
- Tom Smith
- Adrian Phelan
- David Sweeney
- Hugh Emerson
- Padraig O'Dwyer
- Damien Ryan
- Evin Bennett
- John Bolton
Current Panel
- Patrick O'Sullivan
- Robbie Piggott
- Jonathan Fullam
- Colm Murphy
- Kevin McGrath
- David Murphy
- Evan Lyons
- Graham Byrne
- Curtis Lyons
- Stephen O'Neill
- Scott Osbourne
- Adam Ryan
- Cathal Ryan
- Brian McAuley
- Ronan Coffey
- Padraig Coffey
- Dean Foster
- Jason Moore
- Brian Cleary
- Colm Murphy
- Patrick O'Sullivan
Juvenile
Recent years showed an uptake in the amount of involvement shown by the club. With this involvement became great success. In recent years the Under 16 Laois league was won four times in a row with an under 17 and minor championship in 2014 and 2017
McCann Park
McCann Park is the home of the Portarlington GAA club. The Laois senior inter-county team often train here, and it was the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary. The Colm Maher memorial stand which is the main stand in the ground was built in the memory of Portarlington footballer Colm Maher who died on June 2, 1996. The stand has a capacity of 1,012 people (all seated).