Portroe GAA
Portroe GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the village of Portroe which is eight miles outside Nenagh.
| An Port Rua | ||
| Founded: | 1884 | |
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| County: | Tipperary | |
| Nickname: | Port/The Quarrymen | |
| Colours: | Green and Gold | |
| Grounds: | Portroe | |
| Coordinates: | 52°53′11.77″N 8°20′49.34″W | |
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History
Portroe is in the centre of a traditional slate quarrying district of Northwest Tipperary, several kilometers outside Nenagh, that sent many emigrants to the Vermont USA slate belt in the 19th century, where to this day their descendants continue to receive honours in American football, basketball, baseball, soccer, athletics and distance running. The local school side being the Fair Haven "Slaters" Many other natives of this area emigrated to Australia.
Honours
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1) 2012
- Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (1) 1990
- North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (4) 1950, 1981, 1983, 1990
- North Tipperary Intermediate Hurling League (1) 1988
- North Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (4) 1915, 1916, 1968, 1973
- Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (1) 1998
- North Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (5) 1990, 1998, 2007, 2014, 2016
- North Tipperary Junior B Hurling League (2) 2012, 2018
- North Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (9) 1937, 1979, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018
- North Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (4) 1980, 1982, 1989, 2011
- North Tipperary Under-21 C Hurling Championship (2) 2000, 2004
- North Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (5) 1989, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2017
- North Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (2) 2005, 2012
- Tipperary Minor C Hurling Championship (1) 2009
- North Tipperary Minor C Hurling Championship (1) 2003
- North Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (1) 1990
Teams
2006 North Tipperary U 12 B Football Champions
Justin Conroy-Selector, Ian O'Donnell, Stephen Flynn, Joey Knight, Nigel Flood, Niall Gleeson, Shane Ryan, Conor Leo, Shane Cody, Michael Malone, Sean Nightingale, Ciaran Quilligan, Padraig Hickey-Selector, Michael Quilligan, Andrew Duggan, Conor Byrne, Greg O'Brien, Kevin O'Halloran, Jack Keating-Captain, Michael O'Connor, Corm Keating, Ciaran O'Donnell, Robert Byrne, David Lumbroso, Corey Mulrooney, John Riggs-Miller, Michael Donnellan-Manager
2006 Tipperary Hurling Champions U 16 B
Dinny Quinn-Selector, Sean McKennedy, Darragh McLoughlin, Cormac Shouldice, Adrian Donovan, Thomas Knox, Adrian Lewis, Mark Gennery, Andrew McCloskey, James Ryan, Michael Dillon, Paudy Hanley, John Sheedy, Noel O'Halloran-Selector, Adrian O'Halloran, Barry O'Sullivan, Cathal O'Brien, Stephen Kennedy, Michael Sheedy-Captain, Fionan Lawlor, Shane O'Brien, Brian Molamphy, Christopher Riordan, Joe Sexton-Manager
2012 North Tipperary Senior Hurling Champions!
Defeated Toomevara 3-16 to 1-19
D Gleeson, C O’Riordan, N O’Halloran, D O’Halloran; M Creamer, S Kelly, C Gleeson; J Creamer (capt), J Conroy; James Ryan, M Sheedy, K O’Halloran; M Gennery, John Ryan, J Sheedy. Subs: D Hogan for O’Halloran, S O’Brien for Conroy, D Gleeson for Gennery
Notable players
- Kevin O'Halloran
- John Sheedy (Snr)
- Liam Sheedy (Current Tipperary manager and former manager then they won the 2010 All Ireland title)
- Darren Gleeson (All-Star Goalkeeper 2014)
- Mark Gennery
- Kevin O'Halloran Tipperary Under 21 Football Munster Champions 2015, Senior debut V Kerry 2015
- Niall Gleeson Tipperary Under 21 Football Munster Champions 2015
- Ruadhan Mulrooney - Tipperary Minor 2015 - Munster Champions & All - Ireland Finalist
- Robert Byrne (hurler) - Tipperary Minor 2015 - Munster Champions & All - Ireland Finalist, Tipperary Under 21 2017 & 2018 - Munster Finalist & All - Ireland Champion 2018