Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) affiliated predominantly Gaelic Football club with underage Hurling up till U/17 level.
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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 / 53.1489250°N 7.1793222°W | ||||||||
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The club is based in the town of Portarlington in County Laois, Republic of Ireland. [1]
McCann Park is the home of the Portarlington GAA club, it is named after club member Pat McCann. 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 in June 1996. The stand has a capacity of 1,012 people (all seated). McCann Park was used as the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary.[citation needed]
Achievements
editSenior
edit- Laois Senior Football Championship: Winners (15): 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Runners-Up: 1891, 1896, 1908, 1915, 1932, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1963, 1991, 1996
Intermediate
edit- Laois Intermediate Football Championship: Winners (4): 1945, 1955, 1990, 1991
- Runners-Up: 1944, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1989
Junior
edit- Laois Junior A Football Championship: Winners (8): 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1954, 1968, 1983
- Runners-Up: 1963
- Laois Junior A Hurling Championship: Runners-Up: 1937, 1946, 1960
League
edit- ACFL Div 1: Winners (4): 1988, 1989, 2021, 2023
- Runners-Up: 1973, 1974, 1993, 2014
- ACFL Div 1 "B": Runners-Up: 2017
- ACFL Div 2: Runners-Up: 1976, 2009
- ACFL Div 3: Winners (2): 1990, 2001
- Runners-Up: 2002, 2013
- ACFL Div 4: Runners-Up, 1997, 2018
U21
edit- Laois U-21 Football Championship: Winners (8): 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2009, 2018, 2019
- Runners-Up: 1967, 1968, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1994, 2002
- Laois U-21 B Football Championship: Winners (2): 2002, 2008
Minor
edit- Laois Minor Football Championship: Winners (9): 1966, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2017
- Runners-Up: 1952, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2015, 2018
- Laois Minor B Football Championship: Winners (1): 2007
- Runners-Up: 1995
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ "Portarlington". Laois GAA. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "21 of the hardiest men to have played football in Laois in the last 20 years". 17 March 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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