Portarlington GAA
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Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
gaelic football
club in Portarlington, County Laois
, Ireland
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The club grounds are called McCann Park and club colours are maroon jerseys with a green sash and white shorts.
Portarlington GAA have won 9 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the most recent of which was in 2001.
Famous past players include Benny Hunt, Seamus Hunt, Tom Smith, Adrian Phelan, David Sweeney , Hugh Emerson
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.
senior inter-county team often train here. 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 1012 people (all seater).
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in Portarlington, County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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The club grounds are called McCann Park and club colours are maroon jerseys with a green sash and white shorts.
Portarlington GAA have won 9 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the most recent of which was in 2001.
Famous past players include Benny Hunt, Seamus Hunt, Tom Smith, Adrian Phelan, David Sweeney , Hugh Emerson
Hugh Emerson
Hugh Emerson is a former Gaelic football player for Laois.He made his debut for Laois in 1992 as an 18 year old against Meath and starred in a memorable victory that day...
and Evin Bennett
Current players of Note include Cathal Ryan
Cathal Ryan
Cathal Ryan is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland.He usually plays at full back for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997....
who played as a defender for The Laois Senior team from 2004 until the end of the 2010/2011 season.
McCann Park
McCann Park is the home of the Portarlington GAA club. The LaoisLaois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association 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 teams.-History:...
senior inter-county team often train here. 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 1012 people (all seater).