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| County: | Laois | ||||||||||||
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| Nickname: | The Town | ||||||||||||
| Club colours: | White and Green | ||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Pairc Ui Fhaolain and Rathleague | ||||||||||||
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Portlaoise GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland.
The club grounds off the Abbeyleix road in the town of Portlaoise are called Pairc Ui Fhaolain, after a former stalwart Bill Phelan. The club colours are white with a green hoop.
Portlaoise GAA club is Laois's biggest and the most successful club since the inception of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Laois. It is also the most successful club in Leinster. They have won 11 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles and a record 28 Laois Senior Football Championship titles. they are also the most successful club football team in leinster having won the title on seven occasions.
In 1983, Portlaoise recorded a memorable win in the final of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship and in 2005 they again reached the final where they were narrowly defeated by Ballina Stephenites.
Numerous famous players have played for them with Mick Nolan, Conor Boyle, Keith (The Birdman) Heffernan and Craig Rogers among the current county stars.
Past players of note include Tom Prendergast, Mark Kavanagh, Ian Fitzgerald, Colm Parkinson, Colm Browne, Karl Lenihan, Niall Rigney, John Taylor, Pat Critchley, Peter McNulty and Sean Delaney.
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Portlaoise has an excellent record at Feile na nGael (Hurling) and Feile Peil na nOg (football) recording wins in Feile na nGael in 1980, 1981, 1993, and 2009, and wins in Feile na nOg in 1983, 1992, and 2009. In 2009 Portlaoise recorded a rear double, winning the Feile Peil na nOg in Derry, Division 3, and the Feile na nGael at home in Laois/Offaly, Division 2.
In the Feile Peil na nOg 2011, the boys were successful in their group, recording wins over Bishopstown GAA, St. Nicholas' GAA, and a very hard game against Newry Shamrocks. But the boys were unfortunate to have 3 games on the second day, and after two fantastic first performances, the boys were very tired as they came up against Glanmire GFC, who won the game, sending Newry Shamrocks through to the semi finals on score difference.
In the Feile na nGael 2011, the boys were highly successful, winning every game in their group against hosts Liam Mellows GAA, Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA (both of Galway, and Ballygalget GAA of Down, topping their group. In the quarter finals they beat Carnew Emmets of Wicklow in a very close game in Athenry, and then went on to beat McQuilans Ballycastle of Antrim in Craughwell, and went on to lose in the final by a very strong Raharney GAA team at Pearse Stadium in Galway City.
In 2010, the u-12 players won both the hurling and football league and championship, after a highly successful year.
In 2009, the u-12a footballers won the football Championship, while the u-12a hurlers won the league.
The club began development in 2009 for a new GAA center, which was completed in 2011. The pitch in Rathleague, on the Stradbally road, contains many pitches, juvenile and senior, including an all-weather senior pitch.
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