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The year 2000 – the one that got away for Laois football

Back in February 2016, the GAA made a decision that robbed a very special group of players of the opportunity to do something great. After Motion 4 was passed at Congress with 68.2% in favour, Inter-county minor football was to become U17, not U18, from January 1 2018. All inter-county minor players were to be…

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Stradbally native Alan Hartnett is a graduate of Knockbeg College who has worked in the local and national media since 2008. Alan has a BA in Economics, Politics and Law and an MA in Journalism from DCU. His happiest moment was when Jody Dillon scored THAT goal in the Laois senior football final in 2016.