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Remember the Game: 2001 Feile hurling win for Portlaoise

Portlaoise who played The Harps in the Feile Hurling final at Shanahoe
Portlaoise who played The Harps in the Feile Hurling final at Shanahoe

Portlaoise 2-7 The Harps 0-2 2001 Feile Hurling Final Portlaoise were crowned Laois Feile hurling champions in 2001 when they beat The Harps by 11 points in Shanahoe. Eoin Fitzpatrick opened the scoring for Portlaoise after six minutes but The Harps replied instantly through Lee Campion. However, that would be the only time that the…

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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.