A Laois academy squad were celebrating last weekend as they claimed the U-15 hurling Hibernia Cup.
In miserable conditions in Abbotstown on Saturday, Laois emerged victorious from this eight-team competition.
The Hibernia Cup in a third tier competition and Laois’s second U-15 team competed.
They were draw in a group with Limerick (3), Clare (3) and Kildare (2).
They defeated Kildare and Limerick in the group phase and although they lost to Clare, Laois advanced to the semi finals.
Here, they faced Kildare in the semi final but once again proved too strong – winning 5-7 to 1-3.
Antrim came through from the other side of the competition and reached the final against Laois.
But Laois performed even better again and ran out 6-12 to 1-5 victors over the Ulster side to claim glory.
LAOIS U-15 HURLING 2
Fiac Gaffney (Ballinakill-Ballypickas)
Jack Delaney (Ballinakill-Ballypickas)
Jake Keating (Ballinakill-Ballypickas)
Rian Dwyer (Ballinakill-Ballypickas)
Adam Byrne (Ballyfin)
Ben Heffernan (Ballyfin)
Adam Somers (Rosenalis)
Brian Kelly (Rosenalis)
Billy Lawless (Mountrath)
Dan Meade (Mountrath)
Aaron Bredin (Camross)
Tadgh Lowry (Camross)
Luke Delaney (Castletown)
David Peters (Castletown)
Devin O’Connell (Rathdowney-Errill)
James Doherty (Rathdowney-Errill)
Jamie Mahony (The Harps)
Sean Farrell (The Harps)
Joe Kelly (Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe)
Joe Downey (St Pauls)
Jerry O’Connell (Abbeyleix)
Dara Breslin (Clough-Ballacolla)
Ross Quinlan (Borris-Kilcotton)
MANAGER
Robert Delaney (Castletown)
COACHES
Brendan Lowry (Camross)
Bryan Bredin (Trumera)
Neil Foyle (Borris-Kilcotton)
Lar Quinlan (Borris-Kilcotton)
Jack Peters (Castletown)
Matthew Collier (Camross)
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