Tag: County Final Memory
County Final Memory: Colt claim intermediate hurling glory in 2008
This piece originally appeared in our County Final Memory series in June, 2020.
Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6
2008 Laois IHC Final
The Colt hurlers lost more than...
County Final Memory: Mountrath beat neighbours Trumera to claim intermediate hurling...
This piece originally appeared in our County Final Memory series on August 20, 2020.
Mountrath 1-12 Trumera 1-9
2001 Laois IHC Final
All across Laois there are...
County Final Memory: ‘None as sweet as this’ as Camross deny...
Camross 1-5 Portlaoise 0-7
1985 Laois SHC Final
There's something about a five-in-a-row in the GAA world that has proven so difficult for so many teams...
County Final Memory: Clonad claim famous success in 1992
Clonad 0-16 Portlaoise 2-7
1992 Laois SHC Final
From 1976 to 1991 only two clubs won the Laois senior hurling championship: Camross and Portlaoise.
In 1992, however,...
County Final Memory: When Ballyroan got the better of Barrowhouse in...
Ballyroan 1-4 Barrowhouse 1-3
1979 Laois IFC Final
This Sunday in O'Moore Park, Ballyroan-Abbey and Barrowhouse will battle it out for the Laois Junior 'A' football...
County Final Memory: When Portlaoise and Portarlington did battle in 1991
Portlaoise 0-7 Portarlington 0-5
1991 Laois SFC Final
Given the size of the two towns and their respective proud histories, Portarlington and Portlaoise have only met...
County Final Memory: Clough-Ballacolla claim intermediate glory in 1991
Clough-Ballacolla 2-11 Ballinakill 2-8
1991 Laois IHC Final
Given that Clough-Ballacolla are trying to write their place into history by claiming the Laois senior hurling title...
County Final Memory: Park-Ratheniska claim junior honours
Park-Ratheniska 1-13 Barrowhouse 0-8
2006 Laois JFC 'A' Final
The Park-Ratheniska footballers go in search of intermediate championship glory this Friday night in O'Moore Park when...
County Final Memory: Mountmellick come of age in 2006 to claim...
Mountmellick 1-12 Annanough 1-6
2006 Laois IFC Final
By the time Mountmellick reached the 2006 intermediate football final, there was a considerable burden on their shoulders.
Not...
County Final Memory: Timahoe get the better of Mountmellick in 2004...
Timahoe 0-10 Mountmellick 0-8
2004 Laois IFC Final
Mountmellick and Timahoe meet in the Laois IFC semi-final this coming Sunday with both clubs trying to make...
County Final Memory: Portlaoise hold off rising St Joseph’s in 1970
This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on May 15, 2020, as part of our County Final Memory series.
Portlaoise 1-7 St Joseph's 0-9
1970 Laois SFC...
County Final Memory: Ballyroan end 42-year wait in 1992 before reaching...
Ballyroan-Abbey and St Joseph's meet in Round 2 of the Laois senior football championship next Sunday. Ahead of that game we look back on...
When Portarlington won the Laois senior football championship twice in the...
Sometimes history has a funny way of repeating itself.
The last time the Laois senior football championship wasn't finished in the year it started was...
County Final Memory: Clonaslee claim senior hurling glory in 1975
This piece was originally published on LaoisToday in May 2020.
Clonaslee 0-13 Clonad 0-8
1975 Laois SFC Final
It remains the greatest day in Clonaslee hurling...
County Final Memory: Intermediate football triumph for Crettyard in 1984
Crettyard 1-9 The Rock 0-5
1984 Laois IFC Final
For a small club Crettyard have been senior for most of their history.
After the Fairymount and Tolerton...
County Final Memory: Colt get the betters of neighbours Trumera for...
Colt 3-9 Trumera 1-6
1996 Laois JHC ‘A’ final
The 1996 Laois JHC ‘A’ final threw up a novel pairing and a local derby all in...
County Final Memory: Timahoe see off parish rivals for intermediate football...
Timahoe 1-12 Annanough 1-6
2000 Laois IFC Final
The year 2000 was a memorable one for Timahoe GAA club as they claimed a unique double of...
County Final Memory: Ballypickas claim junior hurling honours in 1994
Ballypickas 1-7 Kyle 0-5
1994 Laois JHC ‘A’ Final
Ballypickas and Kyle are two of the smallest hurling clubs in Laois but they’re two clubs with...
County Final Memory: Annanough return to top tier with intermediate football...
Annanough 2-9 Park 1-4
1978 Laois IFC Final
Annanough and Park-Ratheniska have a strong rivalry, one that included senior county final battles in the 1950s and...
County Final Memory: Killeshin deny The Rock to claim intermediate football...
Killeshin 0-7 The Rock 0-6
1993 Laois IFC Final
Intermediate football in Laois is generally not known for its high scoring and that was certainly the...
County Final Memory: ‘None as sweet as this’ as Camross deny...
Camross 1-5 Portlaoise 0-7
1985 Laois SHC Final
There's something about a five-in-a-row in the GAA world that has proven so difficult for so many teams...
County Final Memory: The Harps defeat Abbeyleix to claim junior football...
The Harps 1-5 Abbeyleix 0-4
2000 Laois JFC 'A' Final
The Harps and Abbeyleix have had an on-off relationship with football over the years but in...
County Final Memory: Rathdowney-Errill come together and come of age in...
Rathdowney-Errill 1-11 Tinnahinch 1-7
2006 Laois SHC Final
"Rathdowney-Errill are county champions. For the hurling folk and the general population of Rathdowney parish, it's an opening...
County Final Memory: Significant success for Arles as they win intermediate...
Arles 1-12 Courtwood 1-5
1999 Laois IFC Final
The 1990s was both a traumatic time off the field and an eventful time on it for the...
County Final Memory: Trumera defeat Colt to claim intermediate honours in...
Trumera 1-9 Colt 0-7
2004 Laois IHC Final
Whatever it is about the Laois intermediate hurling title, the rule seems to be that you've to lose...
County Final Memory: Stradbally strike late to end 56-year wait in...
Stradbally 2-10 Portlaoise 0-10
1997 Laois SFC Final
For one of the county's most traditional and successful clubs, Stradbally had to endure an almost 60-year wait...
County Final Memory: Park-Ratheniska claim 1994 intermediate hurling honours
Park-Ratheniska 1-4 Ballinakill 0-6
1994 Laois IHC Final
At some stage later this year, a number of Laois clubs will finally get the chance to play...
County Final Memory: Ballyfin see off Ballyroan to claim their first...
Ballyfin 1-9 Ballyroan 0-6
1995 Laois JFC 'A' Final
At some stage in 2021 the Ballyfin footballers will play in the 2020 Laois senior football championship...
County Final Memory: Clough-Ballacolla deny Trumera to claim intermediate hurling glory...
Clough-Ballacolla 1-9 Trumera 0-10
1998 Laois IHC Final
Clough-Ballacolla and Trumera are two hurling clubs that have 2020 county finals to look forward to in 2021.
County...
County Final Memory: Graiguecullen’s last success in 1965
Graiguecullen 1-10 Timahoe 1-8
1965 Laois SFC Final
For a club with such tradition and one that is invariably competing in the latter stages of the...