Tag: County Final Memory
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...
County Final Memory: Kilcotton get the better of neighbours Borris-in-Ossory in...
Kilcotton 0-17 Borris-in-Ossory 1-8
2002 Laois IHC Final
Kilcotton and Borris-in-Ossory are steeped in Laois hurling history and have a long association both with each other...
County Final Memory: Barrowhouse end years of hurt by claiming intermediate...
Barrowhouse 2-10 St Manman's 1-6
1980 Laois IFC Final
There are few clubs that had to endure as much final heartbreak before finally winning their first...
County Final Memory: Rosenallis beat Mountrath to claim Junior ‘A’ hurling...
Rosenallis 3-15 Mountrath 3-6
1986 Laois JHC ‘A’ Final
The current generation of Rosenallis hurlers and footballers have given their supporters plenty to shout about over...
County Final Memory: The Rock make the breakthrough to senior in...
The Rock 1-13 St Michael’s 1-6
1996 Laois IFC Final
The Rock are one of the smallest clubs in Laois and though they've punched above their...
County Final Memories: Looking back on some famous successes over the...
The lack of live sporting activity throughout the worst of the lockdown months - and for large chunks of the year - had media...
County Final Memory: Walsh inspires Ballinakill as they end years of...
Ballinakill 4-12 Clonaslee 2-8
1995 Laois IHC Final
There are few clubs in Laois that have to beat down the door and endure as much heartbreak...
County Final Memory: When Arles-Killeen got the better of Arles in...
Arles-Killeen 2-6 Arles 0-10
1997 Laois IFC Final
The split in Arles in the early 1990s is one of the biggest ever internal stories in Laois...
County Final Memory: Mountrath beat neighbours Trumera to claim intermediate hurling...
Mountrath 1-12 Trumera 1-9
2001 Laois IHC Final
All across Laois there are different rivalries that come to the fore at different times.
In 2001, Mountrath and...
County Final Memory: Ballyroan end 42-year wait in 1992 before reaching...
Ballyroan 0-8 St Joseph’s 0-6
1992 Laois SFC Final
Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, few Laois football clubs suffered as much heartache as...
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: The Heath get the better of Emo in...
The Heath 0-8 Emo 0-7
1974 Laois SFC Final
"Pure grit is hard to beat," read the opening line of the Nationalist match report in 1974 after...
County Final Memory: Castletown’s breakthrough win in 1995 leads to a...
Castletown 1-12 Portlaoise 0-11
1995 Laois SHC Final
There are some county final wins that are more significant than others.
For Laois hurling, 1995 represented the start...
County Final Memory: Significant triumph for Spink in 1986
Spink 1-9 Rosenallis 1-8
1986 Laois JFC Final
In the normal scheme of things, a Junior ‘B’ county final ranks well down the pecking order when...
County Final Memory: St Joseph’s come of age as they achieve...
St Joseph's 1-7 Timahoe 0-7
1973 Laois SFC Final
If ever there was a success waiting to happen it was the St Joseph's footballers in 1973.
Having...
County Final Memory: Emo’s greatest day in 1972
Emo 2-11 Graiguecullen 3-4
1972 Laois SFC Final
Emo GAA club have a proud tradition but despite coming close over the years their 1972 Laois senior...
County Final Memory: Colt claim intermediate hurling glory in 2008
Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6
2008 Laois IHC Final
The Colt hurlers lost more than fair share of intermediate finals in the 2000s so when they finally...
County Final Memory: Portlaoise hurlers end famine in 1981
Portlaoise 2-13 Camross 4-5
1981 Laois SHC Final
No matter what happened in the 1981 Laois senior hurling final, history was going to be made.
Camross, having...
Remember the Game: Ballylinan-Glenmore win minor football honours in 2004
Ballylinan-Glenmore 0-8 Stradbally Parish Gaels 0-6
2004 Laois MFC 'A' Final
Ballylinan-Glenmore ground out a two-point win over Stradbally Parish Gaels to claim the 2004 Laois...
County Final Memory: Portarlington end their famine in 1988
Portarlington 0-6 Timahoe 0-5
1988 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise's dominance of the Laois club football scene in the 1980s saw them win six titles in seven...
County Final Memory: Clonad claim title number 13 in 1970
Clonad 2-9 Clonaslee 3-3
1970 Laois SHC Final
Coming into the 1970 season, the Clonad hurlers sat second in the Laois SHC roll of honour.
But over...
Remember the Game: Crettyard claim intermediate football honours in 2005
Crettyard 1-12 Courtwood 1-10
2005 Laois IFC Final
Our focus in this week's Remember the Game is the 2005 intermediate football final, where Crettyard edged out...
County Final Memory: Portlaoise hold off rising St Joseph’s in 1970
Portlaoise 1-7 St Joseph's 0-9
1970 Laois SFC Final
Portlaoise have had some great football teams over the years - and the side they had in...
County Final Memory: O’Dempsey’s stun Graiguecullen with late winner in 1980
O'Dempsey's 1-5 Graiguecullen 0-7
1980 Laois SFC Final
In terms of late goals in dramatic county finals, the 1980 decider is right up there with Jody...
County Final Memory: Clonaslee claim senior hurling glory in 1975
Clonaslee 0-13 Clonad 0-8
1975 Laois SFC Final
It remains the greatest day in Clonaslee hurling history.
In late October 1975, Clonaslee won the Laois SHC title...