Tag: County Final Memory
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...
County Final Memory: Mountrath beat neighbours Trumera to claim intermediate hurling...
Ahead of the opening round game of this year's Laois IHC between Mountrath and Trumera, we look back at when the sides met in...
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...
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...