Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) affiliated predominantly Gaelic football club with underage hurling up till U/17 level.
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| Founded: | 1893 | ||||||||
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| County: | Laois | ||||||||
| Nickname: | Port | ||||||||
| Colours: | Maroon jersey and green sash, white shorts | ||||||||
| Grounds: | McCann Park | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°08′56.13″N 7°10′45.56″W / 53.1489250°N 7.1793222°W | ||||||||
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The club is based in the town of Portarlington in County Laois, Republic of Ireland. [1]
McCann Park is the home of the Portarlington GAA club, it is named after club member Pat McCann.[citation needed] The Colm Maher memorial stand, which is the main stand in the ground, was built in the memory of Portarlington footballer Colm Maher who died in June 1996.[citation needed] The stand has a capacity of 1,012 people (all seated).[citation needed] McCann Park was used as the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary.[citation needed]
Achievements
editSenior
edit- Laois Senior Football Championship (16): 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Intermediate
edit- Laois Intermediate Football Championship (4): 1945, 1955, 1990, 1991
Junior
edit- Laois Junior A Football Championship (8): 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1954, 1968, 1983
- Laois Junior A Hurling Championship (0): (runners-up in 1937, 1946, 1960)[citation needed]
League
edit- ACFL Div 1 (4): 1988, 1989, 2021, 2023
- ACFL Div 1 "B" (0): (runners-up in 2017)[citation needed]
- ACFL Div 2 (0): (runners-up in 1976, 2009)[citation needed]
- ACFL Div 3 (2): 1990, 2001
U21
edit- Laois U-21 Football Championship (8): 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2009, 2018, 2019
- Laois U-21 B Football Championship (2): 2002, 2008
Minor
edit- Laois Minor Football Championship (9): 1966, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2017
- Laois Minor B Football Championship (1): 2007[citation needed]
Notable people
editHurling
editAlthough Portarlington are a predominantly football club, they have had adult hurling teams in the past and reached finals of the Junior Hurling Championship in 1937, 1946 and 1960.[citation needed] As of the 21st century, hurling has started up again in Portarlington at underage fielding teams up to U17.[citation needed]
At adult level, hurlers from Portarlington play with Mountmellick for adult and U20; This arrangement was in place, in April 2024, on the condition that it would change if Portarlington had enough numbers for their own adult team.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Portarlington". Laois GAA. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "21 of the hardiest men to have played football in Laois in the last 20 years". 17 March 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Hartnett, Alan (4 April 2024). "Approval granted for Portarlington hurlers to play U-20 and adult with Mountmellick". Laois Today. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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