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Ballyroan Abbey GAA
Ballyroan Abbey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland. History The original Ballyroan GAA club was founded in 1887. The club colours were originally royal blue with a dominant white V on the front, later being changed to sky blue and navy. The Ballyroan GAA club won eight Laois Senior Football Championship titles in its own right, the most recent of which was in 1992. Ballyroan Gaels was a temporary amalgamation of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan. This amalgamation was made permanent in 2007, when they became known as Ballyroan Abbey GAA. This was also a year of great surprise, when they lost to The Heath in a relegation play-off game meaning they would take part at intermediate rather than senior level in 2008. However, 2008 saw the club make a swift return to senior ranks with a 1-12 to 0-10 win over Park/Ratheniska in the final of the Laois Intermediate Football Championship . By December of the same yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders. The association also promotes Irish music and dance, as well as the Irish language. As of 2014, the organisation had over 500,000 members worldwide, and declared total revenues of €65.6 million in 2017. The Games Administration Committee (GAC) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) governing bodies organise the fixture list of Gaelic games within a GAA county or provincial councils. Gaelic football and hurling are the most popular activities promoted by the organisation, and the most popular sports in the Republic of Ireland in terms of attendances. Gaelic football is also the second most popular participation sport in Northern Ireland. The women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship
The Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the Intermediate football champions of the 12 counties of Leinster. The winners will represent the province in the semi-final of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. Top winners Winners by county ** No team from Westmeath, Carlow, Kilkenny, Offaly or Longford Roll of honour 2010 Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2011 Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2015 Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2016 Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 2017 Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship Games in 2017 included: See also * Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship * Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship * Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship The Connacht Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played between the Intermediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois All-County Football League
The Laois All-County Football League (ACFL) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by Laois GAA clubs. There are seven divisions and teams are promoted and relegated according to their league standing each year. Prior to the inception of the All-County Football League, league competitions titled the Senior Football League, Intermediate Football League and Junior Football League were in place. These would have roughly equated to the current top three or four divisions in the ACFL. The 2022 ACFL Division One winners were St Joseph's who defeated Graiguecullen Graiguecullen GFC are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Laois, Ireland. The club played in Carlow for many years but in 1926 they were suspended. The club then chose to play in Laois and have been doing so ever since. The club were ... in the final. The trophy for ACFL Division One is called the Rexie McDonald Cup. Roll of honour Division One (formerly Senior Football League) Division One " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Tierney (Gaelic Footballer)
Michael John (MJ) Tierney is a Gaelic football player from Laois in Ireland. He usually plays in attack for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title for the first time since 1997. In the same year he played at full forward for his school team St. Marys C.B.S Portlaoise who won the South Leinster and Leinster schools titles and went on to be defeated in the All Ireland Final by St Louis, Kilkeel, County Down. He was crowned junior footballer of the year and sportsman of the year in his time at C.B.S Portlaoise. In 2004, he was part of the minor team which won the Leinster Minor Football Championship. In 2006 and 2007, Michael was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster U21 Football Championship. At club level, Michael usually lines out as a forward with Ballyroan Abbey and in 2006 he was named as Laois Senior Footballer of the Year after inspiring the Ballyroan/Abbeyleix combination, Ballyroan Gaels to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Irwin
Liam Irwin is a former Gaelic football player with Laois in Ireland. Nicknamed "George", he played at midfield and in 1986 was part of the Laois team that won the county's second National Football League title. Liam also picked up an All-Star award that year. In 1992, Liam won his only Laois Senior Football Championship The Laois Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888. Portarlington are the title holders ... title with his club Ballyroan. * 1 Leinster Under 21 Football Championship 1982 * 1 National Football League Division 1 1986 * 1 All Star 1986 * 1 Laois Senior Football Championship 1992 References * Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000 Tom Ryall, 2000 * Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games Raymond Smith, 1999 * Laois GAA Yearbook 1999 Leinster Express, 1999 Living people Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois Nationalist
''The Nationalist'' is an Irish regional newspaper, published each Tuesday in Carlow. It has three comprehensive sections, containing news, sport and 'living' articles. History The first edition of ''The Nationalist and Leinster Times'' was published on Browne Street, Carlow in 1883. It later moved to 58 Dublin Street and then to its offices Tullow Street, which the newspaper occupied until December 2005. Between the demise of ''The Carlow Sentinel'' in 1921 and the start of '' The Carlow People'' in 1996, ''The Nationalist'' was Carlow's sole regional newspaper. During the construction of the newspaper's new offices they used a space formerly occupied by a gym in Carlow Shopping Centre. ''The Nationalist'' moved into its new premises at Hanover House, Hanover, Carlow town, in early 2007. The newspaper was part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings group. Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by Landmark Media Investments. In Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1907. The Heath are the title holders (2022) defeating Arles–Kilcruise in the Final. Format The Intermediate Championship has a 'back door' and operates similarly to the Senior Championship (and Junior Championship C only) by going for a straight knockout but the 'back door' is in place for anyone losing out. The draw is first made for round 1 of the championship. The draw is then made for Round 2 of the championship. The final is held in O'Moore Park. Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winners of the Laois Intermediate Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. They often do well outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar above the ground (1 point). Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar , signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heath GAA
The Heath GAA is a Gaelic football, ladies' Gaelic football and rounders club in County Laois, Ireland, located to the northeast of Portlaoise. History The club was founded in 1888. Originally the club was known as St. Patrick's. The club colours were scarlet and grey but nowadays they are black and amber. The Heath have won 10 Laois Senior Football Championship titles, the last of which came in 1993. Denis Lalor (who not only starred on the Laois Senior team but also won two Railway Cup medals with Leinster), Pat Roe and Chris Bergin are among The Heath's most famous players in recent times while Shane Hennessy, David O'Hara, Michael Clancy and Michael Lambe have all achieved the dream of playing in an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Final. Because The Heath is a football only club, a number of its players play hurling with Clonad or Park/Ratheniska. Achievements * Laois Senior Football Championship: (10) 1913, 1918, 1920, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1974, 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbeyleix GAA
Abbeyleix St Lazerians is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Abbeyleix, County Laois, Ireland. The club grounds are called Fr Breen Park and the club colours are Primrose and Blue. History The club plays at senior level in hurling and has also won eight Laois Senior Football Championship titles, last of which came in 1919. Hurling is the main game in the club and Abbeyleix holds 8 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles, the last of which came in 1949. In 2006, a number of Abbeyleix players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship. Ballyroan Gaels was an amalgamation of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan. Abbeyleix won the 2007 Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship and returned to the senior grade in 2008. Achievements * Laois Senior Hurling Championships (8) 1927, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1949 * Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship 2007 Notable players *Patrick Lalor Patrick Joseph La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
