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Arles–Killeen GAA is a
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 kic ...
club in
County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...
,
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. Founded in 1961 the club colours are white with black trim. The club has won 3
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 ...
s and in 2006 reached the
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 ...
final where they were beaten by Ballyroan Gaels. In 2013 and 2014 they again reached the Laois Senior Football Championship final but were beaten on both occasions by
Portlaoise Portlaoise ( ), or Port Laoise (), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland. It is located in the Midland Region, Ireland, South Midlands in the province of Leinster. The 2016 census shows that the town's population increased by 9.5% to 22,050 ...
. Laois senior players
Donal Kingston Donal "Donie" Kingston (born 12 August 1990) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He had played with Barrowhouse for a short while before being granted a transfer citing residential reasons, in which he transferred to senior club Arlesâ ...
and Paul Kingston and former Laois players Brian McDonald,
Donal Brennan Donal Brennan (born 1986) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. 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 200 ...
and Paul McDonald play or played their club football with Arles–Killeen.


Achievements

*
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 ...
s: (0) ** Runners-Up 2006, 2013, 2014 *
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 ...
s (3) ** 1997, 2001, 2003


Notable players

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Donal Brennan Donal Brennan (born 1986) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. 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 200 ...
*
Donal Kingston Donal "Donie" Kingston (born 12 August 1990) is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He had played with Barrowhouse for a short while before being granted a transfer citing residential reasons, in which he transferred to senior club Arlesâ ...
* Brian McDonald * Paul McDonald *
Billy O'Loughlin Billy O'Loughlin is a Gaelic football manager and player from County Laois. He led Laois to the 2019 Leinster Under-20 Football Championship final. He was appointed manager of the Longford county team in 2021. Career O'Loughlin was a selector ...


References


External links

Arles-Killeen GAA on the official GAA website
Gaelic games clubs in County Laois Gaelic football clubs in County Laois {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub