Cathal Óg Greene (born 1987) 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 ...

er for

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. He plays his club football and hurling with St Kiernan’s. He is originally from Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois panel that won the

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

title for the first time since 1997. He was on the panel again in 2004 when Laois won the

Leinster Minor Football Championship The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 ...

. In 2005 Cathal Óg started midfield on the Laois minor team which won the

. In 2006 and 2007, Cathal Óg was part of the Laois panel that won the

Leinster U21 Football Championship The Leinster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highes ...

and in 2008 he was midfield on the side which again won the

only to go on to lose to Cork in the

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Final to a last minute goal. At club level, Cathal Óg lined out as a midfielder with Park–Ratheniska with whom he has won a

Laois Junior Football Championship 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 medi ...

and a

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in 2006. Cathal Óg also holds

Laois Minor Football Championship 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 medi ...

and

medals as well as a number of Schools titles won with Portlaoise CBS. Cathal Óg made his

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debut for Laois in 2010 against

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

.NFL 2: Laois hang on
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Cathal Og 1987 births Living people Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers London inter-county Gaelic footballers Park/Ratheniska Gaelic footballers