Gary Kavanagh is a former Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He played for the

Stradbally Stradbally () is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland along the N80 road, a National Secondary Route, about from Portlaoise. It is a townland, a civil parish and historic barony. It is known for its "Steam Ra ...

club. He usually played at wing forward for the Laois senior football team and in 2003 was part of the

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 medi ...

team that won the

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title for the first time since 1946. Kavanagh emerged on to the inter-county GAA scene in 1997 as part of the Laois minor squad that retained the

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. In 2006, he was named as captain of the Laois senior football team but did not hold down a regular starting place on the team. In January 2012, Kavanagh called time on his inter-county career and has since moved into management having taken charge of

under 21's,

Ballylinan Ballylinan or Ballylynan () is a small town in County Laois, about from the border with County Kildare in Ireland. The name means "Lynan's town", though exactly who Lynan was is now forgotten. Transport A 12-mile railway line linking Ballylina ...

, Gracefield and

Courtwood Courtwood GAA ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coill na Cúirte) is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club, located in the north east corner of County Laois in Ireland. The club is located in the eastern half of Emo parish with a small ca ...

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1979 births Living people Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers Stradbally (Laois) Gaelic footballers {{Laois-gaelic-football-bio-stub