St Joseph's GAA is a

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club in south eastern

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. It won ten

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titles between 1973 and 2023. The club colours are yellow with blue trim and the main club grounds are located at Kellyville (north of Ballintubbert) with a secondary grounds at Milltown (west of Ballylinan).

History

Founded in 1954 as an underage club, it won the Laois minor and junior football titles in 1967, the minor title again in 1968, the Laois Intermediate Football Championship in 1969 and a further junior title in 1976. Recently, in 2022, they added a 3rd minor title to their huge collection of trophies. Then St Joseph's progressed to win ten

titles: in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2023 As well as this, the club (in an amalgamation with Barrowhouse) won the Under-21 Championship in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016. St Josephs ladies won the Laois LGFA junior title in 2017 and won the Intermediate title in 2024. It is a parish team and is made up of the four small areas represented on the club crest:

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, Luggacurren, The Swan and Wolfhill. Players (past and present) include Tom Kelly, Joe Higgins, Martin Dempsey, Kieran Brennan, Dessie Brennan, Mick Dempsey and Seán Dempsey.

Notable players

* Mick Dempsey * Seán Dempsey * Noel Garvan * Joe Higgins * Tom Kelly,

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(2003) and

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Player of the Series (2005)

Honours

s: (9) 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2023 * Laois All-County Football League Division One: (9) 1971, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2010, 2022, 2024 * Laois All-County Football League Division 3: 2005, 2010 * Laois Intermediate Football Championship 1969 *

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1967, 1976, 2017 * Laois Under-21 Football Championship (4) (With Barrowhouse) 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016 * Laois Minor Football Championship (3) 1967, 1968, 2022 * Laois Junior C Football Championship 2024 * Laois LGFA Junior Championship 2017 * Laois LGFA Intermediate Championship 2024

References

External links

Laoistalk - Laois GAA News Website

Official Website
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