- Portlaoise GAA
Infobox GAA club
club gaa = Portlaoise GAA
irish = Portlaoise
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province = Leinster
county =Laois
nickname = The Town
colours = White with green hoop
grounds = Pairc Ui Fhaolain
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|Portlaoise
Gaelic Athletic Association club is ahurling andgaelic football club inPortlaoise ,County Laois , Ireland.The club grounds off the
Abbeyleix road in the town ofPortlaoise are called Pairc Ui Fhaolain. The club colours are white with a green hoop.Portlaoise GAA club is Laois's biggest and the most successful club since the inception of the
Gaelic Athletic Association in Laois. It is also the most successful club in Leinster. They have won 11Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles and a record 24Laois Senior Football Championship titles.In
1983 , Portlaoise recorded a memorable win in the final of theAll-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship and in2005 they again reached the final where they were narrowly defeated by Ballina StephenitesNumerous famous players have played for "The Town" with
Aidan Fennelly ,Brian McCormack ,Colm Parkinson andKevin Fitzpatrick among the current stars.There are also many up and coming players playing at underage level with "The Town" such as Kieran Lillis, Zach Touhy and Conor Boyle.
Past players of note include
Tom Prendergast , Mark Kavanagh,Ian Fitzgerald ,Colm Browne ,Karl Lenihan , Niall Rigney, John Taylor andSean Delaney .External links
* [http://www.laoistalk.com Laoistalk - Laois GAA News Website]
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