- Mick Aherne
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For other people of the same name, see Michael Ahern (disambiguation).
Mick Aherne was a gaelic football and hurling player from County Laois in Ireland.
He played for many years on the Laois senior football and hurling teams in the defence.
In 1986, he starred on the Laois senior football team the won the county's second National Football League title
A native of Ballacolla, Mick played his club hurling with Ballacolla and his club football with the O'Dempseys club with whom he played a leading role in 1980 when the club won its second Laois Senior Football Championship title.
References
- Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000 Tom Ryall, 2000
- Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games Raymond Smith, 1999
- Laois GAA Yearbook 1999 Leinster Express, 1999
Laois - NFL Champions 1986 (2nd title) 1 Martin Conroy • 2 Pat Dunne • 3 Martin Dempsey • 4 Eddie Kelly • 5 Mick Aherne • 6 Pat Brophy • 7 Colm Browne (capt) • 8 John Costello • 9 Liam Irwin • 10 Gerry Browne • 11 Willie Brennan • 12 Tom Prendergast • 13 Mick Dempsey • 14 Eamon Whelan • 15 Christy Maguire •
Subs: Noel Prendergast • Brian Nerney • Gerry Lawlor •
Manager: Kieran BrennanCategories:- Living people
- Laois Gaelic footballers
- Laois hurlers
- Clough-Ballacolla hurlers
- O'Dempseys Gaelic footballers
- People from County Laois
- Leinster Gaelic football biography stubs
- Leinster hurling biography stubs
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