Portarlington GAA explained

Club Gaa:Portarlington
Irish:Cúil an tSúdaire
County:Laois
Province:Leinster
Nickname:Port
Colours:Maroon jersey and green sash, white shorts
Grounds:McCann Park
Founded:1893
Coordinates:53.1489°N -7.1793°W
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Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) affiliated predominantly Gaelic football club with underage hurling up till U/17 level.

The club is based in the town of Portarlington in County Laois, Republic of Ireland. [1]

McCann Park is the home of the Portarlington GAA club, it is named after club member Pat McCann. The Colm Maher memorial stand, which is the main stand in the ground, was built in the memory of Portarlington footballer Colm Maher who died in June 1996. The stand has a capacity of 1,012 people (all seated). McCann Park was used as the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary.

Achievements

Senior

Intermediate

Junior

League

U21

Minor

Notable people

Hurling

Although Portarlington are a predominantly football club, they have had adult hurling teams in the past and reached finals of the Junior Hurling Championship in 1937, 1946 and 1960. As of the 21st century, hurling has started up again in Portarlington at underage fielding teams up to U17.

At adult level, hurlers from Portarlington play with Mountmellick for adult and U20; This arrangement was in place, in April 2024, on the condition that it would change if Portarlington had enough numbers for their own adult team.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-11-06 . Portarlington . 2022-09-11 . Laois GAA . en.
  2. Web site: 21 of the hardiest men to have played football in Laois in the last 20 years. 17 March 2020. 12 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Hartnett . Alan . 2024-04-04 . Approval granted for Portarlington hurlers to play U-20 and adult with Mountmellick . 2024-10-31 . Laois Today . en-GB.