Poem
In every town and village, In every county nationwide, GAA clubs are loved and nurtured, With the greatest, heartfelt pride.
My own club is no different, Portlaoise, the Town, as it’s also known, Where legends were born and raised, And idolised by their own.
A club known country-wide, Steeped in folklore and tradition, The birthplace of many greats, Who’ve earned their legendary positions.
Paddy Bracken, Pascal Delaney, The Fennelly’s, Bohan’s and the Browne’s, All legends in their own right, All heroes of the town.
Bill Phelan, Pat Critchley, John Taylor, The auld timer, John Joe Ging, All brought glory to the town, Giving us a reason to rejoice and sing.
Curly Prendergast and Bruno, Tommy Fitz and of course ‘The Chief’, They shed blood and sweat, For the green and white, And to their team mates, instilled belief.
Cahir Healy and Tommy Conroy, Men who always went that extra mile, The Mulligans and the great Atch Whelan, These boys played with heart and style.
Ellen Healy and Aisling Saunders, And the many ladies who came before, Their place in club history, set in stone, For now and ever more.
From an All-Ireland in ’83, To a record, 9 in a row, Success followed Portlaoise teams, Wherever they chose to go.
A dual club from 1887, With an insatiable appetite to win, Many times the gaels of Portlaoise, Were there when the town Came marching in.
- Dennis Tynan
Maryborough’s first reported game in the Leinster Express was a friendly match with the recently formed Portarlington football team on
The number of clubs all scrambling among the same pool of players was a big topic of discussion by GAA
After almost every highpoint experienced by Portlaoise, these were immediately followed by a lull in club activities and success.
Forty-three years in the making, it was a magnificent achievement for the club, no matter the potential outcome in either
In 1984, Portlaoise GAA achieved one of the most remarkable feats in Laois sporting history, the legendary “Double Double”. Winning
Pat Delaney describes the emergence of Portlaoise as a Hurling power house in the late 70s and 80s.
Player, selector, administrator and fund raiser. The Portlaoise great Jas O’Reilly.
I sometimes get asked “when did you first get involved in the GAA?” and I often respond that “my grandfather
“Portlaoise GAA in Turmoil” – This was a front page headline no club would wish to see in their local
At an extraordinary general meeting of the club in July 2005 it was decided to allow a sub-committee explore all
Larry was a dedicated follower of Portlaoise teams all his long life as, indeed, were all his family. His father
Current Rathleague Groundsperson and avid Town supporter Liam Breen describes his time supporting “D” Town.
There was a press conference held in the Killeshin Hotel in March 1978 revealing future developments of the club. The
Teddy Fennelly Snr remembers the first Leinster win for Portlaoise on the 50th anniversary of the great win agains Athlone.
December has been a happy month for Portlaoise in Leinster Senior Club football. We’ve won 4 of our 7 in
Tom Flynn pays tribute to the men of 1966 who brought the county title back to the Town.
Tom Flynn pays tribute to the men of 1964 who won the Laois football title for the first time in
After fifty seven years, Portlaoise finally regained the championship trophy with a narrow victory over Graiguecullen, 1 – 5 to
Teddy Fennelly Snr describes his personal journey to the clubs first Senior title in 57 years in 1964.
SLIOTHAIRS again slap on ash in Rathleague—after a pause of six decades or more. It’s a sound that evokes thoughts
An edited version of a poem attributed to “Little Sport”, which was contributed along with other items by a lifetime
A report detailing Portlaoise’s first Laois Senior Hurling win in 1928.
Tom Flynn pays tribute to the men of 1958 who won the Laois football title only for it to be
The O’Moore county men returned with the Leinster honours won against all the odds. Now it was time for the
Teddy Fennelly Snr writes about the first Leinster provincial title won for Laois by the men from Portlaoise (Maryborough)
