Mathew came through the ranks as a duel player winning underage football and hurling titles for the “Town”.
He was a regular on the celebrated hurling team that won four county championships on the trot for the “Town” from 1981 –’84. A star forward who shot many vital scores for the “Town”, he went on to win further titles in 1987 and ’89 and earn himself an honoured place in the golden years of Portlaoise hurling
Player, selector, administrator and fund raiser. The Portlaoise great Jas O’Reilly.
Paddy Campion became the club’s first Honorary President in 1943, the year Portlaoise won its second senior hurling title.