Profile: Niall Rigney
Hailing from an immensely talented sporting family Niall has represented Ireland, Leinster, Laois and Portlaoise.
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Har Walsh and his brother Tom both won under age titles in hurling and football with the town.
Har played left corner back on the Portlaoise senior hurling team in the 1960 county final. He worked in St. Fintans Hospital with whom he went on to win a number of football titles.
Tom was a very accomplished footballer and distinguished himself on county teams. He won five senior football medals with Portlaoise and crowned his career with a Leinster club title in 1972.
Hailing from an immensely talented sporting family Niall has represented Ireland, Leinster, Laois and Portlaoise.
Rocky Scully was a prominent player and official over the years.
He was a fine hurler who won underage county titles with Portlaoise and represented Laois at minor level
Tom Prendergast was inducted into the Laois GAA Hall of Fame for 2021. Tom – affectionately known to us all as ‘Curly’ – is without doubt one of the finest players Portlaoise and Laois has ever seen.
Ⓒ 1887 - 2025 - Portlaoise GAA - C'MON THE TOWN