Winning Years

1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001;

Portlaoise GAA Club has featured in 30 Laois Minor A Hurling Championship finals, winning an impressive 21 titles. Our first win came in 1949, when we saw off Kilminchy (Portlaoise) on a scoreline of 5-02 to 1-00. The most recent victory was in 2001, after a tight contest against Castletown/Slieve Bloom, finishing 1-11 to 1-10.

In the late 1940s, Rovers, a Portlaoise-based GAA club, along with Kilminchy, joined forces with Portlaoise to compete under the Portlaoise GAA banner. We’ve included Rovers’ achievements here for the record.

Rovers played in six Minor A County Finals, winning all six, one after the other between 1942 and 1947. They also lifted the Junior A Championship in 1945, beating Kyle by 3-07 to 1-02.

Click on the cards below for more match information, including squads and, where available, team photos.