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.

Portarlington GAA

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.

Portarlington GAA

Achievements

Senior

Laois Senior Football Championship: Winners (15): 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022 Runners-Up: 1891, 1896, 1908, 1915, 1932, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1963, 1991, 1996

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Intermediate

Laois Intermediate Football Championship: Winners (4): 1945, 1955, 1990, 1991

Runners-Up: 1944, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1989

Junior

Laois Junior A Football Championship: Winners (8): 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1954, 1968, 1983 Runners-Up: 1963

Laois Junior A Hurling Championship: Runners-Up: 1937, 1946, 1960

League

ACFL Div 1: Winners (4): 1988, 1989, 2021, 2023

Runners-Up: 1973, 1974, 1993, 2014

ACFL Div 1 "B": Runners-Up: 2017

ACFL Div 2: Runners-Up: 1976, 2009

ACFL Div 3: Winners (2): 1990, 2001

Runners-Up: 2002, 2013

ACFL Div 4: Runners-Up, 1997, 2018

U21

Laois U-21 Football Championship: Winners (8): 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2009, 2018, 2019 Runners-Up: 1967, 1968, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1994, 2002

Laois U-21 B Football Championship: Winners (2): 2002, 2008

Minor

Laois Minor Football Championship: Winners (9): 1966, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2017 Runners-Up: 1952, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2015, 2018

Laois Minor B Football Championship: Winners (1): 2007

Runners-Up: 1995

Notable people

Hugh Emerson

Cathal Ryan

Anthony Cunningham, the current senior football manager at the club, is a former Galway hurling manager and Roscommon football and hurling manager.

References

External links

Portarlington GAA Official Website

Laois GAA Website

Gaelic games clubs in County Laois

Gaelic football clubs in County Laois

Portarlington, County Laois