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(Redirected from Laois Junior A Football Championship) Annual Gaelic football competition

The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships.

The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Championship and Intermediate Championship by going for a straight knockout.

Portlaoise are the title holders (2022), having defeated Barrowhouse in the final.

Laois Junior Football Championship

Laois Junior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sóisir Laoise
Founded1906
TrophyShaw Cup
Title holdersKilcavan (5th title)
Most titlesPortlaoise (8 titles)
SponsorsSparrow Insurances

The Laois Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs.

Kilcavan are the title holders (2024) defeating St Joseph's in the final.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Shaw Cup.

The winners of the Laois Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of Rosenallis (2016) and Park–Ratheniska (2006) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one Leinster Championship after winning the Laois Junior Football Championship. The winners enter the All-Ireland at the quarter-final stage, unless drawn against the British champions in the quarter-finals.

History

The Laois Junior A Football Championship was first held in 1906, with Durrow the victors.

In the mid-1990s, Rosenallis won the Junior Championship and then went on to win the Intermediate Championship back-to-back.

Laois full-back Martin Dempsey played in the 2004 final, at centre-forward.

In 2016, Rosenallis won a dual championship — junior football and intermediate hurling.

Laois players Tom Kelly (2003 All Star and 2005 International Rules Series Player of the Series) and Noel Garvan (who also won a Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2003) were involved in the 2017 final.

List of finals

Year Winner Opponent
1906 Durrow
1907 Ballyroan
1908 Portlaoise
1909 Ballybrittas
1910 Durrow
1911 Portlaoise
1912 No competition
1913 Ratheniska
1914 The Heath
1915 Ballybrittas
1916 No competition
1917 No competition
1918 Borris-in-Ossory
1919 Portarlington
1920 Wolfhill
1921 Mountmellick
1922 Greenroad, Portlaoise
1923 No competition
1924 No competition
1925 No competition
1926 The Hollow
1927 Barrowhouse
1928 Loughteague
1929 Mountmellick
1930 The Heath
1931 Portarlington
1932 Abbeyleix
1933 Ballylinan
1934 Clonad
1935 Portlaoise
1936 Graiguecullen
1937 Ballylinan
1938 Jamestown
1939 St Fintan's, Mountrath
1940 Clonad
1941 Mountmellick Ballyfin
1942 Park Old Pound
1943 Park
1944 Spink Ballybrittas
1945 Ballyadams
1946 Barrowhouse
1947 Kilminchy
1948 Jamestown Mountmellick
1949 The Heath
1950 St Fintan's Hospital
1951 O'Dempseys
1952 Fairymount Jamestown
1953 Jamestown
1954 Portarlington Spink
1955 Graiguecullen Portlaoise
1956 Ballylinan
1957 Killeshin Mountmellick
1958 Stradbally St Fintan's Hospital
1959 St Fintan's Hospital Kilcavan
1960 Kilcavan Timahoe
1961 Crettyard Ballylinan
1962 Emo Portlaoise
1963 Ballyroan Portarlington
1964 St Fintan's Hospital Kilcavan
1965 Arles Portlaoise
1966 Mountmellick Kilcavan
1967 St Joseph's Portlaoise
1968 Portarlington Courtwood
1969 Killeshin Rathdowney
1970 Courtwood Abbeyleix
1971 Ballylinan Kilcavan
1972 Mountmellick Ballinakill
1973 Portlaoise Abbeyleix
1974 Barrowhouse Abbeyleix
1975 Graiguecullen Durrow
1976 St Joseph's Park
1977 Portlaoise 0-10 St Manman's 1-4
1978 St Manman's The Rock
1979 The Rock Ballinakill
1980 Camross Ballyfin
1981 Killeshin St Fintan's, Mountrath
1982 Durrow St Joseph's
1983 Portarlington Portlaoise
1984 Stradbally St Fintan's, Mountrath
1985 The Heath St Joseph's
1986 Courtwood Ballyroan
1987 Spink Portlaoise
1988 Portlaoise Rosenallis
1989 The Harps Ballyroan
1990 The Heath Rosenallis
1991 Arles–Kilcruise Rosenallis
1992 Portlaoise St Manman's
1993 Kilcavan St Joseph's
1994 Rosenallis St Manman's
1995 Ballyfin Ballyroan
1996 Arles–Kilcruise St Manman's
1997 St Manman's St Fintan's, Mountrath
1998 Ballyroan Portlaoise
1999 Portlaoise Graiguecullen
2000 The Harps Abbeyleix
2001 Abbeyleix Stradbally
2002 Portlaoise Stradbally
2003 Stradbally The Heath
2004 Kilcavan 1-11 St Joseph's 1-8
2005 Portlaoise Park–Ratheniska
2006 Park–Ratheniska Barrowhouse
2007 Ballinakill St Joseph's
2008 Killeshin The Heath
2009 The Heath Ballyfin
2010 Ballyfin Spink
2011 Spink 1-10 Graiguecullen 2-04
2012 Graiguecullen
2013 Kilcavan
2014 Courtwood
2015 Barrowhouse
2016 Rosenallis
2017
2018
2019
2020 Park–Ratheniska
2021
2022 Portlaoise 1-11 Barrowhouse 0-8
2023
2024 Kilcavan St Joseph's


Laois Junior B Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sóisir B Laoise
Founded1972
TrophyChris Lalor Cup
Title holdersGraiguecullen (2nd title)
Most titlesStradbally (3 titles)
SponsorsSparrow Insurances

Laois Junior B Football Championship

The Laois Junior B Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by fourth grade Laois GAA clubs.

The trophy presented to the winners is the Chris Lalor Cup.

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the completion of the 2020 Laois Junior B Football Championship until the second half of 2021. The semi-finals were played in October 2020. The final was played in August 2021.

List of finals

Stradbally have the most Junior B titles.
Year Winner Opponent
1972 Park Ballyroan
1973 Mountmellick Slieve Bloom
1974 Rathdowney Durrow
1975 St Fintan's Hospital The Heath
1976 Timahoe Mountmellick
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 Stradbally Rosenallis
1984 Kilcavan Courtwood
1985 Graiguecullen
1986 Spink 1-9 Rosenallis 1-8
1987 Rosenallis
1988 The Heath Arles–Kilcruise
1989 Timahoe St Fintan's, Colt
1990 Arles–Kilcruise Ballylinan
1991 Ballyfin Crettyard
1992 O'Dempsey's The Heath
1993 Crettyard Camross
1994 Castletown Emo
1995 Arles–Kilcruise St Fintan's, Mountrath
1996 St Fintan's, Mountrath Ballylinan
1997 The Heath Abbeyleix
1998 St Fintan's, Colt Crettyard
1999 Abbeyleix Stradbally
2000 Stradbally Rathdowney
2001 Crettyard Camross
2002 Portlaoise Arles–Killeen
2003 Stradbally Spink
2004 Spink 1-8 Castletown 1-7
2005 Camross 3-14 Emo 2-5
2006 Mountmellick O'Dempsey's
2007 Ballylinan O'Dempsey's
2008 The Rock St Fintan's, Colt
2009 O'Dempsey's St Fintan's, Colt
2010 Portlaoise St Manman's
2011 Graiguecullen 1-9 St Fintan's, Colt 1-7
2012
2013
2014 Graiguecullen
2015
2016
2017 Errill
2018
2019 Errill
2020 Spink Graiguecullen
2021
2022 Camross 3-9 Errill 0-8
2022
2024 Stradbally Rosenallis


Laois Junior C Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sóisir C Laoise
Founded1998
Title holdersSt Joseph's GAA (Laois) (1st title)
Most titlesPortlaoise (3 titles)
SponsorsLaois Shopping Centre

Laois Junior C Football Championship

The Laois Junior C Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by fifth grade Laois GAA clubs. St Joseph's are the title holders (2024) defeating Courtwood in the Final.

An actor participated in the 2020 Junior C Championship.

List of finals

Portlaoise have the most Junior C titles.

(R) = Replay

Year Winner Opponent Captain
1998 Rathdowney 1-11 Errill 0-5 Jim Doherty
1999 Clough–Ballacolla 2-8 Borris-in-Ossory 0-3 Pat Whelan
2000 Errill 2-7 Borris-in-Ossory 0-9 Paul Delaney
2001 The Harps 2-13 Kilcotton 0-5 Kevin Shortall
2002 Rosenallis 0-7, 1-9(R) O'Dempsey's 0-7, 2-5(R) Seán McKane
2003 Portlaoise 5-6 Arles–Kilcruise 1-6 Liam Browne
2004 Trumera 0-12 The Harps 2-3 John O'Connor
2005 Arles–Kilcruise 2-8 Shanahoe 2-6 Kevin Kealy
2006 Courtwood 0-13 The Heath 2-4 Stephen Wilson
2007 St Manman's 2-9 Ballyfin 0-3 Martin Fallon
2008 Portlaoise 2-10 Ballyfin 0-8 Paul Sutton
2009 Portlaoise 0-10, 1-11(R) Shamrocks 1-7, 1-7(R) Gary McCormack
2010 The Heath 1-13 Shamrocks 2-5 John Browne
2011 O'Dempsey's 0-14 Portlaoise 0-13 Pat Behan
2012 Slieve Bloom/Castletown 1-10 Camross 2-5 Martin Delaney
2013 Graiguecullen 2-16 Annanough 1-5 Donny Hurley
2014 Camross 1-10 Spink 0-7 Paul Delaney
2015 Rosenallis 2-9 Clonaslee 1-7 Tom Hyland
2016 Errill 2-6 Rathdowney GAA 1-6 Patrick Purcell
2017 Castletown 1-13 Rathdowney 1-6 John Gaughan
2018 Slieve Bloom 1-10 St Fintan's, Colt/ Clonad 1-7 John Lowry
2019 Graiguecullen 6-10 St Fintan's, Colt 1-5 Peter Branagan
2020 Kilcotton 3-8 St Fintan's, Colt 1-3
2021 Ballyfin 0-11 Park–Ratheniska 0-9
2022 Rathdowney 5-12 Courtwood 0-10
2023 Clonaslee–St Manman's 0-10 Arles–Kilcruise 0-4
2024 St Joseph's 1-8 Courtwood 0-8

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