Garry Laffan


Garry Laffan is an Irish politician, hurling coach and former dual player. At club level he played with Glynn–Barntown and was also a member of the Wexford senior [hurling team]. Laffan is also an elected representative with Wexford County Council.

Playing career

Laffan first played for the Glynn–Barntown club in the juvenile and underage grades as a dual player. He won Wexford U21HC and U21FC titles in 1993 and 1994, by which stage he had progressed to adult level. Laffan won a Wexford SFC medal in 1996, following Glynn–Barntown's 2-03 to 0-07 defeat of Kilanerin in the final.
Laffan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as a member of the under-21 team. He won a Leinster U21HC medal before facing defeat by Galway in the 1996 All-Ireland under-21 final. Laffan made his senior team debut in the Oireachtas Tournament in 1994. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before playing at full-forward when Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland final.
A second Leinster SHC medal followed for Laffan in 1997, when Wexford retained the title after a defeat of Kilkenny. He retired from inter-county hurling in 2002.

Coaching career

Laffan became part of Tony Dempsey's Wexford under-21 hurling management team in 2010. His three seasons with the team saw Wexford lose consecutive provincial finals to Dublin before suffering a heavy defeat to Kilkenny.
At club level, Laffan spent a number of seasons as manager of Glenealy. He guided the team to back-to-back Wicklow SHC titles in 2017 and 2018. Laffan later took charge of the Tara [Rocks GAA|Tara Rocks] club and managed them to the Wexford IAHC title in 2021.

Political career

Laffan was elected to Wexford County Council as a Fianna Fáil candidate in the 2019 [Irish local elections|2019 local elections]. He was elected mayor of Wexford in June 2021.

Honours

Player

;Glynn–Barntown
;Wexford

Management

;Glenealy
;Tara Rocks