Portarlington GAA


Portarlington GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club affiliated predominantly Gaelic football club with underage hurling up till U/17 level. It is based in the town of Portarlington in County Laois, Ireland.

Grounds

Portarlington GAA club is based at McCann Park. The club's grounds are named after former member Pat McCann. McCann Park was used as the venue for the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final replay, where Offaly defeated Tipperary.
The main stand in the ground was built and named in the memory of Portarlington footballer Colm Maher who died in June 1996. This stand has a capacity of 1,012 people.

Hurling

Although Portarlington are a predominantly football club, they have had adult hurling teams in the past and reached finals of the Junior Hurling Championship in 1937, 1946 and 1960. As of the 21st century, Portarlington fields hurling teams up to U17. At adult level, hurlers from Portarlington play with Mountmellick for adult and U20; This arrangement was in place, in April 2024, on the condition that it would change if Portarlington had enough numbers for their own adult team.

Honours

Senior

Laois Senior Football Championship : 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

Intermediate

Laois Intermediate Football Championship : 1945, 1955, 1990, 1991

Junior

League

U21

  • Laois U-21 Football Championship : 1971, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2009, 2018, 2019
  • Laois U-21 B Football Championship : 2002, 2008

Minor

  • Laois Minor Football Championship : 1966, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2017
  • Laois Minor B Football Championship : 2007

Notable players