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| Laois Junior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Iomáint Sóisir Laoise
Most recent winners: Ballypickas Most winners: Ballypickas (9) |
| Trophy | Fr Phelan Cup |
| Sponsors | Laois Shopping Centre |
The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the 2024 champions, defeating Borris-Kilcotton GAA in the final. As of then, they have won the most (9).
Junior A
The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Phelan Cup.
The winners of the Laois Junior Championship qualify to represent thecounty in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Ballyfin (2011) getting to a Leinster Final after winning the Laois Junior Hurling Championship but Kilkenny GAA club St Patrick's beat them on their way to the All-Ireland title. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
List of finals
(r) = replay
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||
| 1926 | ||||
| 1927 | ||||
| 1928 | ||||
| 1929 | ||||
| 1930 | ||||
| 1931 | ||||
| 1932 | ||||
| 1933 | ||||
| 1934 | Derrydavey | 2-03 | Clonad | 1-01 |
| 1935 | Mountmellick | 2-07 | Rapla | 2-01 |
| 1936 | Ballypickas | 8-03 | Clonkeen | 1-01 |
| 1937 | Ballacolla | 8-06 | Portarlington | 0-01 |
| 1938 | Rathdowney | 5-04 | Rovers (Portlaoise) | 4-06 |
| 1939 | Borris-in-Ossory | 3-07 | Abbeyleix | 4-02 |
| 1940 | Rovers | 6-03 | Rathdowney | 1-02 |
| 1941 | Mountmellick | 4-02 | Ballinakil | 1-03 |
| 1942 | Rovers | 4-02 | Kyle | 1-02 |
| 1943 | Castletown | 3-01 | Raheen | 2-02 |
| 1944 | Kyle | 2-03 | Clonin | 1-03 |
| 1945 | Blandsford (Ballypickas) | 6-04 | Camross | 0-04 |
| 1946 | Cappamore | 4-02 | Portarlington | 2-00 |
| 1947 | Slieve Bloom | 11-03 | Clonad | 1-00 |
| 1948 | Shanahoe | 1-03, 3-03 (r), 4-05 (2r) | Clonad | 0-06, 2-06 (r), 3-05 (2r) |
| 1949 | St Canice's | 6-01 | Durrow | 3-02 |
| 1950 | Ballacolla | 3-01 | Killenure | 1-01 |
| 1951 | Abbeyleix | 2-08 | Mountmellick | 1-03 |
| 1952 | Borris-in-Ossory | 5-06 | Mountmellick | 0-03 |
| 1953* | Cullohill | 2-03 | Killenure | 5-04 |
| 1954 | Rathdowney | 4-03 | Ballypickas | 1-05 |
| 1955 | Ballypickas | 5-04 | Errill | 2-01 |
| 1956 | Durrow | 5-12 | Mountmellick | 6-05 |
| 1957 | Camross | 4-02 | St Fintan's, Colt | 3-03 |
| 1958 | Park–Ratheniska | 2-07 | Derrylamogue | 3-00 |
| 1959 | St Fintan's, Colt | 1-01 | Mountmellick | 3-06 |
| 1960 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | 4-07 | Portarlington | 3-06 |
| 1961 | Mountmellick | 4-09 | Ballypickas | 2-03 |
| 1962 | Kilcotton | 8-09 | Mountmellick | 2-02 |
| 1963 | Ballypickas | 6-10 | Portlaoise | 5-03 |
| 1964 | Camross | 2-10 | Rosenallis | 4-02 |
| 1965 | Portlaoise | 4-03 | Camross | 2-05 |
| 1966 | St Conleth's | 2-07 | Ballinakill | 1-02 |
| 1967 | Ballyfin | 5-04 | Clonaslee | 0-11 |
| 1968 | Clonaslee | 4-06 | Ballypickas | 0-02 |
| 1969 | Ballinakill | 2-07 | Kyle | 0-05 |
| 1970 | Borris-in-Ossory | 2-09 | Timahoe | 1-03 |
| 1971 | Park–Ratheniska | 6-10 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | 1-01 |
| 1972 | Camross | 4-03 | Ballinakill | 1-08 |
| 1973 | Durrow | 4-10 | Errill | 0-08 |
| 1974 | Castletown | 5-05 | Cannonswood | 4-06 |
| 1975 | Rathdowney | 2-11 | Cannonswood | 2-03 |
| 1976 | Abbeyleix | 4-08 | Errill | 3-06 |
| 1977 | Kyle | 5-07 | Rosenallis | 3-05 |
| 1978 | Clonaslee–St Manman's | 0-07 | Milltown | 0-06 |
| 1979 | Milltown | 3-09 | Timahoe | 0-05 |
| 1980 | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-11 | Timahoe | 1-08 |
| 1981 | Camross | 2-08 | Timahoe | 0-07 |
| 1982 | Kilcotton | 0-13 | Durrow | 3-02 |
| 1983 | Slieve Bloom | 4-06 | Ballypickas | 1-10 |
| 1984 | The Harps | 3-06 | Timahoe | 3-05 |
| 1985 | Ballypickas | 2-05 | Portlaoise | 1-05 |
| 1986 | Rosenallis | 3-15 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | 3-06 |
| 1987 | Portlaoise | 3-12 | Timahoe | 1-07 |
| 1988 | Camross | 2-08 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | 0-08 |
| 1989 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | 1-05 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-07 |
| 1990 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-11 | Timahoe | 1-06 |
| 1991 | The Harps | 1-08, 3-07 (r) | Shanahoe | 0-11, 1-08 (r) |
| 1992 | Castletown | 1-22 | Shanahoe | 1-06 |
| 1993 | Portlaoise | 1-09, 2-13 (r), 3-11 (2r) | Ballypickas | 2-06, 2-13 (r), 3-08 (2r) |
| 1994 | Ballypickas | 1-07 | Kyle | 0-05 |
| 1995 | The Harps | 1-09 | Camross | 1-06 |
| 1996 | St Fintan's, Colt | 1-04, 3-09 (r) | Trumera | 1-04, 1-06 (r) |
| 1997 | Trumera | 2-14 | Shanahoe | 2-07 |
| 1998 | Castletown | 5-05 | Kyle | 0-03 |
| 1999 | Shanahoe | 4-07 | Ballypickas | 0-06 |
| 2000 | Timahoe | 2-08 | The Harps | 0-06 |
| 2001 | Mountmellick | 4-14 | Ballypickas | 0-06 |
| 2002 | Rathdowney | 2-11 | Kyle | 0-11 |
| 2003 | Camross | 2-09 | Ballypickas | 0-05 |
| 2004 | Rosenallis | 1-10 | Park–Ratheniska | 0-10 |
| 2005 | The Harps | 3-09 | Park–Ratheniska | 2-08 |
| 2006 | Kyle | 0-16 | Camross | 1-10 |
| 2007 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-14 | Park–Ratheniska | 2-08 |
| 2008 | Camross | 4-11 | Timahoe | 0-07 |
| 2009 | Kyle | 1-15 | Timahoe | 0-11 |
| 2010 | Trumera | 4-11 | Timahoe | 1-13 |
| 2011 | Park–Ratheniska | 2-14 | Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton | 0-03 |
| 2012 | Timahoe | 1-14. 0-16 (r) | Ballypickas | 1-11, 1-10 (r) |
| 2013 | Portlaoise | 1-14 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-08 |
| 2014 | Camross | 1-11 | Kyle | 0-11 |
| 2015 | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-14 | Castletown | 2-13 |
| 2016 | Slieve Bloom | 2-24 | Rathdowney–Errill | 2-06 |
| 2017 | Ballypickas | 2-10 | Rathdowney–Errill | 2-09 |
| 2018 | Mountmellick | 1-15 | Castletown | 0-10 |
| 2019 | Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe | 4-11 | The Harps | 2-11 |
| 2020 | The Harps | 1-16 | Portlaoise | 1-12 |
| 2021 | Ballypickas | 3-11 | Abbeyleix | 2-09 |
Junior B
| Laois Junior B Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Iomáint Sóisir B Laoise |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Trophy | Eamon MacCluskey Cup |
| Title holders | Kyle (2nd title) |
| First winner | Rathdowney |
| Most titles | Camross (5 titles) |
| Sponsors | Lifestyle Furniture |
The Laois Junior B Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by fourth grade Laois GAA clubs.
The trophy presented to the winners is the Eamon MacCluskey Cup.
List of finals
(r) = replay
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Rathdowney | 5-06 | Slieve Bloom | 0-14 |
| 1975 | Ballyfin | 2-10 | Durrow | 3-03 |
| 1976 | Timahoe | 3-05 | Kyle | 2-07 |
| 1977 | No competition | |||
| 1978 | No competition | |||
| 1979 | No competition | |||
| 1980 | No competition | |||
| 1981 | No competition | |||
| 1982 | No competition | |||
| 1983 | Borris-in-Ossory | 3-13 | Cullohill | 2-04 |
| 1984 | Rosenallis | 1-14 | Abbeyleix | 1-06 |
| 1985 | Clonaslee–St Manman's | 1-10 | Clonad | 1-07 |
| 1986 | Miltown | 1-09 | Kyle | 0-06 |
| 1987 | Park–Ratheniska | 4-01 | Castletown | 2-10 |
| 1988 | Camross | 3-05 | Borris-in-Ossory | 1-06 |
| 1989 | Camross | 3-06 | Rathdowney | 0-06 |
| 1990 | Castletown | 2-10 | Mountmellick | 2-05 |
| 1991 | Trumera | 3-18 | Errill | 3-07 |
| 1992 | The Harps | 3-04 | Rathdowney | 1-07 |
| 1993 | Kyle | 2-11 | Park–Ratheniska | 2-02 |
| 1994 | Camross | 1-07 | Rathdowney | 1-04 |
| 1995 | Rathdowney | 2-04 | Borris-in-Ossory | 1-05 |
| 1996 | Castletown | 2-09 | Slieve Bloom | 1-06 |
| 1997 | Borris-in-Ossory | 3-10 | Slieve Bloom | 1-10 |
| 1998 | Mountmellick | 2-08, 2-07 (r) | Clonad | 2-08, 0-08 (r) |
| 1999 | Slieve Bloom | 2-04 | Castletown | 0-07 |
| 2000 | Clonad | 3-07 | Camross | 1-12 |
| 2001 | Camross | 1-12 | Clonaslee–St Manman's | 0-09 |
| 2002 | Clonaslee–St Manman's | 2-16 | Portlaoise | 2-05 |
| 2003 | Ballinakill | 3-07 | Ballyfin | 1-08 |
| 2004 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-09, 1-12 (r) | Ballyfin | 2-06, 0-07 (r) |
| 2005 | Kilcotton | 1-11 | Ballyfin | 1-08 |
| 2006 | Borris-in-Ossory | 1-08 | Abbeyleix | 0-02 |
| 2007 | Ballypickas | 2-07 | The Harps | 0-12 |
| 2008 | The Harps | 3-11 | Camross | 0-17 |
| 2009 | Abbeyleix | 2-18 | Ballyfin | 1-13 |
| 2010 | Ballinakill | 3-05 | Colt | 1-09 |
| 2011 | Camross | 4-11 | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-17 |
| 2012 | Mountmellick | 3-11, 1-11 (r) | Camross | 1-17, 0-12 (r) |
| 2013 | Castletown/Slieve Bloom | 2-12 | Abbeyleix | 1-10 |
| 2014 | The Harps | 2-12 | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-13 |
| 2015 | Abbeyleix | 3-11 | Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton | 0-12 |
| 2016 | Camross | 1-13 | Kyle | 0-15 |
| 2017 | Mountmellick | 4-18 | Camross | 1-09 |
| 2018 | Kyle | 0-15 | Camross | 1-11 |
| 2019 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | |||
| 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
Junior C
| Laois Junior C Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Iomáint Sóisir C Laoise |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Title holders | The Harps (1st title) |
| Most titles | Rathdowney–Errill, Kilcotton, Harps and St Fintan's, Colt (2 titles) |
| Sponsors | Lifestyle Furniture |
The Laois Junior C Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by fifth grade Laois GAA clubs. The Harps are the title holders (2022) defeating Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe in the Final.
List of finals
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Graiguecullen | Kilcotton | ||
| 1995 | Kilcotton | St Fintan's, Colt | ||
| 1996 | St Fintan's, Colt | Ballylinan | ||
| 1997 | Castletown | Trumera | ||
| 1998 | Trumera | Ballylinan | ||
| 1999 | Ballyfin | Ballylinan | ||
| 2000 | Ballylinan | Park–Ratheniska | ||
| 2001 | Kilcotton | Park–Ratheniska | ||
| 2002 | Park–Ratheniska | Arles–Killeen | ||
| 2003 | Arles–Killeen | Timahoe | ||
| 2004 | Abbeyleix | Timahoe | ||
| 2005 | The Harps | Shanahoe | ||
| 2006 | Camross | Ballylinan | ||
| 2007 | Ballypickas | St Fintan's, Colt | ||
| 2008 | St Fintan's, Colt | The Harps | ||
| 2009 | Ballinakill | 2-06 | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-10 |
| 2010 | Rathdowney–Errill | 2-19 | Ballylinan | 4-07 |
| 2011 | The Harps | 3-09 | Portlaoise | 2-07 |
| 2012 | Clonaslee | 3-08 | Ballylinan | 1-10 |
| 2013 | Rathdowney-Errill | 2-14 | Rosenallis | 1-10 |
| 2014 | Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton | Mountmellick | ||
| 2015 | Castletown | 1-21 | Shanahoe | 1-10 |
| 2016 | Camross | 1-10 | Slieve Margy | 0-06 |
| 2017 | Mountmellick | 2-06 | Rosenallis | 1-08 |
| 2018 | Portlaoise | |||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | The Harps | 3-19 | Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe | 4-13 |
References
- "Past players meet present captains as junior hurling final countdown begins". Laois Nationalist. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
Eugene Fennelly was vice-captain when Abbeyleix won the Fr Phelan cup for the only time in 1976, while Tom Cahill and PJ Cahill were on the Ballypickas team that became the first holders of the Fr Phelan cup in 1963.
- "All Ireland club JHC final: Ballyragget come out on top" Irish Examiner.
- "Past players meet present captains as junior hurling final countdown begins". Laois Nationalist. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
Eugene Fennelly was vice-captain when Abbeyleix won the Fr Phelan cup for the only time in 1976, while Tom Cahill and PJ Cahill were on the Ballypickas team that became the first holders of the Fr Phelan cup in 1963.
- "Past players meet present captains as junior hurling final countdown begins". Laois Nationalist. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
Eugene Fennelly was vice-captain when Abbeyleix won the Fr Phelan cup for the only time in 1976, while Tom Cahill and PJ Cahill were on the Ballypickas team that became the first holders of the Fr Phelan cup in 1963.
- "County Final Memory: Ballypickas claim junior hurling honours in 1994". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Joyous celebrations as Ballypickas claim Laois junior hurling honours once again". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
It's the second time since 2017 that Ballypickas have won...
- "Joyous celebrations as Ballypickas claim Laois junior hurling honours once again". 24 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Gray day for Rosenallis". Laois Nationalist. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Rathdowney-Errill lift cup after second-half fightback". Leinster Express. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- McEvoy, Barry (1 October 2022). "Guilfoyle heroics see The Harps produce stunning comeback and defeat PRT to win Junior C after extra time". Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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