Laois Senior Hurling Championship
| Laois Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2026 Laois Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Sinsir Iomáint Laoise |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Region | Laois (GAA) |
| Trophy | Bob O'Keefe |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Title holders | Clough–Ballacolla (13th title) |
| Most titles | Camross (27 titles) |
| Sponsors | Laois Shopping Centre |
| Official website | http://www.laoisgaa.ie |
The Laois Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888.
Clough–Ballacolla are the title holders, defeating Camross by 2-21 to 2-15 in the 2025 final.[1]
Honours
[edit]The trophy presented to the winners is the Bob O'Keefe Cup.
The winners of the Laois Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship. They often do well there and Clough–Ballacolla were in the 2021 Leinster Final after winning the Laois Senior Hurling Championship.[2] The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Teams
[edit]2026 teams
[edit]The 10 teams competing in the 2026 Laois Senior Hurling Championship are:
| Club | Location | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyleix | Abbeyleix | 8 | 1949 |
| Ballinakill | Ballinakill | 0 | — |
| Ballyfin | Ballyfin | 0 | — |
| Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | Borris-in-Ossory | 1 | 2016 |
| Camross | Coolrain | 27 | 2023 |
| Clough–Ballacolla | Clough and Ballacolla | 13 | 2025 |
| Portlaoise | Portlaoise | 11 | 2004 |
| Rathdowney–Errill | Rathdowney and Errill | 6 | 2019 |
| Rosenallis | Rosenallis | 0 | — |
| The Harps | Cullohill and Durrow | 0 | — |
List of finals
[edit](r) = replay
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | Winning captain | |
| 1888 | Rathdowney | 2-02 | Knockaroo | 0-01 | |
| 1889 | Rathdowney | 3-05 | Skierke | 0-00 | |
| 1890 | Clonaslee | 1-02 | Rathdowney | 1-00 | |
| 1891 | Clonaslee | w/o | Aghaboe | scr | |
| 1892–1896 | No competition | ||||
| 1897 | Harristown | 0-08 | Rathdowney | 1-01 | |
| 1898 [3] | Rathdowney | 2-10 | Ballacolla | 0-01 | |
| 1899 [4] | Rathdowney | 1-06 (on obj) | Knockaroo | 1-11 (on obj) | |
| 1900 | No competition | ||||
| 1901 | Rathdowney | ||||
| 1902 | Rathdowney | ||||
| 1903 | Rathdowney | ||||
| 1904 | Kilcotton | 1-05 | Rathdowney | 1-03 | |
| 1905 | Kilcotton | 4-11 | Rathdowney | 1-03 | |
| 1906 | Kilcotton | 2-11 | Camross | 0-01 | |
| 1907 | Rathdowney | 4-10 | Ballacolla | 2-09 | |
| 1908 [5] | Rathdowney | 2-11 | Clonaslee | 1-13 | |
| 1909[6] | Kilcotton | 2-11 | Clonaslee | 4-04 | |
| 1910 | Clonaslee | 3-02 | Kilcotton | 3-01 | |
| 1911 | Rathdowney | 7-01 | Clonaslee | 0-00 | |
| 1912 | Rathdowney | 4-02 | Kilcotton | 1-02 | |
| 1913 | Kilcotton | 3-03, 3-02 (r), 3-02 (r2) | Rathdowney | 4-00, 3-02 (r), 2-01 (r2) | |
| 1914 | Ballygeehan | 0-09, 3-02 (r) | Kilcotton | 0-09, 2-01 (r) | |
| 1915 [7] | Ballygeehan | 5-03 | Kilcotton | 4-05 | |
| 1916 | Ballygeehan | 4-04 | Rathdowney | 2-00 | |
| 1917 | Ballygeehan | 3-00 | Kilcotton | 2-02 | |
| 1918 | Ballygeehan | 3-00 | Rathdowney | 0-00 | |
| 1919 | Kilcotton | 4-01 | Ballygeehan | 0-01 | |
| 1920 | Kilcotton | 1-05 | Rathdowney | 1-03 | |
| 1921 | Rathdowney | 3-00 | Kilcotton | 1-03 | |
| 1922 | Rathdowney | 4-03 | Portlaoise | 2-01 | |
| 1923 | Kilcotton | 5-02 | Ballacolla | 1-00 | |
| 1924 | Kilcotton | 3-01 | Rathdowney | 2-01 | |
| 1925 | Rathdowney | 3-03 | Clonad | 2-01 | |
| 1926 | Rathdowney | 6-01 | Ballacolla | 2-00 | |
| 1927 | Abbeyleix | 6-03 | Rathdowney | 3-02 | |
| 1928 | Portlaoise | 0-04 | Clonad | 1-00 | |
| 1929 | Kilcotton | w/o | Portlaoise | scr | |
| 1930 | Clonad | 5-01 | Ballygeehan | 3-01 | |
| 1931 | Rathdowney | 2-03 | Clonad | 1-04 | |
| 1932 | Abbeyleix | 2-04 | Clonad | 1-02 | |
| 1933 | Clonad | 5-03 | Rathdowney | 0-02 | |
| 1934 | Abbeyleix | 2-05 | Clonad | 2-03 | |
| 1935 | Clonad | 7-03 | Rathdowney | 1-05 | |
| 1936 | Rathdowney | 6-04 | Kilcotton | 1-05 | |
| 1937 | Clonad | 2-07 | Abbeyleix | 2-01 | |
| 1938 | Errill | 2-05 | Rathdowney | 1-04 | |
| 1939 | Abbeyleix | 2-09 | Errill | 1-03 | |
| 1940 | Abbeyleix | 2-03 | Kilcotton | 0-03 | |
| 1941 | Rathdowney | 2-02 (on obj) | Kilcotton | 3-06 (on obj) | |
| 1942 | Mountrath | 3-02 | Clonad | 3-00 | |
| 1943 | Portlaoise | 4-11 | Rathdowney | 4-03 | |
| 1944 | Abbeyleix | 2-09 | Kilcotton | 0-03 | |
| 1945 [8] | Abbeyleix | 5-05 | Camross | 1-02 | |
| 1946 | Clonad | 3-04 | Abbeyleix | 2-03 | |
| 1947 | Clonad | 3-08 | Abbeyleix | 2-04 | |
| 1948 | Clonad | 2-06 | Abbeyleix | 0-03 | |
| 1949 | Abbeyleix | 7-03 | Clonad | 5-03 | |
| 1950 | Clonad | 3-13 | Errill | 1-05 | Pat Norton |
| 1951 | Kyle | 3-02 | Rovers | 2-02 | Michael Rigney |
| 1952[9] | Errill | 6-06 | Clonad | 3-04 | Jimmy Murray |
| 1953[10] | Clonad | 2-14 | Kyle | 2-07 | Andy Dunne |
| 1954 | Clonad | 1-09 | Errill | 0-04 | Andy Dunne |
| 1955[11] | Cullohill | 5-09 | Kyle | 3-05 | Lar Dunphy |
| 1956 | Borris-in-Ossory | 2-13 | Cullohill | 2-06 | Christy O'Brien |
| 1957[12] | Borris-in-Ossory | w/o | Cuddagh | scr | Christy O'Brien |
| 1958 | Clonad | 1-09, 3-04 (r) | Borris-in-Ossory | 2-06, 1-09 (r) | Andy Dunne |
| 1959 | Camross | 2-05 | Cuddagh | 3-01 | Fintan Lalor |
| 1960 | Borris-in-Ossory | 2-06 | Portlaoise | 0-11 | Christy O'Brien |
| 1961 | Borris-in-Ossory | 3-11 | Cuddagh | 0-04 | Christy O'Brien |
| 1962 | Clonad | 1-08 | Borris-in-Ossory | 0-05 | Jimmy Fennell |
| 1963 | Camross | 2-09 | St Canice's | 2-06 | Fintan Lalor |
| 1964 | Cullohill | 4-04 | Camross | 4-03 | Mt. (Mog) O'Mahoney |
| 1965 | Camross | 3-10 | St Canice's | 3-06 | Tim Cuddy |
| 1966 | Camross | 5-07 | Rathdowney | 2-04 | Tim Cuddy |
| 1967 | Camross | 5-04 | Clonad | 3-04 | Tim Cuddy |
| 1968 | Camross | 5-13 | Cullohill | 2-05 | Ger Cuddy |
| 1969 | Camross | 3-13 | Rathdowney | 2-05 | Ger Cuddy |
| 1970 | Clonad | 2-09 | Clonaslee | 2-06 | George Conroy |
| 1971 | Camross | 4-10 | Clonad | 3-08 | Jimmy Lyons |
| 1972 | Borris-in-Ossory | 4-06 | Ballyfin | 2-06 | Brendan Dollard |
| 1973 | Camross | 5-13 | Borris-in-Ossory | 0-14 | John Carroll |
| 1974 | Camross | 1-15 | Clonaslee | 0-05 | Christy Donovan |
| 1975 | Clonaslee | 0-13 | Clonad | 0-08 | John O'Keefe |
| 1976 | Camross | 1-13 | Clonaslee | 1-09 | Martin Cuddy |
| 1977 | Camross | 2-14 | Portlaoise | 0-05 | Paddy Dowling |
| 1978 | Camross | 2-09 | Borris-in-Ossory | 0-05 | Sean Cuddy |
| 1979 | Camross | 3-09 | Ballinakill | 1-07 | Michael Carroll |
| 1980 | Camross | 3-04 | Portlaoise | 1-08 | Richard Maloney |
| 1981 | Portlaoise | 2-13 | Camross | 4-05 | John Joe Ging |
| 1982 | Portlaoise | 2-12 | Errill | 1-08 | John Joe Ging |
| 1983 | Portlaoise | 3-10 | Camross | 3-05 | John Joe Ging |
| 1984 | Portlaoise | 1-08, 2-14 (r) | The Harps | 2-05, 1-07 (r) | John Joe Ging |
| 1985 | Camross | 1-05 | Portlaoise | 0-07 | PJ Cuddy |
| 1986 | Camross | 4-09 | Errill | 2-14 | Joe Doran |
| 1987 | Portlaoise | 2-13 | Clonad | 1-05 | Sean Bergin |
| 1988 | Camross | 1-13 | Portlaoise | 0-10 | Alo Delaney |
| 1989 | Portlaoise | 1-09, 0-12 (r) | Camross | 2-06, 1-04 (r) | John Bohane |
| 1990 | Camross | 2-13 | Portlaoise | 1-09 | Pat Carroll |
| 1991 | Portlaoise | 1-14 | Clonad | 0-07 | Seamus Plunkett |
| 1992 | Clonad | 0-16 | Portlaoise | 2-07 | Pat Norton |
| 1993 | Camross | 1-13, 1-13 (r) | Portlaoise | 2-10, 2-09 (r) | Fintan Lalor |
| 1994 | Camross | 2-08 | Clonad | 0-03 | Tom Delaney |
| 1995 | Castletown | 1-12 | Portlaoise | 0-11 | John O' Suillivan |
| 1996 | Camross | 0-15 | Castletown | 1-05 | Matt Collier |
| 1997 | Castletown | 3-14 | The Harps | 2-09 | Eamonn Kirwan |
| 1998 | Portlaoise | 0-13 | The Harps | 0-11 | Niall Rigne |
| 1999 | Castletown | 2-06 | Portlaoise | 1-06 | John Lyons |
| 2000 | Castletown | 3-10 | Camross | 2-05 | Pat Phelan |
| 2001 | Castletown | 2-19 | Tinnahinch | 1-08 | Fionan O'Suillivan |
| 2002 | Castletown | 4-09 | Tinnahinch | 2-04 | Paul Cuddy |
| 2003 | Castletown | 2-12 | Portlaoise | 1-11 | David Cuddy |
| 2004 | Portlaoise | 2-08 | Castletown | 0-07 | Joe Phelan |
| 2005 | Castletown | 0-13, 1-08 (r) | Camross | 1-10, 0-10 (r) | Robert Delaney |
| 2006 | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-11 | Tinnahinch | 1-07 | Liam Wynne |
| 2007 | Camross | 5-09 | Portlaoise | 2-11 | Fran Hogan |
| 2008 | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-19 | Portlaoise | 2-15 | John Purcell |
| 2009 | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-13 | Portlaoise | 1-10 | Mick McEvoy |
| 2010 | Rathdowney–Errill | 2-11 | Camross | 1-09 | Liam Tynan |
| 2011 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-10 | Portlaoise | 0-11 | John A. Delaney |
| 2012[13][14] | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-11, 0-17 (r) | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-08, 0-14 (r) | Shane Dollard |
| 2013[15] | Camross | 2-12 | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | 1-12 | Tomás Burke |
| 2014[16] | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-20 | Camross | 0-10 | Alan Delaney |
| 2015[17] | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-20 | Camross | 1-14 | Darren Maher |
| 2016[18] | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | 2-26, 1-18 (r) | Rathdowney–Errill | 2-26, 2-10 (r) | Brian Stapleton |
| 2017[19] | Camross | 3-14 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-19 | Joe Phelan & Zane Keenan |
| 2018 | Camross | 2-15 | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-19 | Niall Homes |
| 2019 | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-17 | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | 1-09 | Patrick Purcell |
| 2020 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-22 | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | 1-17 | Stephen Maher |
| 2021[20] | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-25 | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | 2-21 | Stephen Maher |
| 2022 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-24 | Camross | 0-16 | Stephen Maher |
| 2023 | Camross | 4-18 | Abbeyleix St' Lazerian's | 0-14 | Darragh Duggan |
| 2024[21] | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-22 | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-22 | Aidan Corby |
| 2025[1] | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-21 | Camross | 2-15 | Aidan Corby |
Roll of honour
[edit]Records and statistics
[edit]Finals
[edit]- Most wins:
- 27 Camross
- Most consecutive wins:
- 5 Ballygeehan (1914–18), Camross (1965–69), Camross (1976–80) & Castletown (1999–2003)
- Most defeats:
- 17 Portlaoise
- Most consecutive defeats:
- 3 Abbeyleix (1946–48), Portlaoise (2007–09) & Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton (2019–21)
- Most appearances:
- 37 Camross
- Most appearances without a win:
- 4 Ballacolla (1898-1907-1923-1926)
- Highest scoring match:
- 64 points (2016) Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton 2-26 Rathdowney-Errill 2-26 (possible All Ireland record for 60-minute county SHC final)
- Lowest scoring match:
- 7 points (1928) Portlaoise 0-7 Clonad 1-0
- Biggest winning margin:
- 22 points (1911) Rathdowney 7-1 Clonaslee 0-0
- Highest scoring teams:
- 32 points (2016) Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton & Rathdowney-Errill
- Highest scoring winning team:
- 30 points (2023) Camross
- Highest scoring losing team:
- 27 points (2021) Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton GAA
- Most goals match:
- Fewest goals match:
- 0 (1914, 1975, 1998 & 2012d)
- Most goals team:
- Most goals losing team:
- 5 (1949) Clonad
- Trivia:
- 10 finals have ended in draws
- 4 finals have been goalless (1914-1975-1998-2012r)
- 20 finals have occurred where the losing team scored more goals than the winning team (last: 2019)
- 3 finals have occurred where the winner scored two goals fewer than the losing team (1909-1981-1992)
- 23 finals have occurred where there were more goals than points (last: 1964)
Teams
[edit]By decade
[edit]The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1880s: 2 for Rathdowney (1888–89)
- 1890s: 2 each for Clonaslee (1890–91) and Rathdowney (1898–99)
- 1900s: 5 for Rathdowney (1901-02-03-07-08)
- 1910s: 5 for Ballygeehan (1914-15-16-17-18)
- 1920s: 4 for Rathdowney (1921-22-25-26)
- 1930s: 4 for Clonad (1930-33-35-37)
- 1940s: 4 for Abbeyleix (1940-44-45-49)
- 1950s: 4 for Clonad (1950-53-54-58)
- 1960s: 6 for Camross (1963-65-66-67-68-69)
- 1970s: 7 for Camross (1971-73-74-76-77-78-79)
- 1980s: 6 for Portlaoise (1981-82-83-84-87-89)
- 1990s: 4 for Camross (1990-93-94-96)
- 2000s: 5 for Castletown (2000-01-02-03-05)
- 2010s: 4 for Rathdowney–Errill (2010-12-14-19)
- 2020s: 5 for Clough-Ballacolla (2020-21-22-24-25)
Gaps
[edit]Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 91 years: Clough–Ballacolla (1918–2009) [as Ballygeehan in 1918]
- 65 years: Clonaslee (1910–1975)
- 38 years: Portlaoise (1943–1981)
- 22 years: Clonad (1970–1992)
- 19 years: Clonaslee (1891–1910)
- 15 years: Portlaoise (1928–1943)
- 14 years: Errill (1938–1952)
- 11 years: Borris-in-Ossory (1961–1972)
- 11 years: Camross (1996–2007)
- 09 years: Rathdowney (1889–1898)
- 09 years: Rathdowney (1912–1921)
- 09 years: Clonad (1937–1946)
- 09 years: Cullohill (1955–1964)
Starts (first 1–10 finals)
[edit]Best
[edit]- 1 final : (1-0) Rathdowney (1888), Clonaslee (1890), Harristown (1897), Ballygeehan (1914), Abbeyleix (1927), Mountrath (1942), Kyle (1951, Cullohill (1955), Borris-in-Ossory (1956), Castletown (1995), Rathdowney–Errill (2006)
- 2 finals: (2-0) Rathdowney (1889), Clonaslee (1891), Ballygeehan (1915), Abbeyleix (1932), Borris-in-Ossory (1957), Rathdowney-Errill (2008)
- 3 finals: (3-0) Ballygeehan (1916), Abbeyleix (1934), Rathdowney-Errill (2010)
- 4 finals: (4-0) Ballygeehan (1917), Rathdowney–Errill (2012)
- 5 finals: (5-0) Ballygeehan (1918), Rathdowney–Errill (2014)
- 6 finals: (5-1) (Ballygeehan (1919), Abbeyleix (1940), Castletown (2001), Rathdowney–Errill (2016)
- 7 finals: (6-1) Abbeyleix (1944), Castletown (2002)
- 8 finals: (7-1) Abbeyleix (1945), Castletown (2003)
- 9 finals: (7-2) Rathdowney (1903), Abbeyleix (1946), Castletown (2004)
- 10 finals: (8-2) Castletown (2005)
Worst
[edit]- 1 final : (0-1) Kilcotton (1888), Skierke (1889), Aghaboe (1891), Ballacolla (1898), Camross (1906), Portlaoise (1922), Clonad (1925), Errill (1933), Rovers (1951), Cuddagh (1957), Ballyfin (1972), Ballinakill (1979), The Harps (1984), Tinnahinch (2001), Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton (2013)
- 2 finals: (0-2) Kilcotton (1899), Ballacolla (1907), Clonad (1928), Camross (1945), Cuddagh (1959), The Harps (1997), Tinnahinch (2002)
- 3 finals: (0-3) Ballacolla (1923), Cuddagh (1961), The Harps (1998), Tinnahinch (2006)
- 4 finals: (0-4) Ballacolla (1926)
- 5 finals: (1-4) Clonad (1932), Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton (2021)
- 6 finals: (2-4) Clonad (1933), Errill (1954), Portlaoise (1977)
- 7 finals: (2-5) Clonad (1934), Portlaoise (1980), Errill (1982)
- 8 finals: (2-6) Errill (1986)
- 9 finals: (4-5) Clonad (1939), Clonaslee (1975), Portlaoise (1982)
- 10 finals: (4-6) Clonad (1942), Clonaslee (1976), Portlaoise (1983)
Laois Senior A Hurling Championship
[edit]This competition has existed in various guises since 1995.[22] It was originally played as the Dick Palmer Cup up to 2009, then became a competition ancillary to the main championship. In the earlier years, clubs would qualify for the Senior B by not reaching a certain stage of the main competition.
Since 2010, it has been a proper Tier 2 competition, with promotion/relegation to/from the Senior Hurling Championship and from 2015, it has been called the Senior A Hurling Championship.
A review of Laois's hurling structures in 2019 resulted in the Laois Senior A Championship being renamed the Laois Premier Intermediate Championship.[23][24]
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-16 | Camross | 2-05 |
| 2013 | Abbeyleix | 4-12 | Ballyfin | 0-09 |
| 2014 | Ballinakill | 0-22 | St Fintan's, Mountrath | 1-12 |
| 2015 | Portlaoise | 1-14 | Clonaslee | 1-11 |
| 2016 | Castletown | 1–11 | Ballyfin Gaels | 0–13 |
| 2017 | Ballyfin Gaels | 0–15 | Colt | 0–12 |
| 2018 | Portlaoise | 1-13 | The Harps | 1-11 |
| 2019 | Rosenallis | 1-12 | The Harps | 1-11 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Miller, Steven (19 October 2025). "Laois SHC: Fifth title in six years as Clough-Ballacolla claim glory once again". Laois Today. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (19 December 2021). "Ballyhale Shamrocks land 11th Leinster crown after 27-point hammering of Clough–Ballacolla". The42.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ Kilkenny Moderator - Saturday 26 November 1898 P4
- ↑ Kilkenny Moderator - Saturday 18 November 1899
- ↑ Leinster Leader Feb 6th 1909 P8
- ↑ Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 26 March 1910; Page: 5
- ↑ Carlow Nationalist - Saturday 02 September 1916 P5
- ↑ Irish Press 1931-1995, Monday, 15 October 1945; Page: 4
- ↑ Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 27 September 1952; Page: 6
- ↑ Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 10 October 1953; Page: 3
- ↑ Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 15 October 1955; Page: 4
- ↑ Cuddagh requested a postponement, on the grounds of injuries, which was turned down at an emergency meeting in October 1957. Cuddagh refused to play the final.
- ↑ "Laois SHC final replay: comeback win for Rathdowney". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Laois SHC final: King to the rescue". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Keenan leads Camross to glory". Irish Independent. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Rathdowney–Errill dethrone Camross in Laois". Irish Times. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "Maher the hero for Clough–Ballacolla". Irish Independent. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "King sets up sequel after Laois exhibition". Irish Independent. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Laois SHC final: Hyland's efforts all in vain as Camross reign supreme". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ↑ Egan, Kevin (7 November 2021). "Clough–Ballacolla edge thriller to retain Laois SHC". RTÉ.ie.
- ↑ Cooper, Gavin (6 October 2024). "Superb second-half sees Clough-Ballacolla crowned Laois GAA Senior Hurling champions". Leinster Express.
- ↑ The Laois GAA Records Bible 1888–2016 by John Phelan
- ↑ "Senior hurling to start prior to lower grades among the proposals from Laois GAA fixtures group". Laois Today. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Hartnett, Alan (4 December 2019). "Name change paves the way for area teams in Laois senior hurling championship". Laois Today. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
