Laois Junior Football Championships

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.^[1]

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

Laois Junior Football Championship

Laois Junior Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Peil Sóisir Laoise
Founded	1906
Trophy	Shaw Cup
Title holders	Kilcavan (5th title)
Most titles	Portlaoise[needs update] (8 titles)
Sponsors	Sparrow 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.^[2][3] The winners enter the All-Ireland at the quarter-final stage, unless drawn against the British champions in the quarter-finals.^[4]

History

The Laois Junior A Football Championship was first held in 1906, with Durrow the victors.^[5]

In the mid-1990s, Rosenallis won the Junior Championship and then went on to win the Intermediate Championship back-to-back.^[6]

Laois full-back Martin Dempsey played in the 2004 final, at centre-forward.^[7]

In 2016, Rosenallis won a dual championship — junior football and intermediate hurling.^[8][9]

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.^[10]

List of finals

Year	Winner	Opponent
1906	Durrow[11]
1907	Ballyroan[12]
1908	Portlaoise[13]
1909	Ballybrittas[14]
1910	Durrow[15]
1911	Portlaoise[16]
1912[17]	No competition
1913	Ratheniska[18]
1914	The Heath[19]
1915	Ballybrittas[20]
1916[21]	No competition
1917[22]	No competition
1918	Borris-in-Ossory[23]
1919	Portarlington[24]
1920	Wolfhill[25]
1921	Mountmellick[26]
1922	Greenroad, Portlaoise[27]
1923[28]	No competition
1924[29]	No competition
1925[30]	No competition
1926	The Hollow[31]
1927	Barrowhouse[32]
1928	Loughteague[33]
1929	Mountmellick[34]
1930	The Heath[35]
1931	Portarlington[36]
1932	Abbeyleix[37]
1933	Ballylinan[38]
1934	Clonad[39]
1935	Portlaoise[40]
1936	Graiguecullen[41]
1937	Ballylinan[42]
1938	Jamestown[43]
1939	St Fintan's, Mountrath[44]
1940	Clonad[45]
1941	Mountmellick[46]	Ballyfin[citation needed]
1942	Park[47]	Old Pound[citation needed]
1943	Park[48]
1944	Spink[49]	Ballybrittas[citation needed]
1945	Ballyadams[50]
1946	Barrowhouse[51][contradictory]
1947	Kilminchy[52][contradictory]
1948	Jamestown[53][contradictory]	Mountmellick[citation needed]
1949	The Heath[54]
1950	St Fintan's Hospital[55]
1951	O'Dempseys[56]
1952	Fairymount[57]	Jamestown[citation needed]
1953	Jamestown[58]
1954	Portarlington[59]	Spink[citation needed]
1955	Graiguecullen[60]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1956	Ballylinan[61]
1957	Killeshin[62]	Mountmellick[citation needed]
1958	Stradbally[63]	St Fintan's Hospital[citation needed]
1959	St Fintan's Hospital[64]	Kilcavan[citation needed]
1960	Kilcavan[65]	Timahoe[citation needed]
1961	Crettyard[66]	Ballylinan[citation needed]
1962	Emo[67]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1963	Ballyroan[68]	Portarlington[citation needed]
1964	St Fintan's Hospital[69]	Kilcavan[citation needed]
1965	Arles[70]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1966	Mountmellick[71]	Kilcavan[citation needed]
1967	St Joseph's[72]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1968	Portarlington[73]	Courtwood[citation needed]
1969	Killeshin[74]	Rathdowney[citation needed]
1970	Courtwood[75]	Abbeyleix[citation needed]
1971	Ballylinan[76]	Kilcavan[citation needed]
1972	Mountmellick[77]	Ballinakill[citation needed]
1973	Portlaoise[78]	Abbeyleix[citation needed]
1974	Barrowhouse[79]	Abbeyleix[citation needed]
1975	Graiguecullen[80]	Durrow[citation needed]
1976	St Joseph's[81]	Park[citation needed]
1977[82]	Portlaoise 0-10	St Manman's 1-4
1978	St Manman's[83]	The Rock[citation needed]
1979	The Rock[84]	Ballinakill[citation needed]
1980	Camross[85]	Ballyfin[citation needed]
1981	Killeshin[86]	St Fintan's, Mountrath[citation needed]
1982	Durrow[87]	St Joseph's[citation needed]
1983	Portarlington[88]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1984	Stradbally[89]	St Fintan's, Mountrath[citation needed]
1985	The Heath[90]	St Joseph's[citation needed]
1986	Courtwood[91]	Ballyroan[citation needed]
1987	Spink[92]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1988	Portlaoise[93]	Rosenallis[citation needed]
1989	The Harps[94]	Ballyroan[citation needed]
1990	The Heath[95]	Rosenallis[citation needed]
1991	Arles–Kilcruise[96]	Rosenallis[citation needed]
1992	Portlaoise[97]	St Manman's[citation needed]
1993	Kilcavan[98]	St Joseph's[citation needed]
1994	Rosenallis[99]	St Manman's[citation needed]
1995	Ballyfin[100]	Ballyroan[citation needed]
1996	Arles–Kilcruise[101]	St Manman's[citation needed]
1997	St Manman's[102]	St Fintan's, Mountrath[citation needed]
1998	Ballyroan[103]	Portlaoise[citation needed]
1999	Portlaoise[104]	Graiguecullen[citation needed]
2000	The Harps[105]	Abbeyleix[citation needed]
2001	Abbeyleix[106]	Stradbally[citation needed]
2002	Portlaoise[107]	Stradbally[citation needed]
2003	Stradbally[108]	The Heath[citation needed]
2004[109]	Kilcavan 1-11	St Joseph's 1-8
2005	Portlaoise[110]	Park–Ratheniska[citation needed]
2006	Park–Ratheniska[111]	Barrowhouse[citation needed]
2007	Ballinakill[112]	St Joseph's[citation needed]
2008	Killeshin[113]	The Heath
2009	The Heath[114]	Ballyfin
2010	Ballyfin[115]	Spink
2011	Spink[116] 1-10	Graiguecullen 2-04
2012	Graiguecullen[117]
2013	Kilcavan[118]
2014	Courtwood[119]
2015	Barrowhouse[120]
2016	Rosenallis[121][122][123][124]
2017
2018
2019
2020	Park–Ratheniska[125]
2021
2022[126][127]	Portlaoise 1-11	Barrowhouse 0-8
2023
2024	Kilcavan	St Joseph's

Laois Junior B Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Peil Sóisir B Laoise
Founded	1972
Trophy	Chris Lalor Cup
Title holders	Graiguecullen[needs update] (2nd title)
Most titles	Stradbally[needs update] (3 titles)
Sponsors	Sparrow 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.^[128] The semi-finals were played in October 2020.^[129] The final was played in August 2021.^[130]

List of finals

Stradbally have the most Junior B titles.

Year	Winner	Opponent
1972	Park[citation needed]	Ballyroan[citation needed]
1973	Mountmellick[citation needed]	Slieve Bloom[citation needed]
1974	Rathdowney[citation needed]	Durrow[citation needed]
1975	St Fintan's Hospital[citation needed]	The Heath[citation needed]
1976	Timahoe[citation needed]	Mountmellick[citation needed]
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983	Stradbally[citation needed]	Rosenallis[citation needed]
1984	Kilcavan[citation needed]	Courtwood[citation needed]
1985	Graiguecullen[citation needed]
1986[131]	Spink 1-9	Rosenallis 1-8
1987	Rosenallis[citation needed]
1988	The Heath[citation needed]	Arles–Kilcruise[citation needed]
1989	Timahoe[citation needed]	St Fintan's, Colt[citation needed]
1990	Arles–Kilcruise[citation needed]	Ballylinan[citation needed]
1991	Ballyfin[citation needed]	Crettyard[citation needed]
1992	O'Dempsey's[citation needed]	The Heath[citation needed]
1993	Crettyard[citation needed]	Camross[citation needed]
1994	Castletown[citation needed]	Emo[citation needed]
1995	Arles–Kilcruise[citation needed]	St Fintan's, Mountrath[citation needed]
1996	St Fintan's, Mountrath[citation needed]	Ballylinan[citation needed]
1997	The Heath[citation needed]	Abbeyleix[citation needed]
1998	St Fintan's, Colt[citation needed]	Crettyard[citation needed]
1999	Abbeyleix[citation needed]	Stradbally[citation needed]
2000	Stradbally[citation needed]	Rathdowney[citation needed]
2001	Crettyard[citation needed]	Camross[citation needed]
2002	Portlaoise[citation needed]	Arles–Killeen[citation needed]
2003	Stradbally[citation needed]	Spink[citation needed]
2004[132]	Spink 1-8	Castletown 1-7
2005	Camross 3-14 [citation needed]	Emo 2-5 [citation needed]
2006	Mountmellick[citation needed]	O'Dempsey's[citation needed]
2007	Ballylinan[citation needed]	O'Dempsey's[citation needed]
2008	The Rock[citation needed]	St Fintan's, Colt[citation needed]
2009	O'Dempsey's[citation needed]	St Fintan's, Colt[citation needed]
2010	Portlaoise[citation needed]	St Manman's[citation needed]
2011	Graiguecullen 1-9[citation needed]	St Fintan's, Colt 1-7[citation needed]
2012
2013
2014	Graiguecullen[citation needed]
2015
2016
2017	Errill[citation needed]
2018
2019	Errill[citation needed]
2020[133][134]	Spink	Graiguecullen
2021
2022	Camross 3-9[citation needed]	Errill 0-8[citation needed]
2022
2024	Stradbally	Rosenallis

Laois Junior C Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Peil Sóisir C Laoise
Founded	1998
Title holders	St Joseph's GAA (Laois) (1st title)
Most titles	Portlaoise (3 titles)
Sponsors	Laois 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.^[135]

List of finals

Portlaoise have the most Junior C titles.

(R) = Replay

Year	Winner	Opponent	Captain
1998[136]	Rathdowney 1-11	Errill 0-5	Jim Doherty
1999[136]	Clough–Ballacolla 2-8	Borris-in-Ossory 0-3	Pat Whelan
2000[136]	Errill 2-7	Borris-in-Ossory 0-9	Paul Delaney
2001[136]	The Harps 2-13	Kilcotton 0-5	Kevin Shortall
2002[136]	Rosenallis 0-7, 1-9(R)	O'Dempsey's 0-7, 2-5(R)	Seán McKane
2003[136]	Portlaoise 5-6	Arles–Kilcruise 1-6	Liam Browne
2004[136]	Trumera 0-12	The Harps 2-3	John O'Connor
2005[136]	Arles–Kilcruise 2-8	Shanahoe 2-6	Kevin Kealy
2006[136]	Courtwood 0-13	The Heath 2-4	Stephen Wilson
2007[136]	St Manman's 2-9	Ballyfin 0-3	Martin Fallon
2008[136]	Portlaoise 2-10	Ballyfin 0-8	Paul Sutton
2009[136]	Portlaoise 0-10, 1-11(R)	Shamrocks 1-7, 1-7(R)	Gary McCormack
2010[136]	The Heath 1-13	Shamrocks 2-5	John Browne
2011[136]	O'Dempsey's 0-14	Portlaoise 0-13	Pat Behan
2012 [136]	Slieve Bloom/Castletown 1-10	Camross 2-5	Martin Delaney
2013[136]	Graiguecullen 2-16	Annanough 1-5	Donny Hurley
2014[136]	Camross 1-10	Spink 0-7	Paul Delaney
2015[136]	Rosenallis 2-9	Clonaslee 1-7	Tom Hyland
2016[136]	Errill 2-6	Rathdowney GAA 1-6	Patrick Purcell
2017[136]	Castletown 1-13	Rathdowney 1-6	John Gaughan
2018[136]	Slieve Bloom 1-10	St Fintan's, Colt/ Clonad 1-7	John Lowry
2019[136]	Graiguecullen 6-10	St Fintan's, Colt 1-5	Peter Branagan
2020[137]	Kilcotton 3-8	St Fintan's, Colt 1-3
2021[138]	Ballyfin 0-11	Park–Ratheniska 0-9
2022[139][140]	Rathdowney 5-12	Courtwood 0-10
2023[141]	Clonaslee–St Manman's 0-10	Arles–Kilcruise 0-4
2024[142]	St Joseph's 1-8	Courtwood 0-8