Noel Garvan

Noel Garvan is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer from County Laois who plays for the St Joseph's club. He usually played at midfield for Laois and played a huge part in 2003 when Laois ended a 57-year wait for the Leinster Senior Football Championship title. He emerged in 1996 as part of the Laois minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title. The son of Tommy Garvan, he caught the eye with his spectacular high fielding as a minor and quickly progressed through the ranks, picking up a Leinster under-21 Football Championship medal in 1998 and adding a Sigerson Cup title to his honours list in 1999, when he also won the Player of the Tournament award with IT Tralee.