The Laois county hurling team is the inter-county side that represents Laois in hurling and is governed by Laois GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It competes in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the National Hurling League. Its home ground is O'Moore Park in Portlaoise. Laois last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 1949 and the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1915, and it has never won the National League.
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Source Laois county hurling team (Wikipedia)
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Source Brian Campion (hurler) (Wikipedia)
Source Brian McCormack (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
Source Cahir Healy (dual player) (Wikipedia)
Source Christy O'Brien (Wikipedia)
Source Jack Finlay (Wikipedia)
Source Matthew Whelan (hurler) (Wikipedia)
Source Mick Aherne (Wikipedia)
Source Ned McEvoy (Wikipedia)
Source Niall Rigney (Wikipedia)
Source P.J. Cuddy (Wikipedia)
Source Paddy Ruschitzko (Wikipedia)
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1. Laois county hurling team (Wikipedia)
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The Laois county hurling team represents Laois in hurling and is governed by Laois GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Paddy Ruschitzko (Wikipedia)
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Paddy "Rusty" Ruschitzko (29 April 1917-4 March 2004) was an American-born Irish sportsman who played hurling with his local club Clonad and at senior level for the Laois county team from the 1930s until the 1950s.
Matthew Whelan (hurler) (Wikipedia)
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He is a former member of the Laois senior hurling team.
Brian Campion (hurler) (Wikipedia)
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Brian Campion (born 1984) is an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper, corner-back, full-back, wing-back and centre-back for the Laois senior team.
Ned McEvoy (Wikipedia)
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Edward P. McEvoy (born 1886) was an Irish hurler who played for the Dublin and Laois senior teams.
Niall Rigney (Wikipedia)
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He played hurling for his local club, Portlaoise, and was a member of the Laois senior inter-county team from 1988 to 2001.
P.J. Cuddy (Wikipedia)
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Cuddy played with Laois for more than 15 years.
Jack Finlay (Wikipedia)
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played hurling for Laois
Christy O'Brien (Wikipedia)
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Laois senior team
Brian McCormack (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
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He has also played for the Laois senior county hurling team
Mick Aherne (Wikipedia)
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He played for many years on the Laois senior football and hurling teams in the defence
Cahir Healy (dual player) (Wikipedia)
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He has played hurling and football at inter-county level with Laois although he is currently focusing on hurling.
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