Denis Lalor is a former

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and

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player from

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in Ireland.

Career

Lalor played on the

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senior football team throughout the 1990s, primarily as a defender but also in attack. In 1991, he played on the Laois team beaten by Meath in the final of the

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. He also won two

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football medals with Leinster in 1996 and 1997. Lalor was the captain of his club The Heath in 1993 when they won the

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title. The previous year he had received a

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medal with his hurling club, Clonad. After his senior inter-county career ended, Lalor continued to play at club level, while also serving as a selector with the Laois senior football team under Tom Cribbin. He also had spells as club manager with Gracefield in Offaly and his home club, The Heath. In 2008 he was appointed as

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of the Laois minor football team for the 2009 season.

References

Hoganstand website, October 2008
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Gaelic football managers Gaelic football selectors Dual players Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers Laois inter-county hurlers The Heath hurlers The Heath Gaelic footballers {{Laois-gaelic-football-bio-stub