Noel Garvan is a former inter-county

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er from

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. He plays for the St Joseph's club. He usually played at midfield for Laois and played a huge part in 2003 when Laois ended the 57-year wait for the

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title. Garvan emerged on to the scene in 1996 as part of the Laois minor team that won the

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title. Son of Tommy Garvan, himself no mean operator on a football field, Noel Garvan caught the eye with his spectacular high fielding as a minor and quickly progressed through the ranks picking up a

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medal in 1998 before adding a

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title to his honours list in 1999 when he also won the Player of the Tournament award with IT Tralee. After a spectacular 2005 campaign in which he captained his county to the

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, Garvan received a well-deserved

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nomination. In the same year, he won an

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medal with his province Leinster. With St Joseph's, Garvan has picked up two

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medals.

References

1978 births Living people Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers St Joseph's (Laois) Gaelic footballers {{Laois-Gaelic-football-bio-stub