Colt GAA is a

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and

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club in

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. The club is located in the parish of Raheen and amalgamates with Shanahoe GAA and

Clonad GAA Clonad GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club in County Laois, Ireland which fields teams from Under-10 right up to adult level. While Clonad GAA club has successfully fielded underage and adult Gaelic football teams in the past, fo ...

to play underage football and hurling. Since 2020 it amalgamated with Shanahoe to play hurling in the

Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Laois Shopping Centre Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Laois PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Laois ...

but later relegated to Intermediate Championship 2021. The club has never won the

Laois Senior Hurling Championship The Laois Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888. Clough–Ballacolla are the title holders, de ...

but won the

Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Laois IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Laois in Irela ...

four times in 1965, 1971, 1979 and 2008. The club won the division 2 league in 2010 & Senior B Hurling League 2013 Colt has also won the

Laois Junior Hurling Championship The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs. Ballypickas are the 2024 champions, defeating Borris-Kilcotton GAA in the final. As of then, they have won the most (9). Junior A T ...

twice in 1959 and 1996. In 1996, a double was achieved as Colt also won the Laois Junior "C" Hurling Championship with their second team. The junior teams most recent success was in 2019 when Colt won the Division 5 hurling league. Football since 2020 is the way Colt is now represented. In 1998, the club won the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title for the first time ever. In 2004, the All-County Football League Division 4 title was also won. Since 2011 the club has played many county finals and has not won a title since 1998 in football. The club grounds are called Pairc Sean Uí hUidhrín after local politician Kieran the Goose Joyce and club colours are blue and gold.

History

There was a club in the area before Colt called Raheen. This disbanded and later people got together to set up Colt GAA.

Achievements

(4) 1965, 1971, 1979, 2008 * Laois Intermediate Hurling League Winners (1) 2010 * Laois Senior B Hurling League Winners (1) 2013 *

(2) 1959, 1996 * Laois Junior C Hurling Championship (1) 1996 * Laois Junior C Hurling League Winners 2008, 2011 *

Laois Junior B Football Championship 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 Cha ...

(1) 1998 * All-County Football League Division 4 2004 * All-County Football League Division 5 1997

Notable players

* James Keyes, played for Laois and also for

in the

Shinty–Hurling International Series The Shinty/Hurling International is a sports competition played annually between the Ireland national hurling team (selected by the Gaelic Athletic Association) and Scotland national shinty team (selected by the Camanachd Association). The seri ...

* Chris Murray. Played for Laois & U21 Shinty Ireland

References

Gaelic games clubs in County Laois Hurling clubs in County Laois Gaelic football clubs in County Laois {{Leinster-GAA-club-stub