08/15/08

Information concerning the club.

KIT AND ACCESSORIES

 The following items for the St. Conleths Ladies Football Club are available from Colgan Sports, Patrick St., Portarlington: 

1.  St. Conleths socks

2.  St. Conleths shorts

3.  St. Conleths tracksuits

4.  St. Conleths kitbags

Club History

 St. Conleths was formed in 2002 when Peadar Duffy from Courtwood proposed that the three ladies clubs in the Portarlington area – Courtwood, O’Dempseys and Portarlington should join together. The name, St. Conleths, is taken from a hurling club that was based in the area in the 1960s.

The first club Chairperson was Pat Sweeney from Portarlington and the club enjoyed immediate success. In 2002 the Under 12 team reached the final of both the League and the Championship only to be beaten in both finals by a strong Portlaoise team. In 2003 the ladies team won the Intermediate Championship, beating Park/Ratheniska 1 – 8 to 0 – 10.  They went on to compete in the Leinster Club Championship, beating Bray Emmetts but then losing narrowly to Killoe of Longford in the semi-final.

The St. Conleths team that won the 2003 Laois Intermediate Championship was:

Cassie Dunne, Ann Lawlor, Sinead Murphy, Maria O'Reilly, Sandra Ramsbottom, Tracey Fallon, Fionnuala Gleeson, Caitriona Murphy, Claire O'Connell (0-4), Tracey Lawlor (1-1), Aisling Brophy (0-1), Deirdre Behan (0-2), Lizzie Kehoe, Gemma Wilson, Catherine Territt, Alma Quigley, Lizzie Emerson.
 

Unfortunately the club wasn’t ready yet for senior football and returned to the Intermediate ranks. They reached the Intermediate Final again in 2006 but this time lost out to Portlaoise in O’Moore Pk.

At underage level the club has contested a number of semi-finals and finals but so far ultimate success has eluded us. The club is proud to have a number of players who have worn the County jersey with distinction, particularly in 2004 when four St. Conleths girls were on the Laois Under 14 team that won the All-Ireland Blitz, and in 2006 when four of our girls were on the Under 14 team that won the Leinster Championship and went on to contest the All-Ireland semi-final.   

       Action from the 2003 Intermediate Championship Final

I