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Information concerning the club.
KIT AND ACCESSORIESThe following items for the St. Conleths Ladies Football Club are available from Colgan Sports, Patrick St., Portarlington:
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 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 under-age level the club has contested a number of finals and semi-finals since 2002. In 2006 our U16s reached the Championship final and in 2008 the club won three league titles at U12, U14 and Intermediate levels. All three teams reached their Championship finals but unfortunately ultimate success at championship level was to allude the club that year. St. Conleths is proud to have a number of players who have worn the County jersey with distinction. In 2004 four St. Conleths girls were on the Laois Under 14 team that won the All-Ireland Blitz. In 2006 and 2007 four of our girls were on Laois teams that won Leinster Championships at U14 and U16 levels and we had a number of girls on the Laois Minor team that reached the Leinster Final in 2008. Claire O’Connell won a Leinster Championship medal with the Laois Senior team in 2007
Action from the 2003 Intermediate Championship Final
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