The qualifiers allowed the county’s footballers to fill their boots
6 – 46 over the three opening rounds of the championship qualifiers is good going by anyone’s standard… but then Donegal came along.
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Stephen Hunt got himself a club
And earned a contract extension too.
Hammering Westmeath to win the Hurling League Division 2A title in April
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Alison Miller helped push Ireland towards Grand Slam glory
Zach Tuohy tore up the AFL
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Wooly FM
He may rub the rest of the country up the wrong way, but Wooly's new residence on national radio means Portlaoise need never feel unrepresented again.
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In the Championship, the hurlers gave Galway a real scare
The seven-point margin at full time was very flattering to the Tribesmen.
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There was talk that Australia would've hammered Ireland if it wasn't for the Laois lads
