Mountmellick GAA


Mountmellick GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic Football and Hurling club in the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland.
Mountmellick GAA is bordered by neighbouring clubs, The Rock, Kilcavan, Ballyfin and Rosenallis.
At adult level, the club is a dual football and hurling club. Mountmellick field football teams at Intermediate and junior B. They field hurling teams at Intermediate and Junior B.
In recent years juvenile football and hurling affairs have been catered for by the Sarsfields and Na Fianna amalgamations, an amalgamation with neighbouring club, Ballyfin

History

In 2006, Mountmellick bridged a 38-year gap to win the Laois Intermediate Football Championship for just the second time ever, beating Annanough in the final. The first IFC title was won in 1968.
Mountmellick has won the Laois Junior Football Championship five times and the Laois Minor Football Championship twice, in 1975 and 1977.
Mountmellick has also won the Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship on one occasion in 1967 with five wins in the Laois Junior Hurling Championship also to their credit. Mountmellick are the only Laois club to have won both Junior titles in the one year. They also came very close to winning both intermediate titles in one year, winning the hurling and losing the football to Arles in a replay.

County Players

Numerous Mountmellick footballers and hurlers have represented Laois senior and underage county teams over the years.
Listed below are just some of the well known ones.

Football

* Denotes as part of Sarsfields or Sarsfields Gaels

Hurling

Managers

Football

YearName
2018–PresentAlan George
2016-2017Donie O'Mahoney
2015Derek Conroy
2014Michael Broder
2013Darren Young
2012Nicholas Egan

Hurling

YearsName
2019Matty Mahon
2017-2018Chris Hartnett
2016Aidan Challoner
2015Fergal Cuddy
2011-2014Sean Dunne