Mick Nolan
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Michael "Mick" Nolan is a Gaelic football
player from Laois in Ireland
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He plays for the Portlaoise
club. He plays as a goalkeeper for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois
squad that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship
title for the first time since 1946.
Mick emerged on to the scene in 2000 as part of the Laois minor team and in 2002 and 2003 he was part of the Laois Under 21 team.
In 2006, Mick opted off the Laois senior squad as understudy to first choice goalkeeper, Fergal Byron
but 2007 saw his return to the squad under new manager Liam Kearns
.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player from Laois in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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He plays for the Portlaoise
Portlaoise GAA
% !!!5 TIMES COUNTY CHAMPIONS!!!Portlaoise GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland....
club. He plays as a goalkeeper for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
squad that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
title for the first time since 1946.
Mick emerged on to the scene in 2000 as part of the Laois minor team and in 2002 and 2003 he was part of the Laois Under 21 team.
In 2006, Mick opted off the Laois senior squad as understudy to first choice goalkeeper, Fergal Byron
Fergal Byron
Fergal Byron is a former Gaelic football player for Laois.A goalkeeper, he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Laois in 2003 and picked up an All-Star award in the same year...
but 2007 saw his return to the squad under new manager Liam Kearns
Liam Kearns
Liam Kearns is the former manager of the Limerick and Laois gaelic football teams.Tralee man Kearns, whose mother is from Laois, was appointed as Mick O'Dwyer’s successor in September 2006. He previously managed Limerick for six years and helped to raise the county’s profile in that time...
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