Spink GAA
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Spink Gaelic Athletic Association
Club is a gaelic football
club in Spink, County Laois
, Ireland
.
The club colours are green and red and the club is located in the parish of Ballinakill
on the main Abbeyleix
to Carlow
road.
The club won the Laois Junior Football Championship title in 1944, 1987 and 2011 and the Laois Intermediate Football Championship
title in 1989.
The Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title was also won in 1986 and 2004.
Spink was represented on the Laois Under 21 football team by goalkeeper John Dunphy in 2010 and 2011.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
Club is a gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
club in Spink, County Laois
Spink, County Laois
Spink is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated near the County Kilkenny border on the R430 regional road.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland* Spink GAA...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
The club colours are green and red and the club is located in the parish of Ballinakill
Ballinakill
Ballinakill is a small village in County Laois, Ireland on the R432 regional road between Abbeyleix, Ballyragget and Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny-Landmarks:...
on the main Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois, Ireland about from Portlaoise and located on the N77 national secondary route. Formerly the N8 National Primary Route ran through the centre of the town, making Abbeyleix an infamous bottleneck on the Dublin-Cork corridor with up to 15,000 vehicles passing...
to Carlow
Carlow
Carlow is the county town of County Carlow in Ireland. It is situated in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. County Carlow is the second smallest county in Ireland by area, however Carlow Town is the 14th largest urban area in Ireland by population according to the 2006 census. The...
road.
The club won the Laois Junior Football Championship title in 1944, 1987 and 2011 and the Laois Intermediate Football Championship
Laois Intermediate Football Championship
The Laois Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the second grade Laois Clubs. The winners of the Laois Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to...
title in 1989.
The Laois Junior "B" Football Championship title was also won in 1986 and 2004.
Spink was represented on the Laois Under 21 football team by goalkeeper John Dunphy in 2010 and 2011.