The Rock GAA
At adult level The Rock fields Football teams at Junior A and Junior C
History
The club was founded in 1970 and colours are red and black.
Famous Laois footballers who have played for The Rock include Derek Conroy, Paul Dunne, Mark Dunne and Colm Burke.
The first AGM of The Rock GAA Club was held in 1970 in The Rock National School.
The club first entered the Laois Junior Football Championship in 1970, where in their first match they played against Emo and made an instant impact on the local GAA scene recording a win in their first outing.
The Rock won the Laois Junior Football Championship in 1979 defeating Ballinakill in the final, which was played in O'Moore Park. The captain was Noel Dunphy and vice-captain was John Deegan.
The Rock won the Laois Intermediate Football Championship in 1996 defeating St. Michaels in a replayed final in Stradbally. The captain was Leo Storey and the manager was Niall Tully.
The Rock competed in their first ever Senior Football Championship Final in 1998 where they suffered defeat to Stradbally on a scoreline of 0-8 to 0-5 on a day of atrocious weather conditions.
The Rock were relegated from the Senior Football Championship in 2013.
The Rock were relegated from the Intermediate Football Championship in 2022.
In 2011 and 2012, an Emo, Courtwood and The Rock minor combination won two Laois Minor "B" Football Championships and two Laois Minor Football League B titles.
In 2016, Emo, Courtwood and The Rock again joined forces at minor level and won the Laois Minor Football Championship.
Community
The Rock National School works closely with the club usually using its GAA facilities for P.E
Achievements
- Laois Senior Football Championship: Runner-Up 1998
- Laois Intermediate Football Championship 1996
- Laois Junior Football Championships 1979
- Laois All-County Football League Div. 2: (2) 1993, 1997
- Laois All-County Football League Div. 4: (1) 2000
- Laois All-County Football League Div. 5: (1) 2014
References
- ^ "Fix & Res". The Rock G.A.A Club. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Fix & Res". The Rock G.A.A Club. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Darragh (20 July 2022). "Injuries, retirements and absentees hit The Rock ahead of latest Intermediate campaign". Laois Today. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Gavin (26 July 2023). "Laois Intermediate Football Championship Preview". www.leinsterexpress.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "The Rock N.S." The Rock N.S. Retrieved 20 February 2018.