Coffey and Dooley scoop Laois awards

November 20, 2025

Offaly's Ciaran Burkle and David Dooley of Laois ©INPHO/James Crombie

Portarlington football captain Ronan Coffey and Rosenallis hurler David Dooley have been named as the respective Inter-County Players of the Year in the annual Laois GAA Awards.

There are 16 clubs represented among the winners who will be presented with their awards at a ceremony in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise next Friday night, November 28.

The Senior Club Footballer of the Year is Portarlington’s Paddy O’Sullivan, while Stephen Bergin’s excellent performances for Clough/Ballacolla have been recognised with the Senior Club Hurler of the Year accolade.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Senior Footballer: Patrick O’Sullivan (Portarlington)

Senior ‘B’ Footballer: Paul Lawlor (Emo)

Intermediate Footballer: Cian Nolan (Park-Ratheniska)

Intermediate ‘B’ Footballer: Oran Darcy (Annanough)

Junior Footballer: Padraig McMahon (Ballyroan-Abbey)

Minor Footballer: Cian O’Sullivan (Spink-Crettyard)

Inter-County Footballer: Ronan Coffey (Portarlington)

Senior Hurler: Stephen Bergin (Clough/Ballacolla)

Senior B Hurler: Ciaran Comerford (The Harps)

Premier Intermediate Hurler: David Connolly (Ballyfin)

Intermediate Hurler: Fionn Holland (Clonad)

Junior Hurler: John A Delaney (Clough/Ballacolla)

Minor Hurler: Tom Og Phelan (Castletown)

Inter-County Hurler: David Dooley (Rosenallis)

Hall of Fame: Pat Delaney (Rathdowney-Errill)

Laois Referee of the Year: Colin Bailey (Mountrath)

Laois Rounders: Aoife Flynn (The Heath)

Laois Scór: Noel Stapleton

Laois Handball: Kevin Brennan (Clough/Ballacolla)


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