Roche and Corby scoop Laois awards

November 14, 2024

Waterford's Jack Prendergast and Aidan Corby of Laois ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Killeshin’s Killian Roche and Aidan Corby of Clough-Ballacolla have been named as the respective Laois Inter-County Footballer and Hurler of Year for 2024.

They will be honoured at the annual Laois GAA Awards ceremony which takes place on Friday, November 29 at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise. Roche is rewarded for his goalkeeping and place-kicking exploits during the O’Moore County’s successful Allianz Football League Division 4 campaign and their run to the Tailteann Cup final, while Corby starred for the hurlers in their march to the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

Meanwhile, the Senior Club Players of the Year are Portarlington's Rioghan Murphy (football) and Clough-Ballacolla's Lee Cleere (hurling).

The full list of winners is as follows: 

Senior Football: Rioghan Murphy (Portarlington) 

Senior ‘B’ Football: Paddy Fitzpatrick (The Heath) 

Intermediate Football: Cormac Murphy (Crettyard) 

Intermediate ‘B’ Football: Jamie Conway (Arles-Kilcruise)

Junior Football: Cian Ryle (Kilcavan) 

Minor Football: Darren Brennan (Portlaoise) 

Laois Inter County Senior Football: Killian Roche (Killeshin) 

Senior Hurling: Lee Cleere (Clough/Ballacolla) 

Premier Intermediate Hurling: PJ Scully (Borris-In-Ossory Kilcotton)

Intermediate Hurling: Laurence Kenny (Mountmellick) 

Junior Hurling: Darragh Hiney (Ballypickas) 

Minor Hurling: Kyron Cuddy (Castletown) 

Laois Inter County Senior Hurling: Aidan Corby (Clough/Ballacolla) 

Hall of Fame: Tom Jones (The Heath) 

Referee: Anthony Stapleton (Rathdowney/Errill) 

Rounders: Gillian Keenan (Emo Rounders) 

Scór: Monica Delaney (Castletown)


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