Camross GAA

History

Founded in 1903, the club is the most successful hurling club in County Laois, having won 27 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles. The club's colours are black and amber.

In 1957, Camross amalgamated with Killanure – their parish counterparts. In 1957, following the amalgamation, they won the Junior Championship beating St Fintans, Colt. This was followed with an intermediate title in 1958.

The Camross club did not win the Laois Senior Hurling Championship until 1959 but since then they have added a record 26 more senior hurling titles to their roll of honour (27 titles in total). They last won the Laois Senior Hurling Championship in 2023, defeating Abbeyleix St Lazarian's.

A previous chairman of the club, Michael Lalor, also held the chair of office of Laois County Council in 2006. Lalor and his brother were captains of the 1959 winning team. Camross club man Michael Delaney held the full-time position as secretary of the Leinster Council of the GAA for well over a quarter of a century.

Camross has also won the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship twice. First they beat James Stephens of Kilkenny in 1976/77 and won against O'Tooles of Dublin in 1996/97. They were beaten in the 1977 club final by Glen Rovers at a game played in Thurles. They defeated Down side Ballycran in the semi-final, Camross lost the 1997 All Ireland semi-final to St. Mary's, Athenry again at Semple Stadium in Thurles.

Camross players to have represented Laois at senior hurling over the years have included: Tim and Frank Keenan, P.J Cuddy, Joe Dollard, Martin Cuddy, Zane Keenan, Tim Cuddy, Sean Cuddy, John Carroll, and Joe Doran.

Football is very much a secondary sport in the club but Camross have won the Laois Junior A Football Championship in 1980, the Laois Junior "B" Football Championship in 2005, 2016 and 2022 and the Laois Junior "C" Football Championship in 2014.

Honours

Hurling

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (0): (runner up in 1976–77 championship)
• Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1976, 1996
• Leinster Senior Club Hurling League (2): 2023, 2025
• Laois Senior Hurling Championship (27): 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2023
• Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (5): 1939, 1958, 1983, 2000, 2010, 2019
• Laois Junior Hurling Championship (11): 1914, 1921, 1928, 1957, 1964, 1972, 1981, 1988, 2003, 2008, 2014
• Laois Junior B Hurling Championship (5): 1988, 1989, 1994, 2001, 2011
• Laois Junior C Hurling Championship (2): 2006, 2016
• Laois Under 21 Hurling Championship (18): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018
• Laois Minor Hurling Championship (3): 2005, 2017, 2021
• Laois Junior A Football Championship (1): 1980
• Laois Junior B Football Championship (3): 2005, 2016, 2022
• Laois Junior C Football Championship (1): 2014

Camogie

• All-Ireland Intermediate Club Camogie Championship (1): 2025
• Leinster Intermediate Club Camogie Championship (1): 2025
• Laois Club Camogie Championship: 2025

References

References

1. (16 October 2025). "County final fever never gets old as Camross show their support once again".
2. (4 November 2015). "12 Heroic Club Championship Kingpins From So-Called Weaker Counties".
3. "Roll of Honour - AIB Leinster G.A.A. Club Hurling Champions".
4. (24 September 2017). "Laois SHC final: Hyland's efforts all in vain as Camross reign supreme". [[Hogan Stand]].
5. (8 October 2023). "Camross defeat Abbyleix to claim 27th Laois SHC".
6. (14 September 2019). "Storming finish from Camross ensures another crown". Laois Nationalist.
7. (14 December 2025). "All-Ireland final heartbreak for Ballincollig as Camross take over in second half at Croke Park". The Echo.
8. (17 November 2025). "Wild celebrations as Camross crowned Leinster Intermediate Camogie champions". Leinster Express.