Garry Laffan

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Garry Laffan
Personal information
Irish name Garraí Lafán
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1975 (age 48–49)
Barntown, County Wexford, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Glynn-Barntown GAA
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Wexford titles 1 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1994–2002
 Wexford ? (3–9)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Garry Laffan (born 1975) is an Irish politician and former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Wexford senior hurling team.

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Laffan made his first appearance for the team during the 1994 Oireachtas Tournament and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement prior to the 2002 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals.

At club level Laffan is a county football championship medalist with Glynn-Barntown GAA.

Playing career

Club

Laffan plays his club hurling and football with Glynn-Barntown GAA and has had some success. [1]

After winning several championship medals in the under-21 hurling grade, Laffan subsequently became a dual player with the club's top sides. In 1996 he lined out in the senior football championship decider. A defeat of Kilanerin gave Laffan a Wexford Senior Football Championship medal.

Laffan has ended up as county hurling championship runner-up on three occasions.

Inter-county

Laffan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a dual player with the Wexford under-21 teams.

He made his senior debut in an Oireachtas Tournament semi-final victory over Waterford in 1994. Laffan subsequently became a regular player during the following year's National Hurling League.

In 1996 Laffan lined out in his first provincial decider at senior level. Reigning champions Offaly provided the opposition and had held the upper-hand against Wexford in a series of games stretching back to 1979.[ original research? ] On that day Wexford had a 2–23 to 2–15 victory, securing a Leinster medal for Laffan. [2] The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Wexford against Limerick for the first time in over forty years. Tom Dempsey was the hero of the day[ original research? ] as he scored a goal after nineteen minutes to give Wexford an advantage. His side led by 1–8 to 0–10 at half-time in spite of having Éamonn Scallan sent off. Wexford took a four-point lead in the second-half; however, this was whittled back to two points as Wexford hung on for the last twenty minutes. The final score of 1–13 to 0–14 secured the All-Ireland title for Wexford and a medal for Laffan. [3]

Laffan added a second Leinster medal to his collection in 1997 following a 2–14 to 1–11 defeat of Kilkenny. [4]

The following few years saw a decline in form for Wexford[ citation needed ] and Laffan left the panel in 2002.

Managerial career

Wexford

Following his retirement as a player, Laffan became involved in team management. In 2010 he joined Tony Dempsey's under-21 hurling management team as a selector. During his three seasons as a selector, Wexford made some progress. The team reached two provincial finals only to lose out on both occasions to Dublin. [5]

Political career

Laffan is a Fianna Fáil councillor on Wexford County Council, after his election in the 2019 Irish local elections. [6] He was the mayor of Wexford from 2021 to 2022. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Glynn Barntown GAA Club: Roll of Honour". Glynn/Barntown GAA website. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Wexford hold edge in previous meetings". Offaly Express. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Limerick vs Wexford preview and team news". SportsNewsIRELAND website. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kilkenny v Wexford: the 10-year championship record". Irish Independent. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Furlong, Brendan (26 June 2012). "Under-21 mentors step aside after heavy defeat to Cats". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Pepper, Maria. "Mary O'Rourke launches All-Ireland hurler Garry's election campaign". Gorey Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Garry Laffan is new Mayor of Wexford". independent. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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