Mick Nolan

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Mick Nolan
Personal information
Irish name Micheál Ó Nualláin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
1999-present
Portlaoise
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2002-present
Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Michael Nolan is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois, Ireland. [1]

He plays for the Portlaoise club. He plays as a goalkeeper for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois squad that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.[ citation needed ]

Nolan emerged on to the scene in 2000 as part of the Laois minor team and in 2002 and 2003 he was part of the Laois Under 21 team. [2]

In 2006, Nolan opted off the Laois senior squad as understudy to first choice goalkeeper, Fergal Byron but 2007 saw his return to the squad under new manager Liam Kearns. [3]

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References

  1. "Laois -v- Wexford matchtracker". RTÉ Sport. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Laois bring minors run to aprupt halt". Carlow People. 27 May 2000. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. "Two depart the Laois squad". RTÉ Sport. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2011.