Laois junior 'C' final fixed for St. Stephen's Day!
December 03, 2016
Rathdowney-Errill's Ross King with Rory O'Carroll and Jack Dougan of Kilmacud Crokes.
©INPHO/Tommy Grealy.
This is crazy.
The junior 'C' footballers of Errill and Rathdowney might as well cancel Christmas as their Laois county final has been fixed for St. Stephen's Day! That's all of five months since the hurling partners beat O'Dempsey's and Castletown in their respective semi-finals.
The final was due to be played shortly after the semi-finals, but Rathdowney/Errill's qualification for the Laois SHC final in September threw a spanner in the works. When the final against Borris/Kilcotton went to a replay, both clubs decided that they couldn't play the football decider until St. Stephen's Day, so the county board can't be blamed for this one.
Of course, staging finals on Stephen's Day is nothing new in the GAA. Two years ago, the Tipperary SFC final replay between Loughmore-Castleiney and Cahir was played the day after Christmas, while the Mid and South Kerry SFC finals were decided on December 26 last year.
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