36 players named as Laois GAA confirm 2026 minor hurling panel
Four players named on both minor hurling and football panels
The 2026 Laois GAA minor hurling panel has been announced by new manager Brendan Phelan.
Phelan steps up to the minor grade, having managed the Laois U-16s in 2025, when they were crowned Celtic Challenge champions. He takes over from Clonaslee St Manman’s Glen McEvoy.
The panel is made up of 36 players from 17 clubs across Laois. Four players, Dan Downey, Cillian Hoey, Oisin Gilligan and Tadhg Hughes, have also been named on the minor football panel, meaning they face a busy few months. See the full panel below.
Laois Minor Hurling Panel 2026: Luke Hynes (Camross), Oisin McRedmond (Portlaoise), LJ Cuddy (Camross), Shane Carroll (Portlaoise), Jacob Hilliard (Camross), Killian James (St Paul’s), Aaron Bredin (Camross), Oisin Gilligan (Ballyfin), Tadhg Lowry (Camross), Fionnan Gilligan (Ballyfin), Darragh Mortimer (Camross), Eoin O’Loughlin (Ballyfin), Leo Guilfoyle (Camross), Harry Donoghue (The Harps), Evan McWey (Ballypickas), Jamie Mahony (The Harps), Bobby McWey (Ballypickas), Bobby O’Connor (Trumera), Cillian Hoey (Portarlington), Tadhg Hughes (Rosenallis), Canice Meade (Clough–Ballacolla), Rory Standish (Rathdowney–Errill), Luke Delaney (Castletown), Dan Bowe (Rathdowney–Errill), Callum Jones (Borris-Kilcotton), Ryan Keeshan (Rathdowney–Errill), Conor Hickey (Borris-Kilcotton), James Doherty (Rathdowney–Errill), Darragh Keeshan (Borris-Kilcotton), Ryan Brennan (St Lazarian’s Abbeyleix), Ross Quinlan (Borris-Kilcotton), Jerry O’Connell (St Lazarian’s Abbeyleix), Paudie Fahy (Borris-Kilcotton), Jack Rice (St Fintan’s, Mountrath), Rian Dwyer (Ballinakill), Dan Downey (Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe).