Chris Conway
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Chris Conway is a Gaelic football
player from Laois in Ireland
.
He plays for the Arles-Kilcruise
club. He formerly played at centre forward for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship
title for the first time since 1946, before departing the inter county scene after a disappointing 2006 season.
Chris emerged on to the scene in 1996 as part of the Laois minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
title.
However possibly his finest hour came in 2003 when his club Arles-Kilcruise
won the Laois Senior Football Championship title under the captaincy of his brother, Paudge.
Chris is also making a name for himself off the field and the Knockbeg College schoolteacher guided his “Alma Mater” to a historic 2005 All-Ireland Senior Colleges title.
Chris finished his inter-county career with the Laois
football team at the end of the 2007 season.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
player from Laois in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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He plays for the Arles-Kilcruise
Arles-Kilcruise
Arles/Kilcruise Gaelic Athletic Association Club is a gaelic football club in County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1995, the club colours are maroon and white....
club. He formerly played at centre forward for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
title for the first time since 1946, before departing the inter county scene after a disappointing 2006 season.
Chris emerged on to the scene in 1996 as part of the Laois minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
title.
However possibly his finest hour came in 2003 when his club Arles-Kilcruise
Arles-Kilcruise
Arles/Kilcruise Gaelic Athletic Association Club is a gaelic football club in County Laois, Republic of Ireland.Founded in 1995, the club colours are maroon and white....
won the Laois Senior Football Championship title under the captaincy of his brother, Paudge.
Chris is also making a name for himself off the field and the Knockbeg College schoolteacher guided his “Alma Mater” to a historic 2005 All-Ireland Senior Colleges title.
Chris finished his inter-county career with the Laois
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...
football team at the end of the 2007 season.