Garry Laffan (born 1975) is an Irish politician, hurling coach and former dual player. At club level he played with Glynn–Barntown and was also a member of the Wexford senior hurling team. Laffan is also an elected representative with Wexford County Council.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Garraí Lafán | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1975 Barntown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Politician | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Glynn-Barntown GAA | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Wexford titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1994–2002 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Playing career
editLaffan first played for the Glynn–Barntown club in the juvenile and underage grades as a dual player. He won Wexford U21HC and U21FC titles in 1993 and 1994, by which stage he had progressed to adult level. Laffan won a Wexford SFC medal in 1996, following Glynn–Barntown's 2-03 to 0-07 defeat of Kilanerin in the final.[1][2]
Laffan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Wexford as a member of the under-21 team. He won a Leinster U21HC medal before facing defeat by Galway in the 1996 All-Ireland under-21 final. Laffan made his senior team debut in the Oireachtas Tournament in 1994.[3] He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before playing at full-forward when Wexford beat Limerick in the 1996 All-Ireland final.[4]
A second Leinster SHC medal followed for Laffan in 1997, when Wexford retained the title after a defeat of Kilkenny.[5] He retired from inter-county hurling in 2002.
Coaching career
editLaffan became part of Tony Dempsey's Wexford under-21 hurling management team in 2010.[6] His three seasons with the team saw Wexford lose consecutive provincial finals to Dublin before suffering a heaby defeat to Kilkenny.[7]
At club level, Laffan spent a number of seasons as manager of Glenealy.[8] He guided the team to back-to-back Wicklow SHC titles in 2017 and 2018.[9][10] Laffan later took charge of the Tara Rocks club and managed them to the Wexford IAHC title in 2021.[11]
Political career
editLaffan was elected to Wexford County Council as a Fianna Fáil candidate in the 2019 local elections.[12] He was elected mayor of Wexford in June 2021.[13]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Glynn–Barntown
- Wexford
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1996
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1996, 1997
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1996
Management
edit- Glenealy
- Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship: 2017, 2018
- Tara Rocks
References
edit- ^ "Glynn Barntown GAA Club: Roll of Honour". Glynn/Barntown GAA website. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Next stop Glynn-Barntown in Kilanerin¹s quest for double". Irish Independent. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "The medal-winning mayor who got our vote". Wexford People. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Wexford seek atonement". Irish Independent. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Under-21 mentors step aside after heavy defeat to Cats". Irish Independent. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Glenealy gets off to a flyer". Wicklow People. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Glenealy gatecrash Bray's four-in-a-row party". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Glenealy hold off spirited Carnew to retain their crown". Wicklow GAA website. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Mayor Laffan leading Tara Rocks' Leinster challenge". GAA website. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Wexford All-Ireland winner enters political race". Hogan Stand. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Garry Laffan is new Mayor of Wexford". Wexford People. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.