Garry Laffan

Garry Laffan
Personal information
Irish name Garraí Lafán
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1975 (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

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.

Playing career

Laffan 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

Laffan 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

Laffan 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

Player

Glynn–Barntown
Wexford

Management

Glenealy
Tara Rocks

References

  1. ^ "Glynn Barntown GAA Club: Roll of Honour". Glynn/Barntown GAA website. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Next stop Glynn-Barntown in Kilanerin¹s quest for double". Irish Independent. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ "The medal-winning mayor who got our vote". Wexford People. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Wexford seek atonement". Irish Independent. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Under-21 mentors step aside after heavy defeat to Cats". Irish Independent. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Glenealy gets off to a flyer". Wicklow People. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Glenealy gatecrash Bray's four-in-a-row party". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Glenealy hold off spirited Carnew to retain their crown". Wicklow GAA website. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Mayor Laffan leading Tara Rocks' Leinster challenge". GAA website. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Wexford All-Ireland winner enters political race". Hogan Stand. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Garry Laffan is new Mayor of Wexford". Wexford People. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.