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Portarlington Exit Leinster Football Championship

Monday, 1 December 2025 10:42

Photo Credit: Ray Commins

Athy of Kildare will compete in this weekends decider.

Portarlington's dream of reaching a first ever Leinster Football final were ended at the hands of Athy over the weekend.

Pat Roe's side fell to a 0-19 to 0-11 defeat in St Conleth's Park, in a game which the Laois champions trailed by 0-15 to 0-2 at the break.

Colm Murphy missed a first half penalty, while Niall Kelly impressed for the Kildare side as he finished with 0-10.

Despite a strong second half, Portarlington couldn't complete a dramatic comeback and were also reduced to 14 men after Patrick O'Sullivan's late red card.

Roe says his side left themselves to much to do in the second half:

Pat Roe spoke to Midlands 103's Gerry Rusell following the conclusion of the game:

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