The Management Committee of Laois GAA and with the consent of his family, have agreed to name this Tournament in memory of the late Peter McNulty, who tragically passed away in 2010.
Peter McNulty, was an attacking forward, who was a member of the Laois team that beat Dublin to win the All Ireland Minor Football Championship in 2003. He subsequently went on to represent Laois at Under 21 level, and captained the team who defeated Longford to win a Leinster Under 21 Football Championship in 2006. He was a Portlaoise Clubman, with whom he won Laois Senior Football Championships with in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and Leinster Club Senior Football Championships in 2004 and 2009.
The following are the Fixtures, Venues and Referees to date for this Tournament:
03-01-2016 (Sun)
Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup Roinn 1
04-01-2016 (Mon)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Roinn 1
Group A
Crettyard 19:30 Laois v Wexford John Hickey
Dublin Venue 19:30 Down v Tipperary tbc
Group B
Fenagh 19:30 Carlow v Kildare Maurice Deegan
Loughgeorge 19:30 Galway v Clare tbc
06-01-2016 (Wed)
Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup Roinn 2
09-01-2016 (Sat)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Roinn 2
Group A
Dr Morris Park 14:00 Tipperary v Laois
Wexford Venue 14:00 Wexford v Down
Group B
Hawkfield 14:00 Kildare v Galway
Cooraclare 14:00 Clare v Carlow
10-01-2016 (Sun)
Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup Roinn 3
16-01-2016 (Sat)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Roinn 3
Group A
Dr. Morris Park 14:00 Tipperary v Wexford
Portarlington 14:00 Laois v Down
Group B
Fenagh 14:00 Carlow v Galway
Hawkfield 14:00 Kildare v Clare
23-01-2016 (Sat)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Semi Finals (Group Winners – Home Venue)
(Group A Winner v Group B Runner up / Group B Winner v Group A Runner up)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Shield Semi Finals (Group 3rd. – Home Venue)
(Group A 3rd. v Group B 4th. / Group B 3rd. v Group A 4th.)
30-01-2016 (Sat)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Final (Laois Venue)
Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Shield Final (Laois Venue)