James Keyes
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| Born | 1999 (age 26–27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Commercial manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Keyes (born 1999) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Colt–Shanahoe and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Keyes first played for St Fintan's, Colt at juvenile and underage levels before progressing to the club's adult section.[1] He later lined out with the Colt–Shanahoe club, following an amalgamation in 2020.[2] Keyes was amongst the goal-scorers when Colt–Shanahoe won the Laois IHC title in 2023, following a 4–15 to 0–14 win over Trumera in the final.[3]
At inter-county level, Keyes first played for Laois during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2016 and 2017.[4] He later spent one year with the under-20 team in 2019.[5] Keyes made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Wexford in January 2020.[6]
Keyes claimed his first silverware in 2024, when Laois beat Carlow to win the National Hurling League Division 2A title.[7] He added a Division 2 medal to his collection in 2026.[8] Keyes was part of the Laois team that lost consecutive Joe McDonagh Cup finals to Offaly (2024) and Kildare (2025).[9][10] He came on as a substitute when Laois beat Carlow by 1–27 to 1–18 to win the Joe McDonagh Cup title in June 2026.[11]
At international level, Keyes earned a call-up to the national under-21 team for the Shinty–Hurling International Series in November 2019.[12]
Honours
[edit]- Colt–Shanahoe
- Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2023
- Laois
References
[edit]- ↑ "Late Mountrath scoring burst trumps Colt in Round One". Laois Live. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ "New Laois hurling team for 2020 as neighbouring clubs vote to amalgamate fully". Laois Today. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ↑ "Colt-Shanahoe defeat Trumera to be crowned Intermediate Hurling Champions". Laois Live. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Laois Minor Hurlers by Appearances 1964-2025". Laois GAA website. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Laois u20/21 Hurlers by Appearances 1964-2025". Laois GAA website. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Laois hurling team named for Wexford's visit to Portlaoise". Laois Live. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Allianz HL D2A Final: Laois dominate Carlow". GAA website. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Laois power past Kerry to claim Allianz Hurling League Division 2 title". Laois Live. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Joe McDonagh Cup Final: Offaly resist Laois comeback". GAA website. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "Joe McDonagh Cup Final: Impressive Kildare triumph". GAA website. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ "Joe McDonagh Cup Final: Laois get over the line". GAA website. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shinty U-21 glory for Keyes' Ireland against Scotland". Laois Today. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- James Keyes profile at the Laois GAA website