 Hurling is the main game in the club and Abbeyleix is also the proud holder of 8 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles, the last of which came in 1949.In 2006, a number of Abbeyleix players were part of the Ballyroan Gaels squad that won the Laois Senior Football Championship.Ballyroan Gaels was an amalgamation of the two neighbouring clubs, Abbeyleix and Ballyroan.