 On 9 October 2016, Slieve Bloom won their first Junior A championship in 33 years beating Rathdowney-Errill in the final by 2-24 to 2-6, an 18 points win.Slieve Bloom's Laois senior hurler Ben Conroy scored 1-15.The team captained by Enda Conroy showed great determination as each and every one of the players showed unbelievable commitment to their team.