Claim: Portroe is home to Portroe GAA, the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, which won their first ever North Tipperary Senior Hurling title in 2012.
Evidence: Portroe GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. A senior hurling team, representing Portroe, won their first ever North Tipperary Senior Hurling title in 2012 in McDonagh Park in Nenagh.