Celbridge GAA is the third oldest club in Kildare, and we are proud to field teams across all codes and age groups as a One Club model , currently fielding over 70 teams across camogie, football, hurling and ladies football from our Cill Droichid Óg Academy all the way to senior and on to mothers & others gaelic, social hurling and football, while 2023 saw the introduction of our All Stars programme for children with additional needs.
Having had a nomadic existence over many years the club moved to it’s current permanent home in Hazelhatch and opened the club complex in December 1995. Our underage section started to flourish, taking several county titles, a major highlight was reaching a national div.1 Féile football final in 2008. Further senior championship success followed in camogie, football and hurling. For more than a century club members have continued to represent Kildare with distinction as players and in administration across camogie, football, hurling, and ladies football.
Roll of Honour
Snr Camogie (5): 2005, 2006, 2010, 2020, 2021
Snr Football (1): 2008
Snr Hurling (8): 1921, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 201
The Banner Gaa Club was founded in 1977 to serve the community of Ennis.
2017 was a landmark year for the Banner GAA club in Ennis, winning Junior Hurling and Junior Football Championships having been beaten in 2016 in both championship finals.
Since 2012, and the disbandment of the Urban Board, children of Ennis have been welcomed at the Banner into an excellent child centred coaching structure. This structure caters for boys and girls in the town, in all age groups. Since that underage structural change, more children from the town have been developing a real sense of identity and developing a long term relationship with The Banner Ennis GAA Club.
Shane Meehan following up his Munster minor footballer of the year award (2019) and Fitzgibbon Cup medal (2024) and National Hurling League winners medal (2024) Shane scored the winning point in Clare’s All Ireland senior hurling succes against Cork in 2024. Ronan Kilroy is another whose star is shining bright have been a key member of Clare’s All Ireland Minor championship winning team in 2023.
2018
Bride Rovers GAA Club is a club based in County Cork, serving the neighbouring villages of Rathcormac and Bartlemy. Established in 1928, the club has a rich history in both hurling and Gaelic football, competing in Cork GAA and Imokilly GAA divisional competitions. Over the years, Bride Rovers has achieved significant milestones, including winning the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2003 and reaching the Senior Hurling Championship final in 2008.
Bride Rovers have a proud tradition of developing talented players who have represented Cork at the county level over the years. Among the most notable are Fr. Sean Barry, Brian Murphy, and the current players, Brian and Eoin Roche. These players have carried the club's legacy onto the inter-county stage, showcasing their skill and dedication to Gaelic games. The iconic green, white, and yellow of Bride Rovers continue to be worn with pride by its players and passionate supporters.018
There have been many GAA clubs in the parish but the present club was formed in late 1973 by Mr. Denis Wall when he returned home after working in England. The most successful predecessor was the Cuddagh Club that reached 3 senior county finals in 1957, 1959 and 1961.
The club officially came into existence for the 1974 GAA year. A General Meeting was held on Sunday 23rd December 1973 in the ICA Hall. Denis Wall, on behalf of the caretaker group who had been trying to establish a club, opened the meeting and handed over to Bro. Donard of the De La Salle Monastery for the election of officers.
On the club crest the star represents the crest of the De La Salle Order who have contributed so much to GAA in our Parish. The Castle represents the Fitzpatrick Castle, ruins of which are still visible by the river. The Fish represents the River Nore which flows through Castletown.
2018
We are a rural GAA Club in the heart of Wexford. Our adult teams play in the senior grade of the Wexford championship in both hurling and football.
We pride ourselves on the work put into our underage section of the club. The club continues to provide every young person in the parish with the opportunity to 'Stay and Play' in the GAA family. A committed groups of coaches and volunteers coach and guide our younger generation up through the grades from Nursery to Minor.
We also have a wonderful club/school link with both primary schools in the parish. This helps foster a love of GAA from an early age and introduces non GAA families to the wonders of hurling and Gaelic football.
We are delighted to represent Wexford at this years Festival of Hurling in Celbridge. On behalf of all members of our club we would like to thank Celbridge GAA for the invitation and look forward to a fantastic day of hurling.
2018
Dunnamaggin hurling club is situated in the heart of hurling country, 20km south of Kilkenny city. Founded in 1910 the club purchased and developed their own grounds in 1995 and purchased a second pitch in 2013.
Player and community development has always been a priority for the club and this has led the club to great success both on and off the field. We have had numerous all ireland medal winners with Kilkenny and have won numerous county titles and also a club junior all ireland in 2019.
We also bring Dunnamaggin man(Anthony McCormack) with us today and he is returning to Celbridge, a club he successfully coached to back to back senior hurling titles in 2009 and 2010. Anthony played in goal on Dunnamaggin's greatest day when we won the senior championship in 1997.
2018
Four Roads Hurling Club is located in Tisrara Community Sports Park, Four Roads, County Roscommon. It is based in the parish of Four Roads/Ballyforan/Dysart. The club fields teams at Senior and Junior levels and also has underage teams from Under 8 to Under 21.
The Four Roads club was founded in 1904 and we quickly established ourselves as a dominant force in Roscommon hurling. We have a remarkable record of 37 Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship titles, the most successful club in the championship's history, Our most recent triumphs coming in 2022, 2023 and 2024. We have also won the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship twice, in 1977 and 1988.
In 2010, the Four Roads Camogie club achieved national recognition by winning the All-Ireland Junior Club title.
The club was formed in 1986 and has since become one of the most successful hurling clubs in county Offaly. Kilcormac Killoughey or KK have pitches in Kilcormac and Mount Bolus.
Kilcormac Killoughey are current senior hurling champions with 6 senior hurling titles in total, all won since 2012. A senior hurling Leinster club championship title was also achieved in 2012.
The club has had great underage success at both hurling and football since its foundation including two 5 in row minor hurling titles. Current senior county players from the KK club include Charlie Mitchell and Adam Screeney.
2018
Maynooth Gaa is a growing Gaelic Athletic Association club located on the Moygalre Road in north county Kildare. We have a rich history being one of the oldest clubs in the county. We were founded in 1887. We participate in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Ladies Football, Camogie, Handball and Scor from the nursey age group all the way up to senior.
The motto Crom Abú originated from the war cry of the Fitzgerald family. Croom is a castle in Co. Limerick which formerly belonged to the FitzGeralds. "Abu" means 'to victory', 'for ever' or literally 'defying' . This is one of the many Irish gathering cries, the use of which was forbidden by repeated Acts of Parliament. The Geraldines of Maynooth retained the motto but were forced by an Act of Parliament to change the motto to "Si Dieu plet Crom Abu". Maynooth GAA have retained the original version which means:- Maynooth to Victory.
2018
Naomh Eoin, also known as St. John's GAC Belfast, is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club in Belfast, Northern Ireland was founded in 1929 by three men (Joe Corscadden, Nicky Power and Pat Hayes) outside the Rock Bar on the Upper Falls Road in Belfast, after the opening service in the new St. John The Evangelist Church.
The club fields teams in gaelic football, hurling, and ladies' Gaelic football. St. John's is based at Corrigan Park in West Belfast.
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Founded in 1896, located in the heart of East Clare, O'Callaghans Mills Gaa has a proud hurling tradition. The club is made up of the small country villages of Kilkishen & O'Callaghans Mills. The club boasts two 2 playing pitches, one in O'Callaghans Mills village, the other, Hamilton Park Kilkishen is the mainstay for sporting and GAA activities in the community ever since it was formally opened on June 29th, 1923. The facilities in Kilkiishen include Clubhouse, Handball alley Ball-wall & fully equipped & managed Gym
The club colours are green & yellow, traditionally & to this day O'Callaghans Mills teams have lined out in a green jersey with a yellow sash.
The club has won numerous Clare Senior Hurling & underage championships making the Club one of the traditional strongholds of hurling in Clare.
The club is also proud to have produced many county players for Clare Hurling teams over the years some of the most well Kown players include P. J. O'Connell & Clares All Ireland winning captain in 2013 Patrick Donnellan both hailing from Kilkishen.18
Founded in 1967 and located in County Galway on the Wild Atlantic Way we are proud to say we are a "One Club" of men and ladies' football, hurling and camogie with over 1,800 members (1,000 juvenile boys and girls).
We are the current All Ireland u15 Féile Champions and were All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship in 2019.
2018
Portroe GAA club, founded in 1884, is a long-standing club in County Tipperary, Ireland, playing both hurling and Gaelic football. The club is centered in the village of Portroe, known as the "Quarrymen" due to its location within a slate quarrying district.
The club's history includes a significant number of divisional titles, including the North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship in 2012 and the Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1990. They also have a strong record in other divisional competitions, including numerous Junior A and B titles in both hurling and football, as well as Under-21 championships.
Notable players from Portroe have also achieved success at a county level, including Liam Sheedy, who managed the Tipperary team to All-Ireland glory in 2010. The club's colours are green and gold, though historically they were red and white, hence the name "Port Rua" (meaning "red port" in English).
Tooreen Hurling Club, established in 1957, is often referred to as the spiritual home of hurling in Mayo. The club was founded by a group of teenagers, inspired by a young Michael Henry whose exposure to hurling during his time at St. Mary's College in Galway has led to an incredible legacy for the small village in east Mayo.
Over the decades, Tooreen Hurling Club has achieved remarkable success. The club has secured 34 Mayo County Championship and 5 Connacht Intermediate Championship titles, in addition to numerous underage titles. Pivotal moments in the club's history came in 2017 when Tooreen became the first club outside Galway to clinch the Connacht Club Intermediate Hurling Championship, and in 2023 when they became the first Mayo hurling club to compete in an All Ireland Club Intermediate Hurling Championship final, narrowly losing out to Monaleen of Limerick by 2 points in Croke Park
2018
Micheál McCraith Trá-Mhór (Michael MacGraith Tramore)
Tramore holds a proud and distinguished place in the annals of the GAA because on a wet and windy 6th October in 1885 Martin J. Murphy's racecourse hosted one of the first ever championship athletic meetings held under the auspices of the GAA.
In 1951 Tramore decided they would form a new club and so Tramore GAA club was born and named "Cuman Micheál MacCraith"
The committee opted for blue and white as the colours of the new Club and the Club Crest, which was adopted in 1981 incorporates the GAA cross, the club colours and a famous Tramore landmark.
With the exponential growth of the town in recent years has come an increase in kids playing both Football and Hurling codes, with the club going from strength to strength in recent years.
2018