St Sylvester's is a

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club based in

Malahide Malahide ( ; ) is an affluent coastal settlement in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland, situated north of Dublin city. It has a village centre surrounded by suburban housing estates, with a population of over 17,000. Malahide Castle dates from th ...

, Fingal,

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. The club was founded in 1903 and last won the

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in 1996. The club plays hurling and Gaelic football. In 1996, they became the only Fingal to win the Dublin Senior Football championship when under former Galway midfielder, Brian Talty, they defeated Erins Isle in the final.

Notable players

Senior inter-county men's footballers

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* Keith Galvin * John Leonard *

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* Glen O'Neill * Shay Keogh * Declan Barnes *

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Declan Rooney Declan Rooney (born 1983/1984) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played in the 2010 All-Ireland Final. He is a defender. A Burren stalwart, he won a Down Senior Football Championship medal in 2010 when his club won that competition for the fi ...

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* Benny Gaughran ; Galway colours

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* Niall Finnegan *

Ray Silke Ray Silke (born 17 August 1970) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Corofin and was their centre-back and captain when they won the All-Ireland on St Patrick's Day in 1998. Corofin were the first Con ...

Brian Talty Brian Talty (born 12 May 1955) is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county team. Talty was born in Tuam, County Galway, where he played Gaelic football with Tuam Stars. While training as a PE teacher at ...

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* Tim Cummins

Senior inter-county ladies' footballers

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Sinéad Aherne Sinéad Aherne is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer. In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, she captained Dublin as they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship. In 2010, when Dublin won their first All-Ireland title, she was both pla ...

* Niamh McEvoy *Nicole Owens *Kate Sullivan *Danielle Lawless

Achievements

: 1996 *

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: Runners-Up 1996-97 *

Dublin Junior Football Championship The Dublin Junior Football championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners wil ...

: 1989, 1963, 1939 * Dublin Junior B Football Championship Winner 1999, 2014 * Dublin Junior D Football Championship Winner 2009, 2022 *

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: 1992, 2000, 2001 *

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: 2010 *

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: 2022 * Dublin AFL Div. 7 Winner 2012 * Dublin AFL Div. 10 Winner 2018 *

Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province o ...

: 2009 * Leinster Special Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2009 *

Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The finalists of this Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship the following seas ...

: 2012 * Dublin Under 21 B Football Championship: 2016 * Dublin Under 19 C Football Championship: 2022 * Dublin Under 21 C Hurling Championship Winner 2017 * Dublin Minor C Hurling Championship Winners 2011

References

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/fingal/the-year-it-all-came-right-for-st-sylvesters/40008104.html

External links

Official Club Website
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