Ballymun Kickhams ( Irish: ''Ciceam Bhaile Munna'' ) is a

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club in

Ballymun Ballymun () is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, at the northern edge of the city's Northside. Ballymun has several sub-districts, such as Sillogue, Coultry, Shangan and Poppintree, and is close to Dublin Airport. A metro stop on a city-to-airpo ...

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. The club has a clubhouse and its home pitch, ''Pairc Ciceam'', just off the

(junction 4) exit of the M50. Ballymun also has a full size

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pitch. The club derives its name from Charles Joseph Kickham (1828–1882). They last won the

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in 2020.

History

The club was set up in 1969 following the merging of two clubs, Ballymun Gaels and C.J. Kickhams. Senior status was first achieved in 1978 when Ballymun Kickhams beat

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in the Intermediate league final. In 1981 Ballymun made it to their first

Final. The club's Intermediate team participated in the 2010 RTÉ series ''

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'', with Today FM's Maireád Farrell. Ballymun Kickhams won their first Dublin Football Championship in 1982, won their second in 1985 before claiming their third in 2012. Ballymun claimed the Division 1 league title in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 and, most recently, in 2009. On Sunday 9 December 2012, Ballymun Kickhams won their first Leinster Senior Football Final, defeating Portlaoise, in Mullingar. In 2011, the U14 Ballymun Kickhams team won the All Ireland Division 1 Féile for the first time in the club's history. In March 2013, Ballymun Kickhams reached the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Final, a game which

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club

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's won. In 2015, the Ballymun minor team, managed by former Dublin senior footballer,

Paddy Christie Patrick Christie (; born 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player who tended to occupy the full-back position for his club Ballymun Kickhams and at senior level for the Dublin county team. He has been manager of ...

, won a historic treble. They won the Minor 'A' Football Championship, Division 1 League Title and Leinster Minor Football Championship. As the

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emerged in 2020,

Brendan Hackett Brendan Hackett (born 1960) is a Gaelic football manager, sports psychologist and former chief executive officer of Athletics Ireland. As of 2022, he was manager of Ballymun Kickhams. He previously managed the Longford, Offaly and Westmeat ...

was Ballymun Kickhams coach. He led the club to the 2020 Dublin Senior Football Championship. As of 2022, Hackett was still managing the club.

Notable players

* Evan Comerford *

Dermot Deasy Dermot Deasy is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. He won an all-star for Dublin in 1993, won the National Football League, won the Leinster Senior Football Championship and lost in the semi to eventual all-Irel ...

Gerry Hargan Gerry Hargan is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. Hargan made his debut for Dublin in the National Football League against Kerry in Tralee. Hargan won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal for Dubli ...

* Kevin Leahy * James McCarthy *

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Gerry McCaul Gerry McCaul is a former Gaelic football manager and player who spent time in both roles with the senior Dublin county team. Before being appointed as manager of Dublin, McCaul had been the player-manager A player–coach (also playing coach, ...

Philly McMahon Philip "Philly" McMahon (born 5 September 1987) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and, previously, for the Dublin county team. Since retiring from inter-county football in 2021, McMahon has written for the ''Iris ...

* Ian Robertson *

Barney Rock Barney Rock (born 10 January 1961) is a former Gaelic footballer and manager at club and inter-county level (he managed Westmeath in the mid-1990s). Biography Born in Ballymun, but growing up in Glasnevin, Dublin, Rock attended St Kevins Colle ...

Dean Rock Dean Rock (born 26 February 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who was a senior member of the Dublin county team from 2013 to 2023. He has represented Dublin at all grades, Minor, Junior, U21 and Senior. He is a noted free taker and scored t ...

* John Small * Paddy Small

Managers

Honours

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Cuala of D ...

runner-up: 2013 *

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are K ...

winner: 2012-13; runner-up: 1982-83 *

winner (4): 1982, 1985, 2012, 2020 *

Dublin AFL Division 1 The Dublin Adult Football League Division 1 is the top Gaelic football league in County Dublin County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin. It is located on the isl ...

winner: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 2009, 2019 *

Dublin Intermediate Football Championship The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions Leinster ...

winner: 1979 * Dublin Junior B Football Championship winner: 2016 * Dublin Under 21 A Football Championship (6): 1990, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2018 * Dublin Under 21 B Football Championship (1): 2013 * Dublin Minor A Football Championship (5) 1951, 1952, 1953 (as Kickhams), 1977, 2015 * Dublin AFL Div. 4 winner: 2014 * Dublin AFL Div. 6 winner: 2017

References

External links

* * Ballymun Gaelic games clubs in Dublin (city) Gaelic football clubs in Dublin (city) Hurling clubs in Dublin (city) {{Dublin-GAA-club-stub