Fingallians is a

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club in

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. Founded in 1884, Fingallians are one of the oldest clubs in Dublin and they are based at Lawless Memorial Park.

History

The club caters for Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies football and camogie, at all age groups. They currently play football in the

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 ...

, having been relegated from the senior grade in 2011. They have never won the

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of t ...

but won the Intermediate Championship in 1957. Fingallians have reached the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship final in the three seasons they have played at the grade since being relegated. They lost finals by four points to Cuala in 2012 and to Naomh Ólaf in 2013 and by three points to Castleknock in 2014.

Notable players

Among the noted Fingallians players from the past are Kieran Duff, Paul Flynn and

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. Keegan won three All Stars with

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in the 1970s and 1980s, while Duff played at right-half-forward in the Dublin team that won the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Flynn became the most decorated individual player in the club's history by winning four successive All Stars, while also representing Ireland in the

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. * Kieran Duff * Paul Flynn * Darragh Power * Graham O'Brien

Achievements

Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship The Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship is the senior Ladies' Gaelic football competition featuring clubs affiliated to the Dublin GAA. Ballyboden St. Enda's are the competitions most successful club, having won 10 titles. Between 2000 ...

Winners 2013 *

Winners 1957, 2016 *

Dublin Junior Football Championship The Dublin Junior Football 1 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 will ...

Winners 1942, 1956, 1993 * Dublin Junior B Football Championship: Winners 2015 * Dublin Junior D Football Championship: Winners 2013 *

Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin GAA, Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following ...

Winners 2010, 2019 *Dublin Intermediate Hurling champions 2021 * Leinster Special Junior Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2010 * Dublin Minor B Football Championship: Winners 2008 * Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 Winners 1931 *

Dublin AFL Division 2 The Dublin AFL Division 2 or Dublin Adult Football League Division 2 is the second division of the top tier of Gaelic football in County Dublin County Dublin ( or ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and hold ...

Winners 1984 * Dublin AFL Div. 3 Winners 2017 * Dublin AFL Div. 11 North Winners 2015 *

Winners 2010

References

External links

Dublin Club GAADublin GAAOfficial Fingallians Website
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