Kinsale Association Football Club is a

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club situated in the town of

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, near the historical site of

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and within approximately 18 miles from

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. Their senior men's team competes in the Munster Senior League and, as of May 2025, plays in the Senior Second Division, the fifth tier on the Irish football pyramid.

Grounds

Following discussions with the local council in 1985, the club obtained facilities in

. The club now has two pitches. The grounds were renamed Madden Park after the Honorary President, Mr. Paddy Madden.

Club background

As well as the men's team that compete in the Munster Senior League, there is also a junior programme, founded in 1998, which has 300 participants in U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U13, U14, U15, and U16 categories. Originally playing in the

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, the underage boys are now part of the Cork Schoolboys League. The girls teams play in the Cork Women's and Schoolgirls Soccer League.

Recent success

Some Kinsale players have represented

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in the Oscar Traynor Inter-League Cup. These include; *Derek McCarthy *Stephen O'Donovan *Pat O'Regan *Michael Bradfield *Derek Varian All of whom received winners medals with in 2009. Additionally, in the same year, Derek Varian and Derek McCarthy represented the Ireland national team at Junior level.Irish independent
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Honours

**''Winners'': 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11: 6 **''Runners-up'': 2006–07, 2008–09: 2

References

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External links

Official Website
Munster Senior League (association football) clubs Association football clubs in County Cork Association football clubs established in 1935 1935 establishments in Ireland Sport in Kinsale Former Cork Athletic Union League clubs