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. The club was founded in

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and was originally known as the Railway and Steam Packet Athletic and Social Union. The club organises teams in various sports and activities including

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and

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. Railway Union women's field hockey and

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teams both play in the top level of their respective national leagues. Railway Union women's field hockey team also represented

in the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.

History

Men's field hockey

The men's senior field hockey team plays in the

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In 2018–19 they became founder members of the league's Division 2. The men's senior field hockey team also enters the Irish Senior Cup while the reserve team plays in the Irish Junior Cup. ; Irish Senior Cup ;Notes ; Irish Junior Cup ;Notes

Women's field hockey

Railway Union's senior women's field hockey team play in the

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and the Irish Senior Cup. During the first five seasons of the Women's Irish Hockey League, Railway Union emerged as the league's strongest team, winning three titles in fours seasons. During this era the team featured, among others,

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and

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, Emer Lucey, Nicola Evans, Kate McKenna, Jeamie Deacon and Grace O'Flanagan. Railway Union were champions for the first time in 2009–10, before winning further titles in 2011–12 and 2012–13. In 2012–13 Railway Union also completed a national double, winning both the Women's Irish Hockey League and the Irish Senior Cup. In the cup final Railway Union defeated UCD 3–2. Railway Union also represented

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club competitions, including the 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup. ;

;Notes ; Irish Senior Cup ; Irish Junior Cup Railway Union's reserve women's field hockey team play in the Irish Junior Cup.

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and Kate McKenna were members of the 2018 winning team. ;Notes

Men's rugby union

Railway Union's first and second men's rugby union teams both play in the

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Women's rugby union

The women's rugby union first team plays in the Women's All-Ireland League. The second team plays in the Leinster League. In 2014–15, with a team featuring Cliodhna Moloney, the first team won the Women's All Ireland Cup after defeating Highfield 27–0. In 2017–18, with a team featuring Larissa Muldoon and

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, the first team won the cup for a second time. In the final they defeated UL Bohemians 33–3. ;Women's All Ireland Cup

Cricket

Railway Union Cricket Club has five men's teams playing in

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competitions. The first XI play in the Leinster Senior League. There is also a women's team and boys' and girls' teams for all age groups. The men's first XI also play in the Irish Senior Cup and the Leinster Senior Cup. ; Irish Senior Cup ; Leinster Senior Cup

Association football

Railway Union's senior men's

team play in the Athletic Union League. and in the

FAI Junior Cup The FAI Junior Cup is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for junior association football clubs from the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural winners were Brideville. The competition's most successful club is Fairvie ...

. They have previously played in the Leinster Senior League, finishing as runners up in the Senior Division in 1980–81. An under-20 team also plays in the AUL.

Notable players

Field hockey

; men's internationals * Kenny Carroll ; women's internationals * Jeamie Deacon * Nicola Evans * Sarah Hawkshaw * Grace O'Flanagan ; A women's internationals * Emer Lucey ; women's cricket internationals *

* Kate McKenna ;

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association football internationals * Harry Cannon

Rugby union

; men internationals * E.W. Jeffares; 1912–13 (2 Ireland Caps) * R.D. Patterson; 1912–13 (8 Ireland Caps) *

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; 1902–1911 (30 Ireland Caps) * Jim William Golding;

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) ; women internationals ; women sevens internationals

Cricket

; men's cricket internationals ; women's cricket internationals * Lara Molins * Nikki Squire

Facilities

Railway Union Sports Club is based at

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. The facilities include a full size 6-rink

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, a floodlit astro

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, three grass and seven floodlit all-weather tennis courts, two

pitches, a

ground and a full size

pitch.

Honours

Men's field hockey

* Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938: 4 **''Runners Up'': 1926, 1927, 1968, 1975, 2012: 5 * Irish Junior Cup **''Winners'': 1925, 1957, 1975: 3 **''Runners Up'': 1940, 1967: 8

Women's field hockey

**''Winners'': 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13: 3 **''Runners Up'': 2013–14: 1 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2012–13, 2023-24: 2 * Irish Junior Cup **''Winners'': 1977, 2011, 2017, 2018: 4 **''Runners Up'': 1966, 1974, 1976, 1978, 2008, 2009 : 7

Men's rugby union

* Leinster League Division 2B **''Winners'': 2012–13: 1 *

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**''Winners'': 1995–96: 1 *

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**''Winners'': 1920–21: 1 *Leinster Junior League **''Winners'': 1937–38: 1 * Kinsale Sevens **''Winners'': 1988–89: 1

Women's rugby union

*All Ireland Cup **''Winners'': 2014–15, 2017–18 : 2 *All Ireland League Division 2 **''Winners'': 2013–14 * Kinsale Sevens **''Winners'': 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18 : 2

Cricket

* Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2006: 1 **''Runners Up'': 2003, 2005, 2006 * Leinster Senior League **''Winners'': 1960, 1962, 2011: 3 * Leinster Senior Cup **''Winners'': 1967, 2010: 2 **''Runners Up'': 1949, 1950, 1961, 1974, 1981, 1988: 6

References

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