St Brigid's GAA Club (Irish: Cumann Naomh Bríd) is a
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club based in
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal.
In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...
,
Fingal
Fingal ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which was disestablished for administrative purposes in 1994. ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
which serves
Castleknock
Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal.
In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...
,
Clonsilla
Clonsilla () is an outer suburb of Dublin in Fingal, Ireland.
Clonsilla is also a civil parish in the barony of Castleknock in the historic County Dublin.
Location and access
Clonsilla used to be a small village in the inner western part ...
,
Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown () is a large outer suburb of Dublin in the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. Located northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater Blanchardstown is the largest u ...
and
Corduff
Corduff ( Irish: ''An Chorr Dhubh'') is a northwestern suburb of Dublin, in Fingal, Ireland. It is a part of the wider Blanchardstown area and is part of the Dublin 15 postal district.
As of 2016, the electoral division of Blanchardstown-Corduf ...
. Its main grounds are at Russell Park, and it also has grounds in Castleknock at Beech Park and College Fort. The club supports 70 teams, from nursery level (four- to seven-year-olds) to adults, in
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of pla ...
,
football,
camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men only ...
, women's football,
handball and badminton.
In 2003, St Brigid's GAA won their first
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 the ...
and
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 Bal ...
. The club won their second Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2011, but lost the year's Leinster Final to Garrycastle in an injury-time free goal.
St Brigid's senior hurlers lost the 2003 Senior A Hurling final to Craobh Chiarán and the 2019 final to Cuala. The team lost in the semi-finals in 2011 and 2013. St Brigid's senior hurlers won the Senior B and AHL 2 League titles in 2010 and 2014. The club has rivalries with the
Castleknock GAA and Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh GAA clubs. Dual All Ireland Handball Senior Singles champion Eoin Kennedy is a club member.
In 2007,
Justin McNulty
Justin McNulty MLA (born 15 November 1974) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, a former Gaelic football manager, and a former player at senior level for the Armagh county team. He has sat in the Northern Irelan ...
was manager. In 2013,
Tony McEntee
Tony McEntee (born 30 June 1977) is a Gaelic football manager and former player. He has managed the senior Sligo county team since 2020.
McEntee played for the Crossmaglen Rangers club and at senior level for the Armagh county team. He won Al ...
was appointed as manager of the St Brigid's senior football team, succeeding
Gerry McEntee
Gerry McEntee (born 19 October 1955) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Meath county team. He played club football for Nobber GFC.
Career
During his playing career he helped his club Nobber to rise from Junior "B" to th ...
and Mark Byrne.
Jack Chambers, who served as Minister for Sport from 2020, is a member of the club.
Honours
* 1958:
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
''See also Dublin Senior 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.
Qu ...
* 1979: Dublin Junior Hurling League Division 2 champions
* 1976: Dublin Intermediate Hurling League and
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 ...
* 1980: Dublin Intermediate Football champions
* 1986: Dublin Intermediate A
Camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men only ...
champions
* 1988: Loving Cup Intermediate Football and Murphy Cup winners
* 1990: Dublin Under-16 Football and Hurling League champions
* 1991: Dublin Under-15 Football championship
* 1993: Dublin Minor Football Premier League champions
* 1994: Dublin Under-16 and Minor Football Premier League champions
* 1995: Dublin Under-16 and
Minor Football champions
* 1996: Dublin Under-15, Ladies Under-14 and Under-18 champions and Camogie Under-14
Feile winners
* 1997: World, All-Ireland and Leinster handball champions, Dublin Junior 5 Football League Sheridan Cup, Dublin Under-16 Football Championship,
Dublin Minor B Football Championship, Dublin Ladies Football Under-16 and Under-18 Championships, Dublin Under-15
Hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of pla ...
Shield and Dublin Under-10/11/12/12/14 football and hurling league champions
* 1998: Dublin Under-11 League Division 1, St. Vincent de Paul Senior Football League, and Dublin Minor B Football Shield champions
* 1999: Dublin Under-12 League Division 1 champions,
Dublin Under 21 Football Championship
The Dublin Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 Gaelic footballers of Dublin clubs. The current (2017) under 21 champions of Dublin are Na Fianna who beat Ballyboden St. ...
,
Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 champions, Dublin Under 15-B Hurling Championship, Dublin Intermediate Camogie Championship, Under-16 South/West Region Football Championship, Dublin Minor Ladies Football Championship
* 2000: Dublin Under-13 League Division 1 champions,
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 ...
, Dublin Ladies Football Minor Championship, Ladies Football Under-16 Championship
* 2001: Dublin Under-14 League Division 1, Under-14 Dublin Feile Division 1, and Under-14 All-Ireland Feile Division 1 champions
* 2002: Dublin Under-12 Football Championship, Dublin Under 15 Juvenile Hurling Championship, and Dublin Under-16 A and B League champions
* 2003:
Dublin Minor Hurling Championship
The Dublin Minor Club Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club hurling in County Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of ...
,
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 the ...
,
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 Bal ...
,
Dublin AFL Division 8 champions,
Dublin Junior C Football Championship,
Dublin Junior C Football Championship
* 2004: Dublin Under-11 and Under-12 Ladies Football champions and Dublin Junior 3 Football League title
* 2005: Ladies Dublin Intermediate Championship,
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 ...
,
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
''See also Dublin Senior 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.
Qu ...
,
Dublin Minor Football Championship
The Dublin Minor Football Championship "A" is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between the top teams in minor (under-18) Gaelic football in County Dublin
"Action to match our speech"
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Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 Champions
* 2006:
Dublin Junior B Football Championship, Stacey Cup and
Dublin AFL Division 6 winners
* 2007:
Dublin AFL Division 5 winners
* 2008:
Dublin Junior A Hurling Championship
* 2009: Barney McGarrell Perpetual Cup winners, Dublin and Leinster Ladies Football Champions
* 2010:
Dublin Junior A Football Championship,
Dublin Senior Football League Division 2 champions,
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
''See also Dublin Senior 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.
Qu ...
,
Dublin Minor C Hurling Championship
* 2011:
Dublin Minor B Hurling Championship,
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 the ...
* 2012: Dublin Senior 2 and Senior 7 Camogie championships
* 2013: Dublin AHL 5 League Hurling and
Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 champions
* 2014:
Dublin Minor B hurling and
football champions
Notable players
Senior inter-county men's footballers
*
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 of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
**
Peadar Andrews
Peadar Andrews is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. He was part of the 2005 Dublin team that beat Laois to become the 2005 Leinster Champions and was in the panel for Dublin's second consecutive Leinster Champi ...
**
Kevin Bonner
Kevin Bonner is a Gaelic footballer who has played for the Dublin county team. The son of Donegal footballing legend Seamus Bonner, he plays his club football for St Brigid's.
Career Early years: 2006 - 2008
Bonner made his championship debut ...
**
Paddy Andrews
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Barry Cahill
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Declan Lally
Declan Lally, or Déaglán Ó Maolalaidh, is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays the left half forward position at senior level for the Dublin county team. Lally won 5 Leinster titles and one All Ireland title.
Playing career
Lally was on t ...
**
Sean Murray Sean Murray may refer to:
* Sean Murray (field hockey) (born 1997), Lisnagarvey player and senior Ireland international
* Sean Murray (footballer, born 1993), Dundalk FC player and Irish youth international
* Sean Murray (Gaelic footballer), Dubl ...
**
Graham Norton
Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963), better known by his stage name Graham Norton, is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his come ...
**
Shane Supple
Shane Supple (born 4 May 1987) is an Irish coach and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
In 2015, he made a return to competitive football, after initially retiring in 2009, by signing for non-league Crumlin United, before returning t ...
*
Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 ...
:
John O'Loughlin
*
Leitrim:
Emlyn Mulligan
Emlyn Mulligan is a Gaelic footballer from County Leitrim who plays for the Sligo based St Mary's club and formerly for the Leitrim county team. A top class free-taker, he scored 1–34 in the 2008 National Football League. The high point of ...
Senior inter-county hurlers
*Dublin
**
Alan Nolan
Alan Nolan (born 4 June 1985) is a hurler for Dublin and St Brigid's. He was named on the Dublin Blue Stars team for 2006.
Career statistics
Honours
;Dublin
* Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2013
* National Hurling League Division ...
**
Daire Plunkett
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Andrew Dunphy
Andrew Dunphy (born 2000) is an Irish hurler who plays for Dublin Senior Championship club St. Brigid's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-back.
Career
A member of the St. Brigid ...
**
Cian O'Sullivan
Handball players
Dublin:
Eoin Kennedy
Eoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from Fingal, Ireland. He is a member of Saint Brigid's GAA club. By profession he is an engineer and a former lecturer at NUI Maynooth.
The holder of fourteen senior handball titles, Kennedy has also won ...
Senior inter-county ladies' footballers
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 of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
:
Noëlle Healy
Dr. Noëlle Healy is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer. She was a member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2010, 2017, 2018 , 2019 and 2020. She captained Dublin in the 2016 final and was n ...
Others
Sarah Hawkshaw
Sarah Hawkshaw (born 4 November 1995) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She has also played for Railway Union in the Women's Irish Hockey League and for UMass Minutewomen in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.
Early ...
:
Ireland women's national field hockey team
The Ireland women's national field hockey team is organised by Hockey Ireland and represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in international women's field hockey competitions, including the Women's Hockey World Cup and the Women ...
References
External links
St Brigids GAA ClubRoad to 2003 Leinster Final
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Gaelic games clubs in Fingal
Gaelic football clubs in Fingal
Hurling clubs in Fingal