Ballinteer St. Johns
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Ballinteer St. Johns is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Ballinteer
, south Dublin, Republic of Ireland
. Gaelic football
and hurling
are played.
The club was founded in May 1982 by Mick Wren, Tom Cosgrave and Maurice O Connell, under the name Ballinteer Gaels. The name was later changed to Ballinteer St Johns. The Club's crest is made up of Three Castles (Dublin Crest), The Eagle (Emblem of St John the Evangelist) and the Celtic Cross
(GAA Emblem). Much progress has been made and a large clubhouse Áras Naomh Eoin was opened in 2003.
The clubhouse is situated beside Marlay Park
just off the Ballinteer bypass. Notable players include 2002 Dublin captain, Coman Goggins, Johnny McNally, Leinster U-21 winners, Keith Nolan, Kevin Davis, Jack Gilligan, Joey Maher and Ciarán Lane, former Dublin footballer Angie McNally.
In 2010, Nicholas Devereux was a key member of Dublin's Under 21 All Ireland winning team, starting every match in their campaign, and scoring two points.In 2011 Fionan Clabby and Jim Gilligan represented the Dublin U-21 Hurlers who reached the All Ireland Final.
2008 was the first year any Ballinteer St Johns team qualified to play in the All Ireland
Under 14 Féile na nGael and Féile Peil Na nÓg in hurling and football. Most of the players played both codes. The footballers beat a strong Castleknock team after extra time with a Golden Score. The hurlers beat local rivals St Olafs. Both sides were captained by Donal Gormley who later played for Dublin Minor Hurlers in the All-Ireland final 2011. Conor Conway was the only player who scored in both finals.
The club's Under 21 football team won the 2008 Dublin C Championship, beating Naomh Mearnóg in the final, 1-10 to 0-7. And in the 2010 Féile, the U-14 footballers won the Division 2 competition by 3 points.
Other notable Athletes that have graced the tangerine and black of the Marley Men are David Gillick, the multi medal winning international athlete and Darren Hudson, Leinster Rugby Player. Darren is credited with county representation honors at U15 and U16level.
The club also has a rich vein of famous non-sporting personal in their ranks with The Script lead Singer Danny O'Donoghue playing for a brief period in the early noughties as well as the highly renowned Landscape Architect "G" (Real Name - Gavin O Broin). "G" was the winner of the gold medal in the prestigious Chelsea Flower show and is a prominent figure is the Gorilla gardening movement.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in Ballinteer
Ballinteer
Ballinteer is a southside suburb of Dublin, located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown county, Ireland, extensively developed from the late 1960s onwards.- History :...
, south Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
are played.
The club was founded in May 1982 by Mick Wren, Tom Cosgrave and Maurice O Connell, under the name Ballinteer Gaels. The name was later changed to Ballinteer St Johns. The Club's crest is made up of Three Castles (Dublin Crest), The Eagle (Emblem of St John the Evangelist) and the Celtic Cross
Celtic cross
A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. In the Celtic Christian world it was combined with the Christian cross and this design was often used for high crosses – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated...
(GAA Emblem). Much progress has been made and a large clubhouse Áras Naomh Eoin was opened in 2003.
The clubhouse is situated beside Marlay Park
Marlay Park
Marlay Park is a suburban public park located in Rathfarnham in the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, in Co. Dublin, Ireland. Lying about nine kilometres from Dublin city centre. The parkland comprises woodlands, ponds and walks...
just off the Ballinteer bypass. Notable players include 2002 Dublin captain, Coman Goggins, Johnny McNally, Leinster U-21 winners, Keith Nolan, Kevin Davis, Jack Gilligan, Joey Maher and Ciarán Lane, former Dublin footballer Angie McNally.
In 2010, Nicholas Devereux was a key member of Dublin's Under 21 All Ireland winning team, starting every match in their campaign, and scoring two points.In 2011 Fionan Clabby and Jim Gilligan represented the Dublin U-21 Hurlers who reached the All Ireland Final.
2008 was the first year any Ballinteer St Johns team qualified to play in the All Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Under 14 Féile na nGael and Féile Peil Na nÓg in hurling and football. Most of the players played both codes. The footballers beat a strong Castleknock team after extra time with a Golden Score. The hurlers beat local rivals St Olafs. Both sides were captained by Donal Gormley who later played for Dublin Minor Hurlers in the All-Ireland final 2011. Conor Conway was the only player who scored in both finals.
The club's Under 21 football team won the 2008 Dublin C Championship, beating Naomh Mearnóg in the final, 1-10 to 0-7. And in the 2010 Féile, the U-14 footballers won the Division 2 competition by 3 points.
Other notable Athletes that have graced the tangerine and black of the Marley Men are David Gillick, the multi medal winning international athlete and Darren Hudson, Leinster Rugby Player. Darren is credited with county representation honors at U15 and U16level.
The club also has a rich vein of famous non-sporting personal in their ranks with The Script lead Singer Danny O'Donoghue playing for a brief period in the early noughties as well as the highly renowned Landscape Architect "G" (Real Name - Gavin O Broin). "G" was the winner of the gold medal in the prestigious Chelsea Flower show and is a prominent figure is the Gorilla gardening movement.