De La Salle GAA
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De La Salle Gaelic football
and hurling
club is based in the western outskirts of Waterford City, Ireland
. The club competes in Gaelic games
competitions organised by Waterford GAA
board. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship twice and the Waterford Senior Football Championship on 6 occasions. While having a notable record in gaelic football
, today the club mainly focuses on hurling
.
The club takes its name from St. Stephens De La Salle National School in Patrick Steet and previous to the current club being established, fielded a hurling team under the name of St. Stephens. St. Stephens won 2 Senior County Hurling Championships, 1913 and 1914.
In recent years the club has concentrated on developing juvenile players and now has one of the biggest under age setups in the South East of Ireland. The club has produced many Senior Inter County hurlers in the last few years such as John Mullane, Johnny and Stephen Brenner, Kevin Moran, Bryan Phelan and Derek McGrath. The club has also won numerous under age County titles in Hurling and Football as well as All Ireland Feile (Under 14 Championships) in both codes.
There were 5 De La Salle players on the Waterford U-21 team which won the counties only U-21 All-Ireland in 1992.
John Barron (1959) is the only De La Salle player to win a Senior All-Ireland hurling medal.
Stephen Brenner, John Mullane
, Bryan Phelan and Kevin Moran have won Munster Senior Hurling Championship
medals with Waterford and also a National Hurling League
Title.
The late Sonny Walsh also won a National League medal with Waterford
.
De La Salle is very much a family club with famous families like the Brenners, the Daltons and the Duggans part of its core for many years. The club is also very proud of its association with the De La Salle Brothers and wears the crest of St. John Baptist de la Salle on their jerseys.
2008 was an historic year for the club, moving to their new grounds in Gracedieu and winning their first Senior County Hurling title. The club also won the County Under 21 hurling championship and the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
. In December De La Salle were honoured as club of the year in both Waterford and in Munster.
On 21 February 2009 the club made history by being the first club to reach the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Final at their first attempt when they beat Ruari Og of Cushendall by 1-21 to 1-19 (after extra time) in the All Ireland semi final at Parnell Park
in Dublin. In November 2010, they won their second Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
after a 0-9 to 0-8 win against Thurles Sarsfields GAA
.
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...
club is based in the western outskirts of Waterford City, 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,...
. The club competes in Gaelic games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
competitions organised by Waterford GAA
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
board. The club has won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship twice and the Waterford Senior Football Championship on 6 occasions. While having a notable record in gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, today the club mainly focuses on 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...
.
The club takes its name from St. Stephens De La Salle National School in Patrick Steet and previous to the current club being established, fielded a hurling team under the name of St. Stephens. St. Stephens won 2 Senior County Hurling Championships, 1913 and 1914.
In recent years the club has concentrated on developing juvenile players and now has one of the biggest under age setups in the South East of Ireland. The club has produced many Senior Inter County hurlers in the last few years such as John Mullane, Johnny and Stephen Brenner, Kevin Moran, Bryan Phelan and Derek McGrath. The club has also won numerous under age County titles in Hurling and Football as well as All Ireland Feile (Under 14 Championships) in both codes.
There were 5 De La Salle players on the Waterford U-21 team which won the counties only U-21 All-Ireland in 1992.
John Barron (1959) is the only De La Salle player to win a Senior All-Ireland hurling medal.
John Mullane
John Mullane is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club De La Salle and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2001.-Club:...
, Bryan Phelan and Kevin Moran have won Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
medals with Waterford and also a National Hurling League
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
Title.
The late Sonny Walsh also won a National League medal with Waterford
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
.
De La Salle is very much a family club with famous families like the Brenners, the Daltons and the Duggans part of its core for many years. The club is also very proud of its association with the De La Salle Brothers and wears the crest of St. John Baptist de la Salle on their jerseys.
2008 was an historic year for the club, moving to their new grounds in Gracedieu and winning their first Senior County Hurling title. The club also won the County Under 21 hurling championship and the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
. In December De La Salle were honoured as club of the year in both Waterford and in Munster.
On 21 February 2009 the club made history by being the first club to reach the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners. The current champions are Clarinbridge...
Final at their first attempt when they beat Ruari Og of Cushendall by 1-21 to 1-19 (after extra time) in the All Ireland semi final at Parnell Park
Parnell Park
Parnell Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity of about 11,500. It is the home of the Dublin GAA hurling, football, camogie and ladies' football teams at all levels of competition...
in Dublin. In November 2010, they won their second Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
after a 0-9 to 0-8 win against Thurles Sarsfields GAA
Thurles Sarsfields GAA
Thurles Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club located in the town of Thurles in Tipperary, Ireland. The club was founded in 1881...
.
Honours
- Munster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipMunster Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
s: 2- 2008, 2010
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 2
- 2008, 2010
- Waterford Senior Football Championships: 6
- 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1958
All Stars
- John MullaneJohn MullaneJohn Mullane is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club De La Salle and has been a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team since 2001.-Club:...
- 2003, 2009, 2010