O'Dwyers GAA
Encyclopedia
O'Dwyers GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based at Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan
, County Dublin
, Ireland
, serving the communities of Balbriggan, Balrothery
, Balscadden
and surrounding areas. Its main grounds are at Bremore Park, but it also has grounds at Bells Field, Balbriggan (Opposite Club House)
At present the Club runs a Skills camp on a Saturday Morning for 5 - 8 year olds. The Camp is run from 11am-12:30pm. During winter the camp moves indoors, so check out the club's website for up to date information. The club plays football at U8(mixed), U9 (mixed), U10(mixed), U11(mixed), U12 (boys) and U14 (boys). Girls Football is played at U13, U14 and U15. Hurling is catered for ages U8 (mixed), U9 (mixed), U10 (boys), U12 (boys) and U14 (boys). There is a juvenile camogie team newly set up which is aimed at girls aged 10–12 years old. There has been some great success at Juvenile level in the club over the recent years, with many league and cup wins.
At Adult level the club has two football teams competing in AFL3 and AFL10
and the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
, one Junior hurling team (AHL6) & one Camogie team (Junior B).
The Club also has a Culture Club. Every September - June both adults and juvenile members learn set-dancing on a Monday night. Also during the week, tin-whistle and fiddle classes take place in the club house. Check out the club's website for up to date times and dates of classes.
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 at Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan
Balbriggan
Balbriggan is a town in the northern part of the administrative county of Fingal, within County Dublin, Ireland. The 2006 census population was 15,559 for Balbriggan and its environs.- Name :...
, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
, 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,...
, serving the communities of Balbriggan, Balrothery
Balrothery
Balrothery is a village located in Fingal, Ireland. The name Balrothery comes from the Irish Baile an Ridire or Baile Ruaderai.The village is located about 2 km south of Balbriggan on the old N1 Dublin Belfast road....
, Balscadden
Balscadden
Balscadden is a townland in the civil parish of the same name just north of Balbriggan in Fingal, Ireland. The townland has a population of under 700 people, and the area is completely rural in character, although close to the expansion of Balbriggan....
and surrounding areas. Its main grounds are at Bremore Park, but it also has grounds at Bells Field, Balbriggan (Opposite Club House)
At present the Club runs a Skills camp on a Saturday Morning for 5 - 8 year olds. The Camp is run from 11am-12:30pm. During winter the camp moves indoors, so check out the club's website for up to date information. The club plays football at U8(mixed), U9 (mixed), U10(mixed), U11(mixed), U12 (boys) and U14 (boys). Girls Football is played at U13, U14 and U15. Hurling is catered for ages U8 (mixed), U9 (mixed), U10 (boys), U12 (boys) and U14 (boys). There is a juvenile camogie team newly set up which is aimed at girls aged 10–12 years old. There has been some great success at Juvenile level in the club over the recent years, with many league and cup wins.
At Adult level the club has two football teams competing in AFL3 and AFL10
Dublin AFL Divisions 3 - 12B
The Dublin adult football league is divided up into a tier system of 13 teams. These teams range from the top two Divisions one and two and eleven other divisions, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12A and 12B. The winner of each league title goes on to qualify for the next highest ranking division...
and the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
The Dublin Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the...
, one Junior hurling team (AHL6) & one Camogie team (Junior B).
The Club also has a Culture Club. Every September - June both adults and juvenile members learn set-dancing on a Monday night. Also during the week, tin-whistle and fiddle classes take place in the club house. Check out the club's website for up to date times and dates of classes.
Notable players
- John O'LearyJohn O'Leary (Gaelic footballer)John O'Leary is a Dublin-born Irish Gaelic footballer who played inter-county football for Dublin and club football for O'Dwyers. He is an area manager for Permanent TSB and has recently been a political candidate for Fianna Fáil in the constituency of Dublin North...
, Former Dublin Inter-County Footballer - Stephen Rooney, Former Dublin Inter-County Footballer
- George WilsonGeorge Wilson-Arts and entertainment:* George Wilson , British actor* George Balch Wilson , American composer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan* George Washington Wilson , pioneering Scottish photographer...
, Former Dublin Inter-County Footballer