St. Brigids
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Saint Brigid's GAA Club is based in Castleknock
, Dublin, Ireland
and serves the communities of Castleknock
, Clonsilla
, Blanchardstown
, Laurel Lodge, Corduff
and the Greater Dublin 15 area. Its main grounds are at Russell Park but it also has grounds at Beech Park, Castleknock, Porterstown Coolmine as well as Islandbridge.
At present the Club caterss for 70 teams at all age levels from nursery under 9 to Adult in Hurling,
Football, Camogie, Ladies Football, Handball & Badminton. St Brigids GAA won the Dublin Senior Football Title in 2003 for the first time in the clubs history. St Brigids GAA also won the Leinster Senior Football Title in 2003 for the first time in the club's history.
Eoin Kennedy, the Dual All Ireland Handball Senior Singles Champion, is a member of St Brigids GAA.
Castleknock
Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the west of the modern administrative county of Fingal within the traditional county of Dublin. It is located west of the centre of Dublin....
, Dublin, 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,...
and serves the communities of Castleknock
Castleknock
Castleknock is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the west of the modern administrative county of Fingal within the traditional county of Dublin. It is located west of the centre of Dublin....
, Clonsilla
Clonsilla
Clonsilla is a suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland.-Location and access:Originally a small village in its own right, Clonsilla is now a large residential suburban area, with Ongar and other localities developing their own subsidiary identities...
, Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown is a large suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Castleknock. It is located 10 km north-west of the city centre. The suburb is in the Dublin 15 postal area, the Dublin West electoral constituency, and Fingal County...
, Laurel Lodge, Corduff
Corduff
Corduff is a north western suburb of Dublin, Ireland, near Blanchardstown. The last electoral count was 4,821 of the 250,000 living in the 42 electoral divisions of Fingal...
and the Greater Dublin 15 area. Its main grounds are at Russell Park but it also has grounds at Beech Park, Castleknock, Porterstown Coolmine as well as Islandbridge.
At present the Club caterss for 70 teams at all age levels from nursery under 9 to Adult in Hurling,
Football, Camogie, Ladies Football, Handball & Badminton. St Brigids GAA won the Dublin Senior Football Title in 2003 for the first time in the clubs history. St Brigids GAA also won the Leinster Senior Football Title in 2003 for the first time in the club's history.
Eoin Kennedy, the Dual All Ireland Handball Senior Singles Champion, is a member of St Brigids GAA.
Honours
- 1958: Dublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe 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...
winners
- 1979: Dublin Junior Hurling League Division 2 Champions
- 1976: Dublin Intermediate Hurling League and ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipDublin Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Intermediate Dublin Clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify for the Dublin Senior Hurling B Championship. The 2006 intermediate champions were Round Towers who beat Thomas...
- 1980: Winners Dublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe 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...
- 1986: Dublin Inter A Camogie Champions
- 1988: Winners Loving Cup Intermediate Football and Winners Murphy Cup
- 1990: Under 16 Football Championship and Under 16 Hurling League Champions
- 1991: Under 15 Football Championship, Club is promoted to Senior Hurling, Winners Under 14A Football League North City, Winners North West Under 12A Division 1.
- 1992: Club is promoted to Senior football status, Winners Dublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe 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...
and Junior 4 Football League champions.
- 1993: Minor Football premier League champions
- 1994: Winners Under 16 Football Championship and Minor Football Premier League Winners.
- 1995: Winners Under 16 Football Championship, Dublin Minor Football ChampionshipDublin Minor Football ChampionshipThe Dublin Minor Club Football Championship A is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club football in County Dublin. The trophy awarded for the championship called the FitzGerald Cup. The current minor champions of Dublin are Ballyboden St...
, Minor Football League Div.1 and Under 15 Football League.
- 1996: Winners of the Under 15 Football League, Ladies Football Under 14 & 18 Championship, Camogie Under 14 Feile Winners and the Camogie Under 13 League.
- 1997: World , All-Ireland & Leinster Champions Handball, Senior Hurling League Div. 2, Promotion to Division 1, Junior 5 Football League, Sheridan Cup, Winners Under 16 Football Championship, Minor B Football Championship, Ladies Football Under 16 & 18 Championship, Under 21 Football League Div. 1, Promotion to Senior Hurling Division 1, Under 15 Hurling Shield and Under10/11/12/12/14 Football & Hurling League Winners.
- 1998: Winners of the u11 League Division 1, St. V.de Paul Senior Football League champions and Minor B Football Shield winners.
- 1999: Winners u12 League Division 1, Dublin Under 21 Football ChampionshipDublin Under 21 Football ChampionshipFor the current Senior Championship see 2007The Dublin Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 Gaelic footballers of Dublin clubs.-Roll of honour:-Under 21 B Football Championship:...
, Senior Football League Division 1, Shane O'Neill Tournament / Senior Hurling, Dublin Feile na nGael Hurling, Under 15B Hurling Championship, Under 12 Hurling League & Corrigan Cup, Under 12 Football League, Under 13 Football league, Under 14 Hurling Feile Division 2, Intermediate Championship Camogie and promoted to Senior status Camogie, All -Ireland singles Handball Championship Winner Eoin KennedyEoin KennedyEoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.'Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title representing DCU...
, Under 19 All Ireland Handball Championships Eoin & Brian Kennedy, Under 16 South/West Region Football Championship, Minor Football Shield, Minor Ladies Football Championship.
- 2000: Winners u13 League Division 1 Dublin Junior Hurling ChampionshipDublin Junior Hurling ChampionshipThe Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year...
, Under 11 Camaint, Junior Hurling League Top 4, Ladies Football Minor Championship, Ladies Football Under 16 Championship.Denn GAA Club Invitation Tournament Senior Football Winners, Under 14 Evening Herald Floodlit Cup, PJ Troy Under 13 Hurling Tournament, Jim King Cup Minor A Football, St.Oliver Plunkett's Senior Hurling Tournament and promotion to Division 1 Senior Hurling.
- 2001 : Winners u14 League Division 1, u14 Dublin Feile Division 1, u14 All-Ireland Feile Division 1
- 2002: Winners Under 12, Juvenile Football Championship, Under 15 Football League Division 1, Dublin Camogie Feile Div 3, Under 14 Football League Division 2, Eoin KennedyEoin KennedyEoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.'Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title representing DCU...
wins All-Ireland Singles Handball Title, Under 15 Juvenile Hurling Championship and winners Under 16 A & B League
- 2003: Maria McCarthy wins All-Ireland Handball Title and winners of the Under 14 Feile, Minor Hurling Championship, Under 14 Ladies Football Division 1(Dublin), Dublin Senior Football Champions, Leinster Senior Club Football ChampionshipLeinster Senior Club Football ChampionshipThe Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Portlaoise from Laois. Offaly side Gracefield were the first winners of the Leinster senior club...
, Adult Football League Division 8 Champions, Adult Junior C Football Champions, Winners Junior Hurling League, Under 14 Dublin Football Feile Div.2, Minor Hurling League Division 1, Junior C Football Championship, Junior 4 League, Winners Under 14 League Division 2, Michael Galvin Dublin Footballer of the Year, Maria McCarthy Dublin Handballer of the Year,U16 Football league and championship winners.
- 2004: Susan Keegan Ladies All-Ireland Junior Handball Champion and Junior 9 Football League, Junior Hurling League, Eoin KennedyEoin KennedyEoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.'Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title representing DCU...
- All Ireland Handball Champion, U11 Ladies Football Championship Winners, U12 Ladies Football Championship, Junior 3 Footballers League Title and the Junior A Hurling League Winners.
- 2005: Ladies Dublin Intermediate Championship, Louise Keegan Receives all-Star, U15 Hurling Championship, U13 Hurlers - League Champions, Eoin Kennedy - All Ireland Handball Champion, U15 Hurling League & Championship Double, Dublin Junior Hurling ChampionshipDublin Junior Hurling ChampionshipThe Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year...
, Dublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipDublin Intermediate Football ChampionshipThe 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...
, Dublin Minor Football ChampionshipDublin Minor Football ChampionshipThe Dublin Minor Club Football Championship A is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top teams in minor club football in County Dublin. The trophy awarded for the championship called the FitzGerald Cup. The current minor champions of Dublin are Ballyboden St...
, Conlon Football Cup, Senior Football League Champions, Loving Football Cup.
- 2006: Junior B Football Champions, Stacey Cup and AFL 6 Winners
- 2007: AFL 5 Winners
- 2008: Dublin Minor Football A Championship Winners, Leinster Minor Championship Winners, u16 B Football Championship Winners, Junior "D" Football Championship winners.
- 2008: Junior A Hurling Champions
- 2009: Barney McGarrell Perpetual Cup Winners for a 3rd successive time.
- 2009: Minor A Finalists
- 2009: Senior Hurling B Champions and AHL 2 Champions
- 2009: Dublin and Leinster Ladies Football Champions
- 2010: Junior A Football Champions
- 2010: AFL 2 Champions
- 2010: Intermediate Football Champions
- 2010: Senior Football County Finalists
- 2010: Junior C County Finalists
- 2010: Minor C Hurling Champions
- 2011: Dublin Senior Football Champions
Notable players
- Peadar AndrewsPeadar AndrewsPeadar Andrews is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin. He was part of the 2005 Dublin team that beat Laois to become the 2005 Leinster Champions and was in the panel for Dublins second Leinster Championship in a row against Offaly in July 2006. He plays his club football for St...
, Ex. Dublin inter-county footballer - Kevin BonnerKevin BonnerKevin Bonner is an Irish gaelic footballer who plays inter-county football for Dublin GAA. Kevin, the son of Donegal footballing legend, Séamus Bonner. He plays his club football for St...
, Dublin inter-county footballer - Paddy AndrewsPaddy AndrewsPaddy Andrews was an Irish soccer player in the League of Ireland.Andrews was a part of the legendary Bohemians amateur team of the late 1920s and early 30s. He won full international caps for Irish Free State making his debut against the Netherlands alongside fellow Bohemian players Fred...
, Dublin Senior Footballer - Barry CahillBarry CahillBarry Cahill is a Gaelic football player for county Dublin. He plays his club football with St. Brigids in Castleknock and has also represented his province....
, Dublin inter-county footballer - All Star 2007 - Declan LallyDeclan LallyDeclan Lally, or Déaglán Ó Maolalaidh, is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays the Left Half Forward position for the Dublin GAA Senior Football Team. Lally won 3 Leinster titles.- Football career :...
, Dublin inter-county footballer- - Eoin KennedyEoin KennedyEoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.'Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title representing DCU...
, Dublin handball player - Alan NolanAlan NolanAlan Nolan is a hurling player for Dublin and St Brigids. Alan was named on the Dublin Blue Stars team for 2006.-References:...
, Dublin inter-county hurling player - Shane SuppleShane SuppleShane Supple is an Irish sportsman. He plays Gaelic football with the Dublin senior football team and with his home club St Brigids, in Castleknock...
, former professional association footballer with Ipswich Town F.C.Ipswich Town F.C.Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... - Cian Mullins, Dublin U21 midfielder and Senior panelist
- Daire PlunkettDaire PlunkettDaire Plunkett is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club St. Brigid's and has been a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team since 2011.-References:...
, Dublin Under 21 and Senior Hurler - Sean MurraySean MurraySean Harland Murray is an American actor. He is best known for playing Timothy McGee in the CBS television drama NCIS and Danny Walden in the military drama JAG.-Early life:...
, Dublin U21 midfielder and Senior panelist - Gavin McIntyre, Dublin U21 Footballer
- Alan McCarrick, Dublin U21 Footballer
- Ken Darcy, Ex. Dublin inter-county footballer
- Graham NortonGraham NortonGraham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton , is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist...
, Dublin inter-county footballer - Philip Ryan, Part-time tweeter
- Conor Hanley,brother of Ruth Hanley