Portobello GAA

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Portobello GAA
CLG Portobello
Founded:1974
County: Dublin
Colours:Black and White
Grounds:Leinster Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6
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Portobello GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Rathmines area of the south side of Dublin in Ireland. The club has adult men's football, hurling, camogie, ladies' Gaelic football and handball teams. [1]

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The football team plays at Leinster Road, while the camogie team plays at Phoenix Park. [2]

Liz Howard, former president of the Camogie Association, was a member of the club from 2006 onwards. [3]

The men's hurling team played their first competitive hurling fixture on 16 June 2020 against Na Gael Oga in Phoenix Park.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Portobello GAA Website -Who we are
  2. Jones, Christopher (5 May 2020). "Dublin By Numbers: Everything you need to know before moving to Portobello". DublinLive.ie.
  3. "Portobello Camogie Club honours former Camogie Association President - Liz Howard".
  4. Leinster Express , October 1998.
  5. Evening Herald, Wednesday, 31 July 1996; Page: 54
  6. Evening Herald, Wednesday, 6 August 1997; Page: 57
  7. Evening Herald, Tuesday, 25 August 1998; Page: 30
  8. Evening Herald, Tuesday, 20 July 1999; Page: 39
  9. "Go Ahead Dublin Hurling Championship Winners and Runners-Up". 16 November 2021.
  10. "Irish handballers head for Italy". RTÉ. 16 November 2007.