Ranelagh Gaels GAA

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Ranelagh Gaels GAA
CLG Gaeil Raghnallach
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Founded:2003
County: Dublin
Colours:Sky Blue and Navy
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Ranelagh Gaels GAA (CLG Gaeil Raghnallach in Irish) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ranelagh, South Dublin, Ireland. The club serves the Dublin 4 and Dublin 6 areas. They field teams in hurling, Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. Football, hurling and camogie, for boys and girls, are played in their underage setup. [1] [2] [3]

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The club was founded in 2003. They started off with a single men's football team and a few years later the women's team came into being. The women's team won the Dublin Junior E Championship in their first year in 2010 and in 2019 added a Junior D title. The men's team won the Dublin Junior 2 Football Championship at Parnell Park in 2018. [4] [5]

The club's underage section started in 2012. The Juvenile Academy offers Gaelic games coaching for children from age four upwards. They have teams from under-8 in Dublin competitions. [4]

As of 2024, the club's mens football team were competing in Division 6 of the Dublin leagues and in Dublin Intermediate Football Championship [6] The hurling team line out in the Dublin Junior H Championship. [7]

As of 2024, the games promotion officer for the club was former Dublin hurler Simon Lambert. [8] [9]

Adult teams play their home games, and train during the summer, on the main pitch in Bushy Park. The Juvenile Academy takes place in Donnybrook Stadium. [10]

Honours

Ladies' football

Men's football

References

  1. "The GAA team for children with additional needs: 'It's a real joyful vibe and something totally different'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. Sweeney, Peter (2018-10-26). "A small club offering a snapshot of modern Dublin GAA". rte.ie.
  3. "The fast-growing GAA club without a pitch to call its own". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. 1 2 "About Ranelagh Gaels GAA Club | About Us and Club's History". ranelaghgaels.ie. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  5. "WATCH: The people who built Ranelagh Gaels GAA Club from the ground up". SportsJOE.ie. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. "Round-Up: Go-Ahead Ireland Intermediate All-County & Junior 1 Football Finals". 21 October 2024.
  7. "All Dublin GAA Competitions". www.dublingaa.ie. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  8. "Ranelagh Gaels GAA Club | Contact Us". www.ranelaghgaels.ie. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  9. "Ranelagh Gaels GAA Club Dublin | CLG Gaeil Raghnallach | GAA Ireland". ranelaghgaels.ie. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  10. "Ranelagh Gaels GAA Club | Locations and Maps". ranelaghgaels.ie. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  11. "Mayo footballers win title with Dublin club". Connaught Telegraph. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2024-09-25.