Dublin GAA
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| Irish: | Áth Cliath | ||||||||||||||||
| Province: | Leinster | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s): | The Dubs The Boys in Blue The Metropolitans |
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| County Colours: | Sky Blue and Navy Blue | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | Parnell Park, Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominant Sport: | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL: | Division 1A | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL: | Division 1A | ||||||||||||||||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Championship: | Liam McCarthy Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath) or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams
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[edit] Information
[edit] General
Dublin play their home league games at Parnell Park in Donnycarney on Dublin's northside. The venue also hosts all the major games in the Dublin club Football and Hurling championships. The current football manager is Paul Caffrey of Na Fianna The current hurling team manager is Tommy Naughton . Dublin claimed two Leinster Senior Football Championship's in a row following a one point victory over Laois in 2005 and a nine point victory over Offaly in 2006 while the hurlers retained their status in the Liam McCarthy Cup this year.
Many saw 2006 as the year in which the quest for the Blues' first All Ireland Football Championship since 1995 would end. In what is already being described as one of the greatest games in the modern era, a Dublin lost a very close All-Ireland semi-final game to Mayo.
[edit] Past Presidents
Three men from the Dublin GAA organisation have served as President of the GAA
- Daniel McCarthy 1921 - 1924
- Sean Ryan 1928 - 1932
- Dr. Joseph Stuart 1958 - 1961
[edit] The Fans
The supporters of the Dublin team on match days, to which the name The Dubs is commonly applied, are often called one of the best or one of the worst set of fans within GAA circles. This contradiction is best explained by the fact that while many consider the colour and noise that Dublin support brings to the game to be unrivalled, others consider many of the Dublin supporters to be soccer fans, because of the Anglo sports orientation of the Dublin population at large. This may also have derived from the 1970s when Heffo's army was on the march. As can be seen in this [1] of the '74 final, the fans of the time had taken inspiration from English soccer fans with the song You'll Never Walk Alone. While songs are still popular with the Dublin fans they now tend to be Dublin-centric such as Molly Malone and Dublin in the Rare Old Times or focus on the team itself singing Come on you boys in blue.
The Hill 16 end in Croke Park is an area for which many Dubs hold a special affection and it is not uncommon to see the Hill filled entirely with Dubs, with perhaps a few opposing supporters . This has given rise to the chant that "Hill 16 is Dublin only".
The Dublin team are sometimes called the The Jacks with the ladies called The Jackies. These names came from a shortening of the word Jackeen a word used by some country folk in referring to Dubliners.
Famous Fans include Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and actor Colm Meaney
[edit] Restructuring
The GAA conducted a review of the structure of the Dublin GAA organisation in 2002 because of the huge population inequities, and investigated the feasibility of dividing the County into more population-appropriate structures. Plans to divide Dublin into two teams, North Dublin and South Dublin, were proposed in 2002 but were rejected by the Dublin County Board.
Currently the Dublin County Board has only decided to divide its development teams. These teams are not considered to be a move towards dividing the county but are in fact a move designed to identify and develop young talent for the County as a whole. The restructured developments teams are North, South and West.
[edit] New County Crest
In 2003/4 the Dublin County Board tried unsuccessfully to copyright the Dublin crest in use at the time . The crest at the time was declared to be in the public domain by the Irish High Court as it was too similar to other crests in use by Dublin City Council and other Dublin sports bodies. In line with other county boards at the time, in order to prevent further loss of revenue, the county board designed a new crest which could be copyrighted and registered as a trade mark, which drew from the county's historical past.
The Crest signifies three castles in flame (Dublin City Coat of Arms), a raven (Fingal), A Viking Longboat (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown) and a book (South Dublin). The Name Áth Cliath in Irish replaces the previous Crests "Dublin".
[edit] Books
A book entitled The Dubs - Dublin GAA since the 1940s was written by former Dublin footballer Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin was written on the fortunes and misfortunes of Dublin Inter-county GAA from the 1940s to modern times.
Former Dublin footballer Dessie Farrell, wrote a biography on his career as a Dublin player entitled Dessie Tangled Up In Blue.
[edit] Gaelic football
[edit] History
Dublin first won the All-Ireland in 1891 beating Cork by a 2-1 to 1-1 margin. They won the All-Ireland the following year with victory over Kerry. The Dublin team of the 70's are considered to be one of the greatest teams of all time. The team of that era won 4 All-Irelands ('74, '76, '77 and '83) and won 5 Leinster titles (4 in-a-row) under Kevin Heffernan.
Dublin and Meath were involved in the most famous of Leinster championship encounters in 1991, the Dublin and Meath 4 in-a-row tie. The teams had to go to three replays in their Leinster championship first round match before a winner could be found. This series of games had the added factor of the Dublin and Meath being long standing rivals, a rivalry that was increased due to Meath winning the 4 out of the last 5 Leinster Championships and 2 All-Irelands over the previous 5 years to replace Dublin as the strongest team in Leinster. Meath eventfully won the series thanks to a last minute goal, scored by Kevin Foley, in the third replay. This game is seen as being crucial in putting the GAA back in the spotlight following Ireland's good run in the previous year's world cup, which had put the sporting public's attention firmly on soccer.
[edit] Honours
For more details on this topic, see here
The Dubs are second on the all time Senior All-Ireland football list with 22, the most recent win coming in 1995.
[edit] 2007 Allianz National Football League (Division 1A) Results
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Score | Venue |
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| February 3, 2007 | Dublin | 0-10 | Tyrone | 0-11 | Croke Park, Dublin |
| February 11, 2007 | Limerick | 1-10 | Dublin | 0-14 | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| February 25, 2007 | Donegal | 0-9 | Dublin | 0-5 | Ballyshannon, Donegal |
| March 10, 2007 | Dublin | 1-13 | Cork | 0-7 | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| March 24, 2007 | Dublin | 3-15 | Fermanagh | 0-7 | Parnell Park, Dublin |
[edit] Dublin Gaelic football Squad
[edit] Dublin Club Football
[edit] Dublin Senior Football Championship
The Dublin Senior Football Championship is an annual club competition between the top Dublin clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current (2006) Dublin County Champions are UCD who claimed their 5th Dublin Senior Championship title. The first winners of the Dublin football championship were Erins Hope in 1887, who were the student club attached to St. Patrick's Teacher Training College, Drumcondra. St Vincent's have won the most titles with a total of 24. The 2007 Dublin Championship will begin on April 18, 2007.
[edit] Dublin Intermediate Football Championship
The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is the second tier football championship. The Intermediate champions go on to play in the Senior football Championship. The 2006 Dublin Intermediate County Champions are St Peregrines who became champions with a win over St Margarets.
[edit] Hurling
[edit] History
Hurling is very much the weaker Gaelic sport in Dublin with the last All Ireland win coming in 1938. However, the hurlers have a very fervent following who travel in significant numbers to matches in the provinces.
In the 2005 league Dublin where relegated to Division Two in the National Hurling League, while the minor side won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1983.
After winning all their games in the league in 2006, Dublin Hurlers gained promotion to Division One with a 0-17 to 1-06 victory over Kerry in the Division Two Final. Following some indifferent displays in the 2006 championship, they still managed to save their status in the top flight of hurling counties and will again contest the McCarthy Cup in 2007.
[edit] Dublin Hurling Squad
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[edit] Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship is an annual club competition between the top Dublin clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The current (2006) Dublin County Champions are Craobh Chiaráin who claimed their 5th Dublin Senior Championship title. The first winners of the Dublin hurling championship were Metropolitans in 1888. Faughs have won the most titles with a total of 31.
[edit] Honours
For more details on this topic, see here
[edit] Handball
[edit] Hardball Singles Winners
Dublins have won the Senior hardball sinngles All-Ireland title on 15 occasions, which is two more than their nearest rivals Kilkenny. The 2005 All-Ireland senior hardball singles title was one by Dubliner Eoin Kennedy who plays his club handball for St Brigids. Other former winners for Dublin are T. Soye and A. Clarke.
[edit] Softball Singles Winners
Dublin have won the Senior softball sinngles on nine occasions, which puts them at second place in the top winners of all time, Kilkenny are the most successful county to date with twenty five wins to date. The former winners for Dublin are M. Joyce 1925, W. McGuire 1927, L. Rowe 1947 1949 1951, P. Ryan 1980 and Eoin Kennedy 2004 2005 2006.
:Please note that the softball is not fully up to date, the 2002 winner is still missing.
[edit] Camogie
[edit] History
[edit] Honours
[edit] Ladies' Gaelic football
[edit] History
[edit] Honours
[edit] Notable Players
| Player | First Senior Year | Last Senior Year | Position | Club |
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| Kevin Heffernan | 1951 | 1960 | Left corner forward | St Vincents |
| Brian Mullins | 1974 | 1985 | Midfield | St Vincents |
| Paddy Gogarty | Corner Forward | Raheny | ||
| Jimmy Keaveney | St Vincents | |||
| Kevin Moran | 1975 | 1977 | Good Counsel | |
| Dessie Farrell | 1992 | 2005 | Full Forward | Na Fianna |
| Barney Rock | 1979 | 1991 | Centre Back | Ballymun Kickhams |
| Lar Foley | 1958 | 1970 | Corner Back | St Vincents |
[edit] Dublin Club Scene
For more details on this topic, see Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Dublin and List of GAA clubs in Dublin
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| Gaelic football | ||
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Senior Football Championship (2007/2006) |
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| Hurling | ||
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Senior Hurling Championship (2006) |
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[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Dublin on Hoganstand.com
- Dublin GAA News and Discussion
- Dublin GAA Discussion
- National and provincial titles won by Dublin teams
- Dublin Club GAA
- Dublin Match Reports 2006
- Blue Fever
| Gaelic Athletic Association | ||
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| National Football League | ||
| Division 1 | A |
Cork | Donegal | Dublin | Fermanagh | Kerry | Limerick| Mayo | Tyrone |
| B |
Armagh | Derry | Down | Galway | Kildare | Laois | Louth | Westmeath |
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| Division 2 | A |
Carlow | Clare | Leitrim | London | Longford | Monaghan| Offaly | Roscommon |
| B |
Antrim | Cavan | Meath | Sligo | Tipperary | Wexford| Waterford | Wicklow |
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| National Hurling League | ||
| Division 1 | A | |
| B | ||
| Division 2 | A | |
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| Division 3 | A | |
| B | ||
| Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster | Third level | ||
| All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship - Liam McCarthy Cup (2007) | ||
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Antrim | Clare | Cork | Dublin | Galway | Kilkenny | Laois | Limerick | Offaly | Tipperary | Waterford | Wexford |
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Liam McCarthy Cup (Tier 1) - Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) - Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3) |
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