O'Tooles GAC

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O'Tooles GAC
Cumann Uí Thuathail

Founded:

1901

County:

Dublin

Nickname:

Club Colours:

Green and White

Grounds:





Standard colours

O'Tooles GAC are a Dublin based GAA club formed in 1901. An earlier Saint Laurence O'Toole G.A.A. club had existed in the North Wall area from 1888 to 1896. The St. Laurence O'Toole branch of the Gaelic League held their inaugural meeting in February 1901. Brother J.A. O'Mahoney, Superior of O'Connells schools was elected the first president of O'Tooles GAC. The Hurling team was formed in 1901 on Thursday 8 October 1901 when Edward Keegan was elected captain, Thomas Keegan, secretary, and John Taylor treasurer and the football team was established in 1902. O'Tooles entered their first camogie team into the Dublin Camogie league in 1912.

[edit] Honours

O'Tooles won the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship in 1977, 1984 and 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1997g and 2002 and won the Dublin Senior Club Football Championship on eleven occasions 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1946. O'Tooles also won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1922 and 1923 having appeared in the final on five occasions in five years (1920-1924) while claiming the Leinster Club football titles in 1920, 1922, 1923 and 1924.

[edit] Notable Players

Ger O'Meara, Inter county player for Dublin
Kevin Ryan, Inter county player for Dublin
Kevin Flynn, Inter county player for Dublin
Michael Carton, Inter county player for Dublin
Liam Ryan, Inter county player for Dublin

Dublin Club Competions
Gaelic football
Senior Football Championship (2007/2006) Intermediate Football Championship Under 21 Football Championship Minor Football Championship AFL Division 1 AFL Division 2 AFL Divisions 3 - 12B
Hurling
Senior Hurling Championship (2006) Senior B Hurling Championship Intermediate Hurling Championship Minor Hurling Championship Senior Hurling League

Dublin Gaelic Athletic Association (2006)
Affiliated Clubs

AFL Division 1
St Vincents, St Judes, Thomas Davis, Round Towers (C), Lucan Sarsfields, St Marys (Saggart), Ballyboden St Endas, Na Fianna, Kilmacud Crokes, Ballymun Kickhams, St Sylvesters, St Brigids, St Marks, Trinity Gaels, St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh, St Annes.

AFL Division 2
Erins Isle, Fingallians, Fingal Ravens, O'Tooles, Raheny, Ballinteer St Johns, Naomh Barróg, St Judes, Clontarf GAA, Parnells, Naomh Olaf, Whitehall Colmcille, St Brigids, Naomh Maur, Kilmacud Crokes, Templeogue Synge Street.