Ballinhassig GAA
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Ballinhassig | |||||||||||||||||
Béal Átha an Chasaidh | |||||||||||||||||
Founded: | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||
County: | Cork | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname: | The Blues | ||||||||||||||||
Club colours: | Blue and White | ||||||||||||||||
Grounds: | Ballinhassig | ||||||||||||||||
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Ballinhassig is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Ballinhassig in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1886, and now plays Hurling at Senior level, having won the Cork Intermediate Premier Championship in 2005, and the Cork Junior Championship in 2002.
Stemming from these County Championship wins, Ballinhassig competed in Munster and All-Ireland Club Championships, and have won the following Club Championship Finals: Junior Munster Club Final, Junior All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship Final, Intermediate Munster Club Final; but lost out to Dicksboro GAA, of Kilkenny town, in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Final, played in Croke Park
Ballinhassig also have their own Camogie team, who play at Senior B level.
The underage boys and girls teams compete in the South East League and Championship (from under 10s through to the higher age brackets).