Réalt Dearg GAA

Realt Dearg

Founded:	2009
County:	Dublin
Nickname:	the stars
Colours:	Red and Black
Grounds:	Drimnagh Castle, Bushy Park,
Coordinates:	53°19′27″N 6°20′03″W / 53.32429°N 6.33406°W / 53.32429; -6.33406Coordinates: 53°19′27″N 6°20′03″W / 53.32429°N 6.33406°W / 53.32429; -6.33406

Réalt Dearg is one of Dublins six hurling only clubs (the others are Faughs, Kevins, Commercials, Civil Service Hurling Club and Setanta of Ballymun). The club is also the county's youngest, established in November 2009. The teams catchment area is the South Dublin City suburbs of Rathmines, Ranelagh, Rathgar, Terenure, Donnybrook and Clonskeagh. They currently train in Drimnagh Castle and Stepaside and play their games in Drimnagh Castle. Players can often be found in Vaughans and Bushy Park too.

Club formation

Conor O Droma from Cavan and Kilkenny native Liam Lanigan, noticed that hurling was poorly catered for in the Ranelagh/Terenure/Rathmines area of the city and decided to try and set up a team. They had hoped to set up a team with Ranelagh Gaels. However there was not much support from the club. After investigating the prospects of setting up a new club using internet forums the two decided to establish their own club to cater for hurling only. Nine people attended their first meeting in November 2009 and by their maiden game they had nineteen members. They were originally decided on Cú Chulainn as the name of the new club but on hearing that there was a Minor Football team in Fingal by the same name called themselves Réalt Dearg. Their first game was against Commercials of Rathcoole.

2010 and 2011

In their first year the club reached the Junior F Hurling Championship semi final losing out to eventual winners Castleknock. By the time the 2011 season had come around the clubs numbers had risen to fifty three. This was due mostly to the clubs use of the internet and internet forums and the clubs visibility in their catchment area with a poster campaign. The club a has also featured on the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) website and the Evening Herald. While the club has witnessed no problem in recruiting players in it early days getting a coach has proved difficult. The club entered two teams for the 2011 season in Division 8 and 9 and Junior E and F championship. The rise of Réalt Dearg reflects the change in fortunes of Dublin hurling at both county and inter county level. Since 2008 along with Réalt Dearg other clubs such as Erin go Bragh, St. Pats of Donabate, Wild Geese, Na Gaeil Óga CLG have started hurling and the expansion of the Dublin hurling leagues from eight to nine Divisions and an additional Junior hurling championship reflects the interest in the game in Dublin. The club also participated in the Leinster Hurling League. The A team reached the semi finals of the Junior E Hurling Championship losing to Kilmacud Crokes. They were runners up in Division 8 of the league losing in the league final to Clanna Gael/Fontenoy after a replay. The B team reached the quarter final of the Junior F Hurling Championship losing to St. Marks who went on to reach the final.

Honours

Junior Hurling AHL Division 7 Winners 2014.

Dromore- Ruairi Sludden 2-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Emmett O'Neill 0-1, Eoin McCusker 1-1, Sean McDonnell 0-1, Niall Sludden 0-1, Emmett McNabb 0-1 Ronan McNabb 0-1

Ardboe- Nishi O'Neill 0-2, Michael Cassidy 0-1, David Mulgrew 0-3 (0-1f), Kyle Coney 1-0 pen

References

Official website
Article on GAA website:
Reservoir Dubs forum:

Dublin GAA clubs
Senior Football Championship	Ballinteer St John's Ballyboden St. Enda's Ballymun Kickhams Castleknock Clontarf Cuala Erin's Isle Fingallians Fingal Ravens Kilmacud Crokes Lucan Sarsfields Na Fianna Naomh Maur Naomh Mearnóg Naomh Ólaf Parnells Raheny Round Towers (Clondalkin) St Anne's St Brigid's St Jude's St Mary's, Saggart St Patrick's (Palmerstown) St Oliver Plunkett's St Peregrine's St Sylvesters's St Vincent's Skerries Harps Templeogue Synge Street Thomas Davis UCD Whitehall Colmcille
Intermediate Football Championship	Ballyboughal Ballyboden St. Enda's^2nds Ballymun Kickhams^2nds Clann Mhuire Clanna Gael Fontenoy Craobh Chiaráin Cuala^2nds Erins Isle^2nds Garda Good Counsel Kilmacud Crokes^2nds Lucan Sarsfields^2nds Na Fianna^2nds Naomh Barróg Naomh Fionnbarra O'Dwyer's O'Toole's Parnells^2nds Round Towers, Lusk Scoil Ui Chonaill St Brigid's^2nds St Finian's (Swords) St Jude's^2nds St Margaret's St Mark's St Patrick's, Donabate St Sylvesters's^2nds St Vincent's^2nds Thomas Davis^2nds Trinity Gaels
Junior Football Championship	Ballinteer St. Johns^2nds Ballyboden St Enda's^3rds Clontarf^2nds Crumlin Fingallians^2nds Garristown Kilmacud Crokes^3rds Man O'War Na Fianna^3rds Naomh Mearnóg^2nds Raheny^2nds Round Towers (Clondalkin)^2nds St Brigid's^3rds St Finian's (Newcastle) St Monica's St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh^2nds St Peregrine's^2nds St Sylvester's^3rds St Vincent's^3rds Templeogue Synge Street^2nds Whitehall Colmcille^2nds
Junior 'B' Football Championship	Ballinteer St John's^3rds Ballymun Kickhams^3rds Bank of Ireland Castleknock ^2nds Civil Service Fingal Ravens^2nds Innisfails Naomh Barrog^2nds Naomh Maur^2nds O'Tooles^2nds Raheny^3rds Robert Emmets Scoil Ui Chonaill^2nds St Anne's^2nds St Brigid's^4ths St James Gaels St Jude's^3rds St Mary's, Saggart^2nds St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh^3rds Skerries Harps^2nds Thomas Davis^3rds Wanderers
Junior 'C' Football Championship	Ballyboughal^2nds Castleknock^3rds Clontarf^3rds Cuala^3rds Garda^2nds Geraldine Moran's Kilmacud Crokes^4ths Liffey Gaels Lucan Sarsfields^3rds Na Fianna^4ths Na Gaeil Óga CLG Naomh Fionnbarra^2nds Portobello Raheny^4ths Ranelagh Gaels Round Towers (Clondalkin)^2nds St Brendan's (Grangegorman) St Brigid's^5ths St Finian's, Swords^2nds St Joseph's/OCB St Jude's^4ths St Kevin's Killians St Margaret's ^2nds St Patrick's, Donabate^2nds St Peregrine's^3rds St Sylvester's^4ths St Vincent's^4ths Stars of Erin Wild Geese
Junior 'D' Football Championship	AIB Ballinteer St John's ^4ths Ballyboden St Enda's^4ths Castleknock^4ths Clann Mhuire^2nds Croí Ró Naofa Cuala^4ths Erin's Isle^3rds Fingallians^3rds Good Counsel^2nds Kilmacud Crokes^4ths Lucan Sarsfields^4ths Na Fianna^5ths Na Gaeil Óga CLG^2nds Naomh Barróg^3rds Naomh Maur^3rds Naomh Ólaf^2nds Round Towers (Clondalkin)^3rds Round Towers, Lusk^2nds Scoil Ui Chonaill^3rds St Anne's^3rds St Brendan's (Grangegorman) ^2nds St Brigid's^6ths St. Colmcille's (Balheary) St James Gaels ^2nds St Margaret's ^3rds St Mark's^2nds St Monica's^2nds St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh^4ths St Patrick's (Palmerstown)^2nds St Peregrine's^4ths Skerries Harps^3rds Starlights Templeogue Synge Street^3rds Thomas Davis^4ths Trinity Gaels^2nds Wanderers^2nds Whitehall Colmcille^3rds
Junior 'E' Football Championship	Ballyfermot De La Salle Beann Eadair Erin Go Bragh O'Mahony Gaels Rosmini Gaels St Francis Gaels Cabinteely Shankill Tolka Valley Harps
Senior 'A' Hurling Championship	Ballinteer St John's Ballyboden St Enda's Craobh Chiaráin Crumlin Cuala Faughs Kilmacud Crokes Lucan Sarsfields Na Fianna O'Tooles Parnells Setanta St Brigid's St Jude's St Patrick's (P) St Vincent's
Senior 'B' Hurling Championship	Ballyboden St Enda's^2nds Kevin's Kilmacud Crokes^2nds Naomh Barróg Naomh Fionnbarra Naomh Ólaf Round Towers (C) St Oliver Plunkett's/ER St Peregrine's St Sylvester's St Vincent's^2nds Whitehall Colmcille
Intermediate Hurling Championship	Ballyboden St Enda's^3rds Castleknock Clanna Gael Fontenoy Commercials Erin's Isle Fingallians Lucan Sarsfields^2nds Na Fianna^2nds Naomh Mearnóg Raheny St Jude's^2nds Thomas Davis
Junior 'A' Hurling Championship	Clontarf Craobh Chiaráin^2nds Cuala^2nds Faughs^2nds Kilmacud Crokes^3rds Naomh Fionnbarra^2nds Scoil Uí Chonaill St Finian's (S) St Mark's St Oliver Plunkett's/ER^2nds Trinity Gaels
Junior 'B' Hurling Championship	Ballinteer St John's^2nds Crumlin^2nds Faughs^3rds Good Counsel Kevin's^2nds Liffey Gaels Naomh Maur O'Dwyer's O'Tooles^2nds Parnell's St Brigid's^2nds St Vincent's^3rds
Junior 'C' Hurling Championship	Ballyboden St Enda's^3rds Civil Service Crumlin^3rds Cuala^3rds Erins Isle^2nds Na Fianna^3rds Naomh Fionnbarra^3rds Naomh Mearnóg^2nds Round Towers (C) St Jude's^3rds
Junior 'D' Hurling Championship	Clanna Gael Fontenoy^2nds Faughs^4ths Naomh Ólaf^2nds Raheny^2nds St Brendan's St Monica's St Sylvester's^2nds Thomas Davis^2nds Setanta^2nds Whitehall Colmcille^2nds
Junior 'E' Hurling Championship	Civil Service^2nds Clontarf^2nds Erin go Bragh Kilmacud Crokes^4ths Na Fianna^4ths Castleknock^2nds St Patrick's (P)^2nds St Peregrine's^2nds Skerries Harps Realt Dearg Naomh Mearnóg^3rds Commercials^2nds
Junior 'F' Hurling Championship	St Oliver Plunkett's/ER^2nds Good Counsel^2nds Lucan Sarsfields^3rds Naomh Barróg^2nds Wild Geese St Joseph's/OCB Realt Dearg^2nds St Patrick's (D)
Juvenile/Minor only or Amalgamations	Alfie Bryne Gaels (Clontarf/Scoil Ui Chonaill) Comhairle Gaels (Good Counsel/St James Gaels) Cú Chulainn (Man O'War/Round Towers Lusk) Dal Cais (Round Towers Lusk/O'Dwyers) Na Dubhghall Na Piarsaigh (Good Counsel/Crumlin) Naomh Isolde (St Patrick's (Palmerstown)/Liffey Gaels) Thomas Ashe (St Margaret's/Garristown) Samildanach St Damien's (Parnell's/O'Toole's) St Peter's (Ballyboughal/Clann Mhuire) Westmanstown Gaels
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