CLG Na Fianna
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Founded: | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
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County: | Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
Colours: | Yellow and Blue | ||||||||||||||||
Grounds: | Mobhi Road, St Vincents School, Johnstown Park, Collinstown Lane | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: | 53°22′29.23″N 6°15′51.13″W / 53.3747861°N 6.2642028°W | ||||||||||||||||
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CLG Na Fianna (
Background
Na Fianna was officially formed as a club on 25 April 1955, when 201 members transferred from
Na Fianna is a member of the
Na Fianna has been a leading proponent of Irish culture and the Na Fianna Céilí has long since been a tradition of the club. The club’s involvement in GAA Scór is an extension of its own regular internal Scór sessions. `
Football
Na Fianna have won the Dublin Senior Football Championship on five occasions, firstly in 1969 and for the second time, exactly ten years later in 1979. They eventually began their famous championship treble exactly twenty years later in 1999[2] and continued in 2000 and 2001.
After winning the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 1999, they went on to win the
Na Fianna Senior Ladies' team won the County Championship in 2009, the first time the ladies' section have won a championship at senior level. The final score was Na Fianna 1-11 Naomh Mearnog 1-10.
In 2010 Na Fianna's Under 14 football team won the Feile Peile na nOg Division One All-Ireland title for the first time in the club's history.[8]
Na Fianna's Minor (Under 18) Football team have won the Dublin Minor Football "A" Championship 8 times in 1960, 1965, 1974, 1975, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2017.
In 2013 Na Fianna completed a 3 in a row of Dublin Under 21 Football "A" Football Championship titles, defeating Ballyboden St. Enda's on a scoreline of 1-8 to 1-6. On a great day for the club, the second Under 21 team won the "C" Championship final, defeating Clan na Gael Fontenoy, 3-9 to 0-3.[9]
Administration
In 2017, club member and former player, John Horan was elected as the 39th president of the GAA.
Roll of Honour
- Dublin Senior Football Championship: (5) 1969, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship: (1) 2023
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship Winners (1) 1999-2000 Runners-Up 2000-01, 2001-02
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Runners-Up 2000
- Dublin Intermediate Football Championship Winners (1) 2017
- Dublin Junior Football Championship Winners (2) 1975, 2005
- Dublin Junior B Football Championship Winners 2010
- Dublin Junior D Football Championship Winners 2014
- Dublin Under 21 Football Championship Winners (5) 1977, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017
- Dublin Under 21 C Football Championship: Winners 2013
- Dublin Under 21 D Football Championship: Winners 2011, 2016
- Dublin Minor A Football Championship Winners (8) 1960, 1965, 1974, 1975, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017
- Dublin Minor D Football Championship Winners 2009, 2011
- Dublin Senior Football League Division 1 Winners 1979, 2012, 2014
- Dublin AFL Div. 3Winners 2016
- Dublin AFL Div. 4Winners 2011
- Dublin Senior Hurling League Division 1 Winners 2021
- Dublin Junior Hurling Championship Winners 1981, 1986, 1991, 2012
- Dublin Junior D Hurling Championship Winners 2009
- Dublin Junior F Hurling Championship Winners 2017
- Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship Winners 2017, 2018
- Dublin Minor A Hurling Championship Winners (7) 1964, 1981, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Dublin Minor C Hurling Championship Winners 2013
- Dublin Minor D Hurling Championship Winners 2010, 2014
- Dublin Minor E Hurling Championship Winners 2007
- Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship Winners (3) 2009, 2011, 2014
World Record
On 7 May 2012, Na Fianna set a new Guinness world record for the most people to take part in a GAA training session. 1,100 children participated in the event, beating the previous record of 528 set by St Joseph's GAA Club from Glenavy, County Antrim, in May 2010.[10]
Notable players
- Jonny Cooper Current Dublin inter-county football player
- Conor McHugh Former Dublin inter-county football player
- Niall McGovern Former Dublin inter-county football player
- Jason Sherlock Former Dublin inter-county football player.
- Dessie Farrell Former Dublin inter-county football player. Current Dublin senior football manager.
- Senan Connell Former Dublin inter-county football player. Current Today FM and Sky Sports pundit
- Kieran McGeeney Former Armagh inter-county football player. Current Armagh inter-county football manager
- Enda McNulty Former Armagh inter-county football player
- Jimmy Gray Former Dublin inter-county hurling and football player. Former Dublin inter-county hurling manager
- Tom Gray Former Dublin Under 21 football player. Former Dublin Minor and U-20 football manager
- John CaffreyFormer Dublin inter-county football player
- Paul Caffrey Former Dublin inter-county football player. Former Dublin inter-county football manager
- Joey Boland Former Dublin inter-county hurling player
- Shane Barrett Current Dublin inter-county hurling player
- Donal Burke Current Dublin inter-county hurling player
- Sean Currie Current Dublin inter-county hurling player
- Paul O'Dea Current Dublin inter-county hurling player
- Eoin Murchan Current Dublin inter-county football player
- Aaron Byrne Current Dublin inter-county football player
- Kenny Cunningham Former Republic of Ireland national football team captain
Ladies' Footballers
- Leah Caffrey
- Lucy Collins
- Orla Egan
- Hannah Tyrrell
- Mary Nevin
References
- ^ "Club History". Na Fianna. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Report 1999 Football Final". The Free Library. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Report 2000 All Ireland Club Football Final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Report Ladies Final 2009". Dublin Ladies GAA. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Report Ladies Final 2011". LGFA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Report 2011 Ladies All Ireland Final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Paths to 2011 Finals". Ladies Gaelic. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Féile Peil na nÓg 2010 Report". GAA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Report 2013 Under 21 Finals". Dublin GAA. Retrieved 7 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "World Record". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2014.