Réalt Dearg GAA

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Realt Dearg

Founded:	2009
County:	Dublin
Nickname:	the stars
Colours:	Red and Black
Grounds:	Drimnagh Castle, Bushy Park,
Playing kits
Standard colours

Réalt Dearg is one of

and play their games in Drimnagh Castle. Players can often be found in Vaughans and Bushy Park too.

Club formation

Kilkenny native Liam Lanigan and Conor Droma Cavan, noticed that hurling was poorly catered for in the Ranelagh/Terenure/Rathmines area of the city and decided with some help 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 Beyond

In their first year the club reached the Junior F Hurling Championship semi final losing out to eventual winners

. 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 who went on to reach the final. The Club has progressed steadily since then thanks to the work and determination of the players and the various committee's over the years . As of 2019 the Club fields 3 teams operating in the Junior A, Junior E Championships and competing in the AHL 5, AHL 8 and AHL 9 Leagues. The Club has competed in a number of Junior County Finals which has allowed for the progression from humble beginnings of Junior F Championship to currently competing for promotion to the Intermediate Championship. The ethos of the club is to accept every one no matter what skill level and make them part of the hurling community both in the club and in the wider Dublin Hurling Community. The Goal of the Club is to be competitive at senior club hurling with a thriving juvenile section which is currently being actively progressed by the club committee.

Honours

• Dublin Junior Hurling AHL Division 7 Winners 2014.

References

• Official website
• Article on GAA website: [1]
• Reservoir Dubs forum: [2]