CLG Na Fianna
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Na Fianna GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Glasnevin
, in the Northside
of Dublin, Ireland
. It caters for the sporting and social needs of many connected residential areas adjacent to its location through the promotion of Gaelic games
— Gaelic football
, hurling
, camogie
and handball
—and the traditional Irish pursuits of music and dance. Céilí music and dancing is a regular feature in the club hall, while informal music sessions are a regular feature of the members’ bar.
Na Fianna was officially formed as a club on 25 April 1955, when 201 members transferred from C.J. Kickham GAA Club
to form Cumann Luthchleas Gael Na Fianna. The first Annual General Meeting took place on the 27 October 1955 later that year. Na Fiannas first clubhouse was originally transported from the Guinness Sports Grounds in Crumlin to Mobhi Road but was burnt to the ground in May 1967.
Na Fianna is a member of the Dublin GAA
bodies in all the Gaelic codes of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, ladies football and handball, and is therefore affiliated to the national organisation, the Gaelic Athletic Association
. Being in the parish of Glasnevin
it connects to the many family residents in the Mobhi Road/ Homefarm Road/ Ballymun Road
/ Botanic Road
axis, while extending its influence to the edges of Phibsboro, North Circular Road, Glasnevin Avenue
, Drumcondra Road and Griffith Avenue, thus taking in all the Iona and Drumcondra
residents also. The club also has affiliations with the many schools, both primary and post-primary, in this wide catchment area
. The liaison between the club and schools offers parents and children a consistent engagement in sporting and non-sporting activities.
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. Na Fianna have won the Dublin Senior Football Championship on five occasions, firstly in 1969 and for the second time, exactly tens years later in 1979. They eventually began their famous championship treble exactly twenty years later in 1999 and continued in 2000 and 2001.Na Fianna's dominant sport is football.
winners. They went on to an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
final against Crossmaglen Rangers
of Armagh
. Na Fianna were defeated in the final by a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-12. The match was played in Croke Park
with an attendance of 31,965.
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 score was 1-11 Na Fianna 1-10 Naomh Marnog. The senior ladies' won their second title against Ballyboden St. Enda's
in July 2011.
In 2008 na fianna's u14 football team one the first of three consecutive feile peile na og div1 all Ireland titles
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club based in Glasnevin
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
, in the Northside
Northside (Dublin)
The Northside is the area in County Dublin, Ireland bounded to the south by the River Liffey to the east by Dublin Bay, to the north and west by the boundaries of County Dublin.- Introduction :...
of Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It caters for the sporting and social needs of many connected residential areas adjacent to its location through the promotion of Gaelic games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
— Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
, camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
and handball
Gaelic handball
Gaelic handball is a sport similar to Basque pelota, racquetball, squash and American handball . It is one of the four Gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
—and the traditional Irish pursuits of music and dance. Céilí music and dancing is a regular feature in the club hall, while informal music sessions are a regular feature of the members’ bar.
Na Fianna was officially formed as a club on 25 April 1955, when 201 members transferred from C.J. Kickham GAA Club
Ballymun Kickhams
Ballymun Kickhams is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The club has a clubhouse and its home pitch, Arás Proinsias Mác Gafraidh, just off the Ballymun exit of the M50. Ballymun also has a full size astroturf pitch...
to form Cumann Luthchleas Gael Na Fianna. The first Annual General Meeting took place on the 27 October 1955 later that year. Na Fiannas first clubhouse was originally transported from the Guinness Sports Grounds in Crumlin to Mobhi Road but was burnt to the ground in May 1967.
Na Fianna is a member of the Dublin GAA
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
bodies in all the Gaelic codes of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, ladies football and handball, and is therefore affiliated to the national organisation, the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
. Being in the parish of Glasnevin
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
it connects to the many family residents in the Mobhi Road/ Homefarm Road/ Ballymun Road
Ballymun
Ballymun is an area on Dublin's Northside close to Dublin Airport, Ireland. It is infamous for the Ballymun flats, which became a symbol of poverty, drugs, alienation from the state and social problems in Ireland from the 1970s...
/ Botanic Road
Irish National Botanic Gardens
The National Botanic Gardens are located in Glasnevin, 5 km north-west of Dublin city centre, Ireland...
axis, while extending its influence to the edges of Phibsboro, North Circular Road, Glasnevin Avenue
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
, Drumcondra Road and Griffith Avenue, thus taking in all the Iona and Drumcondra
Drumcondra, Dublin
Drumcondra is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council.The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.-History:...
residents also. The club also has affiliations with the many schools, both primary and post-primary, in this wide catchment area
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
. The liaison between the club and schools offers parents and children a consistent engagement in sporting and non-sporting activities.
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. Na Fianna have won the Dublin Senior Football Championship on five occasions, firstly in 1969 and for the second time, exactly tens years later in 1979. They eventually began their famous championship treble exactly twenty years later in 1999 and continued in 2000 and 2001.Na Fianna's dominant sport is football.
2000
Na Fianna were crowned Dublin Senior Football Championship winners and Leinster Senior Club Football ChampionshipLeinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Portlaoise from Laois. Offaly side Gracefield were the first winners of the Leinster senior club...
winners. They went on to an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament run since 1971, played between the thousands of senior football clubs in Ireland. The current champions are Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh, who defeated St. Brigid's of Roscommon on March 17, 2011 to win their...
final against Crossmaglen Rangers
Crossmaglen Rangers
Crossmaglen Rangers G.A.C is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. They cater for Gaelic football and camogie. Their home football ground is St. Oliver Plunkett Park which was opened in 1959...
of Armagh
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
. Na Fianna were defeated in the final by a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-12. The match was played in Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
with an attendance of 31,965.
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 score was 1-11 Na Fianna 1-10 Naomh Marnog. The senior ladies' won their second title against Ballyboden St. Enda's
Ballyboden St. Enda's
Ballyboden St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Knocklyon, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is named after Saint Enda of Aran. The Club serves the Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Rathfarnham, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas.Their homeground is Pairc Uí Mhurchú, located on the Firhouse...
in July 2011.
In 2008 na fianna's u14 football team one the first of three consecutive feile peile na og div1 all Ireland titles
Notable players
- Jason SherlockJason SherlockJason "Jayo" Sherlock is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin between 1995 and 2010 and is also a sales manager. He played most of his club football for Na Fianna in Glasnevin in the northern suburbs of Dublin. Sherlock was on the Na Fianna team which won the Dublin Championship...
Former Dublin inter-county football player. - Dessie FarrellDessie FarrellDessie Farrell is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin. He plays his club football for Na Fianna although his playing days may be numbered due to suffering a suspected torn cruciate ligament...
Former football player and current GPA Chief Executive - Senan ConnellSenan ConnellSenan Connell was an Irish Gaelic footballer from Dublin. He played his club football for Na Fianna on Dublins Northside.When he was a regular for Dublin, he played at either half-forward or right half-forward. Senan was part of the Leinster Senior Football winning Dublin sides in 2002 and 2005...
Former Dublin inter-county football player. Current TV3 pundit. - Kieran McGeeney Former Armagh inter-county football player. Current Kildare inter-county football manager
- Enda McNultyEnda McNultyEnda McNulty is an All Star winning Gaelic footballer for Armagh. He played football with his local club Mullaghbawn in Armagh and was a member of the Armagh senior football team from 1996 to 2010...
Current Armagh inter-county football player - John CaffreyJohn Caffrey (footballer)John Caffrey is an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning Gaelic football player who played for Dublin and CLG Na Fianna. John won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal with Dublin in 1983. John is the brother of the previous Dublin senior football manager, Paul Caffrey...
Former Dublin inter-county football player - Paul CaffreyPaul CaffreyPaul Caffrey is a former Dublin Gaelic football Senior manager and a Dublin-based Garda.-Biographical Information:Caffrey grew up on Dorset St. on the Northside of Dublin, where his parents ran a greengrocers' shop...
Former Dublin inter-county manager - Tomás BradyTomás BradyTomás Brady is a Gaelic footballer and Hurling player for Na Fianna and Dublin. Brady won the 2005 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship with Dublin in 2005. He went on to make his debut for the Dublin senior hurlers against Wexford in the Walsh Cup at Parnell Park in 2006. Tomás represented Dublin...
Current Dublin inter-county hurling player - Joey BolandJoey BolandJoey Boland is a Hurling player for Dublin, Walrus CLG and Na Fianna.-County Hurling:He made his debut on the senior hurling team in the league for Dublin in 2007 during the opening game against Wexford. Previously, Joey played for the U21 team. In 2010, Joey Boland was named as the Friends of...
Current Dublin inter-county hurling player