Doire Colmcille CLG
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Doire Colmcille CLG is a Gaelic Athletic Association
club based in Derry
, Northern Ireland
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
and currently cater for Gaelic football
and Ladies' Gaelic football
.
Doire Colmcille have won the Derry Junior Football Championship
title once. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
The club won the Derry Junior Football Championship
in 1974 and is the only Derry City side to have played in Intermediate
ranks for the majority of its existence.Over the past 35 years Doire Colmcille CLG has continuously grown to serve the local gaelic community, and now is represented by no fewer than 10 individual footballing teams spanning both Men's and Ladies from U-12 right through to Senior. Doire Colmcille CLG is goverened by an elected Executive Committee comprising 11 officers from Chairman right through to Ladies and Men's playing Representatives. All officers are elected by full members at the club's Annual General Meeting
The Clubs most successful underage team came in the late 1990s producing players such as Emmet Mc Gilloway, Mark Chambers James Mc Quillan jnr and Brian Rainey all playing at county level and Mc larnon cup winners with St Columbs college in 2002 players such as Mark chambers,Ronan Cassidy, Conor Lynch, Simon Coyle and Raymond Mc Nally. On the current minor team Pearse O Doherty, Rick O' Shea and Matt Fincham have all represented Doire Colmcille at county vocational schools level and county level as well as under 16 players Ismail Dogachi and Vinny Mc Cormack representing Derry U-16 this year .The clubs under 14 squad in 2004 entered the All Ireland Feile peil an Og competition in county Tyrone. Finnishing second in their group, group winners and hosts St Malachys Moortown went on to progress to the knockout stages.The u-14s had wins over St Micheals (county Westmeath) and Derrytresk(couny Tyrone). In 2005 the clubs under 14 squad did the double winning both league and championship to make it a season not to forget going unbeatin that whole year. Then in 2006 success continued as the next crop of under 14s won the North Derry league again going undefeated but unfortunately bowing out of the championship semi finals that year. The clubs seniors is currently playing in the Junior Championship again.
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
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 Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The club is a member of the Derry GAA
Derry GAA
The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Derry GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in the GAA county of Derry, which covers virtually the same territory as the former administrative county of Londonderry...
and currently cater for Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
and Ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football is a team sport for women, very similar to Gaelic football, and co-ordinated by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association...
.
Doire Colmcille have won the Derry Junior Football Championship
Derry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
title once. Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.
Gaelic football
Doire Colmcille fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Junior Championship and Division 5 of the Derry ACFL.Well known players
- Phil Friel - Played for Doire Colmcille's forerunners Sarsfields and played on Derry's 1965 All-Ireland Minor Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Minor Football ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
winning team. - Shane DuffyShane Duffy (soccer player)Shane Patrick Michael Duffy is a footballer, from Derry, Northern Ireland. Duffy currently plays for English club Scunthorpe United on loan from Everton. He has chosen to represent Republic of Ireland at senior international level despite having represented Northern Ireland at junior level...
- played with Doire Colmcille in his youth before signing a professional contract with Everton.
Ladies' Gaelic football
The club also has a number of Ladies' sides. Starting from Under 16s to Ladies Senior teams. In 2008 three of Doire Colmcille senior ladies represented Derry in the All-Ireland Junior football final against London at Croke Park.History
Doire Colmcille CLG was established in 1969 following the amalgamation of 3 city clubs - Daire Óg, Éire Óg and Sarsfields. Doire Colmcille was born out of humble beginnings, with only representation being a Men's Senior Football team.The club won the Derry Junior Football Championship
Derry Junior Football Championship
The Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
in 1974 and is the only Derry City side to have played in Intermediate
Derry Intermediate Football Championship
The Derry Intermediate Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic football club competition between the intermediate Derry clubs...
ranks for the majority of its existence.Over the past 35 years Doire Colmcille CLG has continuously grown to serve the local gaelic community, and now is represented by no fewer than 10 individual footballing teams spanning both Men's and Ladies from U-12 right through to Senior. Doire Colmcille CLG is goverened by an elected Executive Committee comprising 11 officers from Chairman right through to Ladies and Men's playing Representatives. All officers are elected by full members at the club's Annual General Meeting
The Clubs most successful underage team came in the late 1990s producing players such as Emmet Mc Gilloway, Mark Chambers James Mc Quillan jnr and Brian Rainey all playing at county level and Mc larnon cup winners with St Columbs college in 2002 players such as Mark chambers,Ronan Cassidy, Conor Lynch, Simon Coyle and Raymond Mc Nally. On the current minor team Pearse O Doherty, Rick O' Shea and Matt Fincham have all represented Doire Colmcille at county vocational schools level and county level as well as under 16 players Ismail Dogachi and Vinny Mc Cormack representing Derry U-16 this year .The clubs under 14 squad in 2004 entered the All Ireland Feile peil an Og competition in county Tyrone. Finnishing second in their group, group winners and hosts St Malachys Moortown went on to progress to the knockout stages.The u-14s had wins over St Micheals (county Westmeath) and Derrytresk(couny Tyrone). In 2005 the clubs under 14 squad did the double winning both league and championship to make it a season not to forget going unbeatin that whole year. Then in 2006 success continued as the next crop of under 14s won the North Derry league again going undefeated but unfortunately bowing out of the championship semi finals that year. The clubs seniors is currently playing in the Junior Championship again.
Minor
- North Derry Minor 'A' Football League: 1
- 1997
- North Derry Minor 'B' Football League: 1
- 1996
U-14
- North Derry U-14 'C' Football Championship: 1
- 2005
- North Derry U-14 'C' Football League: 1
- 2005
- North Derry U-14 'B' Football League: 1
- 2006
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
See also
- Derry Junior Football ChampionshipDerry Junior Football ChampionshipThe Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the Junior Derry clubs...
- List of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Derry