Drom-Inch GAA
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Drom-Inch GAA Gaelic Athletic Association
club is affiliated to the areas of Drom, Inch and Barnane
(near Devil's Bit
). The main club grounds is located in Bouladuff
, five miles outside Thurles
in mid County Tipperary
. It is located on the main Thurles to Nenagh R498 road
. The clubs second pitch is located in Drom Village on the road from Borrisoleigh
to Templemore
. The club won its first ever Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
in 2011 after a 1-19 to 2-14 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore
.
, Séamus Callinan
, Éamonn Buckley
and James Woodlock
. Drom & Inch has often had players on All Ireland winning Tipperary teams down throughout the years. Drom & Inch have won county titles in hurling at every age from U-12 to Intermediate level. The facilities in Bouladuff grounds are one of the best in the county. It has 4 large dressing rooms, a kitchen, male & female toilets, meeting room, hydrotherapy tank, scoreboard, dugouts, sandbank, ball-wall and roofed stand.
125 years ago this year the ball was set rolling for the GAA following a meeting in Hayes’s Hotel Thurles on 1 November 1884. Through the following years clubs around the country began to affiliate to the organisation. By 1887 Drom & Inch were affiliated. Two men who were credited with a great amount of work done in the club at that time were John Laffan of Drom and John Brolan of Inch.
Success in the early years was limited to a few Mid Junior titles. In 1937 however the club claimed its first ever county title by winning the Co. Junior Hurling Final. In a game that was not played until 30 October 1938, they defeated Killenaule
on a scoreline of 6-2 to 5-0. At this time there was no intermediate grade so Junior Hurling was second to senior at this time.
Through the early years of GAA in Drom and Inch, at times each side of the parish fielded separate teams. However since the early 1960s Drom & Inch have compteted as one and it was from that time that success started to come on a more regular basis.
Mid U13, Minor, U-21, Junior and Intermediate hurling championships were brought to the parish in the 1960s and in 1970 a county Intermediate title was the clubs greatest success to that time. Eamonn Butler captined that team and in 1971 Eamonn captioned Tipperary to an All Ireland Intermediate title. This set the team up well for senior status. Following some good showings in senior hurling, including reaching the County Semi Final in 1973, things came together in 1974 and Drom & Inch, captained by John Dwyer, won their first Mid Senior Hurling Championship beating Thurles Sarsfields in the Mid Final. 1975 saw the first success in football with a Mid & County Junior Championship. Ten years after the first senior Mid title Drom-Inch, captained by Martin Fahy, repeated the success in 1984, by defeating Moycarkey in a replay on a score line of 1-9 to 1-8. This win along with Mid Junior football and County Minor B hurling titles earned the club the Mid Club of the Year award.
Success eluded the club in 1985 but a Mid U14 Hurling title in 1986 started an unprecedented run of 23 consecutive years up to the present time of winning a title at some grade from U12 up to Senior for Drom-Inch. In the late 1980s plans were put in place for a new hurling field to be developed in Inch and on 13 May 1990 the new grounds were officially opened.
Success continued into the 1990s with a number of Mid Junior and Intermediate titles won. However it was at underage level that the club was really shining and much juvenile success through the 90’s worked its way through to 2 County U21 titles in 2000 and 2001. While success at senior level was not instant it did come. In 2005 Drom & Inch reached the county senior hurling final for the first time. Although unsuccessful against Thurles Sarsfields in Semple Stadium
that day, the following year Paul Ryan lifted the cup for a Mid Senior title and Éamonn Buckley
did likewise in 2008. In Junior hurling, a County Junior A title in 2005 and 3 Mid Junior B titles from 2003 to 2005 promoted the teams to Intermediate and Junior A level. For a club that draws on a relatively small population to be competing at the three top levels of Tipperary hurling is a remarkable achievement but is a great reflection of the work and dedication of the people of the Drom, Inch and Barnane to bring the club, its facilities and standards to where they are today. The dedication of Drom and Inch people has not been confined to work in their own club. The aforementioned John Laffan was said to have been in Hayes’s Hotel at its foundation and later sent hurleys to New York to encourage the creation of hurling teams there among the emigrants from the area. Pat Ryan from Maherareagh was chairman of the London Co. Board for many years. In the current time Mattie Ryan of Drom is in his first year of Mid Board Chairman and Paudie Butler of Inch is the first ever National Director of Hurling in the Gaelic Athletic Association.
As efforts continued to grow and develop the club in the 1980s, the need for new facilities was recognised. Following much debate, a club meeting in November 1986 voted to purchase seven acres from John Egan of Inch House. Extensive work was required to develop the site, and a massive fundraising drive by an army of club members raised the necessary finance. Dressing rooms, sideline seating and a stand were constructed. By the time of the official opening in May 1990, the club had a modern ground of which it could be proud. The old pitch was purchased by the County Camogie
Board and it too has been extensively redeveloped in recent years.
In the mid 1990s improvements were made to Drom field, including levelling of the pitch and erection of nets behind the goals. It is now used mainly for juvenile training and games. Developments at Bouladuff continued apace into the new millennium. The dressing rooms were extended to provide space for meetings, a kitchen and toilets. The newest facility is the floodlit hurling wall which has already proved popular with many visiting club and inter-county teams
When the Drom-Inch club was founded, the juveniles in the parish were under the control of the senior club, but as the underage population started to grow, and with increasing demands placed on the senior club, it was decided to establish a separate juvenile club. Previous to this the juveniles did participate in competitions, but some amalgamations were common and the three in a row minor teams of ‘61, ’62, ’63 are testament to this when Drom/Inch combined with Templemore
and Clonakenny under the name of Na Fianna.
The first ever AGM of Drom & Inch Juvenile GAA club was held in Drom Community Centre on the 25th February 1982 under the chairmanship of Larry Looby, a position he was to hold for an incredible 12 years. Along with Larry, the first committee consisted of the following: Secretary: Joan Hassett; Joint Treasurers: Fr Tom Breen and Joan Hassett; Delegates to Mid Board: Martin Dwan, Michael Carey and Martin Kennedy.
The Juvenile club developed a plan in the early stages to establish quality training for children in the parish at all age groups and the enthusiastic new club began their work. The first success of the juvenile club would be an U12 mid title coming to the club in 1987, quickly followed by another in 1990. By 1992, Drom-Inch had captured its first ever U12A county championship, which was a remarkable achievement and a just reward for the many years of endeavour, which was highlighted by the club winning the Mid Bord na nÓg club of the year award. This was followed by an U14 county title in 1995.
In that year Drom-Inch also qualified for the Division 1 final at Feile na nGael
. After an epic match against Sixmilebridge
, with extra time having failed to separate the teams, it was decided that both clubs should share the Christy Ring Cup. The first county championship at U16 level in 1997 showed that there was a solid base of young hurlers in the club. Again the achievements on the field of play resulted in Drom-Inch winning the Mid club of the year award back to back in ’96 and ’97.
Three mid minor A championships in a row ’96, ’97, ’98 (adding the county title in ’98) remains one of the greatest triumphs in the juvenile club’s history. The juveniles were now competing with and winning against the larger and more traditional clubs in Tipperary. Another U12A championship success was achieved in 1999/2000 whilst the players who achieved success in the early ‘90s were now delivering county titles at U21 level. The mixture of these two teams provides many of the players on the present successful senior team.
The only county football title was achieved in 2002 when the U16s managed to bring back the title and then two years later, this talented group pulled off a unique distinction of winning the Mid A Minor Hurling/Football double.
Standards in the juvenile club have never slipped, nor has the passion of its committee or members waned throughout the years. During the period of the Celtic Tiger, when other organisations were finding it hard to get volunteers, the juvenile club went from strength to strength. The summer camp in 2008 saw its largest ever turnout when 96 boys and girls form the ages of 8 to 14 turned up. The juvenile club certainly has captured the hearts and minds of the younger children in the community. The past year has seen the 12s, 16s and 18s all win mid titles, and the future of the senior club looks good thanks to the hard work of the juvenile club.
Roll of Honour:
Senior Hurling:
Mid (5): 1974, 1984, 2006, 2008, 2009
County (1): 2011
Intermediate Hurling:
Mid (2): 1994, 1995
Junior A:
Mid (10) :1937, 1944, 1951, 1963, 1970, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2005.
County (3):1937, 1970, 20005
Junior B:
Mid (5): 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011
U21 Hurling
Mid (9): 1964, 1966, 1991(B), 1996(B), 1999 ,2000, 2001, 2005, 2007
County (2): 1999, 2000
U18 Hurling:
Mid (14): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1984 (B),1990 (B), 1995(B), 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 (B), 2003 (B), 2004, 2008(B), 2011(B).
County (6): 1940, 1984(B), 1995 (B), 1998, 2003 (B), 2011 (B)
U16 Hurling:
Mid (4): 1988(B), 1996, 1997, 2008(B)
County (1): 1997
U14 Hurling:
Mid (6): 1984(B), 1992, 1994, 1995, 2009(B), 2011
County (2): 1995, 2011
U12 Hurling:
Mid (9):1987(B), 1990(B), 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008 (B), 2009.
County (2): 1992, 1999
Football:
U12 Football:
Mid (7): 1990 (B), 1991 (B), 1992, 1998 (C), 1999 (C), 2009 (B), 2010
County (1): 2009
U14 Football:
Mid (3): 1998 (C) 2010 (B), 2011
County (2): 2010 (B), 2011
U16 Football:
Mid (4): 1995(B), 2002(B), 2004(B), 2011 (B)
County (1): 2002 (B)
U18 Football:
Mid (3): 2004, 2009 (B), 2011(B)
Junior A :
Mid (4) : 1975, 1984, 1992, 2004
County (1): 1975
Intermediate:
Mid (1): 1975
County (1): 1975
played major roles in bringing the All-Ireland minor title back to Tipperary for the first time since 1996; Paudie Butler was coach over the team at that time. Dick Byron was the first All-Ireland minor medal winner in the parish in 1936, he was followed by Eamon Bourke in 1952 and Pat Looby won an All Ireland minor medal in 1976 which was quickly followed up with an All-Ireland U21 medal in 1979, while Pat finished his All-Ireland collection with a masters All-Ireland in 2003. Tom Butler won All-Ireland Senior Hurling medal with Dublin Kickhams in 1889. Tom was grand uncle of the present Butler generation. Tom Barry of Dovea won two All-Ireland Senior Hurling medals with Dublin in 1924 and 1927. Phil Farrell of Drom was on the Dublin winning team of 1938. Stephen Kenny, Dovea won senior Hurling medal with Tipperary in 1925 and was also on the fist Tipperary team to tour America. Another great Drom-Inch man was Mick Kennedy who starred on the Limerick team of the thirties. Seamus Bannon won All-Ireland Senior Hurling medals with Tipperary in 1949, 1950 and 1951. Eamonn Butler captained the county Intermediate team that won the all-Ireland in 1971, also representing Drom that day were Seamus Butler, Oliver Quinn and Jim Carey. Johnny Harkins, Paudie Butler, Tommy Butler and John Hassett have all won Masters All-Irelands with Tipperary.
President Pakie Boyle
Vice President Con Ryan, Eamonn Bourke
Chairman Austin Broderick
Vice Chairpersons Fr Murphy, Larry Doherty
Secretary Pat Egan
Treasurer Therese Fahey
Joint Treasurer Brian Costello
PRO Trevor Hassett
Coaching Development Officer Damien Young
Co. Board Rep Martin Fahey
Senior Management: Teddy Kennedy, Andy Bourke and Martin Butler
Intermediate Management: Lorcan Looby, John Gleeson and Michael Shanahan.
Junior Football: Jim Mullen (Coach), Eamon O Doherty
Junior A Hurling: Kevin Bourke, Selectors TBC
Junior B Hurling: Eddie Buckley, Sean Purcell, John Hassett, Matt Shanahan
Under 21 hurling and football: Jim Mullen, Frank McGrath,Jim Kinnane, Seamus Walsh
President: Larry Looby
Vice President: Sean Shanahan, Pakie Boyle, Monica Butler
Chairman: Willie Clohessy
Vice Chairman: Eamonn Long
Secretary: Niamh Butler.
Treasurer: Ambrose Purcell
Assistant Treasurer: Mary O Brien
PRO: Trevor Hassett
Mid Board Delegates: Ambrose Purcell, Niamh Butler, Willie Clohessy
Coaching Officer: Damien Young
School Liaison Officers: Matthew McGrath (for all 3 schools)
Drom N.S: Anne Campion, Ambrose Purcell
Barnane N.S: Marie Collins, Mary O Brien, Anna O’Meara
Inch N.S: Eamonn Long, Willie Clohessy
Elected Managers and selectors for 2011 are as follows:
Under 6, 8s and 10s
Declan Fitzpatrick, Ann Campion, Johnny Ryan David Butler, Helen Ryan, Eddie Costello, Seamus Kennedy, Dickie Kennedy, Francis McAllister, Rhona Carroll and Niamh Butler
Under 12s
Matthew McGrath Manager, John Collins, Damien Young, Seamus Callanan
Under 14s
Kevin Nolan Manager, Jim Kinnane, Christy Nolan and Jim Mullen.
Under 16s
Kieran Young Manager, Aidan Ahearn, James Woodlock, Johnny Ryan
Minors
John Hassett Manager, Eamon Long, Eamon Kiely and Paudie Butler
2011
County Senior Hurling Championship
Cahill Cup Champions
Premier Division Senior Hurling League
Mid Junior B Hurling
Mid Juvenile Club of the Year
Mid Minor B Hurling & Football
County Minor B Hurling
Mid & County U14A Hurling
Mid & County U14A Football
Mid & County U14 Feile Hurling
Mid U14 Feile Peil Na nOg (first time)
Mid U16 B Football
Mid U21 B Football (first time)
2010
Co. Adult Football League (Division 2)
Mid U12-A Football Championship
Mid & County U14B Football championship
2009
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
Co. Intermediate Hurling League
U12 A Hurling Mid final
U12 B Football Mid & County Championship
U14 B Hurling Mid Final
Minor B Football Mid Final
2008
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
Mid Minor "B" Hurling Championship
Mid U-16 "B" Hurling Championship
2007
Mid Junior Division 2 Hurling League
Mid U-21 A Hurling Championship
2006
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
2005
Mid Junior Division 1 League hurling
Mid Junior A Hurling Championship
Mid Junior B Hurling Championship
Co Junior A Hurling Championship
Mid U-21 A Hurling Championship
2004
Cahill Cup
Co Senior Div 3 League
Mid Junior A Hurling Championship
Mid Junior B Hurling Championship
Mid Junior Division 1 League hurling
Mid Junior Division 2 League hurling
Mid Junior A Football Championship
Mid Minor A Hurling Championship
Mid Minor A Football Championship
2003
Junior "B" Mid Hurling Championship
Minor "B" Mid Hurling Championship
Minor "B" County Hurling Championship
2002
U-16 "B" Mid Football Championship
U-16 "B" County Football Championship
Minor "B" Mid Hurling Championship
AIB Tipperary GAA Club of the Year
2001
Mid U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
County U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
AIB Tipperary GAA Club of the Year
2000
Mid U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
County U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
1999
Mid Junior "A" Hurling League
Mid U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
Co U-12 A Hurling Championship
1998
Mid Minor "A" Hurling Championship
County Minor "A" Hurling Championship
Mid U-12 C Football.
Mid u-14 c Football.
1997
Mid U-16 "A" Hurling Championship
County U-16 "A" Hurling Championship
Mid Minor "A" Hurling Championship
Junior B Mid Hurling
Mid Junior A Hurling League
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
1996
Mid Minor "A" Hurling Championship
U-16 A Hurling Mid Final
U-21 B Hurling Mid Final
1995
Mid U-14 Urban-Rural "A" Hurling Championship
County U-14 Urban-Rural "A" Hurling Championship
Mid U-14 Feile "A" Hurling Championship
County U-14 Feile "A" Hurling Championship
All-Ireland U-14 Feile "A" Hurling Championship
Mid Minor "B" Hurling Championship
County Minor "B" Hurling Championship
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
Mid Intermediate Hurling Championship
U-16 B Mid Football Chamonship
Mid Junior B Hurling League
County Intermediate Hurling League
1994
Co Community Games U-13½
All Ireland Community Games U-13½
Mid U-14 A Hurling
Mid Feile U-14
County Feile U-14
Mid Intermediate Hurling Championship
1993
Mid Junior Hurling Championship
1992
U-14 Mid Rural Hurling Final
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
Co. U12 A Hurling
Mid Junior Hurling Championship
1991
Mid U-21 B Hurling.
Mid U-12 B Football,
1990
U-12 Mid "B" Hurling Championship
U-12 Mid "B" Football Championship
Minor B Mid Hurling
1989
Mid Junior B Hurling.
1988
Mid U-16 B Hurling
1987
Mid U-12 B Hurling
1986
Mid U-14 Urban Rural B Hurling
1984
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
Mid Junior Football Championship
Mid Minor B Hurling Championship
County Minor B Hurling Championship
Mid Club of the Year
1975
Mid Junior Football Championship
County Junior Football Championship
1974
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
1970
Mid Intermediate Hurling Championship
County Hurling Championship
1966
Mid U-21 Hurling Championship
1964
Mid U-21 Hurling Championship
Mid Junior Champions
1963
Mid Intermeiate Hurling Championship
Na Fianna – Minor (Templemore, Clonakenny, Drom& Inch
1962
Na Fianna – Minor (Templemore, Clonakenny, Drom& Inch
1961
Na Fianna – Minor (Templemore, Clonakenny, Drom& Inch)
1954
Mid Junior Champions
1951
Mid Intermeiate Hurling Championship
1944
Mid Intermeiate Hurling Championship
1940
County Minor With Borris
1938
Mid Junior Champions
1937
Mid Junior Hurling Championship
County Junior Hurling Championship
1931
Mid Junior Hurling Championship (Inch)
1913
Clodia Rangers
2. James Ryan
3. Michael Costello
4. Martin Butler
5. Paul Stapleton
6. Éamonn Buckley
7. Liam Ryan
8. Johnny Ryan
9. James Woodlock
10. Micheal Butler
11. Séamus Callanan
12. Séamus Butler
13. David Butler
14. Paddy Kennedy
15. David Collins
17. Matthew Ryan
18. Joe Lupton
19. Donncha Kennedy
20. Pat Lupton
2. Michael Costello (capt)
3. Eddie Costello
4. Paul Stapleton
5. Shane Delaney
6. Éamonn Buckley
7. Johnny Ryan
8. David Collins
9. Eric Woodlock
10. Declan Ryan
11. John Lillis
12. John Kennedy
13. Séamus Butler
14. Michael Everard
15. David Butler
17. Séamus Callanan
18. Johnny Kennedy
19. Micheal Butler
20. James Ryan
22. Pat Lupton
23. Enda Walsh
Management:
Coach. Sean Prendergast
Manager: Teddy Kennedy
Selectors: Martin Butler, Andy Bourke
2011 Seamus Callanan
2010 Michael Costello
2009 James Woodlock
2008 Eamonn Buckley
2007 Séamus Butler
2006 Paul Ryan
2005 Damien Young
2004 Noel Kenehan
2003 Michael Cantwell
2002 Matty Ryan (R.I.P)
1984 Martin Fahey
1974 John O’Dwyer
Intermediate Hurling
2011 Paul Ryan
2010 Padraig Butler
2009 Paddy Kennedy
2008 Frank McGrath
2007 Brian Costello
2006 Liam Kennedy
Junior A Hurling:
2011 Tom Cantwell
2010 Keith Nolan
2009 Conor Ryan
2008 Johnny O’Connor
2007 Eamonn Kiely
2006 Ollie Dwan
2005 Nicky Ryan
2004 Thomas Cantwell
2003 Liam MacLoughlin
Junior B Hurling:
2011 Eamon Kiely
2005 Kevin Nolan
2004 Pat Looby
2003 Seán Hayes
U21 Hurling:
2011 Shane Delaney
2010 Liam Ryan
2009 Johnny Ryan
2008 Edward Costello
2007 James Woodlock
2006 Jerome Ryan
2005 Paul Collins
2001 Padráig Butler
2000 Paul Ryan
1999 Séamus Cahill
1996 PJ Brett
Minor Hurling:
2011 Shane Hassett
2010 Pat Lupton
2009 Michael Everard
2008 Shane Delaney
2007 Joe Lupton
2006 Enda Walsh
2005 Matthew McGrath
2004 Micháel Butler
2003 Matthew Ryan
2002 Trevor Hassett
1998 Paul Stapleton/Matty Ryan
1996 Liam Hoare
1995 Frank McGrath
1984 Sean Hayes
U16 Hurling:
2010
2009 Michael Purcell
2008 Philip Looby
2007 David Collins
2004 Johnny Ryan
U14 Hurling:
2011 Emmett Maloney
2010
2009 Joey Maher
1995 Brian Costello
1994 Shane Kennedy/Paul Stapleton
U12 Hurling:
2010
2009 Emmett Maloney
2008 Kevin Ahearne
2007 Michael Campion
2000 Johnny Ryan
1999 Edward Costello
1992 Séamus Butler
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 is affiliated to the areas of Drom, Inch and Barnane
Barnane
Barnane is a townsland in North Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Barnane-Ely in the barony of Ikerrin. It is also part of the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical parish of Drom and Inch. Although Barnane itself has not claimed allegiance, religious or otherwise, to either.-Location:It...
(near Devil's Bit
Devil's Bit
The Devil's Bit is a mountain in North Tipperary, Ireland which is 478m above sea level at its highest elevation. It lies to the north-west of the town of Templemore. The mountain is usually ascended via the village of Barnane...
). The main club grounds is located in Bouladuff
Bouladuff
Bouladuff , also known as Inch and The Ragg, is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland. According to the CSO census of 2011, the population is 409 a reduction of 43 people since the previous Census in 2006. It is in the barony of Eliogarty....
, five miles outside Thurles
Thurles
Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...
in mid County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
. It is located on the main Thurles to Nenagh R498 road
R498 road
The R498 is a regional road in North Tipperary linking Nenagh, via Borrisoleigh and Bouladuff to Thurles. The road is approximately long.-R498-N62 Link Road:A road to link the R498 with the N62 is currently in construction...
. The clubs second pitch is located in Drom Village on the road from Borrisoleigh
Borrisoleigh
Borrisoleigh is a small town in North Tipperary in Ireland. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of 1,178. The parish, which encompasses , has a population of just 2,000--down from a high count of 7,000 taken in 1842, before the Potato Famine. It is in the barony of Kilnamanagh...
to Templemore
Templemore
Templemore is a town in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea....
. The club won its first ever Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary hurling clubs...
in 2011 after a 1-19 to 2-14 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore
Clonoulty-Rossmore GAA
Clonoulty-Rossmore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Clonoulty and Rossmore, five miles from Cashel in County Tipperary, Ireland...
.
History
Drom & Inch Gaa club finds its origins back as far as 1887, when hurling was played by the separate teams of Drom, and Inch. The club is located in the heartland of hurling in Co. Tipperary Recent history shows an emerging club that has established itself as one of the top clubs in Tipperary, both in terms of facilities and competitive teams. Drom & Inch have enjoyed success over the past 5 years at every level on the pitch and a landmark achievement in 2008 when 4 of Tipperary's 15 players, that won the National Hurling League and Munster Championship, came from the parish they were Séamus ButlerSéamus Butler
Séamus Butler is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and is a former Tipperary senior inter-county hurler.-Early life:...
, Séamus Callinan
Séamus Callinan
Séamus Callanan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008.-Career:...
, Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:...
and James Woodlock
James Woodlock
James Woodlock is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team...
. Drom & Inch has often had players on All Ireland winning Tipperary teams down throughout the years. Drom & Inch have won county titles in hurling at every age from U-12 to Intermediate level. The facilities in Bouladuff grounds are one of the best in the county. It has 4 large dressing rooms, a kitchen, male & female toilets, meeting room, hydrotherapy tank, scoreboard, dugouts, sandbank, ball-wall and roofed stand.
125 years ago this year the ball was set rolling for the GAA following a meeting in Hayes’s Hotel Thurles on 1 November 1884. Through the following years clubs around the country began to affiliate to the organisation. By 1887 Drom & Inch were affiliated. Two men who were credited with a great amount of work done in the club at that time were John Laffan of Drom and John Brolan of Inch.
Success in the early years was limited to a few Mid Junior titles. In 1937 however the club claimed its first ever county title by winning the Co. Junior Hurling Final. In a game that was not played until 30 October 1938, they defeated Killenaule
Killenaule
Killenaule is a town and a civil parish in the barony of Slievardagh, South Tipperary in Ireland. It is also one half of the ecclesiastical parish of Killenaule and Moyglass in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is located east of Cashel on the R689 and R691 regional roads...
on a scoreline of 6-2 to 5-0. At this time there was no intermediate grade so Junior Hurling was second to senior at this time.
Through the early years of GAA in Drom and Inch, at times each side of the parish fielded separate teams. However since the early 1960s Drom & Inch have compteted as one and it was from that time that success started to come on a more regular basis.
Mid U13, Minor, U-21, Junior and Intermediate hurling championships were brought to the parish in the 1960s and in 1970 a county Intermediate title was the clubs greatest success to that time. Eamonn Butler captined that team and in 1971 Eamonn captioned Tipperary to an All Ireland Intermediate title. This set the team up well for senior status. Following some good showings in senior hurling, including reaching the County Semi Final in 1973, things came together in 1974 and Drom & Inch, captained by John Dwyer, won their first Mid Senior Hurling Championship beating Thurles Sarsfields in the Mid Final. 1975 saw the first success in football with a Mid & County Junior Championship. Ten years after the first senior Mid title Drom-Inch, captained by Martin Fahy, repeated the success in 1984, by defeating Moycarkey in a replay on a score line of 1-9 to 1-8. This win along with Mid Junior football and County Minor B hurling titles earned the club the Mid Club of the Year award.
Success eluded the club in 1985 but a Mid U14 Hurling title in 1986 started an unprecedented run of 23 consecutive years up to the present time of winning a title at some grade from U12 up to Senior for Drom-Inch. In the late 1980s plans were put in place for a new hurling field to be developed in Inch and on 13 May 1990 the new grounds were officially opened.
Success continued into the 1990s with a number of Mid Junior and Intermediate titles won. However it was at underage level that the club was really shining and much juvenile success through the 90’s worked its way through to 2 County U21 titles in 2000 and 2001. While success at senior level was not instant it did come. In 2005 Drom & Inch reached the county senior hurling final for the first time. Although unsuccessful against Thurles Sarsfields in Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, located in Thurles, North Tipperary, Ireland, is the home of hurling for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. It is the second largest stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500....
that day, the following year Paul Ryan lifted the cup for a Mid Senior title and Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:...
did likewise in 2008. In Junior hurling, a County Junior A title in 2005 and 3 Mid Junior B titles from 2003 to 2005 promoted the teams to Intermediate and Junior A level. For a club that draws on a relatively small population to be competing at the three top levels of Tipperary hurling is a remarkable achievement but is a great reflection of the work and dedication of the people of the Drom, Inch and Barnane to bring the club, its facilities and standards to where they are today. The dedication of Drom and Inch people has not been confined to work in their own club. The aforementioned John Laffan was said to have been in Hayes’s Hotel at its foundation and later sent hurleys to New York to encourage the creation of hurling teams there among the emigrants from the area. Pat Ryan from Maherareagh was chairman of the London Co. Board for many years. In the current time Mattie Ryan of Drom is in his first year of Mid Board Chairman and Paudie Butler of Inch is the first ever National Director of Hurling in the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Pitch and Facilities Developments within Drom & Inch GAA Club
In the early days of the Association, Drom and Inch fielded separate teams. Inch hurlers would train and play in Ryan’s field adjacent to the present-day community centre. In 1934 a field at Maheragh was acquired from the Land Commission. This was part of a nationwide drive by the GAA at that time to provide ‘a field in every parish’. The Gaels of Drom and Barnane trained at two locations; one near Sheppard’s Cross in Barnane and the other a short distance east of Drom village. By the time the current pitch in Drom was obtained in the mid-1960s, the two sides of the parish were united on the playing fields.As efforts continued to grow and develop the club in the 1980s, the need for new facilities was recognised. Following much debate, a club meeting in November 1986 voted to purchase seven acres from John Egan of Inch House. Extensive work was required to develop the site, and a massive fundraising drive by an army of club members raised the necessary finance. Dressing rooms, sideline seating and a stand were constructed. By the time of the official opening in May 1990, the club had a modern ground of which it could be proud. The old pitch was purchased by the County 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....
Board and it too has been extensively redeveloped in recent years.
In the mid 1990s improvements were made to Drom field, including levelling of the pitch and erection of nets behind the goals. It is now used mainly for juvenile training and games. Developments at Bouladuff continued apace into the new millennium. The dressing rooms were extended to provide space for meetings, a kitchen and toilets. The newest facility is the floodlit hurling wall which has already proved popular with many visiting club and inter-county teams
Juvenile History
Juvenile GAA Club:When the Drom-Inch club was founded, the juveniles in the parish were under the control of the senior club, but as the underage population started to grow, and with increasing demands placed on the senior club, it was decided to establish a separate juvenile club. Previous to this the juveniles did participate in competitions, but some amalgamations were common and the three in a row minor teams of ‘61, ’62, ’63 are testament to this when Drom/Inch combined with Templemore
Templemore
Templemore is a town in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Roman Catholic parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea....
and Clonakenny under the name of Na Fianna.
The first ever AGM of Drom & Inch Juvenile GAA club was held in Drom Community Centre on the 25th February 1982 under the chairmanship of Larry Looby, a position he was to hold for an incredible 12 years. Along with Larry, the first committee consisted of the following: Secretary: Joan Hassett; Joint Treasurers: Fr Tom Breen and Joan Hassett; Delegates to Mid Board: Martin Dwan, Michael Carey and Martin Kennedy.
The Juvenile club developed a plan in the early stages to establish quality training for children in the parish at all age groups and the enthusiastic new club began their work. The first success of the juvenile club would be an U12 mid title coming to the club in 1987, quickly followed by another in 1990. By 1992, Drom-Inch had captured its first ever U12A county championship, which was a remarkable achievement and a just reward for the many years of endeavour, which was highlighted by the club winning the Mid Bord na nÓg club of the year award. This was followed by an U14 county title in 1995.
In that year Drom-Inch also qualified for the Division 1 final at Feile na nGael
Féile na nGael
Féile na nGael , Irish for "Festival of the Gaels") is an annual tournament comprising the sports of hurling, camogie and handball organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
. After an epic match against Sixmilebridge
Sixmilebridge
Sixmilebridge is a small town in County Clare, Ireland. Located midway between Ennis and Limerick city, the town is a short distance away from the main N18 road, being on the old "back road" between the two...
, with extra time having failed to separate the teams, it was decided that both clubs should share the Christy Ring Cup. The first county championship at U16 level in 1997 showed that there was a solid base of young hurlers in the club. Again the achievements on the field of play resulted in Drom-Inch winning the Mid club of the year award back to back in ’96 and ’97.
Three mid minor A championships in a row ’96, ’97, ’98 (adding the county title in ’98) remains one of the greatest triumphs in the juvenile club’s history. The juveniles were now competing with and winning against the larger and more traditional clubs in Tipperary. Another U12A championship success was achieved in 1999/2000 whilst the players who achieved success in the early ‘90s were now delivering county titles at U21 level. The mixture of these two teams provides many of the players on the present successful senior team.
The only county football title was achieved in 2002 when the U16s managed to bring back the title and then two years later, this talented group pulled off a unique distinction of winning the Mid A Minor Hurling/Football double.
Standards in the juvenile club have never slipped, nor has the passion of its committee or members waned throughout the years. During the period of the Celtic Tiger, when other organisations were finding it hard to get volunteers, the juvenile club went from strength to strength. The summer camp in 2008 saw its largest ever turnout when 96 boys and girls form the ages of 8 to 14 turned up. The juvenile club certainly has captured the hearts and minds of the younger children in the community. The past year has seen the 12s, 16s and 18s all win mid titles, and the future of the senior club looks good thanks to the hard work of the juvenile club.
Roll of Honour:
Senior Hurling:
Mid (5): 1974, 1984, 2006, 2008, 2009
County (1): 2011
Intermediate Hurling:
Mid (2): 1994, 1995
Junior A:
Mid (10) :1937, 1944, 1951, 1963, 1970, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2005.
County (3):1937, 1970, 20005
Junior B:
Mid (5): 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011
U21 Hurling
Mid (9): 1964, 1966, 1991(B), 1996(B), 1999 ,2000, 2001, 2005, 2007
County (2): 1999, 2000
U18 Hurling:
Mid (14): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1984 (B),1990 (B), 1995(B), 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002 (B), 2003 (B), 2004, 2008(B), 2011(B).
County (6): 1940, 1984(B), 1995 (B), 1998, 2003 (B), 2011 (B)
U16 Hurling:
Mid (4): 1988(B), 1996, 1997, 2008(B)
County (1): 1997
U14 Hurling:
Mid (6): 1984(B), 1992, 1994, 1995, 2009(B), 2011
County (2): 1995, 2011
U12 Hurling:
Mid (9):1987(B), 1990(B), 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008 (B), 2009.
County (2): 1992, 1999
Football:
U12 Football:
Mid (7): 1990 (B), 1991 (B), 1992, 1998 (C), 1999 (C), 2009 (B), 2010
County (1): 2009
U14 Football:
Mid (3): 1998 (C) 2010 (B), 2011
County (2): 2010 (B), 2011
U16 Football:
Mid (4): 1995(B), 2002(B), 2004(B), 2011 (B)
County (1): 2002 (B)
U18 Football:
Mid (3): 2004, 2009 (B), 2011(B)
Junior A :
Mid (4) : 1975, 1984, 1992, 2004
County (1): 1975
Intermediate:
Mid (1): 1975
County (1): 1975
All-Ireland Medal Winners in the club
On the 5th September 2010 Seamus Callanan and James Woodlock won all Ireland Senior medals with Tipperary when they defeated reigning champions Kilkenny on a scoreline of 4.17 to 1.18. Seamus came on in the 52nd minute scoring two points, while James was on the panel. On Sunday 3 September 2006 Johnny Ryan and Séamus CallinanSéamus Callinan
Séamus Callanan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and has been a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team since 2008.-Career:...
played major roles in bringing the All-Ireland minor title back to Tipperary for the first time since 1996; Paudie Butler was coach over the team at that time. Dick Byron was the first All-Ireland minor medal winner in the parish in 1936, he was followed by Eamon Bourke in 1952 and Pat Looby won an All Ireland minor medal in 1976 which was quickly followed up with an All-Ireland U21 medal in 1979, while Pat finished his All-Ireland collection with a masters All-Ireland in 2003. Tom Butler won All-Ireland Senior Hurling medal with Dublin Kickhams in 1889. Tom was grand uncle of the present Butler generation. Tom Barry of Dovea won two All-Ireland Senior Hurling medals with Dublin in 1924 and 1927. Phil Farrell of Drom was on the Dublin winning team of 1938. Stephen Kenny, Dovea won senior Hurling medal with Tipperary in 1925 and was also on the fist Tipperary team to tour America. Another great Drom-Inch man was Mick Kennedy who starred on the Limerick team of the thirties. Seamus Bannon won All-Ireland Senior Hurling medals with Tipperary in 1949, 1950 and 1951. Eamonn Butler captained the county Intermediate team that won the all-Ireland in 1971, also representing Drom that day were Seamus Butler, Oliver Quinn and Jim Carey. Johnny Harkins, Paudie Butler, Tommy Butler and John Hassett have all won Masters All-Irelands with Tipperary.
Senior Club Officers 2011
Patron: Fr MurphyPresident Pakie Boyle
Vice President Con Ryan, Eamonn Bourke
Chairman Austin Broderick
Vice Chairpersons Fr Murphy, Larry Doherty
Secretary Pat Egan
Treasurer Therese Fahey
Joint Treasurer Brian Costello
PRO Trevor Hassett
Coaching Development Officer Damien Young
Co. Board Rep Martin Fahey
Senior Management: Teddy Kennedy, Andy Bourke and Martin Butler
Intermediate Management: Lorcan Looby, John Gleeson and Michael Shanahan.
Junior Football: Jim Mullen (Coach), Eamon O Doherty
Junior A Hurling: Kevin Bourke, Selectors TBC
Junior B Hurling: Eddie Buckley, Sean Purcell, John Hassett, Matt Shanahan
Under 21 hurling and football: Jim Mullen, Frank McGrath,Jim Kinnane, Seamus Walsh
Juvenile Club Officers 2011
Club Officers for 2011:President: Larry Looby
Vice President: Sean Shanahan, Pakie Boyle, Monica Butler
Chairman: Willie Clohessy
Vice Chairman: Eamonn Long
Secretary: Niamh Butler.
Treasurer: Ambrose Purcell
Assistant Treasurer: Mary O Brien
PRO: Trevor Hassett
Mid Board Delegates: Ambrose Purcell, Niamh Butler, Willie Clohessy
Coaching Officer: Damien Young
School Liaison Officers: Matthew McGrath (for all 3 schools)
Drom N.S: Anne Campion, Ambrose Purcell
Barnane N.S: Marie Collins, Mary O Brien, Anna O’Meara
Inch N.S: Eamonn Long, Willie Clohessy
Elected Managers and selectors for 2011 are as follows:
Under 6, 8s and 10s
Declan Fitzpatrick, Ann Campion, Johnny Ryan David Butler, Helen Ryan, Eddie Costello, Seamus Kennedy, Dickie Kennedy, Francis McAllister, Rhona Carroll and Niamh Butler
Under 12s
Matthew McGrath Manager, John Collins, Damien Young, Seamus Callanan
Under 14s
Kevin Nolan Manager, Jim Kinnane, Christy Nolan and Jim Mullen.
Under 16s
Kieran Young Manager, Aidan Ahearn, James Woodlock, Johnny Ryan
Minors
John Hassett Manager, Eamon Long, Eamon Kiely and Paudie Butler
Honours
Drom & Inch GAA Club Roll of Honour2011
County Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary hurling clubs...
Cahill Cup Champions
Premier Division Senior Hurling League
Mid Junior B Hurling
Mid Juvenile Club of the Year
Mid Minor B Hurling & Football
County Minor B Hurling
Mid & County U14A Hurling
Mid & County U14A Football
Mid & County U14 Feile Hurling
Mid U14 Feile Peil Na nOg (first time)
Mid U16 B Football
Mid U21 B Football (first time)
2010
Co. Adult Football League (Division 2)
Mid U12-A Football Championship
Mid & County U14B Football championship
2009
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
Co. Intermediate Hurling League
U12 A Hurling Mid final
U12 B Football Mid & County Championship
U14 B Hurling Mid Final
Minor B Football Mid Final
2008
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
Mid Minor "B" Hurling Championship
Mid U-16 "B" Hurling Championship
2007
Mid Junior Division 2 Hurling League
Mid U-21 A Hurling Championship
2006
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
2005
Mid Junior Division 1 League hurling
Mid Junior A Hurling Championship
Mid Junior B Hurling Championship
Co Junior A Hurling Championship
Mid U-21 A Hurling Championship
2004
Cahill Cup
Co Senior Div 3 League
Mid Junior A Hurling Championship
Mid Junior B Hurling Championship
Mid Junior Division 1 League hurling
Mid Junior Division 2 League hurling
Mid Junior A Football Championship
Mid Minor A Hurling Championship
Mid Minor A Football Championship
2003
Junior "B" Mid Hurling Championship
Minor "B" Mid Hurling Championship
Minor "B" County Hurling Championship
2002
U-16 "B" Mid Football Championship
U-16 "B" County Football Championship
Minor "B" Mid Hurling Championship
AIB Tipperary GAA Club of the Year
2001
Mid U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
County U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
AIB Tipperary GAA Club of the Year
2000
Mid U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
County U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
1999
Mid Junior "A" Hurling League
Mid U-21 "A" Hurling Championship
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
Co U-12 A Hurling Championship
1998
Mid Minor "A" Hurling Championship
County Minor "A" Hurling Championship
Mid U-12 C Football.
Mid u-14 c Football.
1997
Mid U-16 "A" Hurling Championship
County U-16 "A" Hurling Championship
Mid Minor "A" Hurling Championship
Junior B Mid Hurling
Mid Junior A Hurling League
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
1996
Mid Minor "A" Hurling Championship
U-16 A Hurling Mid Final
U-21 B Hurling Mid Final
1995
Mid U-14 Urban-Rural "A" Hurling Championship
County U-14 Urban-Rural "A" Hurling Championship
Mid U-14 Feile "A" Hurling Championship
County U-14 Feile "A" Hurling Championship
All-Ireland U-14 Feile "A" Hurling Championship
Mid Minor "B" Hurling Championship
County Minor "B" Hurling Championship
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
Mid Intermediate Hurling Championship
U-16 B Mid Football Chamonship
Mid Junior B Hurling League
County Intermediate Hurling League
1994
Co Community Games U-13½
All Ireland Community Games U-13½
Mid U-14 A Hurling
Mid Feile U-14
County Feile U-14
Mid Intermediate Hurling Championship
1993
Mid Junior Hurling Championship
1992
U-14 Mid Rural Hurling Final
Mid U-12 A Hurling Championship
Co. U12 A Hurling
Mid Junior Hurling Championship
1991
Mid U-21 B Hurling.
Mid U-12 B Football,
1990
U-12 Mid "B" Hurling Championship
U-12 Mid "B" Football Championship
Minor B Mid Hurling
1989
Mid Junior B Hurling.
1988
Mid U-16 B Hurling
1987
Mid U-12 B Hurling
1986
Mid U-14 Urban Rural B Hurling
1984
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
Mid Junior Football Championship
Mid Minor B Hurling Championship
County Minor B Hurling Championship
Mid Club of the Year
1975
Mid Junior Football Championship
County Junior Football Championship
1974
Mid Senior Hurling Championship
1970
Mid Intermediate Hurling Championship
County Hurling Championship
1966
Mid U-21 Hurling Championship
1964
Mid U-21 Hurling Championship
Mid Junior Champions
1963
Mid Intermeiate Hurling Championship
Na Fianna – Minor (Templemore, Clonakenny, Drom& Inch
1962
Na Fianna – Minor (Templemore, Clonakenny, Drom& Inch
1961
Na Fianna – Minor (Templemore, Clonakenny, Drom& Inch)
1954
Mid Junior Champions
1951
Mid Intermeiate Hurling Championship
1944
Mid Intermeiate Hurling Championship
1940
County Minor With Borris
1938
Mid Junior Champions
1937
Mid Junior Hurling Championship
County Junior Hurling Championship
1931
Mid Junior Hurling Championship (Inch)
1913
Clodia Rangers
Senior Team Hurling Panel 2011
1. Damien Young2. James Ryan
3. Michael Costello
4. Martin Butler
5. Paul Stapleton
6. Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:...
7. Liam Ryan
8. Johnny Ryan
9. James Woodlock
10. Micheal Butler
11. Séamus Callanan
12. Séamus Butler
Séamus Butler
Séamus Butler is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and is a former Tipperary senior inter-county hurler.-Early life:...
13. David Butler
14. Paddy Kennedy
15. David Collins
17. Matthew Ryan
18. Joe Lupton
19. Donncha Kennedy
20. Pat Lupton
Senior Team Hurling Panel 2010
1. Damien Young2. Michael Costello (capt)
3. Eddie Costello
4. Paul Stapleton
5. Shane Delaney
6. Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley
Éamonn Buckley is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team.-Club:...
7. Johnny Ryan
8. David Collins
9. Eric Woodlock
10. Declan Ryan
11. John Lillis
12. John Kennedy
13. Séamus Butler
Séamus Butler
Séamus Butler is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom-Inch and is a former Tipperary senior inter-county hurler.-Early life:...
14. Michael Everard
15. David Butler
17. Séamus Callanan
18. Johnny Kennedy
19. Micheal Butler
20. James Ryan
22. Pat Lupton
23. Enda Walsh
Management:
Coach. Sean Prendergast
Manager: Teddy Kennedy
Selectors: Martin Butler, Andy Bourke
- REDIRECT Drom/Inch Hurling panels of 2009
Drom & Inch Hurling Captains
Senior Hurling2011 Seamus Callanan
2010 Michael Costello
2009 James Woodlock
2008 Eamonn Buckley
2007 Séamus Butler
2006 Paul Ryan
2005 Damien Young
2004 Noel Kenehan
2003 Michael Cantwell
2002 Matty Ryan (R.I.P)
1984 Martin Fahey
1974 John O’Dwyer
Intermediate Hurling
2011 Paul Ryan
2010 Padraig Butler
2009 Paddy Kennedy
2008 Frank McGrath
2007 Brian Costello
2006 Liam Kennedy
Junior A Hurling:
2011 Tom Cantwell
2010 Keith Nolan
2009 Conor Ryan
2008 Johnny O’Connor
2007 Eamonn Kiely
2006 Ollie Dwan
2005 Nicky Ryan
2004 Thomas Cantwell
2003 Liam MacLoughlin
Junior B Hurling:
2011 Eamon Kiely
2005 Kevin Nolan
2004 Pat Looby
2003 Seán Hayes
U21 Hurling:
2011 Shane Delaney
2010 Liam Ryan
2009 Johnny Ryan
2008 Edward Costello
2007 James Woodlock
2006 Jerome Ryan
2005 Paul Collins
2001 Padráig Butler
2000 Paul Ryan
1999 Séamus Cahill
1996 PJ Brett
Minor Hurling:
2011 Shane Hassett
2010 Pat Lupton
2009 Michael Everard
2008 Shane Delaney
2007 Joe Lupton
2006 Enda Walsh
2005 Matthew McGrath
2004 Micháel Butler
2003 Matthew Ryan
2002 Trevor Hassett
1998 Paul Stapleton/Matty Ryan
1996 Liam Hoare
1995 Frank McGrath
1984 Sean Hayes
U16 Hurling:
2010
2009 Michael Purcell
2008 Philip Looby
2007 David Collins
2004 Johnny Ryan
U14 Hurling:
2011 Emmett Maloney
2010
2009 Joey Maher
1995 Brian Costello
1994 Shane Kennedy/Paul Stapleton
U12 Hurling:
2010
2009 Emmett Maloney
2008 Kevin Ahearne
2007 Michael Campion
2000 Johnny Ryan
1999 Edward Costello
1992 Séamus Butler