Young Irelands are a 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...

 Club based in Gowran

Gowran

Gowran is a village and former town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Gowran Park race course is located nearby. Gowran is located on the N9 national primary road where it is crossed by the R702 regional road.-History:...

, County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

, 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,...

. Formed in 1952, they are located on the Goresbridge

Goresbridge

Goresbridge is a village on the R702 regional road in east County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the River Barrow.-History:Goresbridge is named for the New Bridge built in 1756 by Colonel Ralph Gore the first and last Earl of Ross. The bridge remains of significant importance in the area for its...

 Road just outside the village. Their jersey consists of red and white vertical stripes.

In October 2009, Young Irelands were relegated to Intermediate level.

They are currently managed by Cathal Fitzgerald. Past managers have included hurling greats such as Pat O'Neill

Pat O'Neill (Kilkenny hurler)

Pat O'Neill is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played his club hurling with the Young Irelands GAA Young Irelands Club in Gowran and enjoyed much success. He joined the senior team in the early 1990s and won two senior county titles titles in 1996 and 2002...

 and Kevin Fennelly

Kevin Fennelly

Kevin Fennelly is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from the late 1970s until the late 1980s. Fennelly later served as Kilkenny Senior hurling manager for the 1998 season, and...

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Honours

Young Irelands GAA Club has been Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship winner on two occasions, 1996 and 2002.
It was also a finalist in 1997, 2003 and 2004. It was also Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling...

 Finalist in 2002, losing to Birr

Birr GAA

Birr GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling and are one of the most successful club hurling teams in the country.-Honours:...

 in Portlaoise

All stars

• D. J. Carey
  D. J. Carey
  Denis Joseph Carey , better known as D.J. Carey , is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Young Irelands from 1988 until 2007 and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1990 until 2005...
  
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  • 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002.

• Charlie Carter
  Charlie Carter
  Charles "Charlie" Carter born 1970) is a former Irish sportsperson. He still plays his club hurling with his local Young Irelands GAA Club and played with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1990s and 2000s.-Club:...
  
  
  • 1998, 2000, 2001.

• Pat O'Neill
  Pat O'Neill (Kilkenny hurler)
  Pat O'Neill is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played his club hurling with the Young Irelands GAA Young Irelands Club in Gowran and enjoyed much success. He joined the senior team in the early 1990s and won two senior county titles titles in 1996 and 2002...
  
  
  • 1993

External links

• Young Irelands on Kilkenny Cats.