Éire Óg, Inis GAA is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

club based in

Ennis Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...

Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The club plays both

Hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

and

Gaelic Football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

at all age levels. Their most recent major achievement came on 7 November 2021 when they won the

Clare Senior Football Championship The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top twelve gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. The winners represent the county in the Munster Senior ...

for the nineteenth time, defeating Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1–11 to 0–09 in Cusack Park. Prior to the official club formation in 1952, the Ennis Dalcassians represented the county capital. Between 1944-1956 and 1994-1995, players from local rivals St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield joined up with the club to form the Ennis Faughs. Both clubs were competing at lower levels at the time so it was seen as an opportunity to play senior football. The ''Ennis Faughs'' competed in thirteen county finals, winning five Senior Football titles in 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954 and 1994. They also won an Intermediate Hurling title in 1945, and an Intermediate Football title in 1946. When combined with their predecessors, the ''Ennis Dalcassians'', the club are the most successful club in

at senior level. A combined total of 34 county senior titles have been won by the capital town, 15 Senior Hurling titles (1990) and 19 Senior Football titles (

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

). In 2018, the club achieved a historic'' 'Double' ''when their second teams won both the Clare Junior A Hurling Championship and Clare Junior A Football Championship.

History

The club as it is today was formed at the end of February 1952, initially to cater for junior hurlers. The historic first meeting took place in a house in Steele's Terrace,

. The club's first colours were all-white with a green shamrock on the jersey. These jerseys were purchased by the residents of Steele's Terrace and the Boreen. In 1954 the club colours were officially changed to today's red and white. In 1974 the club took complete control over the organisation of underage Gaelic Games in

, merging with the underage clubs Ennis Rovers and St. John's, Ennis to form one combined underage club. A number of the 1966 senior winning team had been successful at underage with these clubs, which had won five Minor A hurling titles in between 1961 and 1966, and a three-in-a-row of Under-21 A hurling titles from 1964 to 1966. The underage club has been hugely successful since this merger, winning titles at every grade in both hurling and football, the highlight being the Féile na nGael All-Ireland U-14 Hurling Championship, which was captured by the club's Under-14s in

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

in 1999. In 1975 Éire Óg purchased land from St Flannan's College, Ennis at Clonroadmore, where the club is based to this day. Since then a lot of money and hard work has gone into pitch development, building a clubhouse and dressing rooms, and the addition of a floodlit all-weather pitch. In 2003 a second playing pitch was developed under a lease arrangement with St Flannan's College, Ennis. In 2020 a 200-seat spectator stand and two permanent dugouts were constructed. The club is now in the initial stages of fundraising for a complete reconstruction of the clubhouse and dressing rooms, as well as a new state-of-the-art gym. Éire Óg Inis Academy was set up in 2012 following the break-up of the Ennis Urban Board. The academy coaches girls and boys from U-6 to U-16 in the skills of both hurling and football. The club's most successful year to date was in 2017 when they won five county titles and also represented

in the Féile na nGael. However, the success of the academy is not measured on county titles alone, as the most important goal is that the children enjoy coming to the club and enjoying a friendly, fun and safe environment.

Hurling

In 1953 the club entered the Clare Senior Hurling Championship for the first time but were knocked-out by Clooney in the first round. In 1954 the club reached their first Clare Cup final losing out to Sixmilebridge. In 1955 the club reached the Clare Cup final once again, overcoming

Feakle Feakle (historically ''Feakell'' and ''Fiakil'', from ) is a village in County Clare, Ireland, in the Roman Catholic parish of the same name. Location "Paroiste na fiacaile" means parish of the tooth. A legend says that the tooth of Mochonna, t ...

to win their first major honour. Later that year the club reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. In the first senior hurling final appearance for an

team since the ''Ennis Dalcassians'' won in 1941, the club was defeated by Newmarket-on-Fergus. The ''Ennis Faughs'' also reached the senior football final as reigning champions, but relinquished their title to

Doonbeg Doonbeg () is a village in west County Clare, Ireland on the Atlantic coast. The surrounding natural environment has supported its development as a tourist resort. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-s ...

. In 1956 the club again reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. While the ''Ennis Faughs'' lost out to

Cooraclare Cooraclare () is a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name. Location The village of Cooraclare is in the parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is from Kil ...

in the football, the club won its first Clare Senior Hurling Championship, defeating

Clarecastle Clarecastle (''An Clár'' or ) is a village just south of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. From 2008 to 2016 the village saw a significant population increase due to its proximity to Ennis, Shannon, and Limerick. Name The town is named after t ...

by 4–05 to 2-08. In 1957 the club won back-to-back senior hurling titles for the first time, defeating Whitegate by 5–09 to 2-03. In 1959 the club won its second Clare Cup. The club reached the senior hurling final again in 1959 and 1965, losing out to Ruan and Newmarket-on-Fergus respectively. In 1966 the club reached back-to-back senior hurling finals for the second time, overcoming Whitegate by 2–08 to 1–04 to win their third title and a twelfth overall for the town of

. In 1975 the club once again reached the senior hurling final only to be defeated by the East Clare amalgamation, Brian Boru's. Their next appearance in the senior hurling final came in 1980 where the club were victorious over Newmarket-on-Fergus. In 1982 the club returned to the senior hurling final, defeating Sixmilebridge by 3–08 to 2-09. In 1983 Sixmilebridge reversed the result after a replay. In 1985 the club were defeated by

Kilmaley Kilmaley ( ga, Cill Mháille) is a village situated west of the town of Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. The name "Kilmaley" came from the Irish language "Cill Mhaile" which translates to Church of (Saint) Maley. Location Kilmaley is in the b ...

in the senior hurling final. In 1990 the club's second team won the Clare Junior A Hurling Championship for the first time. The following week the club won their fifteenth overall senior hurling title, defeating O'Callaghan's Mills by 1–05 to 1-03. The club went on to defeat Roanmore of

Waterford "Waterford remains the untaken city" , mapsize = 220px , pushpin_map = Ireland#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ireland##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates ...

, and

Na Piarsaigh Na Piarsaigh are a hurling and Gaelic football club based in the north side of Cork City, Ireland. History Formation In 1943 a group of idealistic young men drawn mostly from the hurling nursery of North Mon laid the foundations of Cumann I ...

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

, on its way to the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship final for the first time, where they lost out to

Patrickswell Patrickswell, historically known as Toberpatrick (), is a small town in County Limerick, Ireland. It is primarily a commuter village for people working in Limerick, particularly the nearby industrial suburb of Raheen. The population was 847 at ...

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

. All three games took place in Cusack Park,

. In 1992 the club reached the senior hurling final again only to go down to Sixmilebridge. In 2000 the club reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. While the club lost out to Sixmilebridge in the hurling, they defeated

in the football. In 2002 the club's second team won its second

Junior A Junior hockey is a level of competitive ice hockey generally for players between 16 and 21 years of age. Junior hockey leagues in the United States and Canada are considered amateur (with some exceptions) and operate within regions of each cou ...

title. In 2010 the club won their sixth Under-21 A hurling title. In 2011 the majority of that team helped the club win the

Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship The Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare GAA, Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in the county of County Clare, Clare in Ireland. Th ...

for the first time since the ''Ennis Faughs'' in 1945. In 2022 the club reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. In a first hurling final appearance in twenty-two years they came up just short to the reigning champions Ballyea, losing by a single point. Seven days later they defeated Ennistymon in the football final.

Gaelic football

When the club was formed in 1952, they continued the successful amalgamation that the ''Ennis Dalcassions'' had with local rivals

Doora-Barefield Doora-Barefield is a parish in County Clare and part of the Abbey grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It lies to the north and east of the town of Ennis and includes the suburb of Roslevan, Ennis, Roslevan in the e ...

. The ''Ennis Faughs'' won the Senior Football in 1947, 1948, 1952 and 1954. In 1971 the club fielded its first football team and went on to the Clare Junior A Football Championship in 1975. The

Clare Intermediate Football Championship The Clare Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Clare GAA, Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier football teams in the county of County Clare, Clare in Ir ...

was later won in 1985. In 1986 the club reached the

final for the first time but were beaten by

. In 1994 the club once again reached out to its neighbours

to reform the ''Ennis Faughs'' as both clubs were competing at intermediate level. The ''Ennis Faughs'' immediately won the

in 1994 after a replay against Kilrush Shamrocks. In 1995 they reached back-to-back senior football final, losing out to

. When the club won the

on their own in 1995, thereby earning promotion to senior level for 1996, the ''Ennis Faughs'' were again disbanded. The club won five Minor A football titles between 1992 and 1999, including a three-in-a-row. In 2000 the club's senior football team came of age when they won the

for the first time, beating

in the county final. The senior hurling team who were also in the county final lost out to Sixmilebridge. A month later the club also won its first Clare Under-21 A Football Championship. In 2001 the club reached back-to-back senior football finals, however

reversed the result. The club's second team won the

football title and went on to reach the

Munster Junior Club Football Championship The Munster Junior Club Football Championship, formally known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Junior Club Football Championship, is a Gaelic football competition, organized by the Munster provincial council of the Gaelic Athleti ...

final for the first time, where they lost out to St. Michael's/Foilmore of

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...

. In 2003 the club won the Cusack Cup for the first time since the ''Ennis Dalcassians'' in 1932. In 2004 the club lost the senior football final after a replay to Kilmurry-Ibrickane. In 2006 the club won its eighteen overall senior football title, defeating

Lissycasey Lissycasey () is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It forms one half of the parish of Clondegad-Kilchrist. The village straddles the N68 Ennis-Kilrush road for some 3.5 km. The area stretches east–west from Caherea to Crown and north– ...

by 2–09 to 0-13. In 2007 the club reached back-to-back senior football finals for the Third time, however

reversed the result. The club lost two consecutive Cusack Cup finals to Kilmurry-Ibrickane in 2013 and 2014. In 2013 the club's second team won the

football title. The club won four Under-21 A football titles between 2013 and 2018, including a three-in-a-row. In 2014 the club again reached the senior football final, but were defeated by the reigning champions Cratloe by 2-12 to 0-11. In

the club won the

for the nineteenth time, defeating the reigning champions Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1–11 to 0–09 in Cusack Park,

. In 2022, having lost the senior hurling final seven days earlier, the club defeated Ennistymon by 0-09 to 0-06 to successfully defend their crown and win their twentieth senior football title. It was the first back-to-back for the town since the ''Ennis Faughs'' in 1947/1948.

Major honours

Hurling

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Runners-Up: * 1990 Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 15 * 1956, 1957, 1966, 1980, 1982, 1990 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1890, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1928 ''(with

)'', 1929, 1934, 1941 Clare Senior B Hurling Championship: 2 * 2007,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

: 4 * 2011 ** As ''Ennis Faughs (with

)'': 1945 ** As ''Ennis Rovers'': 1927 ** As ''St. John's, Ennis'': 1958 Clare Junior A Hurling Championship: 4 * 1990, 2002, 2018 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1927 Clare Hurling League Div. 1 (Clare Cup): 2 * 1955, 1959 Clare Hurling League Div.4: 5 * 1989, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2008 Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 6 * 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 2010 Clare Minor A Hurling Championship: 24 * 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1989, 1991, 1993 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951 ** As ''Ennis Rovers'': 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 ** As ''St. John's, Ennis'': 1955, 1956 Féile na nGael All-Ireland U-14 Championship (Christy Ring Trophy): 1 * 1999

Gaelic Football

: 20 * 2000, 2006,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1890, 1897, 1899, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929 ** As ''Ennis Faughs (with

)'': 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1994 Clare Senior B Football Championship: 1 *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: 3 * 1985, 1995 ** As ''Ennis Faughs (with

)'': 1946

Runners-Up: * 2001 Clare Junior A Football Championship: 7 * 1968, 1975, 2001, 2013, 2018 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1927, 1943 Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup): 3 * 2003 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1929, 1932 Clare Football League Div.2 (Garry Cup): 1 * 2018 Clare Football League Div.4: ? * 2018 Clare Under-21 A Football Championship: 5 * 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 Clare Minor Football Championship: 8 * 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2017

Ladies

Éire Óg Camogie Club was established by Michael Brennan in 1967; his senior team enjoyed immediate success, dethroning 9 in a row champions, Killanena, in 1968. The team went from strength to strength, winning 8 senior titles in a row. There followed a two-year gap before Éire Óg captured four more senior titles in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981. In the more recent past, the club won the Féile na nGael Division 2 in 2010. Having competed for many years at Junior level, they finally made the breakthrough from junior to intermediate in 2012. Since 2012, the club has enjoyed much success at underage, but, the big prize of senior status continued to prove elusive until 2017, when they claimed the league championship double, defeating Broadford, Clarecastle/Ballyea, respectively. Minor B U21B championships were also won in 2017. Ladies Football arrived in 2002, with an Under 12 and Junior teams. Barry Donnelly was first chairman, succeeded by Alan Malone, who steered the club until 2014. Others involved were Sharon Malone and Claire Nihill. Shauna Keane and Orla McMahon have been playing members since the beginning, Shauna scoring the very first score for the new club in 2002.

Camogie

* Clare Senior Camogie Championship: 12 ** 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 * Clare Intermediate Camogie Championship: ... ** 2017 * Clare Junior 'A' Camogie Championship: ... ** 2010 * Clare Under-21 'B' Camogie Championship: ... ** 2017 * Clare Minor 'B' Camogie Championship: ... ** 2017 * Féile na nGael Div.2 (Caithlín Ní Thoimín Shield): 1 ** 2010 * Féile na nGael Div.3: 1 ** 1986

Ladies Football

* Clare Junior Ladies Football Championship: ... ** 2014, 2015 * Clare Under-21 Ladies Football Championship: ... ** 2017 * Clare Ladies Football League Div. 3: ... ** 2014

Notable players

This is a list of club players who have won major medals with

Hurling

* Transferred to

in 1998.

Gaelic Football

References

External links

Official Éire Óg, Inis GAA Club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eire Og, Inis Gaa Gaelic games clubs in County Clare Gaelic football clubs in County Clare Hurling clubs in County Clare