Aghada 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

Aghada Aghada () is a village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is situated on the eastern side of Cork Harbour, around 12 km by road south of Midleton. Aghada is also the parish name for the area. The civil parishes in Ireland, civil ...

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. The club fields both

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 ...

and

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 ...

teams in competitions organized by Cork County Board. The club is part of the

Imokilly Imokilly ( ga, Uí Mhic Coille) is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Youghal. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (wh ...

division of

. The former

football manager,

Conor Counihan Conor Counihan (born 28 September 1959) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork GAA, Cork senior team. Born in Aghada, County Cork, Counihan first played competitive football during his youth. He arrived on ...

is a member of the club.

History

The club was founded in 1885.

Honours

Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...

Runners-Up 1890, 1897 *

Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork ...

Runners-Up 2005 *

Cork Junior Football Championship The Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of ...

Winners (1) 1989 *

Cork Intermediate Football Championship The Cork Intermediate A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Intermediate A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Count ...

Winners (1) 1991 *

Cork Junior Hurling Championship The Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaeli ...

Runners-Up 1991 *

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board ...

Winners (1) 2017 , Runners-Up 2000, 2005 * All-Ireland Football Sevens Winners (1) 2003 * Cork Minor B Football Championship Winners (2) 2008, 2014 * East Cork Junior Football Championship Winners (4) 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989 , Runners-Up 1977, 1987, 1995 * East Cork Junior Hurling Championship Winners (6) 1931, 1933, 1940, 1980, 1991, 1992 , Runners-Up 1927, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1979, 1989, 1990 * East Cork Under-21 B Football Championship Winners (1) 2013 * East Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1990 * East Cork Under-21 A Football Championship Winners (3) 2014, 2015, 2016

Notable players

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

winning Player 1989,

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& Manager

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Kieran O'Connor Kieran O'Connor (31 May 197915 July 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Aghada and was an All-Ireland Championship-winner as a member of the extended panel with the Cork senior football team in 2010. After beginni ...

: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner *

Pearse O'Neill Pearse O'Neill (born 1 December 1979) is an Irish people, Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Aghada GAA, Aghada and was a member of the Cork GAA, Cork senior inter-county team between 2006 and 2013, when he announ ...

: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner * Ronan Dwane:

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the second ...

winning Player

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& Manager

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References

External links

Aghada GAA websiteImokilly juvenile GAA websiteEast Cork GAA board
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub