Ballinure GAA ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Baile an Uir) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in

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, Ireland. Its playing field is located on the Ringmahon Road and it draws its players from the Mahon and Ballinure areas on the south east side of the city. Teams are fielded in

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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 ...

. The club participates in

Cork GAA The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the C ...

competitions and in Seandún board competitions.

History

The club was founded in 1959. Notable players include Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan, a professional boxer who held the WBO International Middleweight belt. Wayne Sherlock also played with Ballinure at a young age but then transferred to the famous Blackrock where he won Cork Senior Championships in

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and a Minor Championship in 1994. He also won All-Ireland titles with Cork in

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Achievements

* Cork Junior B Football Championship: Winner (1) 1986 * Seandún Junior C Football Championship: Winner (4) 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 * Seandún Junior Football Championship: Winner (1) 1985, Runner Up 1988 * Sèandun Junior Football League: Winners (6) 1985, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 * McCurtain Cup: Winner (1) 1962 * Sèandun Junior Hurling League: Winner (1) 1981 * Sèandun Junior B Hurling League: Winner (1) 2008, 2010 * Seandún Junior B Hurling Championship: Winner (2) 1981, 1985 * Craobh Rua Cup: Winner (2) 1981, 1985 * McSweeney Cup: Winner (1) 1986 *

Junior B Football Championship: Winner (1) 1986

References

* http://blackrockcorkonlineheritage.ie/index.php/en/sport/k2-blog-style/item/462-ballinure Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub