Cuala GAA club (or ''Cuala GAC'', ) 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

Dalkey Dalkey ( ; ) is an affluent suburb of Dublin, and a seaside resort southeast of the city, and the town of Dún Laoghaire, in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in the historic County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement ...

in the south of

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, Ireland. It fields teams in

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

competitions. Cuala is primarily based in a sports and social centre in

, and also has playing facilities in

Glenageary Glenageary ( ga, Gleann na gCaorach , meaning "Glen of the Sheep") is an area in the suburbs of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. While there is no officially defined boundary, it is surrounded by the areas of Dalkey, Dún Laoghaire, Glasthule ...

, Meadow Vale/Clonkeen Park, Shankill and

Sallynoggin Sallynoggin () is an area of Dublin in Ireland, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county and the Dáil constituency of Dún Laoghaire. The area consists mainly of former local authority housing built between the late 1940s and the mid-1950s by the ...

. The club name derives from

Cualu Cualu or Cuala (genitive ) was a territory in Gaelic Ireland south of the River Liffey encompassing the Wicklow Mountains. History Edmund Hogan concludes from primary sources that it "seems to extend from Arklow to the Liffey, and to be coexten ...

or Cuala, an ancient kingdom of Ireland that stretched roughly from the Liffey to

Arklow Arklow (; ; , ) is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 re ...

History

The club won consecutive

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurlin ...

s in 2017 and 2018. The club replaced the

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of stockbrokers as its jersey sponsor with biotech company

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in 2019 as part of a deal that attracted notice outside the area.

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sponsors the hurlers.

Notable players

Mick Holden Mick Holden (3 October 1954 – 26 September 2007) was a Gaelic footballer and hurler for Dublin and Cuala CLG. Playing career Holden was on the 1983 All-Ireland winning Dublin side that defeated Galway by a scoreline of 1–10 to 1–8. He ...

, represented Dublin at all levels both hurling and football, 1983 Senior All-Ireland football winner *

Michael Fitzsimons Michael Fitzsimons (born 9 April 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cuala CLG, Cuala in Dalkey as well as for the Dublin county football team, Dublin county team. Cuala is a traditional hurling stronghold in Dublin and he was onl ...

, member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Championship in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 * Con O'Callaghan, member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Championship in 2017, 2018 2019 and 2020 * David Treacy Dublin senior hurler *

Cian O'Callaghan Cian O'Callaghan (born 7 May 1979) is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since the 2020 general election. In 2012, as a member of Fingal County Council, he became Irela ...

Dublin senior hurler *

Oisín Gough Oisín Gough (born 4 April 1989) is an inter-county senior hurler with Dublin and Cuala. County hurling He plays at corner back with his county and club. He made his debut in the National Hurling League against Clare in 2009. He won a Leinst ...

Honours

Hurling

Winners 2017 2018 *

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and conte ...

Winners 2016 2017 *

Dublin Senior Hurling Championship The Dublin Senior Hurling Championship ( ga, Craobh Sinsear Iomána Átha Cliath) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Dublin GAA, Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA) since 1887 f ...

Winners – 1989, 1991, 1994, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 *

Dublin Senior Hurling League The Dublin Senior Hurling League is a league competition for the top hurling clubs in Dublin. The 2010 champions were Craobh Chiaráin who defeated rivals Crumlin to claim the title. The 2011 winners were Kilmacud Crokes who beat 2010 finalist ...

Winners 1976, 1980, 1991, 2015, 2016, 2019,2020 *

Dublin Junior Hurling Championship The Dublin Junior Hurling championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association hurling competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Hurling Championship in the following year. The win ...

Winners 1977, 1985, 1993 * Dublin Junior B Hurling Championship 2018 * Dublin Minor B Hurling Championship Winners 2015 * Boland Cup Winners 1983 *

Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship The Dublin Under 21 Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 hurlers of Dublin clubs. The current (2017) under 21 champions of Dublin are Na Fianna who beat Ballyboden St Enda's 2-17 ...

Winners 2009

Camogie

* Dublin Camogie Division 4 League Winners 2017 * Dublin Camogie Division 5 League Winners 2016 * Dublin Camogie Division 7 League Winners 2016 * Dublin Camogie Division 5 Championship Winners 2015 * All Ireland Féile Divisional Finalist 2015

Ladies' Gaelic Football

* Dublin Junior D Ladies Football Championship Winners 2004 * Dublin Junior C Ladies Football Championship Winners 2006 * Dublin Div 2 Feile Ladies Football Championship nder 14s'' Winners 2007 * Dublin Div 4 League Ladies Football Winners 2010 * Dublin Group B Ladies Football Championship Winners 2010 * Dublin Junior Ladies Football Championship 2017 * Leinster Junior Ladies Football Championship 2017

Men's Gaelic Football

Dublin Under 21 Football Championship The Dublin Under 21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under-21 Gaelic footballers of Dublin clubs. The current (2017) under 21 champions of Dublin are Na Fianna who beat Ballyboden St ...

Winners 1976, 2009 * Dublin Under 21 Football League Winners 1976 *

Dublin Junior Football Championship The Dublin Junior Football championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners will ...

Winners 1978 * Dublin Junior B Football Championship: Winners 2008 *

Dublin Intermediate Football Championship ''See also Dublin Senior Football Championship'' The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Qua ...

Winners 1981, 2012 * Loving Cup Winners 1981 * Dublin AFL Div. 3 Winners 1985 * Dublin AFL Div. 4 Winners 2002 * Dublin AFL Div. 8 Winners 2002, 2016 * Dublin AFL Div. 10S Winners 2010 *

Dublin Minor Football Championship The Dublin Minor Football Championship "A" is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between the top teams in minor (under-18) Gaelic football in County Dublin "Action to match our speech" , image_map ...

Winners 2006, 2013 *

Leinster Minor Club Football Championship The Leinster Minor Club Football Championship is a club competition between the top minor Gaelic football teams in Leinster. The 2006 champions of Leinster are Cuala of Dublin, who defeated Erins Own of Carlow by a scoreline of 3-8 to 1-7. The 20 ...

Winners 2006 *

Dublin Senior B Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...

Winners 2015,2020,2021 * Dublin Feile Div 4 Football Winners 2017

References

External links

* {{Dublin clubs Dalkey Gaelic games clubs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Gaelic football clubs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Hurling clubs in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Camogie clubs in County Dublin