Dungarvan GAA is a GAA club based in
Dungarvan
Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...
,
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
,
Republic of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...
. The club participates in 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 ...
. The club currently heads the roll of honour in the
Waterford Senior Football Championship
Waterford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition between the top Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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with a total of 19 wins.
The club attracted significant national attention in 2020 when a player competed in the final of the
Waterford Intermediate Football Championship
Waterford Intermediate Football Championship is a second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Waterford GAA. The winning club is eligible to play in the senior grade the following year for the W ...
despite awaiting the result of a
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
test, which returned a positive result. This led to Dungarvan (that year's competition-winning club) being stripped of the title.
Notable players
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Jamie Nagle
Honours
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Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 18 ...
s: 7
** 1890, 1908, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1926, 1941
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Waterford Senior Football Championship
Waterford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition between the top Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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s: 19
** 1892, 1893, 1908,1916,1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1990, 1991, 1992
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Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship is a second-tier hurling competition organised by the Waterford Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The winning club progresses to the senior grade the following year for the Waterford Senior H ...
s: 3
** 1978, 1986, 2009
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Waterford Intermediate Football Championship
Waterford Intermediate Football Championship is a second tier Gaelic Athletic Association competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Waterford GAA. The winning club is eligible to play in the senior grade the following year for the W ...
s: 3
** 1985, 2011, 2017
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Waterford Junior Hurling Championship
Waterford Junior Hurling Championship is the third-tier hurling competition organized by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The competition is confined to clubs in Waterford in Ireland. The winners usually will play i ...
s: 1
** 1975
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Waterford Junior Football Championship
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s: 3
** 1909, 1914, 1973
* Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championships: 1
** 1987
* Waterford Under-21 Football Championships: 3
** 1985, 1987, 2010
* Waterford Minor Hurling Championships: 12
** 1929, 1931, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1966, 1983, 1984, 2012
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Waterford Minor Football Championship
The Waterford Minor Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition played by GAA teams in Waterford in Ireland. All players have to be under the age of 18 in the year in which they take part here. The competition is organized by the two ...
s: 9
** 1928, 1932, 1933, 1961, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2013
References
External links
Official website
Dungarvan
Gaelic games clubs in County Waterford
Gaelic football clubs in County Waterford
Hurling clubs in County Waterford
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