Lann Léire CPG is a

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(GAA) club that fields

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teams in competitions organised by

Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae an Lú) or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The co ...

. It is based in the

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town of

Dunleer Dunleer () is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda and is located on the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 regional roads that intersect the town. Dunleer used to be the p ...

. The club plays home matches at Páirc Uí Mhuirí, named after Larry Murray, the Louth priest who made a significant contribution to GAA affairs in the county and elsewhere. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Junior Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Former

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captain Nicky Malone is the senior team manager.

History

A club called Thomas Davis existed in Dunleer in the 1940s. Louth GAA records show that they won the Second Division Championship in 1946. An earlier version of the Lann Léire club had reached the finals of the Second Division Championship and the Ranafast Cup in 1942, losing both to Kilkerley Emmets. There were no active GAA clubs in the area by the early 1950s however. Hence a decision was made to re-establish Lann Léire in 1952 to serve the local community. The 1990s saw the club play in the

Louth Senior Football Championship The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster S ...

for the first time, by virtue of their victory over John Mitchels in the final of the 1994 Intermediate Championship. They also won the Old Gaels Cup - the Intermediate Football League - for a third consecutive year in 1994. In 1998 the team reached the

Final for the first time in the club's history. There was much excitement in the town as the team prepared to face

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side

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in the decider. The match would end in defeat for Lann Léire however, by 0–08 to 0–04. The club's fortunes declined in the 2000s as they were first relegated back down to the Intermediate grade and then Junior football at the end of 2006. Since then the club has reached three Louth Junior Championship Finals - in 2008, 2012 and 2020 - losing all three.

Honours

Louth Junior Football Championship The Louth Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA and contested by the junior One/A grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the cou ...

(1): 1985 *

Louth Intermediate Football Championship The Louth Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA, among the intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. History The competition, introduced as a bridg ...

(1): 1994 *

Louth Intermediate Football League The Louth Intermediate Football League is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA for Division 2 teams in County Louth. Format At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is automatically promoted t ...

(3): 1992, 1993, 1994 *

Louth Junior 2A Football Championship The Louth Junior 2A Football Championship is an annual knockout gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae an Lú) or Lo ...

(3): 1955, 1971, 1975 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (4): 1953, 1971, 1985, 1996 * Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies/Kevin Mullen Shield (4): 1981, 2009, 2012, 2015 * Kevin Mullen Plate (3): 2013, 2014, 2018 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4D) (1): 2012 2015 * Louth Minor 'B' Football Championship (1): 2015 ''Shared with Naomh Fionnbarra''

Inter-county players

Lann Léire players who have represented

at senior

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level include: * Bartle Faulkner * Aidan King * Martin Farrelly * Nicky Malone * John McGrane * Carlos Lambe

References

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