Roche Emmets GFC is a

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(GAA) club that was founded in 1947. It fields

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teams in competitions organised by Louth GAA. Located in Rathduff outside the town of

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, a short distance from the historic Roche Castle, the club draws its support from the neighbouring parishes of Kilcurry and

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in north

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. As of 2023, Roche Emmets compete in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Jamie O'Hare is the club's senior team manager.

History

Honours

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 ...

(2): 1958, 1980 *

Cardinal O'Donnell Cup The Cardinal O'Donnell Cup is an annual senior league competition organised by Louth GAA for the Division 1 teams in Gaelic football in County Louth. Format All 12 teams play each other once, with the top four traditionally qualifying for the se ...

(4): 1958, 1960, 1961, 2001 * Louth Senior Football League Division 1B (1): 2000 *

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): 1997, 2023 * Old Gaels/ACC/Paddy Sheelan Cup (4): 1960, 1981, 2001, 2008 *

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 ...

(2): 1957, 2019 *

Louth Junior A Football League The Louth Junior A Football League, or Division 3A of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition. Introduced in 1921, it is contested by Junior clubs in County Louth. The captain of the winning team is presented with ...

(4): 1955, 1956, 2013, 2019 * Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2016 *

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): 1953, 1979, 1988 *

Louth Junior 2A Football League The Louth Junior 2A Football League, or Division 4 of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition that was introduced by Louth GAA in 1941 and contested by the second teams of Senior clubs in County Louth. The captain ...

(1): 1987 *

Louth Junior 2B Football Championship The Louth Junior 2B Football Championship is an annual knockout gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA, contested by the second teams of Intermediate and Junior clubs in County Louth. Prior to 1994, the Louth Junior 2A Champion ...

(4): 1995, 1997, 2012, 2021 *

Louth Under-21 Football Championship The Louth Under-21 Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA for Gaelic football teams in County Louth. History First contested in 1972, the inaugural winners were Cooley Kickhams. As is the case nationally, amalgama ...

(3): 1993, 1994, 2022 *

Louth Minor Football Championship The Louth Minor Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA between the premier teams in minor (under-17) Gaelic football in County Louth. Trophy The winning team is presented with the Father Larry Murray Cup, named aft ...

(5): 1977 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4B) (2): 1996, 2007 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 5) (1): 2023 * Louth Under-16 Football Championship (1): 1989 * Louth Minor 'B' Football Championship (2): 1999, 2009 ''Shared with Kilkerley Emmets and Naomh Malachi''

Inter-county players

* Centre half-back Jim McArdle was a member of the victorious

1957 All-Ireland Championship squad. He suffered an injury in the semi-final win over Tyrone which meant he was unable to play in the decider. He received a winner's medal after Louth beat

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1–09 to 1–07 in the All-Ireland Final.

References

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