Raheens is a

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club based in

Caragh Caragh or Carragh () is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R409 regional road between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal and is located 6.1 km north-west of Naas. The village is also 7.9 km from Clane and ...

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, winner of the

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senior club championship in 1981, 10 county senior football championships, first winners of the Kildare club of the year in 1973 and winners again in 1976. The separate hurling club, formerly known as Éire Óg, has now amalgamated to become Éire Óg-Corrachoill.

History

Raheens won the first of ten Kildare titles in 1935 with a massive 6-3 to 1-0 win over Kildare St. Brigid's. They won their second in 1936. They climbed back onto the winner's podium with the help of Pat Dunny in 1964. A 1981 win led to Leinster club championship honours. In 2017, Raheens beat Kilcock to win the Intermediate Championship final. A Colm Power goal revitalized Raheens and put them on their way to a thrilling victory. Robert Thompson is the most famous figure in recent Raheens history as he led Peps army to a championship and league double in the year 2018. In this season robert scored 6- 119 and excelled as he was called in to the senior panel under the management of

Cian O'Neill Dr Cian O'Neill is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who has since been a Gaelic games coach (physical trainer), selector and manager with various county teams. He has been attached to the Galway county football team, under Pádraic Joyce, since 2 ...

. It is widely believed within the club that Eoghan Corkery is due to make a return to the Senior team in the coming years. Such a return would be monumental to the club, and is something that the fans are very excited for. If you ask many locals, they will tell you that Eoghan himself very much invented the number 10 wide man role in the GAA, with his infamous sideline hugging runs up and down the field of Tom Lawler Park. This is how he acquired the nickname, "Curryhills Makelele". As for how much substance there is to these earth shattering rumors, time will reveal all. Robert 'Goozer' Thompson is the current club PRO. Honors: Reserve Championship, Reserve League, Reserve league and championship top scorer: 6-119 combined, Kildare Reserve League Player of the year, Reserve MVP and Reserve final man of the match. Senior Championship Minutes: NIL Senior League Appearances: 7 In recent news, Robert has decided to return to the fray. He has pledged his allegiance to the Senior Panel for the 22/23 season. Its very exciting and robert himself has said he focusing on gaining size in the gym. The technical skills side of the game has never let him down. Killian his younger brother who is also an accomplished senior footballer is looking forward to the season ahead and is determined to cement his place at wing back. CEO: Robert Thompson CFO: David Malone Other Board Members Include: More Thompsons, Powers, Malones & the Odd Murphy here and there. The current manager for raheens is

, selectors are johny mcmahon and ian lawler

Camogie

Geraldine Dwyer, Teresa Lynch, Nuala Malone, Eileen Reilly and Marianne Johnson were selected on the Kildare camogie team of the century in 2000.

Honours Raheens

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...

: Winners 1981 *

Kildare Senior Football Championship The Kildare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Kildare GAA between the top clubs in County Kildare, Ireland. The winners of the Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club ...

: Winners (10) 1935, 1936, 1943, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981 *

Kildare Intermediate Football Championship The Kildare Intermediate Football Championship, or Kildare I.F.C., is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Kildare GAA clubs since 1928. The winners currently receive the Hugh Campion Cup in honour of the Suncroft official ...

: Winners (2) 1958, 2017 *

Kildare Junior Football Championship The Kildare Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Kildare GAA clubs. The winning club plays in the Kildare Intermediate Football Championship in the following year. As of the 2022 season the ...

: Winners (2) 1928, 1974* (1974 Won Junior B Championship and defeated Junior A Championship winners)

Honours Éire Óg

Kildare Senior Hurling Championship The Kildare Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised since 1888 by Kildare GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Kildare, Ireland. Up until 2012, the winner received the Seán Carey Cup but a new trophy in honou ...

Winners (8) 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Honours Prosperous

* Kildare Senor Camogie Championship (8) 1954, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981 * Kildare Junior Camogie Championship (1) 1939 * Kildare Senor Camogie League (8) 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 *

Finalists 1901

Bibliography

* Kildare GAA: A Centenary History, by

Eoghan Corry Eoghan Corry ( ga, Eoghan Ó Cómhraí; born 19 January 1961) is an Irish journalist and author. He is the lead commentator on travel for media in Ireland, having edited travel sections in national newspapers and travel publications since the 19 ...

, CLG Chill Dara,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, hb pb * Kildare GAA yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 2000- in sequence especially the Millennium yearbook of 2000 * Soaring Sliothars: Centenary of Kildare Camogie 1904-2004 by Joan O'Flynn Kildare County Camogie Board.

External links

Raheens GAA websiteFacebook pageKildare GAA websiteKildare GAA clubs' websiteKildare on Hoganstand.com
{{Kildare GAA clubs Gaelic games clubs in County Kildare Gaelic football clubs in County Kildare Hurling clubs in County Kildare 1925 establishments in Ireland