St Kevin's GAA 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 ...

(GAA) club that fields 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 located in the townland of Philipstown, just over 2 miles from the 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 ...

in mid-

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. As of 2023, the club competes in the Louth Intermediate Championship and Division 2 of the county football Leagues. Thomas McNamee is the manager of the senior team. Fellow Dunleer parish club Lann Léire are local rivals. On the 24th of November 2023, Paddy Carr was announced as the new senior manager of St Kevin’s GAA club. Fanad native Carr, who lives in Ardee, managed Donegal last season for eight games - two in the Dr McKenna Cup and then six in Division 1 of the Allianz League before resigning and being replaced by selector Aidan O’Rourke. We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Paddy Carr as the new manager for our Men's Team for the 2024 season,” St Kevin’s, who are based at Philipstown, Dunleer, posted. “Paddy Carr is a renowned figure in Gaelic football, both as a former player and an accomplished manager. His remarkable journey includes leading Kilmacud Crokes to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Paddy has managed teams across Louth, Meath, and Dublin, bringing a wealth of experience from his time with the Louth county team, Meath minor team, and his recent tenure as the Donegal senior footballers' manager.” Ganson Building & Civil Engineering Ltd., a construction company co-founded by former St Kevin's player David Rogers, has been appointed to build the new

stadium in

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. Ganson previously built the Louth GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver.

History

The club was founded in 1948. By winning the

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 ...

in 1968, the St Kevin's reached the Senior ranks of Louth football for the first time. The club has finished runner-up twice in the final of the

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 ...

. Firstly in 2000 to Dreadnots and then in 2022, when defeated by

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. In Ladies' football, St Kevin's compete at Senior Championship level and won the 2022 Division 2 League title. St Kevin's also field

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teams at adult and juvenile levels.

Honours

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 ...

(1): 1990 * Dealgan Milk Products Shield (2): 1990, 1997 *

(4): 1968, 1989, 2006, 2016 *

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): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1988 * Kevin Mullen Shield (2): 1987, 2018 * Kevin Mullen Plate (1): 2012 *

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 ...

(1): 1982 * Louth Minor 'B' Football Championship (2): 2011, § 2014 *

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 ...

(1): 1957 *

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 ...

(1): 1996 * Louth Junior 2C Football Championship (1): 2019 * Louth Junior 2 Football League (Division 4D) (1): 2015 ''Shared with Naomh Fionnbarra'' § ''Shared with Baile Talún''

Inter-county players

St Kevin's players who have represented Louth at

inter-county Inter-county, or inter county is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players o ...

level include: * Dickie Kieran * Benny Grogan * Con Sands * John Boylan * Stephen Matthews * Paul Brennan * Cian Callan * T.J. Doheny * Evan Maher

References

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