Templeogue Synge Street (

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: ''Teach Mealóg Sráid Singe'') is a

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club based in

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. Synge Street Past Pupils G.F.C was founded in 1945 and Templeogue G.F.C formed in 1978. The two clubs were merged in 1999. They won the

Dublin Intermediate Football Championship ''See also Dublin Senior Football Championship'' The Dublin Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. Qua ...

in 2008 giving them a coveted spot in the

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...

for 2009. They currently play in AFL 1, AFL 5 and AFL 9

Dolphin Park & Bushy Park

Dolphin Park is the club’s owned home ground. The club also extensively use Bushy Park for home matches. Dolphin Park originally belonged to

Synge Street CBS Synge Street CBS (colloquially Synger) is a boys' non-fee-paying state school, under the auspices of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, located in the Dublin 8 area of Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1864 by Canon ...

but the club took over the ground on an 850 year lease in the early 2000s, . In 2018, the club submitted plans to redevelop part of the grounds in order to generate funding to build a new, modern, two-storey clubhouse, floodlighting , all weather surfaces etc. The plans were initially rejected, in part because of a local campaign to maintain access to ever decreasing green spaces in the south inner city. In November 2019, the plans were eventually approved on appeal and then following a judicial review the plans were finally ceased .New plans were submitted for a sporting only development in November 2022.

Achievements

: Winners 2008 *

: Runners-Up 1977 (as Synge Street) *

Dublin AFL Division 2 The Dublin AFL Division 2 or Dublin Adult Football League Division 2 is the second division of the top tier of Gaelic football in County Dublin. The winners will play in Dublin AFL Division 1 The Dublin Adult Football League Division 1 is the ...

: Winners 2018 * Dublin AFL Div. 6: Winners 2014 * Dublin AFL Division 11S Winner 2012

Notable players

Niyi Adeolokun Niyi Adeolokun (born 3 November 1990) is an Irish rugby union player. He primarily plays as a winger. Currently unattached he most recently played for Bristol Bears & previously for Connacht. Adeolokun joined Connacht in 2014 from Trinity Col ...

Denis Bastick Denis Bastick (born 8 May 1981) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Templeogue Synge Street and, formerly, for the Dublin county team. Biography Bastick attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure. Bastick's club side Templeogue Sy ...

*Brian McDonald *Lorcan O’Dell *

Eoghan O'Gara Eoghan O'Gara (born 24 September 1985) is a Gaelic footballer who played as a forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. O'Gara attended St. Josephs BNS primary school in Terenure. Playing career O'Gara made his Championship debut fo ...

* Killian O'Gara *

Danny O'Reilly The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin. They release their music by their own independent record label, 3ú Records, and are based between Dublin and London. They have released seven studio albums, '' Heroes or Ghosts'' ...

Anton O'Toole Anthony Thomas O'Toole (18 February 1951 – 17 May 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1972 to 1984, including six All-Ireland final ...

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References

External links

* Gaelic games clubs in Dublin (city) Gaelic football clubs in Dublin (city) Templeogue Synge Street school {{Dublin-GAA-club-stub