Cahir GAA is a

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club in the parish of

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. It's a dual club, with more success in football.

History

Cahir has fielded GAA teams since 1885.

Football

Cahir fields Gaelic Football teams at both Senior and Junior A level. Their greatest and only real success at senior level came in 2003 when they defeated Ardfinnan to claim the County Championship.

Notable players

* Liam Casey * Johnny Smacks * Johnny B Former Tipp senior football captain Robbie Costigan Former Tipp & Waterford senior hurler Andy Maloney

Honours

Tipperary Senior Football Championship The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster ...

(1) 2003 * South Tipperary Senior Football Championship (3) 1959 (as Cahir Slashers), 2001, 2003 *

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(2) 1979, 1998 * South Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship (2) 1979, 1998 * Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (3): 1952, 1955, 1958 (all as Cahir Slashers) * South Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (5): 1944, 1952, 1955, 1958 (all as Cahir Slashers), 2000 * Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1995 * South Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1) 1995 * South Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (3) 1974 (with Moyle Rovers, 1996, 2019 * Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (3) 1989, 2014, 2016, * South Tipperary Under-21 B Football Championship (4) 1989, 1995, 2014, 2016,2017 *Tipperary Minor A Football (1) 1996 * South Tipperary Minor A Football Championship (3) 1996,2000,2018 * Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (2) 2004, 2008 * South Tipperary Minor B Football Championship (4) 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012

Hurling

Cahir fields Junior Hurling teams. Past players of note include, Andrew Moloney and Richie Quirke.

Honours

* South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (5) 1969, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996 * South Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (2) 1967, 1977 * South Tipperary Junior B Hurling Championship (3) 1995, 2012,2020 * South Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship (2) 1969, 1984 (with Ballybacon-Grange) * Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (1) 2000, * South Tipperary Under-21 B Hurling Championship (2) 1996, 2000,2017 * South Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (1) 1944 (as Cahir Slashers) * South Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (3) 1984 (with Ballybacon-Grange), 1995, 2000,2020

Ladies football

The Ladies Football Club in Cahir is one of the most successful in Tipperary, fielding teams in U12, U14, U16, Minor, Junior and Intermediate. In 2004 the Cahir U14 Girls won the

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Division 3 final. In 2007 the Cahir U12 Girls won the

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(HSE) sponsored Community Games national final. Also in 2007, 2008 and 2009 the Cahir U14 Ladies have reached the Féile Final for three years in a row, narrowly missing out on the All-Ireland title each year. In 2010, the U14 girls won the Division 3 final, meeting Shane O’Neill's of Camlough, County Armagh in the final. The Cahir Ladies have received county titles in the 'A' division in every age group. Throughout the years, they have fielded many county players at U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. In 2010, there were four U14 county players, seven U16 county players, two Minor county player and four Senior county players.

Camogie

The Camogie Club in Cahir holds many County Titles. Recently the U12 and U14 teams have been brought up to the 'A' division. The U12 have county 'A' titles and the U14 narrowly missing out. The Club currently has three U14 county players. Also in 2009 the U14 girls team won the

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County Title. They got to the Munster Final which they lost by one point to Doughlas of Cork who went on to win the National Title. In 2010 the U14 girls team won the

County title and the Munster final. They went on to the national finals where they defeated Claregalway in the semi-final and Lucan Sarsfields in the final, becoming All-Ireland Champions.

Sources

Official Cahir GAA club website.

References

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