Éire Óg, Inis GAA is a

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club based in

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. The club plays both

Hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

and

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at all age levels. Their most recent major achievement came on 27 October 2024, when the club their third

Clare Senior Football Championship The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top twelve gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. The winners represent the county in the Munster Senio ...

in four years, defeating Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1-10 to 0-06 in Cusack Park,

, and joined Kilrush Shamrocks at the top of the Clare SFC roll of honour with twenty one titles each. Prior to the official club formation in 1952, the Ennis Dalcassians represented the county capital. Between 1944-1956 and 1994-1995, players from local rivals St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield joined up with the club to form the Ennis Faughs. Both clubs were competing at lower levels at the time so it was seen as an opportunity to play senior football. The ''Ennis Faughs'' competed in thirteen county finals, winning five Senior Football titles in 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954 and 1994. They also won an Intermediate Hurling title in 1945, and an Intermediate Football title in 1946. When combined with their predecessors, the ''Ennis Dalcassians'', the club are the most successful club in

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at senior level. A combined total of 35 county senior titles have been won by the capital town - 15 Senior Hurling titles (1990) and 21 Senior Football titles (

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). In 2018, the club achieved a historic'' 'Double' ''when their second teams won both the Clare Junior A Hurling Championship and Clare Junior A Football Championship. Club hurler Shane O Donnell won Hurler of the Year and his third All Star in a row in 2024.

History

The club as it is today was formed at the end of February 1952, initially to cater for junior hurlers. The historic first meeting took place in a house in Steele's Terrace,

. The club's first colours were all-white with a green shamrock on the jersey. These jerseys were purchased by the residents of Steele's Terrace and the Boreen. In 1954 the club colours were officially changed to today's red and white. In 1974 the club took complete control over the organisation of underage Gaelic Games in

, merging with the underage clubs Ennis Rovers and St. John's, Ennis to form one combined underage club. A number of the 1966 senior winning team had been successful at underage with these clubs, which had won five Minor A hurling titles in between 1961 and 1966, and a three-in-a-row of Under-21 A hurling titles from 1964 to 1966. The underage club has been hugely successful since this merger, winning titles at every grade in both hurling and football, the highlight being the Féile na nGael All-Ireland U-14 Hurling Championship, which was captured by the club's Under-14s in

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in 1999. In 1975 Éire Óg purchased land from St Flannan's College, Ennis at Clonroadmore, where the club is based to this day. Since then a lot of money and hard work has gone into pitch development, building a clubhouse and dressing rooms, and the addition of a floodlit all-weather pitch. In 2003 a second playing pitch was developed under a lease arrangement with St Flannan's College, Ennis. In 2020 a 200-seat spectator stand and two permanent dugouts were constructed. The club is now in the initial stages of fundraising for a complete reconstruction of the clubhouse and dressing rooms, as well as a new state-of-the-art gym. Éire Óg Inis Academy was set up in 2012 following the break-up of the Ennis Urban Board. The academy coaches girls and boys from U-6 to U-16 in the skills of both hurling and football. The club's most successful year to date was in 2017 when they won five county titles and also represented

in the

Féile na nGael Féile na nGael (; Irish for "Festival of the Gaels") is an annual tournament comprising the sports of hurling, camogie and handball organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Its stated aim is to bond communities, forge friendships, prov ...

. However, the success of the academy is not measured on county titles alone, as the most important goal is that the children enjoy coming to the club and enjoying a friendly, fun and safe environment.

Hurling

In 1953 the club entered the Clare Senior Hurling Championship for the first time but were knocked-out by Clooney in the first round. In 1954 the club reached their first Clare Cup final losing out to

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. In 1955 the club reached the Clare Cup final once again, overcoming Feakle to win their first major honour. Later that year the club reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. In the first senior hurling final appearance for an

team since the ''Ennis Dalcassians'' won in 1941, the club was defeated by

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. The ''Ennis Faughs'' also reached the senior football final as reigning champions, but relinquished their title to

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. In 1956 the club again reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. While the ''Ennis Faughs'' lost out to

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in the football, the club won its first Clare Senior Hurling Championship, defeating

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by 4–05 to 2-08. In 1957 the club won back-to-back senior hurling titles for the first time, defeating Whitegate by 5–09 to 2-03. In 1959 the club won its second Clare Cup. The club reached the senior hurling final again in 1959 and 1965, losing out to Ruan and

respectively. In 1966 the club reached back-to-back senior hurling finals for the second time, overcoming Whitegate by 2–08 to 1–04 to win their third title and a twelfth overall for the town of

. In 1975 the club once again reached the senior hurling final only to be defeated by the East Clare amalgamation, Brian Boru's. Their next appearance in the senior hurling final came in 1980 where the club were victorious over

. In 1982 the club returned to the senior hurling final, defeating

by 3–08 to 2-09. In 1983

reversed the result after a replay. In 1985 the club were defeated by

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in the senior hurling final. In 1990 the club's second team won the Clare Junior A Hurling Championship for the first time. The following week the club won their fifteenth overall senior hurling title, defeating O'Callaghan's Mills by 1–05 to 1-03. The club went on to defeat Roanmore of

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, and

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, on its way to the

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final for the first time, where they lost out to

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. All three games took place in Cusack Park,

. In 1992 the club reached the senior hurling final again only to go down to

. In 2000 the club reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. While the club lost out to

in the hurling, they defeated

in the football. In 2002 the club's second team won its second

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title. In 2010 the club won their sixth Under-21 A hurling title. In 2011 the majority of that team helped the club win the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship for the first time since the ''Ennis Faughs'' in 1945. In 2022 the club reached both the senior hurling and senior football finals. In a first hurling final appearance in twenty-two years they came up just short to the reigning champions Ballyea, losing by a single point. Seven days later they defeated

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in the football final.

Gaelic football

When the club was formed in 1952, they continued the successful amalgamation that the ''Ennis Dalcassions'' had with local rivals Doora-Barefield. The ''Ennis Faughs'' won the Senior Football in 1947, 1948, 1952 and 1954. In 1971 the club fielded its first football team and went on to the Clare Junior A Football Championship in 1975. The

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was later won in 1985. In 1986 the club reached the

final for the first time but were beaten by

. In 1994 the club once again reached out to its neighbours Doora-Barefield to reform the ''Ennis Faughs'' as both clubs were competing at intermediate level. The ''Ennis Faughs'' immediately won the

in 1994 after a replay against Kilrush Shamrocks. In 1995 they reached back-to-back senior football final, losing out to

. When the club won the

on their own in 1995, thereby earning promotion to senior level for 1996, the ''Ennis Faughs'' were again disbanded. The club won five Minor A football titles between 1992 and 1999, including a three-in-a-row. In 2000 the club's senior football team came of age when they won the

for the first time, beating

in the county final. The senior hurling team who were also in the county final lost out to

. A month later the club also won its first Clare Under-21 A Football Championship. In 2001 the club reached back-to-back senior football finals, however

reversed the result. The club's second team won the

football title and went on to reach the

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final for the first time, where they lost out to St. Michael's/Foilmore of Kerry. In 2003 the club won the Cusack Cup for the first time since the ''Ennis Dalcassians'' in 1932. In 2004 the club lost the senior football final after a replay to Kilmurry-Ibrickane. In 2006 the club won its eighteen overall senior football title, defeating Lissycasey by 2–09 to 0-13. In 2007 the club reached back-to-back senior football finals for the Third time, however Lissycasey reversed the result. The club lost two consecutive Cusack Cup finals to Kilmurry-Ibrickane in 2013 and 2014. In 2013 the club's second team won the

football title. The club won four Under-21 A football titles between 2013 and 2018, including a three-in-a-row. In 2014 the club again reached the senior football final, but were defeated by the reigning champions

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by 2-12 to 0-11. In

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the club won the

for the nineteenth time, defeating the reigning champions Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1–11 to 0–09 in Cusack Park,

. In

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, having lost the senior hurling final seven days earlier, the club defeated

by 0-09 to 0-06 to successfully defend their crown and win their twentieth senior football title. It was the first back-to-back for the town since the ''Ennis Faughs'' in 1947/1948. In

, the club defeated Kilmurry-Ibrickane by 1-10 to 0-06 to win their third senior football title in four years, and join Kilrush Shamrocks at the top of the Clare SFC roll of honour with twenty one titles each.

Major honours

Hurling

Runners-Up: * 1990 Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 15 * 1956, 1957, 1966, 1980, 1982, 1990 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1890, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1928 ''(with

)'', 1929, 1934, 1941 Clare Senior B Hurling Championship: 2 * 2007,

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Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship: 4 * 2011 ** As ''Ennis Faughs (with Doora-Barefield)'': 1945 ** As ''Ennis Rovers'': 1927 ** As ''St. John's, Ennis'': 1958 Clare Junior A Hurling Championship: 4 * 1990, 2002, 2018 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1927 Clare Hurling League Div. 1 (Clare Cup): 2 * 1955, 1959 Clare Hurling League Div.4: 5 * 1989, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2008 Clare Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 6 * 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 2010 Clare Minor A Hurling Championship: 24 * 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1989, 1991, 1993 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951 ** As ''Ennis Rovers'': 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 ** As ''St. John's, Ennis'': 1955, 1956 Féile na nGael All-Ireland U-14 Championship (Christy Ring Trophy): 1 * 1999

Gaelic Football

: 21 * 2000, 2006,

** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1890, 1897, 1899, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1929 ** As ''Ennis Faughs (with Doora-Barefield)'': 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1994 Clare Senior B Football Championship: 1 *

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: 3 * 1985, 1995 ** As ''Ennis Faughs (with Doora-Barefield)'': 1946

Runners-Up: * 2001 Clare Junior A Football Championship: 7 * 1968, 1975, 2001, 2013, 2018 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1927, 1943 Clare Football League Div. 1 (Cusack Cup): 3 * 2003 ** As ''Ennis Dalcassians'': 1929, 1932 Clare Football League Div.2 (Garry Cup): 1 * 2018 Clare Football League Div.4: ? * 2018 Clare Under-21 A Football Championship: 5 * 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 Clare Minor Football Championship: 8 * 1979, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2017

Ladies

Éire Óg Camogie Club was established by Michael Brennan in 1967; his senior team enjoyed immediate success, dethroning 9 in a row champions, Killanena, in 1968. The team went from strength to strength, winning 8 senior titles in a row. There followed a two-year gap before Éire Óg captured four more senior titles in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981. In the more recent past, the club won the Féile na nGael Division 2 in 2010. Having competed for many years at Junior level, they finally made the breakthrough from junior to intermediate in 2012. Since 2012, the club has enjoyed much success at underage, but, the big prize of senior status continued to prove elusive until 2017, when they claimed the league championship double, defeating Broadford, Clarecastle/Ballyea, respectively. Minor B U21B championships were also won in 2017. Ladies Football arrived in 2002, with an Under 12 and Junior teams. Barry Donnelly was first chairman, succeeded by Alan Malone, who steered the club until 2014. Others involved were Sharon Malone and Claire Nihill. Shauna Keane and Orla McMahon have been playing members since the beginning, Shauna scoring the very first score for the new club in 2002.

Camogie

* Clare Senior Camogie Championship: 12 ** 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 * Clare Intermediate Camogie Championship: ... ** 2017 * Clare Junior 'A' Camogie Championship: ... ** 2010 * Clare Under-21 'B' Camogie Championship: ... ** 2017 * Clare Minor 'B' Camogie Championship: ... ** 2017 * Féile na nGael Div.2 (Caithlín Ní Thoimín Shield): 1 ** 2010 * Féile na nGael Div.3: 1 ** 1986

Ladies Football

* Clare Intermediate Ladies Football Championship: 1 ** 2024 * Clare Junior Ladies Football Championship: ... ** 2014, 2015 * Clare Under-21 Ladies Football Championship: ... ** 2017 * Clare Ladies Football League Div. 3: ... ** 2014

Notable players

This is a list of club players who have won major medals with

Hurling

* Transferred to

in 1998.

Gaelic Football

References

External links

Official Éire Óg, Inis GAA Club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eire Og, Inis Gaa Gaelic games clubs in County Clare Gaelic football clubs in County Clare Hurling clubs in County Clare