St Finian's GAA, Camogie and LGFA () is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

club based in the River Valley, Ridgewood, Boroimhe and Forest Road area of

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in the north of

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. The club was founded in 1983. The club fields teams at adult and juvenile level in

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, and

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' and Men's

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. Two adult

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teams were founded in September 2020. St Finian's saw the Irish actor

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play for the team during his twenties. Gleeson played as a full-forward for the club's Gaelic football team, where he was selected as a member of the club’s "Team of the Decade".

Notable players

*Senan Crosbie *Dom 'Brady' Harris *Shane McQuillan *Eoin O’Connor *Anabelle Timothy

Grounds

The club hosts four venues for its GAA playing pitches. The club's original pitch, now referred to as "Rivervalley Grass Pitch", is located in Rivervalley Park, with subsequent pitches being developed in Ridgewood in 2012, Nevinstown in 2014, and the opening of the Ward Vallery Recreational Hub in March 2023 saw an all-weather pitch added to Rivervalley Park in 2023. The launch of the Recreational Hub saw one of the club's original grass pitches converted into a car park. In 2024, St. Finians GAA purchased for-sale farmland on Cooks Road, Swords. This land is to be developed under the "The Finians Field of Dreams" initiative as a part of the club's plans for growth.

Honours

* Men's Football **

Dublin Intermediate 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. Qualification for subsequent competitions Leinster ...

: Winner 2001 **

Dublin Junior Football Championship The Dublin Junior Football 1 Championship is the Junior Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football competition of Dublin. The winners of the Junior championship go on to qualify for the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship. The winners will ...

: Winner 2000 **

: Runners-Up 1999, 2022 ** Dublin Junior D Football Championship: Winner 2020 ** Dublin Junior D Football Championship: Runners-Up 2015 ** Dublin AFL Div. 3: Winner 2012 * Hurling ** Dublin Junior B Hurling Championship: Winner 2003 ** Dublin Junior B Hurling Championship: Runners-Up 1994, 1997, 2012, 2024 * Ladies Football * Camogie ** Dublin Junior Camogie League: Winner 2025

References

External links

Official website
Gaelic games clubs in Fingal Gaelic football clubs in Fingal {{Dublin-GAA-club-stub